Arthur Wellesley
AKA Arthur Wesley
Born: 1-May-1769
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: 14-Sep-1852
Location of death: Walmer Castle, Kent, England
Cause of death: Stroke
Remains: Buried, St. Paul's Cathedral, London, England
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Military, Head of State
Nationality: England
Executive summary: 1st Duke of Wellington
Military service: British Army
Defeated Napoleon at Waterloo.
Father: (1st earl of Mornington)
Brother: Richard
Wife: Catherine "Kitty" Pakenham (m. 1806, d. 24-Apr-1831, two sons)
Son: Arthur
Son: Charles
High School: Eton College (1781-85)
Administrator: Chancellor, Oxford University
UK Minister Without Portfolio (1841-46)
UK Foreign Secretary (1834-35)
Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (1829-52)
UK Prime Minister (1828-30)
UK Member of Parliament for Newport, Isle of Wight (1807-08)
UK Member of Parliament for Rye (1806)
Boodle's Club
Travellers Club
Royal Society
Knight of the British Empire 1805
Order of the Garter (4-Mar-1813)
Duel: Pistols against the 10th Earl of Winchilsea, Battersea Park (21-Mar-1829)
Seized by a Mob London, England (18-Jun-1832)
Assault Dublin, Ireland
Eponyms Wellington boots
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