Duke of Wellington

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Coat of arms of the Dukes of Wellington
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Stratfield Saye House

Duke of Wellington (German Duke of Wellington ) is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom , which is named after the small town of Wellington in Somerset .

The Dukes' family home is Stratfield Saye House in Stratfield Saye , Hampshire . The Dukes' London city ​​residence, Apsley House , is now part of the English Heritage , although the family still owns an apartment there.

Award

The title was bestowed on May 11, 1814, on British Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley . He was the most important British military leader and statesman of the Napoleonic period. His greatest success was the victory over Napoléon Bonaparte together with Blücher in the battle of Waterloo (1815). He was later twice Prime Minister of the United Kingdom .

Subordinate title

Wellesley had been made Viscount Wellington , of Talavera and Wellington in the County of Somerset on September 4, 1809 , and Baron Douro , of Wellesley in the County of Somerset, Earl of Wellington on February 28, 1812, and Marquess of Wellington on October 4, 1812. Along with the Dukedom, Wellesley was also awarded the title of Marquess Douro . All of the aforementioned titles also belong to the Peerage of the United Kingdom.

His son, the 2nd Duke , also inherited the title of 6th Earl of Mornington (created 1760), 6th Viscount Wellesley (created 1760) and 7th Baron Mornington (created 1746) when his childless cousin died . These titles belong to the Peerage of Ireland . He thereby also became head of the Wellesley family .

The eldest son of the respective duke carries the courtesy title of Marquess Douro as heir apparent , his eldest son that of an Earl of Mornington , his eldest son that of a Viscont Wellesley .

Foreign title

In addition, Arthur Wellesley was also named

Conde do Vimeiro (1811), Duque de Vitória and Marquês de Torres Vedras (1812) in Portugal ,
Duque de Ciudad Rodrigo (1812) in Spain and
Prins van Waterloo (1815) in the Netherlands

raised.

The current Duke had already received the title of Duque de Ciudad Rodrigo in 2010 from his father, the 8th Duke. This is possible and quite common with Spanish nobility titles, unlike British ones. After the change in Spanish legislation in 2005, the primogeniture applies to this title regardless of gender.

List of the Dukes of Wellington (1814)

Title heir (Heir apparent) the eldest son of the current title holder Arthur Gerald Wellesley, Marquess of Douro (* 1978). His apparent marriage is his son Arthur Darcy Wellesley, Earl of Mornington (* 2010).

Others

The HMS Duke of Wellington (1852) was a British three - deck ship of the line with a full ship rigging and auxiliary steam engine.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b The London Gazette : No. 16984, p. 936 , May 3, 1814.

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