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  2. Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington - Wikipedia

    • 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. He is among the commanders who ended the Anglo-Mysore … See more

    BornArthur Wesley · 1 May 1769 · Dublin, Kingdom of Ireland
    Died14 September 1852 (aged 83) · Walmer, Kent, England
    Political partyTory (until 1834) · Conservative (from 1834)
    SpouseCatherine Pakenham · (m. 1806; died · 1831)
    Early life

    Wellesley was born into an aristocratic Anglo-Irish family, belonging to the Protestant Ascendancy, beginning life as The Hon. Arthur Wesley. Wellesley was born the son of Anne, Countess of Mornington, … See more

    Early military career

    Despite his new promise, Wellesley had yet to find a job and his family was still short of money, so upon the advice of his mother, his brother Richard asked his friend the Duke of Rutland (then Lord Lieutenant of Ireland) … See more

     
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