Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley , 1st Duke of Wellington , KG GCB GCH PC FRS ( 1 May 1769 - 14 September 1852 ) , was a British soldier and statesman , a native of Ireland from the Anglo-Irish Ascendancy , and one of the leading military and political figures of the 19th century .
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley , 1st Duke of Wellington , KG , GCB , GCH , PC , FRS ( 1 May 1769-14 September 1852 ) was an Irish-born British soldier and statesman .