Original: Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley , 1st Duke of Wellington , KG , KP , GCB , GCH , PC , FRS ( c. 29 April/1 May 1769 14 September 1852 ) , was an Irish ( Anglo-Irish ) soldier and statesman , and one of the leading military and political figures of the nineteenth century .
Simplified: Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley , 1st Duke of Wellington , KG , GCB , GCH , PC , FRS ( c. 1 May , 1769 -- 14 September , 1852 ) was an Irish-born British soldier and statesman .