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The Duke of Wellington died on 14 September 1852, aged 83, at Walmer Castle in Kent. ‘On this day Arthur, Duke of Wellington, perhaps the greatest man that ever drew breath, departed’, noted Lady Shelley in her diary entry. His death led to an outpouring of national grief.
This is the death mask of the Duke of Wellington, a plaster model of his face taken on the day he died, on 14 September 1852. The Duke was 83 years old at the time of his death, probably from a stroke. Although over 30 years had passed since the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, and his political career had not been popular, the Duke was still a ...
Arthur Wellesley, 1st duke of Wellington, (born May 1, 1769, Dublin, Ire.—died Sept. 14, 1852, Walmer Castle, Kent, Eng.), British general. Son of the Irish earl of Mornington, he entered the army in 1787 and served in the Irish Parliament (1790–97). Sent to India in 1796, he commanded troops to victories in the Maratha War (1803).
The Duke died on 14 September 1852, in Walmer Castle on the South coast of Kent, this had been his official residence as Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports. This post was the last of The Duke’s military and government offices he had held. The Duke had been, in turn, Warden of the Tower of London, Commander-in-Chief of the British Army, and ...
16 de nov. de 2020 · The Duke of Wellington died around 3pm on 14 September 1852 at Walmer Castle in Deal, Kent. His death was recorded as being due to a stroke which resulted in a series of seizures. Wellington’s body was taken by train to London on 10 November and laid in state at the Royal Hospital in Chelsea on arrival. Members of the royal family, including ...
17 de fev. de 2011 · Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ... As commander-in-chief of the British Army between 1827 and 1828, and from 1842 until his death in 1852, Wellington was a force for conservatism, ...
16 de ago. de 2020 · Biography. Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke of Wellington is today more famous as a soldier than as a politician. In fact, as the Prime Minister, he was known for his measures to repress reform, and his ...
