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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.
c. 46) the right of the family to occupy just over half the house was preserved "so long as there is a Duke of Wellington". [10] The house was refurbished by the Ministry of Works, with old gas lighting removed and replaced by electricity, and the house was opened as a museum in 1952 as part of the Victoria and Albert Museum. [11]
Wellington Monument, Old Woodhall Road, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, a column with bust on top (1844) [7] Equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington, Glasgow, by Carlo Marochetti (1844). [8] The Royal Exchange Square, Queen Street, in Glasgow, Scotland, has a statue of Wellington astride a horse, outside the Gallery of Modern Art. The statue ...
The Wellington Collection is a large art and militaria collection housed at Apsley House in London.It mainly consists of paintings, including 83 formerly in the Spanish royal collection, given to Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, who was prime minister as well as the general commanding the British forces to victory in the Napoleonic Wars.
The equestrian statue was erected to show the City's gratitude for Wellington's help in assisting the passage of the London Bridge Approaches Act 1827. This Act led to the creation of King William Street. "Wellington" is inscribed on each side of the plinth; on its ends is the inscription "Erected June 18, 1844".
Wellington's Column, or the Waterloo Memorial, is a monument to the Duke of Wellington standing on the corner of William Brown Street and Lime Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building .
Mornington House. Mornington House was the Dublin social season Georgian residence of the Earls of Mornington at 24 Merrion Street, close to Leinster House.. Arthur Wellesley, the fourth son of the Earl of Mornington, later a Field Marshal (1813), then 1st Duke of Wellington (1814) and British prime minister, is said to have been born there, though other sources suggest he was born in the ...
25-63 Eaton Terrace in 2012 The Duke of Wellington Public House in 2008. Eaton Terrace is a street in Belgravia, central London. It is named after Eaton Hall which is the country seat of the Duke of Westminster who developed this district of London. [1]