Marianne (Caton) Wellesley (1788-1853)

Marianne (Caton) Patterson, The Marchioness of Wellesley

She married the Duke of Wellington's brother, Richard. The Duke was very fond of Marianne - some said they were lovers - and he had pleaded with her not to marry his brother, warning her in particular that "The Parasites" (Richard's children by his long-term lover) would see her as an enemy. She died without children.

Parents (2)

Richard Caton

Merchant, of "Brooklandwood" Baltimore, Maryland

1763-1845

Mary (Carroll) Caton

Mrs "Polly" (Carroll of Carrollton) Caton

1770-1846

Spouses (2)

Robert Patterson

of "Brooklandwood" Co-Founder of the City Bank of Baltimore, Maryland

1781-1822

Richard Wellesley

Richard Colley Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley

1760-1842