Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

Field Marshal The Most Noble Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, K.G., G.C.B., G.C.H., P.C., F.R.S.
*Born: 1 May 1769
*Died: 14 September 1852
==Known as==
*1769-1787: The Hon. Arthur Wesley
*1787-1787: Ensign The Hon. Arthur Wesley
*1787-1791: Lieutenant The Hon. Arthur Wesley
*1791-1793: Captain The Hon. Arthur Wesley
*1793-1793: Major The Hon. Arthur Wesley
*1793-1796: Lieutenant-Colonel The Hon. Arthur Wesley
*1796-1798: Colonel The Hon. Arthur Wesley
*1798-1802: Colonel The Hon. Arthur Wellesley
*1802-1804: Major-General The Hon. Arthur Wellesley
*1804-1807: Major-General The Hon. Sir Arthur Wellesley, K.B.
*1807-1808: Major-General The Rt. Hon. Sir Arthur Wellesley, K.B.
*1808-1809: Lieutenant-General The Rt. Hon. Sir Arthur Wellesley, K.B.
*1809-1811: Lieutenant-General The Viscount Wellington, K.B., P.C.
*1811-1812: General The Viscount Wellington, K.B., P.C.
*1812-1812: General The Earl of Wellington, K.B, P.C.
*1812-1813: General The Marquess of Wellington, K.B., P.C.
*1813-1813: General The Marquess of Wellington, K.G., K.B., P.C.
*1813-1814: Field Marshal The Marquess of Wellington, K.G., K.B., P.C.
*1814-1815: Field Marshal The Duke of Wellington, K.G., K.B., P.C.
*1815-1816: Field Marshal The Duke of Wellington, K.G., G.C.B., P.C.
*1816-1847: Field Marshal The Duke of Wellington, K.G., G.C.B., G.C.H., P.C.
*1847-1852: Field Marshal The Duke of Wellington, K.G., G.C.B., G.C.H., P.C., F.R.S.
==Education==
*Eton College
==Political Offices==
*Chief Secretary for Ireland, 1807-1809
*Master-General of the Ordnance, 1819-1827
*First Lord of the Treasury, 1828-1830, 1834
*Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, 1834-1835
*Minister without Portfolio, 1841-1846
==Military Ranks==
*Ensign, 73rd Foot, 1787
*Lieutenant, 76th Foot, 1787
*Lieutenant, 41st Foot, 1788
*Lieutenant, 12th Light Dragoons, 1789
*Captain, 58th Foot, 1791
*Captain, 18th Light Dragoons, 1792
*Major, 33rd Foot, 1793
*Lieutenant-Colonel, commanding the 33rd Foot, 1793
*Colonel, 1796
*Major-General, 1802
*Lieutenant-General, 1808
*General, 1811
*Field Marshal, 1813
==Military Offices==
*Colonel of the 33rd (the 1st Yorkshire West Riding) Regiment of Foot, 1806-1813
*Commander of British Forces in the Peninsula, 1808, 1809-1814
*Marshal-General of Portugal, 1809-1814
*Generalissimo of the Spanish Army, 1812-1814
*Colonel of the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards (The Blues), 1813-1827
*Commander of British Forces in the Netherlands, 1815
*Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Occupation Forces in France, 1815-1818
*Governor of Plymouth, 1819-1827
*Commander-in-Chief of the Forces, 1827-1828, 1842-1852
*Colonel of the Grenadier Guards, 1827-1852
==Diplomatic Offices==
*Ambassador to France, 1814-1815
*Plenipotentiary to the Congress of Vienna, 1815
==Lord Lieutenancies==
*Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire, 1820-1852
==Other Honorary Offices==
*Constable of the Tower of London, 1826-1852
*Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, 1829-1852
*Chancellor of Oxford University, 1834-1852
==Peerage Titles==
*Viscount Wellington and Baron Douro, 1809
*Earl of Wellington, 1812
*Marquess of Wellington, 1812
*Duke of Wellington and Marquess Douro, 1814
===Foreign Peerage Titles===
*Portugal: Count of Vimeiro (1811), Marquis of Torres Vedras (1812) and Duke of Vittoria (1813)
*Spain: Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo and Grandee of the First Class (1812)
*Netherlands: Prince of Waterloo (1815)
==Chivalric Orders==
===British Orders===
*Knight of the Bath, 1804
*Knight of the Garter, 1813
*Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, 1815
===Foreign Orders===
*Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Maria Theresa (Austria), 1815
*Knight of the Order of the Elephant (Denmark)
*Knight of the Order of the Holy Spirit (France), 1815
*Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order (Hanover), 1816
*Knight Grand Cross of the Military William Order (Netherlands), 1815
*Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Tower and Sword (Portugal), 1811
*Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Black Eagle (Prussia), 1814
*Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Red Eagle (Prussia)
*Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky (Russia)
*Grand Cross of the Order of St. George (Russia)
*Knight of the Golden Fleece (Spain), 1812
*Military Order of St. Ferdinand (Spain), 1812
*Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Sword (Sweden), 1814
*Knight of the Order of St. Januarius (Two Sicilies)
*Knight of the Order of St. Ferdinand and of Merit (Two Sicilies)
*Military Merit Order (Württemberg)
==Privy Council==
*Privy Councillor in Ireland, 1807
*Privy Councillor, 1812
==Parliamentary Seats==
===Irish House of Commons===
*Member of Parliament for Trim, 1790-1797
===House of Commons===
*Member of Parliament for Rye, 1806
*Member of Parliament for Tralee, 1807
*Member of Parliament for Mitchell, 1807
*Member of Parliament for Newport, Isle of Wight, 1807-1809
==Parliamentary Positions==
*Leader of the House of Lords, 1828-1830, 1834-1835, 1841-1846
*Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords, 1830-1834, 1835-1841
==Other Honours==
*Fellow of the Royal Society, 1847
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Wellesley, Arthur, 1st Duke of Wellington
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