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Hace 3 días · Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS (né Wesley; 1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish statesman, soldier, and Tory politician who was one of the leading military and political figures of 19th-century Britain, serving twice as prime minister of the United Kingdom.
30 de abr. de 2024 · Arthur Wellesley, 1st duke of Wellington, Irish-born commander of the British army during the Napoleonic Wars and later prime minister of Great Britain (1828–30). He gained military prominence in India, won successes in the Peninsular War in Spain, and triumphed over Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo.
Hace 2 días · From Lord Apsley to the Iron Duke: A House Through Time. The story of Apsley House begins in the 1770s, when Lord Apsley, the Lord Chancellor, commissioned renowned architect Robert Adam to design a stately home at Hyde Park Corner, then on the outskirts of London. Construction took place between 1771 and 1778, resulting in a neoclassical gem ...
8 de may. de 2024 · The current Duke of Wellington, Charles Wellesley made a visit to the town in 2019 to commemorate the 200 th anniversary of his ancestor’s visit. His visit consisted of a visit to Wellington Museum to see how the town maintains and commemorates it’s link with the Dukedom followed by a trip to Wellington Monument to see the progress being made in its restoration.
Hace 1 día · The Peninsular War (1807–1814) was the military conflict fought in the Iberian Peninsula by Spain, Portugal, and the United Kingdom against the invading and occupying forces of the First French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars. In Spain, it is considered to overlap with the Spanish War of Independence. [e]
21 de may. de 2024 · Of all his crowd of illustrious friends, only two were near him—Lord and Lady Charles Wellesley, who were staying on a visit. So little did he anticipate death that he had appointed that day to meet the Countess of Westmoreland at Dover to see her off by packet to Ostend.
Hace 4 días · Balliol College, Oxford. George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, KG, GCSI, GCIE, PC, FRS, FRGS, FBA (11 January 1859 – 20 March 1925), styled Lord Curzon of Kedleston between 1898 and 1911 and then Earl Curzon of Kedleston between 1911 and 1921, was a prominent British statesman, Conservative politician and writer who ...
