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Mother. Hon. Anne Hill-Trevor. Lady Anne Culling Smith ( née Wellesley, previously FitzRoy; 13 March 1768 - 16 December 1844) was an Anglo-Irish aristocrat, and the sister of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. She was the only daughter of the 1st Earl of Mornington, and Anne Wellesley, Countess of Mornington, daughter of ...
- 13 March 1768
- Garret Wesley, 1st Earl of Mornington
- 16 December 1844 (aged 76), Hampton Court
- Hon. Anne Hill-Trevor
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS ( né Wesley; 1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852) was a British statesman, soldier, and Tory politician who was one of the leading military and political figures of 19th-century Britain, serving twice as prime minister of the United Kingdom.
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- Marriage with Kitty Pakenham
- Seeking Comfort Abroad
- Harriet Arbuthnot
- The Widowed Duke of Wellington and Women
As a young man in Ireland, the future Duke of Wellington was already catching ladies’ eyes. Wellington first courted Catherine (Kitty) Pakenhamin Dublin in 1792. He was a debt-ridden 23-year-old captain of light dragoons. Kitty was the 19-year-old daughter of the Earl of Longford, an Irish peer. She was pretty, with a sweet disposition, and she and...
From 1808 to 1814, the Duke of Wellington was abroad, leading the fight against Napoleon’s forces in Spain and Portugal. He did not deprive himself of female company. In 1810, he was said to publicly keep a mistress at headquarters. In April 1814, Napoleon was defeated and exiled to Elba. Wellington became the British ambassador to France, now rule...
In 1818, the Duke of Wellington returned to England. He had a brief affair with Charlotte Greville, daughter of the Duke of Portland, in whose administration Wellington had served a decade earlier. Her husband soon persuaded her to give up the romance, but she and Wellington remained close friends and her son Algernon became Wellington’s private se...
Kitty died on April 24, 1831, at Apsley House. During her final illness, Wellington was at her side. On one occasion, after being called to Kitty’s room, he returned with his face showing signs of emotion. After Kitty’s death, Wellington withdrew from social life for a month. He wrote to Harriet Arbuthnot: “I walk, play at tennis and ride and read ...
His wife is Princess Antonia von Preussen, a great-granddaughter of Wilhelm II; his sister, Lady Jane Wellesley, a 70s Tatler cover girl, who dated Prince Charles when she was 22, prompting feverish speculation about an engagement.
Wellington became acquainted with Napoleon’s favourite sister, Pauline Borghese, in Paris in August 1814, when he negotiated the purchase of her house, the palatial Hotel de Charost, for use as the British Embassy.
Charles Wellesley, 9th Duke of Wellington. Mother. Princess Antonia of Prussia. Occupation. Photography producer. Lady Charlotte Anne Santo Domingo ( née Wellesley; 8 October 1990) is an English socialite and photography producer. She is married to Colombian-American businessman Alejandro Santo Domingo .
Há 1 dia · Arthur Wellesley, the first Duke of Wellington, was a leading military commander, politician and prime minister in 19th-century Britain. He is best remembered today for his actions during the Napoleonic Wars, most notably for victory at the 1815 battle of Waterloo. “He was second only to Napoleon in his military skill at the time,” says ...