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Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, died on 14 September 1852, aged 83.He was the commander of British forces and their allies in the Peninsular War and at the Battle of Waterloo, which finally ended the Napoleonic Wars, and served twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (né Wesley; 1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish army officer and statesman who was one of the leading military and political figures in Britain during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, twice serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
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In Scotland, the funeral of Donald Dewar in 2000, the serving First Minister of Scotland at the time of his death, was a national event and considered to be a state funeral. [50] His funeral at Glasgow Cathedral was televised and attended by a large number of prominent UK political figures, as well as the Irish Taoiseach and The Prince of Wales ...
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Ahead of her royal funeral, the Queen Mother's coffin lay in state at Westminster Hall. Mirrorpix - Getty Images Members of the public took the opportunity to pay their respects.
The order of proceeding in the public funeral of the late field-marshal Arthur Duke of Wellington, K.G. s.n. 1852. p. 9. Lists of the bearers of Wellington's batons at his funeral. English Heritage staff. "Media ID #4513845. Duke of Wellington's batons K040689 Aspley House, London. View of ten of the Duke of Wellington's batons". English Heritage.