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Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (né Wesley; 1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852), was an Anglo-Irish army officer and statesman who was one of the leading military and political figures in Britain during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, twice serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington by Sir Thomas Lawrence, 1815. Wellesley's understanding of logistics was to prove valuable in leading an expeditionary force against the French invasion of Portugal and Spain. [55]
Arthur Wellesley, painted by Sir Thomas Lawrence. Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS (c. 1 May 1769 –14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and statesman and one of the leading military and political figures of the 19th century.
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, died on 14 September 1852, aged 83.He was the commander of British forces and their allies in the Peninsular War and at the Battle of Waterloo, which finally ended the Napoleonic Wars, and served twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Arthur Charles Valerian Wellesley b. 1945 9th Duke of Wellington, Duke of Victoria, Prince of Waterloo, Marquess of Wellington, Marquess of Torres Vedras, Marquess Douro, Viscount Wellington, and Baron Douro, 10th Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo, 13th Earl of Mornington and Viscount Wellesley: Arthur Gerald Wellesley styled Marquess of Douro b. 1978 ...
Here is a brief history of the Wellington. In early 19th century England, Arthur Wellesley, the First Duke of Wellington could not stop wearing his favorite pair of shoes known as Hessian boots.
The first Duke of Wellington, Sir Arthur Wellesley, after whom the College has been named. Wellington College is a co-educational public school providing education for boarding and day pupils in the village of Crowthorne, in Berkshire, in the United Kingdom.
Lieutenant-General Arthur Richard Wellesley, 2nd Duke of Wellington, KG, PC (3 February 1807 – 13 August 1884), styled Lord Douro between 1812 and 1814 and Marquess of Douro between 1814 and 1852, was a British soldier and politician.