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Há 1 dia · Returning in November to India, he learnt that his elder brother Richard, now known as Lord Mornington, had been appointed as the new Governor-General of India. In 1798, he changed the spelling of his surname to "Wellesley"; up to this time he was still known as Wesley, which his eldest brother considered the ancient and proper spelling.
Há 6 dias · The restoration of 1937-8 was carried out to the designs of Lord Gerald Wellesley (later Duke of Wellington) and Trenwith Wills and in sympathy with the original. The entrance front has a three-story central block with seven windows to each of the upper floors.
Há 5 dias · The owner of Stratfieldsaye at the present time is Arthur Charles Wellesley, fourth Duke of Wellington, nephew of Arthur Richard Wellesley, the second duke, who succeeded his father the first duke in 1852 and died without issue in 1884.
26 de mai. de 2024 · His death ushered in a new and turbulent era for England, setting the stage for his brother John‘s calamitous reign and the loss of the Angevin lands in France. Yet Richard‘s premature demise also cemented his legend as the Lionheart, the ultimate crusading king cut down in his prime.
Há 19 horas · Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, also known as the devil comet, recently made its closest approach to Earth for more than 70 years. During this close encounter, astrophotographers spotted a seemingly ...
15 de mai. de 2024 · One of these is Richard II, who came to the throne unexpectedly at the age of ten after the deaths of his father, Edward Prince of Wales, in 1376 and his grandfather, Edward III, in 1377. Had the boy-king completely neglected the young St George’s Chapel, there is a real risk that it could have failed altogether.
Há 2 dias · Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma. Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma [n 1] (25 June 1900 – 27 August 1979) was a British statesman, naval officer, colonial administrator and close relative of the British royal family. He was born in the United Kingdom to the ...
