- Lord Charles Wellesley
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Major-General Lord Charles Wellesley (16 January 1808 – 9 October 1858) was a British politician, soldier and courtier. He was the second son of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, and Catherine Pakenham. He married Augusta Pierrepont, daughter of Henry Pierrepont, on 9 July 1844.[1] Wellesley represented the Conservative Party as the Member of Parliament (MP) for South Hampshire from 1842 to 1852, and the MP for Windsor from 1852 to 1855. He was also a Chief Equerry and Clerk Marshall to Queen Victoria. His older brother, Arthur Wellesley, 2nd Duke of Wellington, died in 1884 with no heirs and Lord Charles's eldest surviving son, Henry Wellesley, inherited his uncle's dukedom. Lord Charles's second son succeeded his childless brother as Duke of Wellington in 1900.[1]
Children
He had six children:
- Lady Victoria Alexandrina Wellesley (d. 1933)
- Lady Mary Angela Wellesley (d. 1936)
- Georgina Wellesley (d. 1880)
- Arthur Wellesley (1845–1846)
- Henry Wellesley, 3rd Duke of Wellington (1846–1900)
- Arthur Charles Wellesley, 4th Duke of Wellington (1849–1934)
References
- ^ a b "Major-General Lord Charles Wellesley". thePeerage.com. 2007. http://www.thepeerage.com/p10379.htm#i103786. Retrieved 2009-01-03.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Lord Charles Wellesley
Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded by
Henry Combe Compton
John Willis FlemingMember of Parliament for South Hampshire
1842–1852
With: Henry Combe ComptonSucceeded by
Sir Jervoise Clarke Clarke-Jervois
Ralph Heneage DuttonPreceded by
John HatchellMember of Parliament for Windsor
1852–1855
With: Charles William GrenfellSucceeded by
Samson RicardoArthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington Family Father: Garret Wesley, 1st Earl of Mornington · Mother: Anne Hill · Brothers: Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley · William Wellesley-Pole, 3rd Earl of Mornington · Henry Wellesley, 1st Baron Cowley · Sister: Lady Anne Smith · Wife: Catherine Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington · Children: Arthur · CharlesBattles and wars Flanders Campaign · Battle of Boxtel · Fourth Anglo-Mysore War · Battle of Seringapatam · Second Anglo-Maratha War · Battle of Assaye · Peninsular War · Battle of Roliça · Battle of Vimeiro · Second Battle of Porto · Battle of Talavera · Battle of Sabugal · Third Siege of Badajoz · Battle of Salamanca · Battle of Vitoria · Hundred Days · Battle of WaterlooHomes and Honours Categories:- 1808 births
- 1858 deaths
- Wellesley family
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- Younger sons of dukes
- UK MPs 1841–1847
- UK MPs 1847–1852
- UK MPs 1852–1857
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