Gerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of Wellington, KG, styled Lord Gerald Wellesley between 1900 and 1943, was a British diplomat, soldier, and architect. He 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 educated at Eton College. He married Dorothy Violet Ashton, daughter of Robert Ashton, on 30 April 1914. He served as a diplomat in the Diplomatic Corps in 1908.

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  • Gerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of Wellington, KG, styled Lord Gerald Wellesley between 1900 and 1943, was a British diplomat, soldier, and architect. He 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 educated at Eton College. He married Dorothy Violet Ashton, daughter of Robert Ashton, on 30 April 1914. He served as a diplomat in the Diplomatic Corps in 1908. He held the office of Third Secretary of the Diplomatic Service between 1910 and 1917, and the office of Second Secretary of 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 1936–1943. 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. In 1943, he succeeded his nephew Henry as Duke of Wellington, Earl of Mornington, and Prince of Waterloo. His nephew's other title, Duque de Ciudad Rodrigo, was briefly held by Henry's sister (his niece) Anne, before passing to him in 1949. He held the office of Lord Lieutenant of the County of London between 1944 and 1949, and the office of Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire between 1949 and 1960. He was invested as a Knight of the Garter in 1951.
  • Gerald Wellesley, 7. º Duque de Wellington foi um nobre, diplomata e soldado britânico. Entre 1900 e 1943, foi estilizado Lorde Gerald Wellesley.
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  • Gerald Wellesley
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  • Dorothy Violet Ashton
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  • 16 September 1943 - 4 January 1972
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  • 1943–1972
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  • Gerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of Wellington, KG, styled Lord Gerald Wellesley between 1900 and 1943, was a British diplomat, soldier, and architect. He 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 educated at Eton College. He married Dorothy Violet Ashton, daughter of Robert Ashton, on 30 April 1914. He served as a diplomat in the Diplomatic Corps in 1908.
  • Gerald Wellesley, 7. º Duque de Wellington foi um nobre, diplomata e soldado britânico. Entre 1900 e 1943, foi estilizado Lorde Gerald Wellesley.
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  • Gerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of Wellington
  • Gerald Wellesley, 7.º Duque de Wellington
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