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Richard Colley Wellesley, 1. Marquess Wellesley war ein britischer Staatsmann. Er war zweimal Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, von 1797 bis 1805 Generalgouverneur der Ostindien-Kompanie und von 1809 bis 1812 Außenminister.
- 20. Juni 1760
- britischer Staatsmann
- Dangan Castle, County Meath, Irland
- Wellesley, Richard, 1. Marquess Wellesley
Richard Colley Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley, KG, KP, PC, PC (Ire) (20 June 1760 – 26 September 1842) was an Anglo-Irish 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 ...
- British
- The Earl Grey
15. Apr. 2024 · Richard Colley Wellesley, Marquess Wellesley was a British statesman and government official. Wellesley, as governor of Madras (now Chennai) and governor-general of Bengal (both 1797–1805), greatly enlarged the British Empire in India and, as lord lieutenant of Ireland (1821–28, 1833–34), attempted.
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Richard Colley Wellesley, 1. Marquess Wellesley war ein britischer Staatsmann. Er war zweimal Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, von 1797 bis 1805 Generalgouverneur der Ostindien-Kompanie und von 1809 bis 1812 Außenminister.
23. Mai 2018 · The British colonial administrator Richard Colley Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley (1760-1842), served as governor general of India. He was one of the most vigorous expansionists to hold that office. Richard Wellesley was born June 20, 1760, at Dangan Castle, Ireland, the eldest son of the 1st Earl of Mornington.
Richard Colley Wellesley, Marquess Wellesley, (born June 20, 1760, Dangan, County Meath, Ire.—died Sept. 26, 1842, London, Eng.), British statesman. He inherited his father’s Irish title as earl of Mornington and sat in the Irish House of Lords from 1781. He served in the British House of Commons (1784–97). As governor of Madras and ...
Richard Colley Wellesley, Marquess Wellesley. (1760-1842), Politician and Governor-General of India; brother of Wellington. Regency Portraits Catalogue Entry. Sitter associated with 19 portraits. Brother of the Duke of Wellington, Richard Colley Wellesley played a vital role in the consolidation of British rule in India during the Regency.
