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8 de abr. de 2024 · Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, 1769 - 1852. Soldier and statesman. Creative Commons CC by NC. ... 77.20 cm (height) object type: Sculpture ...
25 de mai. de 2022 · Arthur Colley Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG GCB GCH PC FRS (Dublin, 1 May 1769 - Walmer Castle, 14 September 1852) was a British marshal and politician, twice Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Wellesley was appointed as an ensign in the British army in 1787. Serving in Ireland as aide-de-camp to two successive Lord Lieutenants of ...
13 de dez. de 2022 · I've most often seen the following form: Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Which, by the way, is how Wikipedia sorts the Iron Duke. Who was British General who defeated Napoleon in 1815?
30 de abr. de 2022 · Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wallington, was an Anglo-Irish soldier and the former prime minister of the United Kingdom. He was made 1st Duke of Wellington in 1814. He rose to military prominence after winning the Peninsular War (1808-1814) and Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo (1815). As the prime minister, he was recognized for opposing the ...
This portrait was completed during the height of Wellesley’s career as one of the most famous and frequently painted soldiers in the history of Britain. The year 1806 was significant for Wellesley; it was the year he finally married Catherine (Kitty) Pakenham (1773–1831), whose hand he had been denied in 1793 on the grounds that he was deeply in debt and undistinguished.
Image credit: Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Thomas Lawrence, between 1815 and 1816, Apsley House, English Heritage Images (Accession Number WM.1567-1948) Key Facts Tenure dates
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).
