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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.
The Wellington-Winchelsea Duel took place on 21 March 1829 at Battersea, then in Surrey on the outskirts of London. It was a bloodless duel fought between the British Prime Minister Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington and the Earl of Winchelsea .
Arthur Wellesley, painted by Sir Thomas Lawrence. Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS (c. 1 May 1769 –14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and statesman and one of the leading military and political figures of the 19th century.
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 by Sir Thomas Lawrence, 1815. Wellesley's understanding of logistics was to prove valuable in leading an expeditionary force against the French invasion of Portugal and Spain. [55]
Duke of Wellington is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.The name derived from Wellington in Somerset. The title was created in 1814 for Arthur Wellesley, 1st Marquess of Wellington (1769–1852; born as The Hon. Arthur Wesley), the Anglo-Irish military commander who is best known for leading the decisive victory with Field Marshal von Blücher over Napoleon's forces at Waterloo in ...
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.
The work was produced for Lord Talbot, a cousin of the Prime Minister Lord Liverpool, and was later acquired from his descendants for the Wellington Collection. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] A mezzotint based on the portrait was produced in 1814 by William Say is now in the National Portrait Gallery .