[4] He was rusticated by the Dean of Christ Church, Samuel Smith,[5] transferring in 1826 to Trinity College, Cambridge.
[2] As a politician, Lord Charles was a liberal conservative who voted for free trade and supported Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel's progressive policies.
[1] Lord Charles married Augusta Sophia Anne Pierrepont, daughter of The Hon.
They had six children:[2] After several months of declining health, Lord Charles died on 9 October 1858 at Conholt Park, Wiltshire.
[1] When his older brother, Arthur, died in 1884 with no heirs, Lord Charles's eldest surviving son, Henry, inherited his uncle's dukedom as Duke of Wellington.