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  Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1 May 1769–14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and statesman, widely considered one of the leading military and political figures of the 19th century.
Wellesley defeated the French at the Battle of Roliça and the Battle of Vimeiro in 1808.
Viscount Wellington, of Talavera and of Wellington in the County of Somerset (4 September 1809)
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Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (April 30, 1769–September 14, 1852) was an Anglo-Irish aristocrat who became a British soldier and politician.
Young Wellesley entered the army in 1787 and was trained in England and at the Military Academy of Angers, France.
Following the successful conclusion of that campaign, Arthur was appointed to the supreme military and political command in the Deccan; while in that position he defeated the robber chieftain Dhundia Wagh (who had ironically escaped prison in Seringapatam during the last battle of the Mysore war) and the Marathas (in 1803).
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 Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel
Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel (3 August 1829 - 24 October 1912), Speaker of the British House of Commons 1884-95, was the youngest son of the Conservative Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel, and was named after the Duke of Wellington.
Throughout his career as Speaker, says the Encyclopaedia Brittanica, "he exhibited conspicuous impartiality, combined with a perfect knowledge of the traditions, usages and forms of the House, soundness of judgment, and readiness of decision upon all occasions." In 1895 he retired and was created Viscount Peel.
He married Adelaide Dugdale, and they had a son William Wellesley Peel, who succeeded his father as Viscount Peel and was later created Earl Peel in 1929.
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 ARTHUR WELLESLEY, 1ST DUKE OF WELLINGTON FACTS AND INFORMATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Arthur Wesley (later changed to Wellesley when his elder brother changed his own name) is believed to have been born in either in Mornington_House, his family's social_season Dublin residence, or at his family's seat of Dangan_Castle near Trim in County_Meath, both in Ireland.
Wellesley was educated at Eton from 1781 to 1785, but a lack of success there, combined with a shortage of family funds, led to a move to Brussels in Belgium to receive further education.
Wellesley was elected MP for Rye (in the British_House_of_Commons) for six months in 1806; a year later, he was elected MP for Newport on the Isle_of_Wight, a constituency he would represent for two years.
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 PEEL, ARTHUR, WELLESLEY PEEL, 1ST VISCOUNT - LoveToKnow Article on PEEL, ARTHUR, WELLESLEY PEEL, 1ST VISCOUNT   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
PEEL, ARTHUR WELLESLEY PEEL, IST VISCOUNT (1829-), English statesman, youngest son of the great Sir Robert Peel, was born on the 3rd of August 1829, and was educated at Eton and Balliol College, Oxford.
A royal commission was appointed in April 1896 to inquire into the opcration and administration of the licensing laws, and Viscount Peel was appointed chairman.
From his classical studies Robert Peel derived not only the classical, though somewhat pompous, character of his speeches and the Latin quotations with which they were often happily interspcrsed but something of his lofty ideal of political ambition.
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William Robert Wellesley Peel, 1st Earl Peel (1867-1937) was a British politician who served as Secretary of State for India twice in the 1920s and as Lord Privy Seal in 1931.
The son of Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel and grandson of Sir Robert Peel, he inherited his father's Viscountcy in 1912, before being raised to the Earldom in 1929.
Peel is a synonym for skin, especially with fruits.
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 Online Encyclopedia and Dictionary - Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Believed to have been born in either Dublin, or at his families lands in County Meath Ireland, the third son of Garret Wesley, 1st Earl of Mornington, his exact date of birth is a matter of some contention.
In 1787, his father purchased Wellesley a commission as an ensign in the 73rd Regiment of Foot ; he attended the Military Academy of Angers, France, after having received earlier training in England.
During this time, Wellington was gradually superseded as leader of the Tories by Robert Peel; when the Tories were brought back to power in 1834, Wellington declined to become Prime Minister, and Peel was selected instead.
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Sir John Moore died during the Battle of Corunna, Wellesley was appointed Commander-in-Chief of all British forces in Portugal.
peerage as Viscount Wellington, of Talavera and of Wellington in the County of Somerset.
Viscount Wellington, of Talavera and of Wellington in the County of Somerset (
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 Earl Peel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The title of Earl Peel was created in 1929 for William Wellesley Peel, 2nd Viscount Peel, a Conservative politician.
The 1st Viscount Peel was a son of the prime minister Sir Robert Peel.
The Heir Apparent is Ashton Robert Gerard Peel, Viscount Clanfield (b.
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 PEEL, SIR ROBERT, BART - Online Information article about PEEL, SIR ROBERT, BART   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Canning himself said to a friend that " Peel was the only man who had behaved decently towards him." Their private intercourse remained uninterrupted to the end; and Canning's son afterwards entered public life under the auspices of Peel.
August Peel expressed to the duke of Wellington his conviction that the question must be settled.
Catholic emancipation was forced on Peel by circumstances; but it was mainly owing to him that the measure was complete, and based upon equality of civil rights.
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 Years as prime minister (from Arthur Wellesley, 1st duke of Wellington) --  Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The ...
Peel's position was equally problematic—as a publicly declared Protestant, he clung to the idea of supporting Emancipation only from the back benches; but finally Wellington's patience and Peel's generosity prevailed, and he agreed to continue leading the Commons.
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of, Marquess of Douro, Marquess of Wellington, Earl of Wellington, Viscount Wellington of Talavera and of Wellington, Baron Douro or Wellesley.
Arthur Wellesley (or Wesley, as the name was first written) was born on May 1, 1769, in Dublin, Ireland, the fourth son of an Irish nobleman.
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 Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, 1st duke of. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
Wellesley entered the army in 1787 and, aided by his brother Richard (later Marquess Wellesley), rose rapidly in rank.
He refused to form a government in 1834, but served under Sir Robert Peel as foreign secretary (1834–35) and again (1841–46) as minister without portfolio.
On the repeal of the corn laws he supported Peel, while not wholly approving his policy.
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 Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington - Britannia Biographies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Arthur Wellesley was born in Dublin, the fifth son of the 1st Earl of Mornington, a nondescript Anglo-Irish peer.
By strategic use of the purchase system, Wellesley was able to rise extremely quickly from the status of a junior officer to that of lieutenant-colonel of the 33rd Foot at the age of 25.
After his regiment was sent to India in 1796 Wellesley began to distinguish himself in the field.
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 PEEL, ARTHUR WELLESLEY PEEL, 1ST VISCOUNT (1829- ) - Encyclopedia Britannica - PEEL, ARTHUR WELLESLEY PEEL, 1ST ...
PEEL, ARTHUR WELLESLEY PEEL, 1ST VISCOUNT (1829-), English statesman, youngest son of the
Sir Robert Peel; was born on the 3rd of August 1829, and was educated at Eton and Balliol College, Oxford.
A royal commission was appointed in April 1896 to inquire into the operation and administration of the licensing laws, and Viscount Peel was appointed chairman.
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 I26889: Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Of Wellington (29 APR 1769 - 14 SEP 1852)
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Son of Garret Wesley, 1st Earl of Mornington; entered army (1787); Irish M.P. (1790-97); commanded a division in war with Tipu Sultan (1799); appointed by his brother (then governor general of India) to supreme military and political command in the Deccan (to 1805); defeated Mar¢th¢chiefs (1803); returned to England (1805); M.P. (1806-09); Irish secretary (1807-09).
Descendants of Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Of Wellington and Hon.
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 Frederick John Robinson, 1st Earl of Ripon - TheBestLinks.com - Cambridge University, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Frederick John Robinson, 1st Earl of Ripon (November 1, 1782 - January 28, 1859), known as Frederick John Robinson (until 1827), Viscount Goderich (1827-1833), and Earl of Ripon (1833 onwards), was a British statesman and Prime Minister.
In 1827 he was raised to the peerage as Viscount Goderich, and served as Secretary of State for War and the Colonies and Leader of the House of Lords in George Canning's short-lived government.
Goderich was succeeded by the Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington.
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He was the son of Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel and Adelaide Dugdale.
She married William Robert Wellesley Peel, 1st Earl Peel, son of Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel and Adelaide Dugdale, on 11 April 1899.
She married Arthur William Ashton Peel, 2nd Earl Peel, son of William Robert Wellesley Peel, 1st Earl Peel and Hon.
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Believed to have been born in either Dublin or at his family's lands in County Meath, both in Ireland, the third son of Garret Wesley, 1st Earl of Mornington, his exact date of birth is a matter of some contention.
First came an expedition to Denmark in 1807, which soon led to Wellesley's promotion to Lieutenant-General and a transfer to the theatre of the Peninsular War.
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 Earl Peel - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Earl Peel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Earl Peel - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Earl Peel.
Here you will find more informations about Earl Peel.
The Earl holds the subsidiary titles of Viscount Peel (1895) and Viscount Clanfield (1929), and is a baronet of Great Britain (1800).
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The Most Noble Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, PC, FRS (c.
He was the third son of Garret Wesley, 1st Earl of Mornington.
The most likely date is 1 May 1769, but any day for a few days before or after is possible.
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Frederick Peel was born on 26 October 1823.
     Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel was born on 3 August 1829.
William Robert Wellesley Peel, 1st Earl Peel+ b.
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He and Robert Peel headed a mass exodus from the government, Wellington also resigning his command of the army.
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There followed his most famous victory, that in the Waterloo campaign, won in conjunction with the Prussian general, Gebhard Leberecht von BlUcher.
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 Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, 1st duke Of - ENCYCLOPEDIA - The History Channel UK
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, 1st duke of, 1769-1852, British soldier and statesman.
Wellesley entered the army in 1787 and, aided by his brother Richard (later Marquess Wellesley
He held a command in Flanders (1794-95) and in 1796 went with his regiment to India.
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Mentions the Radcliffe Trustees: Lord Peel, The Marquis of Salisbury, Earl of Jersey, Hardinge Stanley Gifford [later Earl of Halsbury], Sir John Mowbray, Sir W.R. Anson, [Simon?] Newcomb.
Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne Cecil 3rd Marquis of Salisbury 1830-1903
Hardinge Stanley Giffard 1st Earl of Halsbury 1823-1921
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Sir Sidney Cornwallis Peel, 1st Baronet, son of Arthur
Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel and Adelaide Dugdale
Sir William Gervase Beckett, 1st Baronet, son of William
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