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| name = Gerald Valerian Wellesley | | name = Gerald Valerian Wellesley | ||
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| birth_date = 1770-12-07<ref name=genealogyGeraldValerianWellesley1770-1848/> | | birth_date = 1770-12-07<ref name=genealogyGeraldValerianWellesley1770-1848/> | ||
| birth_place = [[Dangan Castle]], [[County Meath]], | | birth_place = [[Dangan Castle]], [[County Meath]], Ireland<ref name=genealogyGeraldValerianWellesley1770-1848/> | ||
| death_date = 1848-10-24<ref name=genealogyGeraldValerianWellesley1770-1848/> | | death_date = 1848-10-24<ref name=genealogyGeraldValerianWellesley1770-1848/> | ||
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'''Gerald Valerian Wellesley''' was a member of the influential [[Wellesley family]].<ref name=genealogyGeraldValerianWellesley1770-1848/> His eldest brother [[Richard Wellesley]], inherited the title [[Earl of Mornington]], in the [[Irish House of Lords]]. | '''Gerald Valerian Wellesley''' (1770-1848) was a member of the influential [[Wellesley family]] of eighteenth-century England and a brother of [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington]].<ref name=genealogyGeraldValerianWellesley1770-1848/><ref name=nytimesWellington/> His eldest brother [[Richard Wellesley]], inherited the title [[Earl of Mornington]], in the [[Irish House of Lords]]. | ||
Gerald joined the church | Gerald joined the church.<ref name=nytimesWellington/> | ||
He is widely described as rising up to be a Bishop, in the [[Church of England]], but a biography of his brother Arthur, the [[Duke of Wellington]], published just four years after Gerald's death, merely describes him as a "pious and peaceful" clergyman.<ref name=Poetical1852/> | |||
Gerald's brothers who survived to adulthood | All four of Gerald's brothers, who survived to adulthood, were appointed to the [[UK House of Lords]].<ref name=lynnbryant2021-05-03/> | ||
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| title = | | title = Wellington: A Personal History | ||
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| url = | | url = http://www.lynnbryant.co.uk/the-wellesley-family-historical-scandals/ | ||
| title = | | title = The Wellesley Family: Historical Scandals | ||
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| author = | | author = Lynn Dawson | ||
| date = | | date = 2021-05-03 | ||
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| url = | | url = https://books.google.ca/books?id=FQ1MAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA481&dq=1770+%22Gerald+Valerian+Wellesley%22&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiMhdi2y8b4AhXSX80KHf74A4gQ6AF6BAgNEAI#v=onepage&q=1770%20%22Gerald%20Valerian%20Wellesley%22&f=false | ||
| title = | | title = Poetical Illustrations of the Achievements of the Duke of Wellington and His Companions in Arms | ||
| editor = George Webb Derenzy | |||
| publisher = [[Sutherland & Knox]] | |||
| year = 1852 | |||
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Latest revision as of 07:53, 2 March 2024
| Gerald Valerian Wellesley | |
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| Born | 1770-12-07[1] Dangan Castle, County Meath, Ireland[1] |
| Died | 1848-10-24[1] |
| Occupation | Bishop |
Gerald Valerian Wellesley (1770-1848) was a member of the influential Wellesley family of eighteenth-century England and a brother of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington.[1][2] His eldest brother Richard Wellesley, inherited the title Earl of Mornington, in the Irish House of Lords.
Gerald joined the church.[2] He is widely described as rising up to be a Bishop, in the Church of England, but a biography of his brother Arthur, the Duke of Wellington, published just four years after Gerald's death, merely describes him as a "pious and peaceful" clergyman.[3]
All four of Gerald's brothers, who survived to adulthood, were appointed to the UK House of Lords.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Rev. Gerald Valerian Wellesley 1770 - 1848. Retrieved on 2022-06-24.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wellington: A Personal History, New York Times. Retrieved on 2022-06-24.
- ↑ Poetical Illustrations of the Achievements of the Duke of Wellington and His Companions in Arms, Sutherland & Knox. Retrieved on 2022-06-24.
- ↑ Lynn Dawson. The Wellesley Family: Historical Scandals, 2021-05-03. Retrieved on 2022-06-24.