Lord Wellesley

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Lord Wellesley was a prominent British statesman and colonial administrator best known for expanding British power in India at the turn of the 19th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British statesman
Governor-General of India
colonial administrator
human
member of the House of Lords
peer of the United Kingdom
burialPlace Eton College Chapel
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
dateOfBirth 1760-06-20
dateOfDeath 1842-09-26
educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford
Eton College
endTime 1805
ethnicGroup Anglo-Irish
father Garret Wesley, 1st Earl of Mornington
fullName Lord Wellesley self-linksurface differs
surface form: Richard Colley Wellesley
honorificPrefix The Most Honourable
knownFor aggressive expansionist policies in India
strengthening British control over the Maratha and Mysore regions
subsidiary alliance system in India
languageSpoken English
memberOf Privy Council
surface form: Privy Council of Great Britain

Privy Council of Ireland
monarchDuringTerm George III of the United Kingdom
surface form: George III
mother Anne Hill-Trevor
name Lord Wellesley self-linksurface differs
surface form: Richard Wellesley
nobleFamily Wellesley family
notableWork expansion of British rule in India
occupation colonial governor
diplomat
politician
officeHeldDuringPeriod Governor-General of Bengal, 1798–1805
participatedIn Fourth Anglo-Mysore War
Second Anglo-Maratha War
placeOfBirth Dangan Castle, County Meath, Ireland
placeOfDeath London, England
positionHeld Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
surface form: Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom

Governor-General of Bengal
Governor-General of Bengal
surface form: Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William

Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
Member of Parliament of Great Britain
Member of Parliament of Ireland
religion Anglicanism
sibling Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
spouse Hyacinthe-Gabrielle Roland
Marianne Patterson
startTime 1798
title Lord Wellesley self-linksurface differs
surface form: 1st Marquess Wellesley

2nd Earl of Mornington

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Bengal Presidency significantPerson Lord Wellesley
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington sibling Lord Wellesley
this entity surface form: Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley
Lord Wellesley name Lord Wellesley self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Richard Wellesley
Lord Wellesley fullName Lord Wellesley self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Richard Colley Wellesley
Lord Wellesley title Lord Wellesley self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 1st Marquess Wellesley
William Wellesley-Pole sibling Lord Wellesley
this entity surface form: Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley
William Wellesley-Pole nobleTitle Lord Wellesley
this entity surface form: Viscount Wellesley
Company rule in India notableLeader Lord Wellesley
Government House, Calcutta (Kolkata) commissionedBy Lord Wellesley
subject surface form: Government House, Calcutta
this entity surface form: Marquess Wellesley
Government House, Calcutta (Kolkata) commissionedBy Lord Wellesley
subject surface form: Government House, Calcutta
this entity surface form: Richard Wellesley
Fourth Anglo-Mysore War opposingCommander Lord Wellesley
this entity surface form: Richard Wellesley
Fourth Anglo-Mysore War belligerentLeader Lord Wellesley
this entity surface form: Governor-General Richard Wellesley
Province Wellesley namedAfter Lord Wellesley
this entity surface form: Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley
Province Wellesley namedAfter Lord Wellesley
Wellesley House namedAfter Lord Wellesley
this entity surface form: Wellesley (likely referring to a British official of the Wellesley family)
The Iron Duke sibling Lord Wellesley
this entity surface form: Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley
Wellesley hasNotableBearer Lord Wellesley
this entity surface form: Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley
Wellesley associatedWithNobilityTitle Lord Wellesley
this entity surface form: Marquess Wellesley
Anne Hill-Trevor hasChild Lord Wellesley
this entity surface form: Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley
Anne Hill-Trevor relative Lord Wellesley
this entity surface form: Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley
Wellesley family notableMember Lord Wellesley
this entity surface form: Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley
2nd Earl of Mornington sibling Lord Wellesley
subject surface form: William Wellesley-Pole, 2nd Earl of Mornington
this entity surface form: Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley
2nd Earl of Mornington notableRelative Lord Wellesley
subject surface form: William Wellesley-Pole, 2nd Earl of Mornington
this entity surface form: Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley
Hyacinthe-Gabrielle Roland spouse Lord Wellesley
this entity surface form: Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley
Hyacinthe-Gabrielle Roland partner Lord Wellesley
this entity surface form: Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley
Hyacinthe-Gabrielle Roland notableRelative Lord Wellesley
this entity surface form: Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley
Garret Wesley, 1st Earl of Mornington child Lord Wellesley
this entity surface form: Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley
Garret Wesley, 1st Earl of Mornington notableRelative Lord Wellesley
this entity surface form: Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley
Anne Hill-Trevor, Countess of Mornington motherOf Lord Wellesley
this entity surface form: Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley
Katherine Elizabeth Forbes relativeByMarriage Lord Wellesley
this entity surface form: Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley