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Henry Valerian George Wellesley, 6th Duke of Wellington (14 July 1912 – 16 September 1943), styled as Earl of Mornington between 1912 and 1934 and Marquess of Douro between 1934 and 1941, was a British peer and politician. Life and career.
Henry Wellesley, primer barón de Cowley (20 de enero de 1773-27 de abril de 1847), fue un diplomático y político angloirlandés. Era el hermano menor del diplomático y político Richard Wellesley , secretario del Foreign Office entre 1808 y 1812, y del militar y político Arthur Wellesley , primer duque de Wellington .
Henry Wellesley, 6th Duke of Wellington (1912–1943), British peer and politician. Henry Wellesley (1804 ship), a barque that made three whaling voyages and two voyages carrying convicts to Australia before she was wrecked in 1841. Categories: Disambiguation pages. Human name disambiguation pages.
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Wellington was born in Rome, Italy, on 2 July 1915, the son of Lord Gerald Wellesley, future 7th Duke of Wellington, by his wife Dorothy Violet, daughter of Robert Ashton. He had one younger sister, the socialite Lady Elizabeth Clyde, whose son is the actor and musician Jeremy Clyde. At the time of Wellington's birth, his father Gerald was the thir...
Wellington was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Territorial Army in 1936, and was commissioned with the same rank (on probation) in the British Army Reserve in 1939. In 1940, he was given a full commission as a second lieutenant in the Royal Horse Guards Regiment, with the service number 68268. He served in the Second World War with the 1st ...
Wellington was involved in business as a Director of Massey Ferguson Holdings Ltd from 1967 to 1989 and of Motor Iberica SA (Spain) from 1967 to 1999. He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire on 18 April 1975.Through his final years, the Duke continued to conduct public engagements, most recently at the Order of the Garter investiture, 16 ...
Wellington was twice engaged to Lady Rose Paget, the daughter of Charles Paget, 6th Marquess of Anglesey, who eventually married the Hon. John Francis McLaren. On 28 January 1944 he married Diana Ruth McConnel (1922–2010), only daughter of Major-General Douglas McConnel, of Knockdolian, Colmonell, Ayr, at St. George's Cathedral, Jerusalem. With Dia...
2 July 1915 – 16 September 1943: Valerian Wellesley16 September 1943 – 4 January 1972: Marquess of Douro4 January 1972 – 31 December 2014: His Grace The Duke of WellingtonOn 26 December 1941, as Second Lieutenant Wellesley, Wellesley was awarded the Military Cross"in recognition of distinguished services in the Middle East (including Egypt, East Africa, The Western Desert, The Sudan, Greece, Crete, Syria and Tobruk) during the period February, 1941, to July, 1941." Wellington was appointed a Member (Fourth Class) of...
Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Duke of WellingtonSalerno - Operation Avalanche. ‘Sicily - Operation Husky’. Local Roll of Honour: Salerno (ROH) Captain Henry Wellesley, the 6th Duke of Wellington, died during operations at Salerno. He was in charge of 2 troop with orders to attack and take the village of Piegolelle (also seen spelt as Piegolette).
Arthur Wellesley ( Dublín, 1 de mayo de 1769- Walmer, 14 de septiembre de 1852), más conocido, a partir de 1814, por su título de duque de Wellington, fue un militar, político y estadista británico de origen irlandés, con una participación destacada en las guerras de coalición o guerras napoleónicas, particularmente al frente de las tropas anglo...
12 de ene. de 2023 · By CWGC. Captain Henry Valerian George Wellesley. 2604196. View record on CWGC. Henry Valerian George Wellesley was born on the 14 July 1912, the son of Arthur Charles Wellesley, 5th Duke of Wellington, and his wife, the Hon. Lilian Maud Glen Coats, Duchess of Wellington, of London and Strathfield Saye.
