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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.
- Family Background and Early Years
- India
- Mp and Chief Secretary For Ireland
- The Peninsular Campaign
- Waterloo and Cabinet Office
- Prime Minister
- Last Years
Arthur re-styled his surname ‘Wellesley’ from 1798, following the example set by his eldest brother, Richard(qv), 2nd earl of Mornington and later 1st Marquess Wellesley. The Wesley family traced their origins in Ireland to ‘old English’ stock and were part of the landed protestant elite, owning 13,700 statute acres in Co. Meath, centred on the fam...
On returning from the continent, Wesley resumed his duties as aide-de-camp in Dublin and attempted but failed to secure political office in both the British and Irish administrations. Later in 1795 he resigned his Irish seat and the following year, after an abortive posting to the West Indies, followed his regiment to India. His personal position t...
In London Wellesley was consulted on Indian and military affairs by the prime minister, William Pitt, and by Lord Castlereagh (qv), and he established a lasting friendship with the latter. After an abortive posting to Hanover in early 1806, he accepted Lord Grenville's suggestion that he take a seat in parliament to defend his brother Richard's rec...
Despite the relative success of his political appointment, Wellesley was eager to return to active service, and volunteered for a command on the expedition against Denmark in summer 1807, being present at the siege of Copenhagen. A further opportunity arose in the wake of the Spanish rebellion against Napoleonic rule in May 1808, and Wellesley lobb...
Wellington emerged from the Peninsular campaign with an international reputation for successful generalship and considerable political clout. He was elevated to duke and voted £400,000 by parliament, with which he purchased the Stratfield Saye estate in Hampshire and his brother's London residence of Apsley House. His old ally Castlereagh, now fore...
Wellington's resignation in April 1827 from the cabinet and as commander-in-chief of the forces (a post he had held since the start of that year) was provoked by the accession of his rival Canning to the premiership. Wellington was now widely regarded as the leader of the ‘protestant’ wing of the tory party, but when asked to form a ministry in Jan...
Wellington's stolid opposition in the house of lords to the Great Reform Bill in 1831–2 added to his personal unpopularity (Apsley House was twice attacked by mobs), but permitted a degree of reconciliation with the ultra-tories. He also vigorously opposed the whigs’ Irish church reforms, which he regarded as a more serious threat to protestant int...
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).
28 de dez. de 2020 · TORRENS, Sir ARTHUR WELLESLEY (1809–1855), major-general, second son of Major-general Sir Henry Torrens [q. v.] and of Sarah, daughter of Colonel Robert Patton, governor of St. Helena, was born on 18 Aug. 1809, and was a godson of the Duke of Wellington. In 1819 he was appointed a page of honour to the prince regent.
Arthur Wellesley, the first Duke of Wellington, was born in Dublin in 1769. He had little interest in education and in order to find something which "poor Arthur" could do, his parents purchased a commission for him in the British army in 1787.
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS (né Wesley; 1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish military officer and statesman who was one of the leading military and political figures in Britain during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, serving twice as British prime minister.
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. After a year at a French military academy at Angers, he entered the army by purchasing a commission.
