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Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
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The Duke of Wellington | |
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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | |
In office 22 January 1828 – 16 November 1830 17 November 1834–9 December 1834 | |
Preceded by | The Viscount Goderich The Viscount Melbourne |
Succeeded by | The Earl Grey Sir Robert Peel, Bt |
Personal details | |
Born | 1 May 1769 Dublin |
Died | 14 September 1852 Walmer, Kent | (aged 83)
Political party | Tory |
Starting as an ensign in the British Army, he served well in the Napoleonic Wars, eventually reaching the rank of field marshal. As a general, Wellington is often compared to the 1st Duke of Marlborough. They had many things in common including dealing in politics after a highly successful military career.
Titles
- The Honorable Arthur Wesley (birth–7 March 1787)
- Ensign The Hon. Arthur Wesley (7 March 1787–25 December 1787)
- Lieutenant The Hon. Arthur Wesley (25 December 1787–30 June 1791)
- Captain The Hon. Arthur Wesley (30 June 1791–30 April 1793)
- Major The Hon. Arthur Wesley (30 April 1793–30 September 1793)
- Lieutenant-Colonel The Hon. Arthur Wesley (30 September 1793–3 May 1796)
- Colonel The Hon. Arthur Wesley (3 May 1796–19 May 1798)
- Colonel The Hon. Arthur Wellesley (19 May 1798–29 April 1802)
- Major-General The Hon. Arthur Wellesley (29 April 1802–1 September 1804)
- Major-General The Hon. Sir Arthur Wellesley, KB (1 September 1804–8 April 1807)
- Major-General The Right Honourable Sir Arthur Wellesley, KB (8 April 1807–25 April 1808)
- Lieutenant-General The Rt Hon. Sir Arthur Wellesley, KB (25 April 1808–4 September 1809)
- Lieutenant-General The Rt Hon. The Viscount Wellington, KB, PC (4 September 1809–May 1811)
- General The Rt Hon. The Viscount Wellington, KB, PC (May 1811–28 February 1812)
- General The Rt Hon. The Earl of Wellington, KB, PC (28 February 1812–3 October 1812)
- General The Most Honourable The Marquess of Wellington, KB, PC (3 October 1812–4 March 1813)
- General The Most Hon. The Marquess of Wellington, KG, KB, PC (4 March 1813–21 June 1813)
- Field Marshal The Most Hon. The Marquess of Wellington, KG, KB, PC (21 June 1813–11 May 1814)
- Field Marshal His Grace The Duke of Wellington, KG, KB, PC (11 May 1814–2 January 1815)
- Field Marshal His Grace The Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, PC (2 January 1815–14 September 1852)
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