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Richard Coley Wellesley, the 1st Marquess Wellesley, was an Anglo-Irish politician and colonial administrator. He was appointed the fifth Governor-General of India from 1798 to 1805. He also served as Foreign Secretary during the Napoleonic Wars and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. He was the elder brother of Arthur Wellesley, the 1st Duke of ...
Wellesley’s mother wished him to be in Parliament, but in December 1808 he set sail for the Peninsula, avoiding the break-up of his parents’ marriage, with Canning’s offer of an attaché’s place at Lisbon. He carried messages to his uncle Sir Arthur Wellesley and sent reports to his father, who in July 1809 became ambassador to Spain.
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 ...
Richard Wellesley peut faire référence à : Richard Wellesley, 1er marquis de Wellesley (1760–1842), homme politique anglo-irlandais et administrateur colonial. Richard Wellesley, fils du précédent, député anglo-irlandais. Richard Wellesley, 6e comte Cowley (1946–1975), homme politique conservateur britannique.
Brother of the Duke of Wellington, Richard Colley Wellesley played a vital role in the consolidation of British rule in India during the Regency. In 1793 he became a commissioner of the Board of Control for India, and in 1797 was appointed Governor-General. Wellesley pursued an aggressive policy of expansion, partly in order to reduce the ...
11 de jan. de 2007 · The Wellesley papers : the life and correspondence of Richard Colley Wellesley, Marquess Wellesley, 1760-1842, Governor-General of India, 1797-1805, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, 1809-1812, and Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, 1821-1827, 1833-1834
Wellesley, Richard, 1st Marquis Wellesley (1760–1842). British administrator and the eldest brother of the duke of Wellington. In 1784 Wellesley entered parliament as MP for Beeralston where he sympathized with the free trade movement but opposed parliamentary reform.
