Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

@Former First Lord of the Treasury of the United Kingdom, Birthday and Life

Duke of Wellington was one of the most legendary political and military personalities

May 1, 1769

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Personal Details

  • Birthday: May 1, 1769
  • Died on: September 14, 1852
  • Nationality: British
  • Famous: Former First Lord of the Treasury of the United Kingdom, Eton College, Leaders, Political Leaders
  • Nick names: The Beau, The Peer, The Eagle, Douro Douro, Beau Douro, Sepoy General, The Beef, The Iron Duke
  • Spouses: Catherine Pakenham
  • Known as: Duke of Wellington

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington born at

Dublin

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Birth Place

In 1806, he married Kitty Pakenham. The couple led a very unhappy married life and spent several years living apart from each other. She died of cancer in 1831.

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Personal Life

He died at the age of 83, after suffering from a series of strokes that resulted in epileptic seizure. He was laid to rest at the St Paul's Cathedral, London.

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Personal Life

He was born as ‘The Honourable Arthur Wesley’ in Dublin, Ireland to Garret Wesley, who was the 1st Earl of Mornington and Anne Hill-Trevor, who was the daughter of Arthur Hill-Trevor, 1st Viscount Dungannon.

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Childhood & Early Life

He grew up in two of his family homes, a bungalow in Dublin and the Dangan Castle located in County Meath. While he was at Dublin, he attended Mr. Whyte's Academy and in County Meath he went to the diocesan school.

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He studied at the Eton College until 1784 and later went to the French Royal Academy of Equitation in Angers, where he trained to be a horseman and also studied French.

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In 1787, he joined the army as a junior rank officer and he was assigned to The 73rd Regiment of Foot. In October that year, he was appointed as the Chief of Staff to Lord Buckingham, the then Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.

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Career

In 1788, after he became a lieutenant, he was assigned to work in the 41st Regiment of Foot. The next year he was assigned to work for the 12th (Prince of Wales's) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons.

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In 1789, he became a Member of Parliament for Trim in the Irish House of Commons and served in the Dublin Castle. He was later promoted to the position of captain and was appointed to the 58th Regiment of Foot.

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By 1793, he was promoted to the position of major in the British Army and after a few months he was upgraded to the post of lieutenant-colonelcy.

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In September 1793, he became the commander of a brigade. He later returned as a Member of Parliament for Trim but was unhappy as he was not promoted. Subsequently, he returned to the army.

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This British politician, Prime Minster and Commander-in-Chief rarely spoke to his servants and rather choose to write his orders to them on a note pad, which he often left on his dressing table.

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