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WELLESLEY, ARTHUR, first Duke of Wellington (1769–1852), field-marshal, was fourth son of Garrett Wellesley, first earl of Mornington [q. v.], by Anne, eldest daughter of Arthur Hill, viscount Dungannon. He was born in 1769, less than four months before Napoleon. There is some doubt about the exact date and place of his birth.
"Wellesley [formerly Wesley], Arthur, first duke of Wellington (1769–1852), army officer and prime minister" published on by Oxford University Press.
n. 1. (Biography) Arthur. See (1st Duke of) Wellington 2. 2. (Biography) his brother, Richard Colley, Marquis Wellesley. 1760–1842, British administrator. As governor general of Bengal (1797–1805) he consolidated British power in India.
Arthur Wellesley, 1st duke of Wellington, (born May 1, 1769, Dublin, Ire.—died Sept. 14, 1852, Walmer Castle, Kent, Eng.), British general. Son of the Irish earl of Mornington, he entered the army in 1787 and served in the Irish Parliament (1790–97). Sent to India in 1796, he commanded troops to victories in the Maratha War (1803).
WELLESLEY, HENRY, Baron Cowley (1773–1847), diplomatist, born on 20 Jan. 1773, was the youngest son of Garrett Wellesley or Wesley, first earl of Mornington [q. v.], and Anne, daughter of Arthur Hill, first viscount Dungannon. He was brother of Richard Colley Wellesley, marquis Wellesley [q. v.], of Arthur Wellesley, duke of Wellington [q. v.], and of William Wellesley-Pole, baron
Arthur Wellesley, o Duque de Wellington, foi um dos maiores generais da história britânica. Ele nasceu em 1769 na Irlanda e desde cedo mostrou habilidade militar. Wellington lutou em várias batalhas importantes, incluindo a Batalha de Waterloo em 1815, onde derrotou Napoleão Bonaparte.
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