Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess . . .
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 182 years ago |
Date of birth | June 20,1760 |
Zodiac sign | Gemini |
Born | Dangan Castle |
Ireland | |
Date of died | September 26,1842 |
Died | Knightsbridge |
London | |
United Kingdom | |
Previous office | Governor-General of India (1798–1805) |
Parents | Garret Wesley, 1st Earl of Mornington |
Anne Wellesley, Countess of Mornington | |
Spouse | Marianne Caton |
Hyacinthe Gabrielle Roland | |
Job | Diplomat |
Politician | |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 2043598 |
Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess . . . Life story
Richard Colley Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley, KG, PC, PC was an Irish and British politician and colonial administrator. He was styled as Viscount Wellesley until 1781, when he succeeded his father as 2nd Earl of Mornington. In 1799, he was granted the Irish peerage title of Marquess Wellesley.