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==Background and education==
==Background and education==
Wellesley was the third son of [[Arthur Wellesley, 4th Duke of Wellington|Lord Arthur Wellesley]] (later 4th Duke of Wellington) and Lady Arthur Wellesley (later Duchess of Wellington, née Kathleen Bulkeley Williams). He was baptised at St Jude's [[Church of Ireland]] parish church, Kilmainham, Dublin, on 27 September 1885.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details/f689780011351 |title=Irish Genealogy |website=Churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie |access-date=2016-05-19}}</ref> He was educated at [[Eton College|Eton]].
Wellesley was the third son of [[Arthur Wellesley, 4th Duke of Wellington|Lord Arthur Wellesley]] (later 4th Duke of Wellington) and Lady Arthur Wellesley (later Duchess of Wellington, née Kathleen Bulkeley Williams). He was baptised at [[St. Jude's Church (Church of Ireland)]], Kilmainham, Dublin, on 27 September 1885.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details/f689780011351 |title=Irish Genealogy |website=Churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie |access-date=2016-05-19}}</ref> He was educated at [[Eton College|Eton]].


==Career==
==Career==
Wellesley served as a diplomat in the [[Diplomatic Corps]] in 1908. He held the office of [[Third Secretary]] of the [[Diplomatic Service]] between 1910&ndash;17, and the office of [[Second Secretary]] of the Diplomatic Service between 1917&ndash;19. He was invested as a [[Fellow]] of the [[Royal Institute of British Architects]] in 1921, and as a [[Fellow]] of the [[Royal Society of Arts]] in 1935, and was [[Surveyor of the King's Works of Art]], 1936–43. He gained the rank of [[Lieutenant-Colonel]] in 1939 in the service of the [[Grenadier Guards]]. He fought in the [[Second World War]] between 1939 and 1945. His diplomatic skills proved invaluable in dealing with the Allies.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Amateur Agent|last=Butler|first=Ewan|page=16}}</ref>
Wellesley served as a diplomat in the [[His Majesty's Diplomatic Service|Diplomatic Service]] in 1908. He held the office of [[Diplomatic rank|Third Secretary]] in the Diplomatic Service between 1910 and 1917, and the office of Second Secretary in the Diplomatic Service between 1917 and 1919. He was invested as a [[Fellow]] of the [[Royal Institute of British Architects]] in 1921, and as a Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Arts]] in 1935, and was [[Surveyor of the King's Works of Art]], 1936–43. He gained the rank of [[Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom)|Lieutenant-Colonel]] in 1939 in the service of the [[Grenadier Guards]]. He fought in the [[Second World War]] between 1939 and 1945. His diplomatic skills proved invaluable in dealing with the Allies.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Amateur Agent|last=Butler|first=Ewan|page=16}}</ref>


As a somewhat elderly officer with a spinsterish manner, he earned the nickname'' 'The Iron Duchess.'''{{cn|date=November 2022}} Simon Heffer, Editor of Chips Channon's diaries Volume 3 in 2022, records that the nickname was devised by Army colleagues as he was gay.
As a somewhat elderly officer with a spinsterish manner, he earned the nickname'' 'The Iron Duchess.'''{{cn|date=November 2022}} Simon Heffer, Editor of Chips Channon's diaries Volume 3 in 2022, records that the nickname was devised by Army colleagues as he was gay.


In 1943, he succeeded his nephew, [[Henry Wellesley, 6th Duke of Wellington|Henry]], as [[Duke of Wellington (title)|Duke of Wellington]], [[Earl of Mornington]], and [[Prince of Waterloo]]. His nephew's other title, [[Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo]], passed to Henry's sister (his niece) [[Anne Rhys, 7th Duchess of Ciudad Rodrigo|Lady Anne Rhys]], before she ceded it to him in 1949. He served as [[Lord Lieutenant of the County of London]] between 1944–49 and as [[Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire]] between 1949-60. In 1951, he was made a [[Order of the Garter|Knight of the Garter]].{{citation needed|date=July 2016}}
In 1943, he succeeded his nephew, [[Henry Wellesley, 6th Duke of Wellington|Henry]], as [[Duke of Wellington (title)|Duke of Wellington]], [[Earl of Mornington]], and [[Prince of Waterloo]]. His nephew's other title, [[Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo]], passed to Henry's sister (his niece) Lady [[Anne Rhys, 7th Duchess of Ciudad Rodrigo|Anne Rhys]], before she ceded it to him in 1949. He served as [[Lord Lieutenant of the County of London]] between 1944 and 1949 and as [[Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire]] between 1949 and 1960. In 1951, he was made a Knight Companion of the [[Order of the Garter]].{{citation needed|date=July 2016}}

In 1953 he became the first Chancellor of the [[University of Southampton]].


==Architecture projects==
==Architecture projects==
Among his architecture projects was the remodelling of [[Belgrave Square|5 Belgrave Square]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/the-unbelievable-story-behind-this-stunning-pair-of-antique-chairs|first=Mitchell|last=Owens|title=The Unbelievable Story Behind This Stunning Pair of Antique Chairs|publisher=Architectural Digest|date=11 June 2016}}</ref> the London home of [[Henry Channon|Henry "Chips" Channon]], an Anglo-American member of Parliament, and of Channon's country house, [[Kelvedon Hall]] in Essex.<ref>{{NHLE|desc=Kelvedon Hall|num=1279546|grade=I|accessdate=27 September 2021}}</ref> Working with Trenwith Wills, Wellesley also remodeled [[Castle Hill, Filleigh]], in Devon; [[Hinton Ampner]] in Hampshire; and [[Biddick Hall (house)|Biddick Hall]] in County Durham<ref>{{cite journal|first=Dan|last=Cruickshank|author-link=Dan Cruickshank|title=Wills and Wellesley|journal=National Trust Magazine|page=38|date=Summer 2012|publisher=[[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|National Trust]]}}</ref> and [[St Mary and St George Church, High Wycombe|St Mary and St George Church]] in [[High Wycombe]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101125190-church-of-st-mary-and-st-george-wycombe|title=Church of St Mary and St George, Sands, Buckinghamshire|last=Stuff|first=Good|website=britishlistedbuildings.co.uk|access-date=2018-12-15}}</ref> Wellesley also designed the [[Faringdon#Faringdon Folly|Faringdon Folly]] tower for [[Lord Berners]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/only-in-britain/baron-berners-gerald-hugh-tyrwhitt-wilson/|title=The surreal and colourful life of Baron Berners|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|location=London|date=2016-07-01|first=Norman|last=Miller|access-date=2017-06-21}}</ref> and built Portland House in Weymouth in 1935.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-14871760|title=National Trust renovates Portland House, Weymouth|date=12 September 2011 |publisher=BBC News|access-date=2016-05-19}}</ref>
Among his architecture projects was the remodelling of 5 [[Belgrave Square]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/the-unbelievable-story-behind-this-stunning-pair-of-antique-chairs|first=Mitchell|last=Owens|title=The Unbelievable Story Behind This Stunning Pair of Antique Chairs|publisher=Architectural Digest|date=11 June 2016}}</ref> the London home of [[Henry Channon|Henry "Chips" Channon]], an Anglo-American member of Parliament, and of Channon's country house, [[Kelvedon Hall]] in Essex.<ref>{{NHLE|desc=Kelvedon Hall|num=1279546|grade=I|accessdate=27 September 2021}}</ref> Working with Trenwith Wills, Wellesley also remodeled [[Castle Hill, Filleigh]], in Devon; [[Hinton Ampner]] in Hampshire; and [[Biddick Hall (house)|Biddick Hall]] in County Durham<ref>{{cite journal|first=Dan|last=Cruickshank|author-link=Dan Cruickshank|title=Wills and Wellesley|journal=National Trust Magazine|page=38|date=Summer 2012|publisher=[[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|National Trust]]}}</ref> and [[St Mary and St George Church, High Wycombe]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101125190-church-of-st-mary-and-st-george-wycombe|title=Church of St Mary and St George, Sands, Buckinghamshire|last=Stuff|first=Good|website=britishlistedbuildings.co.uk|access-date=2018-12-15}}</ref> Wellesley also designed the [[Faringdon#Faringdon Folly|Faringdon Folly]] tower for [[Lord Berners]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/only-in-britain/baron-berners-gerald-hugh-tyrwhitt-wilson/|title=The surreal and colourful life of Baron Berners|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|location=London|date=2016-07-01|first=Norman|last=Miller|access-date=2017-06-21}}</ref> and built Portland House in Weymouth in 1935.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-14871760|title=National Trust renovates Portland House, Weymouth|date=12 September 2011 |publisher=BBC News|access-date=2016-05-19}}</ref>


==Books==
==Books==
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*''The Journal of Mrs. Arbuthnot'' (1950)
*''The Journal of Mrs. Arbuthnot'' (1950)
*''A Selection from the Private Correspondence of the First Duke of Wellington'' (1952)
*''A Selection from the Private Correspondence of the First Duke of Wellington'' (1952)



==Wellington Museum==
==Wellington Museum==
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==Family==
==Family==
On 30 April 1914, Wellesley married [[Dorothy Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington|Dorothy Violet Ashton]] (30 July 1889 – 11 July 1956). The Ashtons were an affluent cotton mill owning family, and Dorothy's father, Robert Ashton of Croughton, [[Cheshire]] was a second cousin of [[Thomas Gair Ashton, 1st Baron Ashton of Hyde|the 1st Baron Ashton of Hyde]]). Dorothy's mother was [[John Dunn Gardner|(Lucy) Cecilia Dunn-Gardner]], who later became Countess of Scarbrough after marrying [[Aldred Lumley, 10th Earl of Scarbrough]] in 1899. Wellesley and Dorothy had two children:
On 30 April 1914, Wellesley married [[Dorothy Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington|Dorothy Violet Ashton]] (30 July 1889 – 11 July 1956). The Ashtons were an affluent cotton mill owning family, and Dorothy's father, Robert Ashton of Croughton, [[Cheshire]] was a second cousin of [[Thomas Gair Ashton, 1st Baron Ashton of Hyde]]). Dorothy's mother was [[John Dunn Gardner|(Lucy) Cecilia Dunn-Gardner]], who later became Countess of Scarbrough after marrying [[Aldred Lumley, 10th Earl of Scarbrough]] in 1899. Wellesley and Dorothy had two children:
*[[Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington]] (2 July 1915 – 31 December 2014)
*[[Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington]] (2 July 1915 – 31 December 2014)
*[[Elizabeth Clyde|Lady Elizabeth Wellesley]] (26 December 1918 – 25 November 2013), mother of the actor and musician [[Jeremy Clyde]].
*[[Elizabeth Clyde|Lady Elizabeth Wellesley]] (26 December 1918 – 25 November 2013), mother of the actor and musician [[Jeremy Clyde]].


The marriage was unhappy and they separated in 1922,<ref name="autogenerated528">R.F. Foster, "W.B. Yeats" (Oxford University Press, 2003), p. 528<!--ISSN/ISBN needed--></ref> but never divorced. Dorothy, a poet, was a lesbian. She became the lover of [[Vita Sackville-West]],<ref>Lady Jane Wellesley, "Wellington: A Journey Through My Family" (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2009)<!--ISSN/ISBN needed--></ref> (who wrote [http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101036826/ her entry] for the ''[[Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]]'').<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cs.rice.edu/~ssiyer/minstrels/poems/918.html |title=&#91;minstrels&#93; John Kinsella's Lament for MRS Mary Moore -- William Butler Yeats |access-date=9 February 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091015065632/http://www.cs.rice.edu/~ssiyer/minstrels/poems/918.html |archive-date=15 October 2009 }}</ref> Wellesley had been engaged to Sackville-West's lover [[Violet Trefusis]].<ref name="autogenerated528"/> before becoming the lover and long-time companion of Hilda Matheson, a prominent [[BBC]] producer.<ref name="autogenerated528"/> Wellesley himself was rumoured to be bisexual or homosexual, but this belief stems largely from certain effeminate mannerisms, and there is no record of any male lover.<ref>{{Cite book|title=WB Yeats: The Man and the Milieu|last=Aldritt|first=Keith|publisher=Clarkson Potter|year=1997|page=337}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Bleak Houses: Disappointment and Failure in Architecture|last=Brittain-Catlin|first=Timothy|page=92}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kw5iBQAAQBAJ&q=malcolm+bullock+homosexual&pg=PT85 |title=Closet Queens: Some 20th Century British Politicians |author=Michael Bloch |date= 28 May 2015|isbn=9781405517010 |access-date=2016-07-07}}</ref>
The marriage was unhappy and they separated in 1922,<ref name="autogenerated528">R.F. Foster, "W.B. Yeats" (Oxford University Press, 2003), p. 528<!--ISSN/ISBN needed--></ref> but never divorced. Dorothy, a poet, was a lesbian. She became the lover of [[Vita Sackville-West]],<ref>Lady Jane Wellesley, "Wellington: A Journey Through My Family" (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2009)<!--ISSN/ISBN needed--></ref> (who wrote [http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101036826/ her entry] for the ''[[Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]]'').<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cs.rice.edu/~ssiyer/minstrels/poems/918.html |title=&#91;minstrels&#93; John Kinsella's Lament for MRS Mary Moore -- William Butler Yeats |access-date=9 February 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091015065632/http://www.cs.rice.edu/~ssiyer/minstrels/poems/918.html |archive-date=15 October 2009 }}</ref> before becoming the lover and long-time companion of Hilda Matheson, a prominent [[BBC]] producer.<ref name="autogenerated528"/> Interestingly, Wellesley had been engaged to Sackville-West's former lover [[Violet Trefusis]] before marrying Dorothy.<ref name="autogenerated528"/> Wellesley himself was rumoured to be bisexual or homosexual, but this belief stems largely from certain effeminate mannerisms, and there is no record of any male lover.<ref>{{Cite book|title=WB Yeats: The Man and the Milieu|last=Aldritt|first=Keith|publisher=Clarkson Potter|year=1997|page=337}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Bleak Houses: Disappointment and Failure in Architecture|last=Brittain-Catlin|first=Timothy|page=92}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kw5iBQAAQBAJ&q=malcolm+bullock+homosexual&pg=PT85 |title=Closet Queens: Some 20th Century British Politicians |author=Michael Bloch |date= 28 May 2015|publisher=Little, Brown Book |isbn=9781405517010 |access-date=2016-07-07}}</ref>

After his wife's death in 1956, Wellesley reportedly wished to marry his widowed sister-in-law, Lady Serena James, but she did not wish to leave her marital home.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1372095/Lady-Serena-James.html|title=Lady Serena James: Obituary|journal=The Daily Telegraph|location=London|access-date=17 May 2016}}</ref>


After his wife's death in 1956, Wellesley reportedly wished to marry his widowed sister-in-law, Lady Serena James, but she did not wish to leave her marital home.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1372095/Lady-Serena-James.html|title=Lady Serena James: Obituary|journal=The Daily Telegraph|location=London|access-date=17 May 2016}}</ref> His probate was sworn in the year of his death at {{GBP|529260|1972|round=-5|about=yes|long=no}}.<ref>https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk Calendar of Probates and Administrations</ref>
Wellesley died early in 1972. His probate was sworn in the year of his death at {{GBP|529260|1972|round=-5|about=yes|long=no}}.<ref>https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk Calendar of Probates and Administrations</ref> He was succeeded in his titles and estates by his only son, [[Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington|Valerian]].


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==References==
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His Grace
The Duke of Wellington
KG DL FRIBA
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
16 September 1943 – 4 January 1972
Hereditary Peerage
Preceded byThe 6th Duke of Wellington
Succeeded byThe 8th Duke of Wellington
Personal details
Born(1885-08-21)21 August 1885
Died4 January 1972(1972-01-04) (aged 86)
SpouseDorothy Violet Ashton
ChildrenValerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington
Lady Elizabeth Clyde
Parent(s)Arthur Wellesley, 4th Duke of Wellington
Kathleen Bulkeley Williams

Gerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of Wellington, KG, DL, FRIBA (21 August 1885 – 4 January 1972), styled Lord Gerald Wellesley between 1900 and 1943, was an Anglo-Irish diplomat, soldier, and architect.

Background and education

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Wellesley was the third son of Lord Arthur Wellesley (later 4th Duke of Wellington) and Lady Arthur Wellesley (later Duchess of Wellington, née Kathleen Bulkeley Williams). He was baptised at St. Jude's Church (Church of Ireland), Kilmainham, Dublin, on 27 September 1885.[1] He was educated at Eton.

Career

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Wellesley served as a diplomat in the Diplomatic Service in 1908. He held the office of Third Secretary in the Diplomatic Service between 1910 and 1917, and the office of Second Secretary in the Diplomatic Service between 1917 and 1919. He was invested as a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1921, and as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in 1935, and was Surveyor of the King's Works of Art, 1936–43. He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1939 in the service of the Grenadier Guards. He fought in the Second World War between 1939 and 1945. His diplomatic skills proved invaluable in dealing with the Allies.[2]

As a somewhat elderly officer with a spinsterish manner, he earned the nickname 'The Iron Duchess.'[citation needed] Simon Heffer, Editor of Chips Channon's diaries Volume 3 in 2022, records that the nickname was devised by Army colleagues as he was gay.

In 1943, he succeeded his nephew, Henry, as Duke of Wellington, Earl of Mornington, and Prince of Waterloo. His nephew's other title, Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo, passed to Henry's sister (his niece) Lady Anne Rhys, before she ceded it to him in 1949. He served as Lord Lieutenant of the County of London between 1944 and 1949 and as Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire between 1949 and 1960. In 1951, he was made a Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter.[citation needed]

In 1953 he became the first Chancellor of the University of Southampton.

Architecture projects

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Among his architecture projects was the remodelling of 5 Belgrave Square,[3] the London home of Henry "Chips" Channon, an Anglo-American member of Parliament, and of Channon's country house, Kelvedon Hall in Essex.[4] Working with Trenwith Wills, Wellesley also remodeled Castle Hill, Filleigh, in Devon; Hinton Ampner in Hampshire; and Biddick Hall in County Durham[5] and St Mary and St George Church, High Wycombe.[6] Wellesley also designed the Faringdon Folly tower for Lord Berners[7] and built Portland House in Weymouth in 1935.[8]

Books

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He was the author of the following books :

  • The Iconography of the First Duke of Wellington (1935)
  • The Diary of a Desert Journey (1938)
  • The Journal of Mrs. Arbuthnot (1950)
  • A Selection from the Private Correspondence of the First Duke of Wellington (1952)

Wellington Museum

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In 1947 the Duke gave Apsley House and its important contents (Wellington Collection) to the nation with Wellington Museum Act (but retained the right to occupy a large portion for him and his family)

Family

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On 30 April 1914, Wellesley married Dorothy Violet Ashton (30 July 1889 – 11 July 1956). The Ashtons were an affluent cotton mill owning family, and Dorothy's father, Robert Ashton of Croughton, Cheshire was a second cousin of Thomas Gair Ashton, 1st Baron Ashton of Hyde). Dorothy's mother was (Lucy) Cecilia Dunn-Gardner, who later became Countess of Scarbrough after marrying Aldred Lumley, 10th Earl of Scarbrough in 1899. Wellesley and Dorothy had two children:

The marriage was unhappy and they separated in 1922,[9] but never divorced. Dorothy, a poet, was a lesbian. She became the lover of Vita Sackville-West,[10] (who wrote her entry for the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography).[11] before becoming the lover and long-time companion of Hilda Matheson, a prominent BBC producer.[9] Interestingly, Wellesley had been engaged to Sackville-West's former lover Violet Trefusis before marrying Dorothy.[9] Wellesley himself was rumoured to be bisexual or homosexual, but this belief stems largely from certain effeminate mannerisms, and there is no record of any male lover.[12][13][14]

After his wife's death in 1956, Wellesley reportedly wished to marry his widowed sister-in-law, Lady Serena James, but she did not wish to leave her marital home.[15]

Wellesley died early in 1972. His probate was sworn in the year of his death at £529,260 (equivalent to about £8,800,000 in 2023).[16] He was succeeded in his titles and estates by his only son, Valerian.

References

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  1. ^ "Irish Genealogy". Churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  2. ^ Butler, Ewan. Amateur Agent. p. 16.
  3. ^ Owens, Mitchell (11 June 2016). "The Unbelievable Story Behind This Stunning Pair of Antique Chairs". Architectural Digest.
  4. ^ Historic England. "Kelvedon Hall (Grade I) (1279546)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  5. ^ Cruickshank, Dan (Summer 2012). "Wills and Wellesley". National Trust Magazine. National Trust: 38.
  6. ^ Stuff, Good. "Church of St Mary and St George, Sands, Buckinghamshire". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  7. ^ Miller, Norman (1 July 2016). "The surreal and colourful life of Baron Berners". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  8. ^ "National Trust renovates Portland House, Weymouth". BBC News. 12 September 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  9. ^ a b c R.F. Foster, "W.B. Yeats" (Oxford University Press, 2003), p. 528
  10. ^ Lady Jane Wellesley, "Wellington: A Journey Through My Family" (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2009)
  11. ^ "[minstrels] John Kinsella's Lament for MRS Mary Moore -- William Butler Yeats". Archived from the original on 15 October 2009. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  12. ^ Aldritt, Keith (1997). WB Yeats: The Man and the Milieu. Clarkson Potter. p. 337.
  13. ^ Brittain-Catlin, Timothy. Bleak Houses: Disappointment and Failure in Architecture. p. 92.
  14. ^ Michael Bloch (28 May 2015). Closet Queens: Some 20th Century British Politicians. Little, Brown Book. ISBN 9781405517010. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  15. ^ "Lady Serena James: Obituary". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  16. ^ https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk Calendar of Probates and Administrations
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Preceded by Lord Lieutenant of the County of London
1944–1949 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire
1949–1960 		Succeeded by
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Duke of Wellington
1943–1972 		Succeeded by
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by Earl of Mornington
1943–1972 		Succeeded by
Dutch nobility
Preceded by Prince of Waterloo
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