Brigadier Arthur Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington, KG, LVO, OBE, MC, DL, (born 2 July 1915), is a British peer and a retired Brigadier in the British Army. He was born in Rome. From 1943 to 1972, when he succeeded his father, he was known as Marquess Douro, and he is currently styled His Grace The Duke of Wellington. Brigadier (IPA pronunciation: ) is a military rank, the meaning of which has a considerable variation. ... The insignia of a knight of the Order of the Garter. ... Queen Victoria founded the Royal Victorian Order. ... The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander... The Military Cross (MC) is the third level military decoration awarded to officers and (since 1993) other ranks of the British Army and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries. ... The Deputy Lieutenant is the deputy to the Lord Lieutenant of a county. ... is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday[1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... For other uses, see Peerage (disambiguation). ... Brigadier (IPA pronunciation: ) is a military rank, the meaning of which has a considerable variation. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... Nickname: Motto: SPQR: Senatus Populusque Romanus Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 21 April 753 BC Government  - Mayor Walter Veltroni Area  - City 1,285 km²  (580 sq mi)  - Urban 5... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of Wellington, KG (August 21, 1885 - January 4, 1972) was a British diplomat. ...

He attended Eton and New College, Oxford. At Eton College, he lived in The Hopgarden, a house on Common Lane, in a room which is now a bathroom. There is a plaque commemorating his boyhood there. The Kings College of Our Lady of Eton beside Windsor, commonly known as Eton College or just Eton, is a public school (privately funded and independent) for boys, founded in 1440 by King Henry VI. It is located in Eton, near Windsor in England, north of Windsor Castle, and... and of the New College College name New College of St Mary Latin name Collegium Novum Oxoniensis/Collegium Sanctae Mariae Wintoniae Named after Mary, mother of Jesus Established 1379 Sister college Kings College, Cambridge Warden Prof. ... The University of Oxford (usually abbreviated as Oxon. ...

Career

He joined the British Army, serving in the Second World War with the Royal Horse Guards. He eventually rose to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, commanding that regiment in 1954. He then moved to the Household Cavalry Regiment, which he began commanding in 1959. He commanded the 22nd Armoured Brigade (1960-1961), served in the British Army of the Rhine, and became defence attaché to Spain in 1964; he retired from the Army in 1968 as a Brigadier. During his period of service, he received the Military Cross. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The Royal Horse Guards (RHG) was a Household Cavalry regiment of the British Army. ... Lieutenant Colonel (Lieutenant-Colonel in English from the French grades spelling) is a rank of commissioned officer in the armies and most marine corps and air forces of the world, typically ranking above a Major and below a Colonel. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Household Cavalry Regiment has an active operational role in armoured fighting vehicles which has seen them at the forefront of the nations conflicts. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 22nd Armoured Brigade, a British Army formation since World War II, was formed from the Territorial Army formation 22nd Heavy Armoured Brigade 3rd September 1939. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... There have been two formations named British Army on the Rhine (BAOR). ... An attaché is a person who is assigned to the staff of a diplomatic mission and often has special responsibilities or expertise. ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Brigadier (IPA pronunciation: ) is a military rank, the meaning of which has a considerable variation. ... The Military Cross (MC) is the third level military decoration awarded to officers and (since 1993) other ranks of the British Army and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries. ...

8th Duke of Wellington AV Wellesley

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Honours

• Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter — 1990
• Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire — 1975
• Officer of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem
• Officer of the Legion of Honour
• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael of the Wing of Portugal (Portugal)
• Member of the Order of Isabel La Catolica (Spain)
• Prince of Waterloo

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Honorary Appointments

• Deputy Colonel-in-Chief (to HRH The Duke of York) of the Yorkshire Regiment.
• Deputy Colonel (to HRH The Princess Royal) of The Blues and Royals.
• Honorary Colonel of the 2nd Battalion, Wessex Regiment.

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Business and commerce

• Director of Massey Ferguson Holdings Ltd from 1967 to 1989.
• Director of Motor Iberica SA (Spain) from 1967 to 1999.

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Marriage

As Valerian Wellesley, then a cousin of Henry Wellesley, 6th Duke of Wellington, he was twice engaged to Lady Rose McLaren, the daughter of the Marquess of Anglesey, who eventually married the younger son of another peer. However, on 28 January 1944, he married Diana McConnel at St. George's Cathedral in Jerusalem. They have five children: Henry Valerian George Wellesley, 6th Duke of Wellington (b. ... Lady Rose Mary Primrose McLaren (27 July 1919 – 1 November 2005) (née Paget the daughter of the 6th Marquess of Anglesey) The Paget family (the Marquesses of Anglesey), who lived at Plas Newydd and Beaudesert in Staffordshire were a close-knit family particularly noted for the beauty of its... The title of Marquess of Anglesey was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1815 for the Henry William Paget, 2nd Earl of Uxbridge, a hero of the Battle of Waterloo. ... is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... St. ... For other uses, see Jerusalem (disambiguation). ...

• Arthur Charles Valerian Wellesley, Marquess of Douro (b. 19 August 1945), married to the former Princess Antonia of Prussia and has issue two sons and three daughters.
• Lord Richard Gerald Wellesley (b. 20 June 1949), married 1973 Joanna Marion Sumner and has issue, two daughters.
• Lady Caroline Jane Wellesley (b. 6 July 1951) who is unmarried
• Lord John Henry Wellesley (b. 20 April 1954), married 1977 Corinne Vaes, daughter of a Belgian diplomat, and has issue, one son and one daughter.
• Lord James Christopher Douglas Wellesley (b. 16 December 1964), married 1994 (divorced 2005) as her second husband, Laura Elizabeth Wedge, daughter of a property magnate, and has issue, 1 daughter, Eleanor (b. 1995).^[1] He is now married (as of 26 July 2005) to his daughter's former teacher Emma Nethercott.^[2]

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References

• The Peerage website

External links

• 3rd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment (Duke of Wellington's)