Biography of Henry Wellesley 1st Baron Cowley 1773-1847

On 06 Feb 1759 [his father] Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington (age 23) and [his mother] Anne Hill Countess Mornington (age 16) were married. She by marriage Baroness Mornington.

On 20 Jan 1773 Henry Wellesley 1st Baron Cowley was born to Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington (age 37) and Anne Hill Countess Mornington (age 30).

On 22 May 1781 [his father] Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington (age 45) died at Kensington. He was buried at Grosvenor Chapel, Mayfair. On 22 May 1781 His son [his brother] Richard (age 20) succeeded 2nd Earl Mornington, 2nd Viscount Wellesley of Dangan Castle.

On 20 Sep 1803 Henry Wellesley 1st Baron Cowley (age 30) and Charlotte Cadogan Marchioness Anglesey (age 22) were married. She the daughter of Charles Sloane Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan (age 74) and Mary Churchill Countess Cadogan (age 45). He the son of Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington and Anne Hill Countess Mornington (age 61).

On 17 Jun 1804 [his son] Henry Richard Charles Wellesley 1st Earl Cowley was born to Henry Wellesley 1st Baron Cowley (age 31) and [his wife] Charlotte Cadogan Marchioness Anglesey (age 22) at Hertford Street.

On 02 Feb 1806 [his son] William Henry George Wellesley was born to Henry Wellesley 1st Baron Cowley (age 33) and [his wife] Charlotte Cadogan Marchioness Anglesey (age 24).

On 03 Apr 1807 [his father-in-law] Charles Sloane Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan (age 78) died. His son [his brother-in-law] Charles (age 57) succeeded 2nd Earl Cadogan, 2nd Viscount Chelsea, 4th Baron Cadogan. He was by then a lunatic.

In 1808 [his daughter] Charlotte Arbuthnot Wellesley Baroness Ebury was born to Henry Wellesley 1st Baron Cowley (age 34) and [his wife] Charlotte Cadogan Marchioness Anglesey (age 26).

In 1809 [his son] Gerald Wellesley was born to Henry Wellesley 1st Baron Cowley (age 35) and [his wife] Charlotte Cadogan Marchioness Anglesey (age 27).

In 1810 Henry Wellesley 1st Baron Cowley (age 36) and Charlotte Cadogan Marchioness Anglesey (age 28) were divorced by an Act of Parliament following her elopement with Henry Paget (age 41). Following the divorce, Wellesley was awarded £20,000 plus costs in damages against Paget.

On 29 Nov 1810 Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey (age 42) and Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll (age 35) were divorced by an act of Parliament as a result of his having had an affair with [his former wife] Charlotte Cadogan Marchioness Anglesey (age 29) whose husband Henry Wellesley 1st Baron Cowley (age 37) also sought a divorce.

After 19 Dec 1810 Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey (age 42) and [his former wife] Charlotte Cadogan Marchioness Anglesey (age 29) were married. She the daughter of [his former father-in-law] Charles Sloane Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan and Mary Churchill Countess Cadogan (age 52). He the son of Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge (age 66) and Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge (age 68).

Before 1821 Henry Wellesley 1st Baron Cowley (age 47) and Georgiana Charlotte Augusta Cecil Baroness Cowley were married. She the daughter of James Cecil 1st Marquess Salisbury (age 72) and Mary Amelia Hill Marchioness Salisbury (age 70). He the son of Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington and Anne Hill Countess Mornington (age 78). They were second cousin once removed.

On 02 Feb 1821 [his brother-in-law] James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil 2nd Marquess Salisbury (age 29) and Frances Mary Gascoyne Marchioness Salisbury (age 15) were married. He the son of [his father-in-law] James Cecil 1st Marquess Salisbury (age 72) and [his mother-in-law] Mary Amelia Hill Marchioness Salisbury (age 70).

In 1822 George Nugent 1st Marquess Westmeath (age 36) was created 1st Marquess Westmeath. [his sister-in-law] Emily Anne Bennet Elizabeth Cecil Marchioness Westmeath (age 32) by marriage Marchioness Westmeath.

On 13 Jun 1823 [his father-in-law] James Cecil 1st Marquess Salisbury (age 74) died. His son [his brother-in-law] James (age 32) succeeded 2nd Marquess Salisbury in Wiltshire, 8th Earl Salisbury. Frances Mary Gascoyne Marchioness Salisbury (age 17) by marriage Marchioness Salisbury in Wiltshire.

In Jan 1828 Henry Wellesley 1st Baron Cowley (age 54) was created 1st Baron Cowley. [his wife] Georgiana Charlotte Augusta Cecil Baroness Cowley by marriage Baroness Cowley.

In 1831 [his son-in-law] Robert Grosvenor 1st Baron Ebury (age 29) and [his daughter] Charlotte Arbuthnot Wellesley Baroness Ebury (age 23) were married. She the daughter of Henry Wellesley 1st Baron Cowley (age 57) and [his former wife] Charlotte Cadogan Marchioness Anglesey (age 49). He the son of Robert Grosvenor 1st Marquess Westminster (age 63) and Eleanor Egerton Marchioness Westminster (age 60).

On 10 Sep 1831 [his mother] Anne Hill Countess Mornington (age 89) died at Henrietta Street Covent Garden. She was buried at Grosvenor Chapel, Mayfair.

On 23 Dec 1832 [his former brother-in-law] Charles Henry Sloane 2nd Earl Cadogan (age 83) died unmarried in Enfield [Map]. His half brother [his former brother-in-law] George (age 49) succeeded 3rd Earl Cadogan, 3rd Viscount Chelsea, 5th Baron Cadogan.

In 1841 [his brother-in-law] James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil 2nd Marquess Salisbury (age 49) was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex.

On 27 Apr 1847 Henry Wellesley 1st Baron Cowley (age 74) died. His son [his son] Henry (age 42) succeeded 2nd Baron Cowley.

On 08 Jul 1853 [his former wife] Charlotte Cadogan Marchioness Anglesey (age 71) died.

In 1860 [his former wife] Georgiana Charlotte Augusta Cecil Baroness Cowley died.