Question: What key details about arthur valerian wellesley , 8th duke of wellington can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: brigadier arthur valerian wellesley , 8th duke of wellington -lrb- 2 july 1915 -- 31 december 2014 -rrb- , styled marquess of douro between 1943 and 1972 , was a senior british peer and a retired brigadier in the british army . his main residence was stratfield saye house in hampshire . he was a member of the house of lords from 1972 until 1999 , losing his seat by the house of lords act . apart from his british titles , wellington held the hereditary titles of 8th prince of waterloo -lrb- '' prins van waterloo '' -rrb- of the kingdom of the netherlands , and duke of the victory -lrb- '' duque da vitoria '' -rrb- of the former kingdom of portugal with its subsidiary titles marquis of torres vedras -lrb- marques de torres vedras -rrb- and count of vimeiro -lrb- '' conde de vimeiro '' -rrb- . these were granted to the first duke as victory titles for his distinguished services as victorious commanding general in the peninsular war -lrb- in spain and portugal -rrb- , and at the battle of waterloo -lrb- in what is now belgium -rrb- . the 8th duke of wellington was also the 9th duke of ciudad rodrigo -lrb- '' duque de ciudad rodrigo '' -rrb- of the kingdom of spain , but on 10 march 2010 he ceded the spanish dukedom to his eldest child , charles wellesley , marquess of douro . in accordance with spanish procedure , lord douro petitioned formal claim to the title with the spanish authorities . king juan carlos of spain , through his minister , granted the succession of the dukedom to douro by royal decree on 21 may 2010 , reported officially in the official bulletin of state for 12 june 2010 .
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- title is duke of wellington- birth name is arthur valerian wellesley- predecessor is gerald wellesley- birth date is 2 july 1915- parents is gerald ashton wellesley , 7th duke of wellington dorothy violet- resting place is stratfield saye house- caption is the 2006 . duke of wellington at battlesbury barracks , may- spouse is diana -rrb- mcconnel -lrb- 1944 -- 2010 ; her death- name is the duke of wellington- death place is stratfield saye house- birth place is rome , kingdom of italy- module is yes cavalry regiment royal horse guards regiment second world war north 1936 african campaign cyprus dispute lieutenant of the royal victorian order -- officer of the order of the british empire military cross 1968 brigadier 22nd armoured brigade household- successor is charles wellesley- nationality is british- alma mater is new college , oxford- imagesize is 200px- residence is stratfield saye house- honorific prefix is his grace- honorific suffix is gbr 100 % , kg lvo obe mc- children is charles wellesley lady jane wellesley lord john wellesley lord james wellesley wellesley , 9th duke of wellington lord richard- image is 8thdow -lrb- rlh -rrb- . jpg