Gerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of Wellington

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Gerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of Wellington, was a British peer, soldier, and diplomat who served as Ambassador to Spain and was a descendant of the famous Duke of Wellington who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British peer
Duke of Wellington
architect
diplomat
human
soldier
aristocraticFamily Wellesley family NERFINISHED
awardReceived Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath NERFINISHED
Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order NERFINISHED
Knight of the Garter NERFINISHED
birthCountry United Kingdom
birthDate 1885-04-21
birthPlace London, England
surface form: London
child Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington NERFINISHED
conflict World War I
surface form: First World War
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
deathCountry United Kingdom NERFINISHED
deathDate 1972-01-04
deathPlace London, England
surface form: London
educatedAt Eton College
Trinity College, Cambridge
familyName Wellesley NERFINISHED
father Arthur Wellesley, 4th Duke of Wellington NERFINISHED
genre country house architecture
givenName Gerald NERFINISHED
honorificPrefix His Grace
languageSpoken English
memberOf House of Lords
militaryBranch British Army
militaryRank Lieutenant colonel
militaryUnit Grenadier Guards NERFINISHED
mother Kathleen Williams NERFINISHED
nobleTitle 7th Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo NERFINISHED
7th Duke of Victoria NERFINISHED
7th Duke of Wellington NERFINISHED
7th Prince of Waterloo NERFINISHED
notableFor being a descendant of the 1st Duke of Wellington who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo
service as British Ambassador to Spain
notableWork architectural designs for country houses in Britain
occupation architect
diplomat
soldier
positionHeld British Ambassador to Spain NERFINISHED
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Portugal
Lord Lieutenant of the County of London NERFINISHED
relative Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington NERFINISHED
religion Anglicanism
residence Apsley House NERFINISHED
Stratfield Saye House NERFINISHED
spouse Dorothy Violet Ashton NERFINISHED

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Anne Hill-Trevor hasChild Gerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of Wellington
this entity surface form: Gerald Valerian Wellesley