Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington
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Brigadier His Grace The Duke of Wellington KG, LVO, OBE, MC |
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The Duke of Wellington
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| Member of the House of Lords as Duke of Wellington |
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In office 4 January 1972 – 11 November 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Gerald Wellesley |
| Succeeded by | House of Lords Act 1999 |
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| Born |
Arthur Valerian Wellesley 2 July 1915 Rome, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died |
31 December 2014 (aged 99) Stratfield Saye House |
| Resting place | Stratfield Saye House |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Diana McConnel (1944–2010; her death) |
| Children | Charles Wellesley, 9th Duke of Wellington Lord Richard Wellesley Lady Jane Wellesley Lord John Wellesley Lord James Wellesley |
| Parents | Gerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of Wellington Dorothy Violet Ashton |
| Residence | Stratfield Saye House |
| Alma mater | New College, Oxford |
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| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1936–1968 |
| Rank | Brigadier |
| Commands |
22nd Armoured Brigade Household Cavalry Regiment Royal Horse Guards Regiment |
| Battles/wars | Cyprus dispute |
| Awards |
Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order Officer of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross |
Brigadier Arthur Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington, KG, LVO, OBE, MC (2 July 1915 – 31 December 2014), styled Marquess of Douro between 1943 and 1972, was a senior British peer and a brigadier in the British Army. His main residence was Stratfield Saye House in Hampshire.
He was a member of the House of Lords from 1972 until 1999, losing his seat by the House of Lords Act.
Wellington was born in Rome, Italy, on 2 July 1915, the son of Gerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of Wellington, and Dorothy Violet, daughter of Robert Ashton. He was known by the courtesy title Marquess of Douro from 1943 when his father succeeded in the dukedom on the death of his nephew. He attended Eton before going up to New College, Oxford.
Wellington was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Territorial Army in 1936, and was commissioned with the same rank (on probation) in the British Army Reserve in 1939. In 1940, he was given a full commission as a second lieutenant in the Royal Horse Guards Regiment, with the service number 68268. He served in the Second World War with the 1st Household Cavalry Regiment in the Middle East and Italy, during which time he was awarded the Military Cross, and promoted to the war substantive rank of captain. Following the war, the 1st Household Cavalry Regiment disbanded, and he returned to Royal Horse Guards, where he was promoted to lieutenant in 1946, and advanced to the rank of captain on later in that year. He received successive promotions to major in 1951, and to lieutenant colonel in 1954, rising to command of his regiment. Seeing service in Cyprus between 1956 and 1958, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1958.
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