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==Marriage and mistresses==
[[File:Prince of Wales (later George IV), ca. 1798.jpg|thumb|upright|Portrait by [[Sir William Beechey]], 1798]]
Prince George's debts continued to climb, and his father refused to aid him unless he married his cousin Princess [[Princess Caroline of Brunswick]].{{Sfnp|Smith|1999|page=70}} In 1795, the prince acquiesced, and they were married on 8 April 1795 at the [[Chapel Royal, St James's Palace]]. The marriage, however, was disastrous; each party was unsuited to the other. The two were formally separated after the birth of their only child, [[Princess Charlotte of Wales (1796–1817)|Princess Charlotte]], in 1796, and remained separated thereafter. George remained attached to Maria Fitzherbert for the rest of his life, despite several periods of estrangement.<ref name="david2">David, pp. 150–205.</ref>
 
George's mistresses included [[Mary Robinson (poet)|Mary Robinson]], an actress whom he paid to leave the stage;<ref>{{Cite book |last=Carroll |first=Leslie |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780451223982 |title=Royal Affairs: A Lusty Romp Through the Extramarital Adventures That Rocked the British Monarchy |year=2008 |isbn=978-0-451-22398-2 |chapter=George IV and Mary Robinson 1757–1800 |publisher=Penguin |url-access=registration}}</ref> [[Grace Elliott]], the divorced wife of a physician;<ref>Major, Joanne; Murden, Sarah (2016), ''An infamous mistress: the life, loves and family of the celebrated Grace Dalrymple Elliott'', Pen & Sword History, {{ISBN|1473844835}}</ref>{{Sfnp|Hibbert|1972|page=18}} and [[Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey]], who dominated his life for some years.<ref name="david2"/> In later life, his mistresses were the [[Isabella Ingram-Seymour-Conway, Marchioness of Hertford|Marchioness of Hertford]] and the [[Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness Conyngham|Marchioness Conyngham]].{{Sfnp|Hibbert|1973|page=214}}