The Iron Duke

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The Iron Duke is the famous British military leader and statesman Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, renowned for defeating Napoleon at Waterloo and later serving as Prime Minister.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army officer
British statesman
Duke of Wellington
human
allegiance British Army
awardReceived Order of the Bath
Order of the Garter
Order of the Golden Fleece
battle Battle of Assaye
Battle of Salamanca
Siege of Seringapatam (1799)
surface form: Battle of Seringapatam

Battle of Talavera
Battle of Vitoria
Battle of Waterloo
burialPlace St Paul's Cathedral
surface form: St Paul’s Cathedral
causeOfFame defeating Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
dateOfBirth 1769-05-01
dateOfDeath 1852-09-14
education Eton College
Royal Academy of Equitation in Angers
surface form: Royal Academy of Equitation at Angers
father Garret Wesley, 1st Earl of Mornington
mannerOfDeath natural causes
memberOf House of Lords
Conservative Party (UK)
surface form: Tory Party
militaryRank Field Marshal
monarchDuringTerm George IV of the United Kingdom
surface form: George IV

Victoria
William IV
mother Anne Hill-Trevor
name Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
surface form: Arthur Wellesley
nickname The Iron Duke self-link
notableWork Lines of Torres Vedras
Peninsular War
surface form: Peninsular War campaigns

defeat of Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo
placeOfBirth Dublin
Kingdom of Ireland
placeOfDeath England
Kent
Walmer Castle
politicalAchievement role in passing the Catholic Emancipation Act 1829
positionHeld Commander-in-Chief
surface form: Commander-in-Chief of the Forces

Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
surface form: Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom

Home Secretary
surface form: Home Secretary of the United Kingdom

Leader of the House of Lords
Warden of the Cinque Ports
surface form: Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
religion Anglicanism
residence Apsley House
sexOrGender male
sibling Lord Wellesley
surface form: Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley

William Wellesley-Pole
spouse Catherine Pakenham
title Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
surface form: 1st Duke of Wellington

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The Iron Duke nickname The Iron Duke self-link