William's father and his uncle, Charles Paget were both devout Catholics, and would not conform to the Protestant religion of Queen Elizabeth I. Thomas Paget fled to Paris on the uncovering of the Throckmorton Plot in November 1583, joining his brother who had been in exile there since 1581. The failed conspiracy's plan was for an invasion of England by French forces under the command of Henry, Duke of Guise, financed by Philip II of Spain. English Catholics would then rise up and depose Elizabeth, placing Catholic Mary, Queen of Scots on the English throne. Europe was ablaze with conflicts between Catholics and Protestants. England's old enemy, France, was in the midst of its Religious Wars, which saw the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre in the year in which William was born. In 1587 Thomas Paget was attainted of treason by act of parliament while in exile, resulting in him being stripped of his title and lands. He died in Brussels in 1590.[1]
William, a Protestant, applied himself vigorously to England's interests, taking part in the 1596 capture of Cadiz (Gādēs).[2] He never earned the favour of Queen Elizabeth I, but the family title and lands were restored upon him by her Scottish heir King James I in 1604.[3] In 1612 he became an adventurer of the Virginia Company. The Company had been created under Royal Charter to colonise North America as a merchant venture. It founded its first settlement, Jamestown, in 1607. That colony fared badly in its first years, and a fleet sent to relieve it in 1609 was broken up by a hurricane, with the Company's flagship, the Sea Venture, lost on the reefs of Bermuda. This began England's claim to, and the permanent settlement of, Bermuda, and the Virginia Company's Third Charter extended the limits of Virginia far enough out to sea to encompass Bermuda, which was also known as Virgineola. The first intended settlers arrived in 1612, to join the remaining survivors of the Sea Venture. Ever since, the colony (now called an Overseas Territory) has had two official names, Bermuda, and The Somers Isles. In 1615, a second company was created by the shareholders of the Virginia Company. Called the Somers Isles Company, this administered Bermuda until 1684. Eight of Bermuda's nine parishes (originally called tribes) were commercial land, and named for major shareholders of the Company. Paget Parish, in the centre of Bermuda, was named for William Paget in 1617. The coat of arms of the parish is identical to that of Baron Paget de Beaudesert. William Paget died in 1629, and was buried in West Drayton, in Middlesex.
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Cokayne, G.E.; et al., eds. (2000). The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new. Vol. X (reprint in 6 volumes ed.). Gloucester, U.K: Alan Sutton Publishing. p. 283.
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National Archives: Records for Paget, William (1572-1628) 4th Baron Paget
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William Paget 4th Baron Paget of Beaudesert 1572 29 August 1629 was an English peer and colonist born in Beaudesert House Staffordshire England to Thomas Paget 3rd Baron Paget and Nazareth Newton His grandfather was William Paget 1st Baron Paget 1506 1563 William s father and his uncle Charles Paget were both devout Catholics and would not conform to the Protestant religion of Queen Elizabeth I Thomas Paget fled to Paris on the uncovering of the Throckmorton Plot in November 1583 joining his brother who had been in exile there since 1581 The failed conspiracy s plan was for an invasion of England by French forces under the command of Henry Duke of Guise financed by Philip II of Spain English Catholics would then rise up and depose Elizabeth placing Catholic Mary Queen of Scots on the English throne Europe was ablaze with conflicts between Catholics and Protestants England s old enemy France was in the midst of its Religious Wars which saw the St Bartholomew s Day massacre in the year in which William was born In 1587 Thomas Paget was attainted of treason by act of parliament while in exile resulting in him being stripped of his title and lands He died in Brussels in 1590 1 Contents 1 Life 2 Family 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksLife EditWilliam a Protestant applied himself vigorously to England s interests taking part in the 1596 capture of Cadiz Gades 2 He never earned the favour of Queen Elizabeth I but the family title and lands were restored upon him by her Scottish heir King James I in 1604 3 In 1612 he became an adventurer of the Virginia Company The Company had been created under Royal Charter to colonise North America as a merchant venture It founded its first settlement Jamestown in 1607 That colony fared badly in its first years and a fleet sent to relieve it in 1609 was broken up by a hurricane with the Company s flagship the Sea Venture lost on the reefs of Bermuda This began England s claim to and the permanent settlement of Bermuda and the Virginia Company s Third Charter extended the limits of Virginia far enough out to sea to encompass Bermuda which was also known as Virgineola The first intended settlers arrived in 1612 to join the remaining survivors of the Sea Venture Ever since the colony now called an Overseas Territory has had two official names Bermuda and The Somers Isles In 1615 a second company was created by the shareholders of the Virginia Company Called the Somers Isles Company this administered Bermuda until 1684 Eight of Bermuda s nine parishes originally called tribes were commercial land and named for major shareholders of the Company Paget Parish in the centre of Bermuda was named for William Paget in 1617 The coat of arms of the parish is identical to that of Baron Paget de Beaudesert William Paget died in 1629 and was buried in West Drayton in Middlesex Family EditWilliam married before 19 June 1602 Lettice Knollys 1583 1655 daughter of Sir Henry Knollys c 1542 21 December 1582 Member of Parliament representing first Shoreham Kent 1563 and then Oxfordshire Esquire of the Body to Elizabeth I son of Sir Francis Knollys and Catherine Carey and Margaret Cave 1549 1600 daughter of Sir Ambrose Cave and Margaret Willington William and Lettice had the following children Dorothy Paget born c 1602 Margaret Paget born c 1604 buried 10 September 1652 married Sir William Hicks 1st Baronet of Beverston Anne Paget born c 1605 married 1 Sir Simon Harcourt 2 William Waller Henry Paget born c 1607 William Paget 5th Baron Paget 13 September 1609 19 October 1678 married Lady Frances Rich daughter of Henry Rich 1st Earl of Holland and Isabel Cope Thomas Paget born c 1611 Catherine Paget born c 1615 1695 married Anthony IrbyNotes EditThis article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations March 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Thompson Cooper Oxford Dictionary of National Biography gentrekker com Oxford University Press pp 59 60 Retrieved 27 August 2020 Capture of Cadiz Gades philological bham ac uk Retrieved 25 August 2020 Paget Baron cracroftspeerage co uk Retrieved 28 August 2020 References EditPaget family Accessed 4 March 2009 unreliable source familysearch org Accessed 4 March 2009 unreliable source Lundy Darryl Sir William Paget 5th Lord Paget of Beaudesert thepeerage com Retrieved 4 March 2009 endnotes Cokayne G E et al eds 2000 The Complete Peerage of England Scotland Ireland Great Britain and the United Kingdom Extant Extinct or Dormant new Vol X reprint in 6 volumes ed Gloucester U K Alan Sutton Publishing p 283 External links EditBermuda Online Paget Parish National Archives Records for Paget William 1572 1628 4th Baron PagetPeerage of EnglandPreceded byThomas Paget Baron Paget1604 1629 Succeeded byWilliam Paget Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Paget 4th Baron Paget amp oldid 1126992353, 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