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Wellesley was born into an aristocratic Anglo-Irish family, belonging to the Protestant Ascendancy, beginning life as The Hon. Arthur Wesley. Wellesley was born the son of Anne, Countess of Mornington , and Garret Wesley, 1st Earl of Mornington .
30 de abr. de 2024 · Arthur Wellesley, 1st duke of Wellington (born May 1, 1769, Dublin, Ireland—died September 14, 1852, Walmer Castle, Kent, England) was an Irish-born commander of the British army during the Napoleonic Wars and later prime minister of Great Britain (1828–30). He first rose to military prominence in India, won successes in the Peninsular War ...
Biografia. Vida militar. Carreira política. Casamento e descendência. Retiro. Personalidade. Encontro com lorde Nelson. Patrimônio dos Wellesley e Colley. Armas, títulos e tributos. Apelidos. Ver também. Notas e referências. Ligações externas. Arthur Wellesley, 1.º Duque de Wellington.
Arthur Wellesley (1769-1852) was born in Dublin in 1769 to an aristocratic Anglo-Irish family. In 1781, aged 12, he was sent to school at Eton. But his father’s death that same year threw the family into financial turmoil.
12 de jul. de 2022 · See the events in life of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke Of Wellington in Chronological Order. Duke of Wellington was one of the most legendary political and military personalities. Read this biography to learn more about his childhood, profile, life and timeline.
29 de mai. de 2018 · Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, 1st duke of (1769–1852). Soldier and prime minister. Arthur Wellesley was the third surviving son of the earl of Mornington, an impoverished Irish peer. Educated at Eton, he was regarded by his family as a dreamy introspective youth; the army was thought to be the only possible career for him.
Arthur was an unpromising child and his mother thought that he was only fit for the army so he was sent to military academy in Angers, France. His early commissions were due in part to the influence of his brother Richard Wellesley, who has forging his own career in public life and did a great deal to help his younger brother.
