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Wellesley was born into an aristocratic Anglo-Irish family, belonging to the Protestant Ascendancy, beginning life as The Hon. Arthur Wesley. [4] Wellesley was born the son of Anne, Countess of Mornington, and Garret Wesley, 1st Earl of Mornington.
Marquessate Wellesley and Barony Wellesley extinct, 1842: William Pole-Tylney-Long-Wellesley 1788–1857 4th Earl of Mornington and Viscount Wellesley, 5th Baron Mornington, 2nd Baron Maryborough: Arthur Richard Wellesley 1807–1884
Wellington was born on 19 August 1945 at H.R.H. Princess Christian Hospital in Windsor, Berkshire, the first son of Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington and Diana McConnel. He grew up in London and at Stratfield Saye House, his family's estate in Hampshire, and was educated at Ludgrove School, Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford. [1] [2]
Garret Graham Wellesley, 8th Earl of Cowley (born 30 March 1965), styled Viscount Dangan from 1975 to 2016, is a British hereditary peer and businessman. Previously an entrepreneur in derivatives and foreign exchange trading, he is the founder and CEO of UK alternative lender Wellesley & Co.
Portrait of the Marquess Wellesley by Thomas Lawrence.Henry's elder brother Richard Wellesley promoted his diplomatic career in both India and Europe.. Wellesley was the fifth and youngest son of Garret Wesley, 1st Earl of Mornington, by Anne Hill-Trevor, eldest daughter of Arthur Hill-Trevor, 1st Viscount Dungannon, both families of Anglo-Irish descent.
Wellesley and Dorothy had two children: Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington (2 July 1915 – 31 December 2014) Lady Elizabeth Wellesley (26 December 1918 – 25 November 2013), mother of the actor and musician Jeremy Clyde. The marriage was unhappy and they separated in 1922, [9] but never divorced. Dorothy, a poet, was a lesbian.
Lady Mary Elizabeth Wellesley (1772 – 1794), died at 22. The Hon. Henry Wellesley (20 January 1773 – 27 April 1847); later 1st Baron Cowley. Lord Mornington died in May 1781, leaving her and their eldest son Richard, who was 21 then, to raise the rest of the family. She disliked Arthur when he was young.