Henry Paget, 2nd Baron Paget (c. 1539 – 28 December 1568) was an English MP and peer.
Henry Paget was the eldest son of William Paget, 1st Baron Paget of Beaudesert, Staffordshire and his wife Anne Preston (d.1587), the daughter and heir of Henry Preston. He was knighted in 1553, and succeeded to the title at the death of his father in 1563.[1]
Paget was elected as Member of Parliament for Arundel in 1555 and for Lichfield in 1559 and 1563.[2]
Marriage and issue
Katherine Knyvett, Lady Paget (1543/7–1622). The wife of Henry Paget, 2nd Baron Paget. Called imaginary portrait, probably based on an earlier portrait.[3]
Henry Paget and Katherine Knyvet had a daughter, Elizabeth, who was four months old when Paget died on 28 December 1568. Since Paget died without male issue, it has generally been thought that the title passed immediately to his brother, Thomas, as 3rd Baron Paget. However, according to a decision of the House of Lords in 1770, Henry Paget was succeeded in the title in 1568 by his daughter, Elizabeth, and it was not until 1570 that his brother, Thomas, became Lord Paget.[5]
^"Paget, William (PGT506W)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
^"History of Parliament". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
^"The Tudors ~ The Pagets". KatherineTheQueen.com. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
^Hartley 2004
^Holmes 2004.
^Kelsey 2004.
References
Banks, T.C. (1808). The Dormant and Extinct Baronage of England. Vol. II. London: T. Bensley. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
Gunn, S.J. (2004). "Knyvet, Sir Thomas (c.1485–1512)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/15799. Retrieved 20 November 2012. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)(subscription required)
Hartley, T.E. (2004). "Knyvet, Sir Henry (1537?–1598)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/37642. Retrieved 19 November 2012. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)(subscription required)
Holmes, Peter (2004). "Paget, Thomas, fourth Baron Paget (c.1544–1590)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/21118. Retrieved 19 November 2012. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)(subscription required)
Jack, Sybil M. (2004). "Paget, William, first Baron Paget (1505/6–1563)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/21121. Retrieved 19 November 2012. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)(subscription required)
Kelsey, Sean (2004). "Cary, Henry, first Viscount Falkland (c.1575–1633)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/4837. Retrieved 19 November 2012. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)(subscription required)
Nicholls, Mark (2004). "Knyvett , Thomas, Baron Knyvett (1545/6–1622)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/15800. Retrieved 20 November 2012. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)(subscription required)
History of Parliament PAGET, Sir Henry (1536/7-68), of Beaudesert, Staffs