Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Deceased Q131691

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

British Field Marshal, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1828–1830, 1834

Born: May 1, 1769 (1769) · Dublin
Died: September 14, 1852 (1852) · Walmer Castle
Age at death: 83 years
Cause of death: stroke
Manner of death: natural causes
Nationality United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Portugal, Kingdom of Ireland
Occupation politician, diplomat, military officer
Education Eton College, Beverley Grammar School, Drogheda Grammar School
Employer University of Oxford, Foreign Office
Position held Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Home Secretary, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, Secretary of State for War and the Colonies, Leader of the House of Lords, Member of the Privy Council of Ireland, Chancellor of the University of Oxford, member of the 4th Parliament of the United Kingdom, Member of Parliament in the Parliament of Ireland, ambassador of the United Kingdom to France, Constable of the Tower, member of the 3rd Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 2nd Parliament of the United Kingdom, Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire, Master-General of the Ordnance
Gender male

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