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19 de abr. de 2024 · Henry Cyril Paget, often referred to as "Toppy," remains relatively unknown to many, largely due to deliberate efforts by his descendants to erase him from the family's history. The Fifth Marquess of Anglesey, Toppy, was seen as a disgrace to the family name. His penchant for dressing as Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine, his performances in German ...
27 de dez. de 2017 · Henry Paget, the 5th Marquess of Anglesey. All quite a sight in Victorian-era Ynys Môn. For this eccentric behaviour belonged to Henry Cyril Paget, 5th Marquess of Anglesey.
The Dancing Marquess. Henry Cyril Paget, 5 th Marquess of Anglesey (16 th June 1875- 14 th March 1905), styled Lord Paget until 1880 and Earl of Uxbridge between 1880 and 1898, nicknamed ‘Toppy’ was a British peer known for spending his inheritance on an extravagant social life and accumulating massive debts during his brief life.
ANGLESEY, Henry William Paget, First Marquis of, one of the most distinguished British generals of the . 19th century, was born on the 17th of May 1768.- He was the eldest son of Henry Lord Paget, first Earl of Uxbridge, of whose family of twelve sons and daughters he was the last survivor.
Henry was the eldest son of Henry Bayly, who changed his name to Paget in 1770 on becoming the 9th Baron Paget. The baron became the 2nd Earl of Uxbridge in 1784, after which Henry was styled Lord Paget. He was educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford, and in 1790 was elected as M.P. for Caernarfon Boroughs.
Paget, Henry William (1768–1854), 1st marquis of Anglesey , lord lieutenant of Ireland, was born 15 May 1768 in London, eldest son of Henry Paget, earl of Uxbridge, and his wife Jane, eldest daughter of Arthur Champagné, dean of Clonmacnoise. He had six younger brothers and five sisters.
After being informed by Hume that his leg needed to be amputated, Paget simply replied, “Very well, I am ready”. Once Hume then told him he was about to begin, he stated Paget replied, “Whenever you please”. Throughout the amputation, which was conducted without any anaesthetic, Paget lay calmly and, according to Hume, he “neither ...
