As minister at Copenhagen, Paget saw the accession of Christian IX at the close of 1863, and had to play a leading part in regard to the Schleswig-Holstein difficulty in 1864; nor was his position much less difficult when in 1866 Prussia meditated war against Austria.
As minister at Copenhagen, Paget witnessed the accession of Christian IX in 1863, and had to play a prominent role in the Schleswig-Holstein dispute in 1864; his position was equally challenging when Prussia contemplated war against Austria in 1866.