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Aug 20, 2023 · The Duke of Wellington is remembered on the Isle of Wight in the name of the Wellington Hotel in Ventnor and Wellington Roads in Newport and Binstead.
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Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington was born on 29 April 1769 at Mornington House, 24 Upper Merrion Street, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland. He was the son of Garrett Wellesley, 1st Earl of Mornington and the Hon Anne Hill-Trevor. He was baptised at St. Peter's Church, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland.
He married the Hon Catherine Sarah Dorothea Pakenham, daughter of Edward Michael Pakenham, 2nd Baron Longford, and Catherine Rowley, at St. George's Church, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland. The exact date is in dispute. FamilySearch gives marriage bond and license data as 1806. Wikipedia and other internet sites claim they married on 10 April of tha...
Arthur Wellesley was an Anglo-Irish soldier and statesman. He rose to prominence during the Peninsular War and became a national hero in Britain after the Napoleonic Wars, during which he led the victorious Anglo-Allied forces at the Battle of Waterloo. He would later be elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on two separate occasions. In 185...
He died on 14 September 1852 at age 83 at Walmer Castle, Walmer, Kent, England. His public funeral took place on 18 November 1852 at St. Paul's Cathedral, The City, London, England, with his death being registered in the third quarter of 1852 at Eastry, Kent, England, United Kingdom. and an elaborate procession and ceremony commemorated the life of...
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- April 29, 1769
- Catherine Sarah Dorothea (Pakenham) Wellesley
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Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS (né Wesley; 1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish military officer and statesman who was one of the leading military and political figures in Britain during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, serving twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Arthur Charles Valerian Wellesley, 9th Duke of Wellington, 9th Prince of Waterloo, 10th Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo, 9th Duke of Victoria, GE, OBE, DL (born 19 August 1945), styled Earl of Mornington between 1945 and 1972 and Marquess of Douro between 1972 and 2014, is a British peer and politician.
Arthur Wellesley, the first Duke of Wellington and one of England's greatest military leaders, served as Prime Minister from 22 January 1828 to 16 November 1830 and again from 17 November to 9 December 1834.
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The Duke of Wellington is Chairman of Richemont Holdings UK, and a Director of Compagnie Financière Richemont and RIT Capital plc. He was previously a director of Sanofi SA and of Pernod Ricard SA.
