Catherine Sarah Dorothea Pakenham

1773 - 1831  (58 years)

• Name	Catherine Sarah Dorothea Pakenham
  Birth	14 Jan 1773
  Gender	Female
  Death	24 Apr 1831
  Person ID	I79033	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	6 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Edward Michael (2nd Baron Longford) Pakenham,   b. 1 Apr 1743   d. 3 Jun 1792 (Age 49 years)
  Family ID	F28861	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Arthur (The Great Duke of Wellington) Wellesley,   b. 1 May 1769   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	10 Apr 1806
  Children	1. Lieutenant-General Arthur Richard (2nd Duke of Wellington) Wellesley,   b. 3 Feb 1807   d. 13 Aug 1884 (Age 77 years)   2. Major-General Lord Charles Wellesley,   b. 16 Jan 1808   d. 9 Oct 1858 (Age 50 years)
  Family ID	F28860	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Apr 2016

  
  

• Notes

  She is commonly known as Kitty Pakenham. Upon this return from the Hanover Expedition in 1805, Wellesley received good news; owing to his new title and status, Kitty Pakenham's family had consented to his marrying her. Wellesley and Kitty were married in Dublin on 10 April 1806. The marriage would later prove to be unsatisfactory and the two would spend years apart while Wellesley was campaigning. Kitty grew depressed, while Wellesley found solace elsewhere. However the marriage produced two sons, Arthur, in 1807, and Charles, in 1808. They lived apart for most of the time and occupied separate rooms in the house when they were together. Her brother, Edward "Ned" Pakenham, served under Wellesley throughout the Peninsular War and Wellesley's regard for him helped to smooth his relations with Kitty, until Ned Pakenham's death at the Battle of New Orleans in 1815.