Charlotte Paget, Marchioness of Anglesey

Charlotte Sloane Paget, Marchioness of Anglesey ( Cadogan; 10 July 1781 – 8 July 1853), formerly known as Lady Charlotte Wellesley, was the second wife of Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey.

Early life She was the daughter of the former Mary Churchill and Charles Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan, MP for Cambridge and Master of the Mint. Among her siblings were Henry Cadogan (who was killed at the Battle of Vitoria), George Cadogan, 3rd Earl Cadogan, and Lady Emily Cadogan (who married Gerald Valerian Wellesley, a brother of her first husband, both sons of Garret Wesley, 1st Earl of Mornington). Her father's first wife was the former Frances Bromley (a daughter of Henry Bromley, 1st Baron Montfort) and from that marriage, she had several older half-siblings, including Charles Cadogan, 2nd Earl Cadogan, Rev. William Cadogan, Thomas Cadogan (a naval officer lost at sea aboard HMS Glorieux), and George Cadogan (who was killed in India while an officer in the HEIC Army).

Her father was the only son of Charles Cadogan, 2nd Baron Cadogan and the former Elizabeth Sloane (the second daughter of Sir Hans Sloane, 1st Baronet).

In 1800, her father was raised to the peerage as the first Earl Cadogan, and Charlotte was afforded the courtesy title of Lady Charlotte as the daughter of an Earl.

Personal life On 20 September 1803, Lady Charlotte was married to Henry Wellesley, the fifth and youngest son of Garret Wellesley, 1st Earl of Mornington and Anne Hill-Trevor (eldest daughter of Arthur Hill-Trevor, 1st Viscount Dungannon), later 1st Baron Cowley. He was the younger brother of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley and William Wellesley-Pole, 3rd Earl of Mornington. Together, they were the parents of four children:

At the divorce trial, several witnesses stated that the couple had an affectionate relationship. Charlotte's brother Henry Cadogan challenged Paget to a duel; honour was satisfied, though neither was injured. Following the divorce, Wellesley was awarded £24,000 in damages against Paget.

In 1810, following Paget's divorce by his wife Caroline, Lady Charlotte and Paget were married. Together, Charlotte and her second husband had ten children, of whom seven survived infancy, including: In January 1828, many years after their divorce and Wellesley's remarriage, he was created Baron Cowley of Wellesley in the County of Somerset, due to his brother's influence with the prime minister, Lord Goderich.

The Marchioness of Anglesey died on 8 July 1853. Her widower, the Marquess of Anglesey, died at Uxbridge House in London on 29 April 1854.