He soon fell in love with a Catholic widow, Maria Fitzherbert. After they secretly married, in 1785, their separate homes became centres of social life for ladies and gentlemen of the day.
兩年後，他在布萊頓與知名寡婦芬茲赫伯夫人秘密結婚。此姝不僅新寡，且是與王室水火不容的天主教徒，兩人婚後於是分住兩地，兩處皆成當地紳士淑女的社交中心。