Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

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Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, was a British military leader and statesman best known for defeating Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo and later serving twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army officer
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
duke
human
peer of the United Kingdom
statesman
allegiance British Army
associatedWithPlace Wellington, Somerset
birthDate 1769-05-01
birthPlace Dublin
Kingdom of Ireland
burialPlace St Paul's Cathedral
surface form: St Paul’s Cathedral
conflict Anglo-Mysore Wars
Napoleonic Wars
Napoleonic invasion of Spain
surface form: Peninsular War
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
deathDate 1852-09-14
deathPlace England
Kent
Walmer Castle
education Eton College
Royal Academy of Equitation in Angers
familyName Wellesley
father William Wellesley-Pole
surface form: Garret Wesley, 1st Earl of Mornington
givenName Arthur
honor Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter
surface form: Knight of the Garter

Prince of Waterloo
languageSpoken English
legacy considered one of Britain’s greatest military commanders
militaryRank Field Marshal
monarchDuringTerm George IV of the United Kingdom
surface form: George IV

William IV
mother Anne Hill-Trevor
nickname The Iron Duke
nobleTitle Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington self-linksurface differs
surface form: Duke of Wellington
notableBattle Battle of Assaye
Battle of Salamanca
Battle of Talavera
Battle of Vitoria
Battle of Waterloo
notableWork defeat of Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo
ordinalOfTitle Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington self-linksurface differs
surface form: 1st Duke of Wellington
politicalParty Conservative Party (UK)
surface form: Tory Party
positionHeld Ambassador to France
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

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
secondTermEndAsPrimeMinister 1834
secondTermStartAsPrimeMinister 1834
sibling Lord Wellesley
surface form: Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley
spouse Catherine Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington
termEndAsPrimeMinister 1830
termStartAsPrimeMinister 1828

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Fourth Anglo-Mysore War opposingCommander Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
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Walmer Castle notableResident Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
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Chief Secretary for Ireland hasNotableOfficeHolder Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
this entity surface form: Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington
Catholic Emancipation Act 1829 sponsoredBy Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
this entity surface form: Duke of Wellington
Liverpool and Manchester Railway openedBy Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
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Johnson’s Life of London containsBiographicalSketchOf Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
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Second Anglo-Maratha War commander Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
this entity surface form: Arthur Wellesley
Third Anglo-Maratha War commander Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
this entity surface form: Sir Arthur Wellesley
Waterloo battleCommander Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
this entity surface form: Duke of Wellington
Hougoumont farm commander Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Hougoumont farm associatedWith Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
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Battle of Orthes commander Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
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Wellington Barracks namedAfter Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
British East India Company forces notableCommander Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
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Second Treaty of Paris occupationCommander Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
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19th Light Dragoons notableCommander Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
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Order of the Black Eagle notableRecipient Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
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Napoleonic invasions of Portugal commander Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
this entity surface form: Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington
Captain-General of the Forces officeHolder Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Wellington County, Ontario namedAfter Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Chancellor of the University of Oxford hasHistoricalOfficeHolder Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Frederick John Robinson, Viscount Goderich succeededBy Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Edward Pakenham brotherInLaw Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
FitzRoy James Henry Somerset servedUnder Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
John Fane, 11th Earl of Westmorland relative Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Anglo-Mysore Wars notableCommander Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
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Catherine Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington spouse Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Catherine Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington child Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
this entity surface form: Arthur Wellesley, 2nd Duke of Wellington
Catherine Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington notableRelative Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Catherine Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington spouseNobleTitle Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
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The Iron Duke name Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
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The Iron Duke title Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
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Prince of Waterloo associatedWith Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
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Prince of Waterloo subsidiaryTitleOf Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
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Prince of Waterloo relatedTitle Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
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Wellington, Somerset associatedWith Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Wellesley hasNotableBearer Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Wellesley associatedWithNobilityTitle Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
this entity surface form: Duke of Wellington
Anne Hill-Trevor motherOf Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Anne Hill-Trevor hasChild Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Anne Hill-Trevor relative Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
HMS Iron Duke namedAfter Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Wellington exploited a gap in the French left flank commander Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Wellington’s 1812 Salamanca campaign commander Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Ludwig van Beethoven’s composition "Wellingtons Sieg oder die Schlacht bei Vittoria" historicalFigureDepicted Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
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Siege of Badajoz (1812) commander Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
British 3rd Division higherCommand Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
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