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14 de nov. de 2023 · The tiara’s storied history likely begins with the second Duchess of Wellington, Lady Elizabeth Hay. Elizabeth was a daughter of the Marquess of Tweeddale and wife of the 2nd Duke of Wellington. Elizabeth’s marriage wasn’t a particularly happy one, but she was quite close to her famous father-in-law, the 1st Duke.
I remembered reading about the first Duke of Wellington (Arthur Wellesley) and his wife (Catherine "Kitty" Pakenham) and it reminded me strongly of Persuasion (except more tragic in ending). I re-read the Wikipedia page about her again and it is SO SIMILAR! They fell in love and got engaged at a younger age but her family was unhappy.
8 de nov. de 2019 · Arthur Wellesley, First Duke of Wellington - portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830) English Heritage. Legacy. The first Duke of Wellington has at least 90 English pubs named after him. But not, sadly, the one owned by his descendent Sofia Wellseley, who runs the Fox and Pheasant with James Blunt, hard by the Chelsea football stadium.
3 de abr. de 2022 · Gostaríamos de exibir a descriçãoaqui, mas o site que você está não nos permite.
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 ...
Gray, Peter. Wellesley (Wesley), Arthur (1769–1852), 1st duke of Wellington , soldier and politician, was born 1 May 1769 at Mornington House, 6 Merrion Street, Dublin, the third surviving son of Garret Wesley (qv) (1735–81), 1st earl of Mornington, and his wife, Anne (née Hill; 1742–1831), daughter of 1st Viscount Dungannon (qv).
Catherine Sarah Dorothea Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington (1773-1831) was the daughter of Edward Pakenham 2nd Baron Longford of Tullynally Castle and his wife Catherine Rowley. She was one of ten children and more commonly referred to as Kitty.
