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Catherine Sarah Dorothea Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington (née Pakenham; 14 January 1773 – 24 April 1831), known before her marriage as Kitty Pakenham, was the wife of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington.
Dorothy Violet Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington (née Ashton; 30 July 1889 – 11 July 1956), styled Lady Gerald Wellesley between 1914 and 1943, was an English author, poet, literary editor and socialite.
Elizabeth Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington, VA (née Hay; 27 September 1820 – 13 August 1904), was a daughter of the 8th Marquess of Tweeddale. Her husband, Lord Douro , succeeded his father as duke of Wellington in 1852.
30 de abr. de 2024 · Died: September 14, 1852, Walmer Castle, Kent, England (aged 83) Title / Office: prime minister (1834-1834), United Kingdom. prime minister (1828-1830), United Kingdom. House of Lords (1814-1852), United Kingdom. House of Commons (1806-1809), United Kingdom. (Show more) Political Affiliation: Tory Party. Role In: Copenhagen, Battle of.
2 de sept. de 2023 · Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke of Wellington is today more famous as a soldier than as a politician. In fact, as the Prime Minister, he was known for his measures to repress reform, and his...
His military career began at Angers Military Academy in 1784 and was initially undistinguished. In 1793 he became a lieutenant-colonel of the 33rd Foot and the outbreak of war with France gave him the opportunity to see active service.
Wellington married Catherine (‘Kitty’) Pakenham in 1806, more out of stubbornness than affection (her family had initially refused when he had first proposed in the 1793). They had two children. It was not a happy marriage and the Duke pursued many other sexual and romantic relationships.
