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Richard Colley Wesley, Marquês Wellesley KG KP PC (20 de junho de 1760 - 26 de setembro de 1842), foi o primeiro filho de Garret Wesley, 1.º Conde de Mornington, da Nobreza da Irlanda, e irmão de Arthur Wellesley, 1.º Duque de Wellington. Ele foi o primeiro nomeado como governador-geral da Índia britânica entre 1798 e 1805 e mais tarde serviu como ministro das Relações Exteriores no ...
that transformed the position of the British in India from that of being one of the "country powers" to that of paramountcy. The political setting of the Anglo-Maratha war of 1803-5 can be briefly stated. From the outset of his Governor-Generalship in 1798. Richard Wellesley (Lord Mornington) had set himself to create a pacified subcontinent,
In 1798, Lord Wellesley came to India as Governor-General when the British fought a global war with France. More about Lord Wellesley. Lord Wellesley believed that the moment had arrived to subjugate several Indian territories to British rule. The Marathas and Mysore, two of India’s most formidable dynasties, declined sharply by 1797.
It was certain that a French army under such a leader would find many friends in India to welcome it, not least Tippu Sultan. The government of Lord Wellesley. The next governor-general, Lord Mornington (later Richard Colley Wellesley, Marquess Wellesley), combined the convictions of the imperialist group with a mandate to deal
Imitating the style of ancient classical marble busts, Richard, Marquess of Wellesley, is depicted looking left and wearing a cloak loosely arranged over his shoulders and with fashionable brushed forward hair. An Anglo-Irish politician and controversial figure of his time, Richard, Marquess of Wellesley, gained recognition for his leading role in the expansion of the British dominions in Asia ...
Richard Colley Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley, KG, KP, PC, PC (Ire) (20 June 1760 – 26 September 1842) was an Anglo-Irish politician and colonial administrator. He was styled as Viscount Wellesley until 1781, when he succeeded his father as 2nd Earl of Mornington. In 1799, he was granted the Irish peerage title of Marquess Wellesley.
WELLESLEY, RICHARD COLLEY WESLEY (or Wellesley), Marquess (1760-1842), eldest son of the 1st earl of Mornington, an Irish peer, and brother of the famous duke of Wellington, was born on the 20th of June 1760. He was sent to Eton, where he was distinguished as a classical s
