Paternal Family Tree: Paget
Maternal Family Tree: Margaret Cave 1559-1606
Before 19th June 1602 [his father] William Paget 4th Baron Paget Beaudasert [aged 30] and [his mother] Lettice Knollys Baroness Geneville Beaudasert [aged 19] were married. She by marriage Baroness Paget Beaudasert.
On 13th September 1609 William Paget 5th Baron Paget Beaudasert was born to William Paget 4th Baron Paget Beaudasert [aged 37] and Lettice Knollys Baroness Geneville Beaudasert [aged 26] at Beaudesert House, Staffordshire.
On 29th August 1629 [his father] William Paget 4th Baron Paget Beaudasert [aged 57] died. His son William [aged 19] succeeded 5th Baron Paget Beaudasert.
On 28th June 1632 William Paget 5th Baron Paget Beaudasert [aged 22] and Frances Rich Baroness Geneville Beaudasert [aged 15] were married. She by marriage Baroness Paget Beaudasert. She the daughter of Henry Rich 1st Earl Holland [aged 41] and Isabel Cope Countess Holland. They were second cousin once removed.
Around 1633 [his daughter] Frances Paget was born to William Paget 5th Baron Paget Beaudasert [aged 23] and [his wife] Frances Rich Baroness Geneville Beaudasert [aged 16]. She married before 29th October 1669 Rowland Hunt and had issue.
From 1637 to 1643 William Paget 5th Baron Paget Beaudasert [aged 27] lived at 43 King Street.
On 10th February 1637 [his son] William Paget 6th Baron Paget Beaudasert was born to William Paget 5th Baron Paget Beaudasert [aged 27] and [his wife] Frances Rich Baroness Geneville Beaudasert [aged 20]. He married before January 1663 Frances Pierrepont Baroness Geneville Beaudasert and had issue.
On 1st December 1640 James Howard 3rd Earl Suffolk [aged 21] and [his sister-in-law] Susannah Rich Countess Suffolk [aged 12] were married. She by marriage Countess Suffolk. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] Henry Rich 1st Earl Holland [aged 50] and [his mother-in-law] Isabel Cope Countess Holland. He the son of Theophilus Howard 2nd Earl Suffolk and Elizabeth Home Countess Suffolk. They were fifth cousins.
In 1641 William Paget 5th Baron Paget Beaudasert [aged 31] was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire.
Annals of the six Kings of England by Nicholas Trivet
Translation of the Annals of the Six Kings of England by that traces the rise and rule of the Angevin aka Plantagenet dynasty from the mid-12th to early 14th century. Written by the Dominican scholar Nicholas Trivet, the work offers a vivid account of English history from the reign of King Stephen through to the death of King Edward I, blending political narrative with moral reflection. Covering the reigns of six monarchs—from Stephen to Edward I—the chronicle explores royal authority, rebellion, war, and the shifting balance between crown, church, and nobility. Trivet provides detailed insight into defining moments such as baronial conflicts, Anglo-French rivalry, and the consolidation of royal power under Edward I, whose reign he describes with particular immediacy. The Annals combines careful year-by-year reporting with thoughtful interpretation, presenting history not merely as a sequence of events but as a moral and political lesson. Ideal for readers interested in medieval history, kingship, and the origins of the English state, this chronicle remains a valuable and accessible window into the turbulent world of the Plantagenet kings.
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In 1641 [his brother-in-law] Robert Rich 5th Earl Warwick 2nd Earl Holland [aged 22] and Elizabeth Ingram Countess Holland [aged 18] were married. He the son of [his father-in-law] Henry Rich 1st Earl Holland [aged 50] and [his mother-in-law] Isabel Cope Countess Holland. They were fifth cousin once removed.
Around 1643 [his son] Henry Paget was born to William Paget 5th Baron Paget Beaudasert [aged 33] and [his wife] Frances Rich Baroness Geneville Beaudasert [aged 26].
In 1645 [his son] Thomas Paget was born to William Paget 5th Baron Paget Beaudasert [aged 35] and [his wife] Frances Rich Baroness Geneville Beaudasert [aged 28].
Around 1647 [his daughter] Isabella Paget was born to William Paget 5th Baron Paget Beaudasert [aged 37] and [his wife] Frances Rich Baroness Geneville Beaudasert [aged 30].
In 1649 [his daughter] Lettice Paget was born to William Paget 5th Baron Paget Beaudasert [aged 39] and [his wife] Frances Rich Baroness Geneville Beaudasert [aged 32]. She married Richard Hampden.
On 19th May 1649 [his sister-in-law] Susannah Rich Countess Suffolk [aged 21] died.
Around 1651 [his daughter] Elizabeth Paget was born to William Paget 5th Baron Paget Beaudasert [aged 41] and [his wife] Frances Rich Baroness Geneville Beaudasert [aged 34].
In 1655 [his mother] Lettice Knollys Baroness Geneville Beaudasert [aged 72] died.
Around 1655 [his daughter] Penelope Paget was born to William Paget 5th Baron Paget Beaudasert [aged 45] and [his wife] Frances Rich Baroness Geneville Beaudasert [aged 38]. She married 5th October 1670 Philip Foley.
Around 1657 [his daughter] Diana Paget was born to William Paget 5th Baron Paget Beaudasert [aged 47] and [his wife] Frances Rich Baroness Geneville Beaudasert [aged 40]. She married Henry Ashhurst.
Around 1659 [his daughter] Anne Paget was born to William Paget 5th Baron Paget Beaudasert [aged 49] and [his wife] Frances Rich Baroness Geneville Beaudasert [aged 42].
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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In 1661 [his brother-in-law] Robert Rich 5th Earl Warwick 2nd Earl Holland [aged 42] and Anne Montagu Countess Warwick and Holland were married. She by marriage Countess Holland. She the daughter of Edward Montagu 2nd Earl Manchester [aged 59] and Anne Rich Viscountess Mandeville. He the son of [his father-in-law] Henry Rich 1st Earl Holland and [his mother-in-law] Isabel Cope Countess Holland. They were first cousin once removed.
Before January 1663 [his son] William Paget 6th Baron Paget Beaudasert [aged 25] and [his daughter-in-law] Frances Pierrepont Baroness Geneville Beaudasert were married.
Before 29th October 1669 [his son-in-law] Rowland Hunt [aged 40] and [his daughter] Frances Paget [aged 36] were married.
In or before 1670 [his son-in-law] Henry Ashurst 1st Baronet [aged 24] and [his daughter] Diana Paget were married.
On 5th October 1670 [his son-in-law] Philip Foley [aged 22] and [his daughter] Penelope Paget [aged 15] were married.
On 12th November 1672 [his wife] Frances Rich Baroness Geneville Beaudasert [aged 55] died.
On 19th October 1678 William Paget 5th Baron Paget Beaudasert [aged 69] died. His son William [aged 41] succeeded 6th Baron Paget Beaudasert. Frances Pierrepont Baroness Geneville Beaudasert by marriage Baroness Paget Beaudasert.
[his daughter] Diana Paget was born to William Paget 5th Baron Paget Beaudasert and Frances Rich Baroness Geneville Beaudasert. She married in or before 1670 Henry Ashurst 1st Baronet and had issue.
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Great x 2 Grandfather: John Paget
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Paget 1st Baron Paget Beaudasert
Grandfather: Thomas Paget 3rd Baron Paget Beaudasert
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Preston Baroness Geneville Beaudasert and Parr Kendal
William Paget 5th Baron Paget Beaudasert
8 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Knollys
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Knollys
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Doyley
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Knollys
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Troutbeck
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Troutbeck
Great x 1 Grandfather: Francis Knollys
Great x 2 Grandmother: Lettice Peniston
Grandfather: Henry Knollys
6 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Carey
4 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Carey
5 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Fulford
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Carey
4 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Spencer of Spencer Combe
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Spencer
3 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Beaufort Countess Ormonde
2 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Carey
5 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Boleyn
8 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl Wiltshire and Ormonde 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Butler
5 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Boleyn
7 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk
5 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howard Countess of Wiltshire and Ormonde
6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tilney Countess of Surrey
8 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England
mother: Lettice Knollys Baroness Geneville Beaudasert
7 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Cave of Stanford in Northamptonshire
Great x 1 Grandfather: Ambrose Cave
Grandmother: Margaret Cave