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30 de abr. de 2022 · Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wallington, was an Anglo-Irish soldier and the former prime minister of the United Kingdom. He was made 1st Duke of Wellington in 1814. He rose to military prominence after winning the Peninsular War (1808-1814) and Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo (1815). As the prime minister, he was recognized for opposing the ...
The Commentary is the extended text from the first volume of Rory Muir's definitive biography, Wellington: The Path to Victory, 1769-1814 and Wellington: Waterloo and the Fortunes of Peace 1814--1852. Originally written by Rory Muir for his own use, Yale University Press is delighted to make it available to read online and as a free download.
Gray, Peter. Wellesley (Wesley), Arthur (1769–1852), 1st duke of Wellington , soldier and politician, was born 1 May 1769 at Mornington House, 6 Merrion Street, Dublin, the third surviving son of Garret Wesley (qv) (1735–81), 1st earl of Mornington, and his wife, Anne (née Hill; 1742–1831), daughter of 1st Viscount Dungannon (qv).
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27 de ago. de 2022 · Biography. Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke of Wellington is today more famous as a soldier than as a politician. In fact, as the Prime Minister, he was known for his measures to repress reform, and his ...
Há 4 dias · The Duke of Wellington's legacy still towers over British history today. The hero of Waterloo, vanquisher of Napoleon – poet laureate Alfred Lord Tennyson hailed him as the 'last great Englishman'.
Arthur Charles Valerian Wellesley, 9th Duke of Wellington, 9th Prince of Waterloo, 10th Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo, 9th Duke of Victoria, GE, OBE, DL (born 19 August 1945), styled Earl of Mornington between 1945 and 1972 and Marquess of Douro between 1972 and 2014, is a British peer and politician. He served as Conservative Member of the European ...