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On 30th April 1914 [his father] Gerald Wellesley 7th Duke Wellington (age 28) and [his mother] Dorothy Violet Ashton Duchess Wellington (age 24) were married. The marriage necessary to produce an heir. He bi-sexual, she also. The marriage resulted in two children followed by separation although not divorce. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Robert Ashton and [his grandmother] Lucy Cecilia Dunn-Garnder Countess Scarborough. He the son of [his grandfather] Arthur Charles Wellesley 4th Duke Wellington (age 65) and [his grandmother] Kathleen Emily Bulkeley Williams Duchess Wellington (age 65).
On 2nd July 1915 Arthur Valerian Wellesley 8th Duke Wellington was born to Gerald Wellesley 7th Duke Wellington (age 29) and Dorothy Violet Ashton Duchess Wellington (age 25).
In 1936 Arthur Valerian Wellesley 8th Duke Wellington (age 20) was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Territorial Army.
In 1940 Arthur Valerian Wellesley 8th Duke Wellington (age 24) was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Royal Horse Guards Regiment service number 68268.
On 26th September 1941 Arthur Valerian Wellesley 8th Duke Wellington (age 26) was awarded the Military Cross "in recognition of distinguished services in the Middle East (including Egypt, East Africa, The Western Desert, The Sudan, Greece, Crete, Syria and Tobruk) during the period February, 1941, to July, 1941."
On 28th January 1944 Arthur Valerian Wellesley 8th Duke Wellington (age 28) and Diana McConnel Duchess of Wellington (age 22) were married at St George's Cathedral Jerusalem [Map]. Before he married he was twice engaged to Rose Mary Primrose Paget (age 24). He the son of Gerald Wellesley 7th Duke Wellington (age 58) and Dorothy Violet Ashton Duchess Wellington (age 54).
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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 19th August 1945 [his son] Arthur Charles Valerian Wellesley 9th Duke of Wellington was born to Arthur Valerian Wellesley 8th Duke Wellington (age 30).
In 1946 Arthur Valerian Wellesley 8th Duke Wellington (age 30) was promoted Captain in the Royal Horse Guards Regiment.
In 1946 Arthur Valerian Wellesley 8th Duke Wellington (age 30) was promoted Lieutenant in the Royal Horse Guards Regiment.
On 20th June 1949 [his son] Richard Gerald Wellesley was born to Arthur Valerian Wellesley 8th Duke Wellington (age 33).
On 6th July 1951 [his son] Caroline Jane Wellesley was born to Arthur Valerian Wellesley 8th Duke Wellington (age 36).
On 15th March 1952 Arthur Valerian Wellesley 8th Duke Wellington (age 36) was appointed Member of the Royal Victorian Order Fourth Class.
In 1954 Arthur Valerian Wellesley 8th Duke Wellington (age 38) was promoted Lieutenant Colonel in the Royal Horse Guards Regiment.
On 20th April 1954 [his son] John Henry Wellesley was born to Arthur Valerian Wellesley 8th Duke Wellington (age 38).
On 11th July 1956 [his mother] Dorothy Violet Ashton Duchess Wellington (age 66) died.
On 7th February 1958 Arthur Valerian Wellesley 8th Duke Wellington (age 42) was awarded Officer of the Order of the British Empire "in recognition of distinguished services in Cyprus for the period 1st July to 31st December, 1957".
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
In 1960 Arthur Valerian Wellesley 8th Duke Wellington (age 44) was promoted Colonel in the Household Cavalry Regiment.
On 16th December 1964 [his son] James Christopher Douglas Wellesley was born to Arthur Valerian Wellesley 8th Duke Wellington (age 49).
In 1968 Arthur Valerian Wellesley 8th Duke Wellington (age 52) retired from the Army. He was granted the honorary rank of Brigadier.
On 4th January 1972 [his father] Gerald Wellesley 7th Duke Wellington (age 86) died. His son Arthur (age 56) succeeded 8th Duke Wellington, 12th Earl Mornington, 12th Viscount Wellesley of Dangan Castle, 8th Viscount Wellington of Talavera. [his wife] Diana McConnel Duchess of Wellington (age 49) by marriage Duchess Wellington.
In 1974 Arthur Valerian Wellesley 8th Duke Wellington (age 58) was appointed Colonel in Chief of the Duke of Wellington's Regiment; the only non-Royal Colonel in Chief.
On 18th April 1975 Arthur Valerian Wellesley 8th Duke Wellington (age 59) was appointed Deputy Lieutenant Hampshire.
In 1984 Arthur Valerian Wellesley 8th Duke Wellington (age 68) was appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order.
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
In April 1990 Arthur Valerian Wellesley 8th Duke Wellington (age 74) was appointed 972nd Knight of the Garter by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (age 63).
In 2006 Arthur Valerian Wellesley 8th Duke Wellington (age 90) was appointed Deputy Colonel in Chief of the Yorkshire Regiment into which the Duke of Wellington's Regiment had been amalgamated.
On 1st November 2010 [his wife] Diana McConnel Duchess of Wellington (age 88) died.
On 31st December 2014 Arthur Valerian Wellesley 8th Duke Wellington (age 99) died at his home Stratfield Saye House [Map]. His son [his son] Arthur (age 69) succeeded 9th Duke Wellington, 13th Earl Mornington, 13th Viscount Wellesley of Dangan Castle, 9th Viscount Wellington of Talavera.
Kings Wessex: Great x 26 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 23 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 29 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 24 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 25 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 22 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 30 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Colley aka Wesley 1st Baron Mornington
Great x 3 Grandfather: Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sale
Great x 2 Grandfather: Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Wellington
Great x 4 Grandfather: Arthur Hill aka Hill-Trevor 1st Viscount Dungannon
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Hill Countess Mornington
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Wellesley
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Pakenham 1st Baron Longford
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Pakenham 2nd Baron Longford
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cuffe 1st Countess Longford
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine "Kitty" Pakenham Duchess Wellington
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hercules Langford Rowley 1st Earl Langford
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Rowley Baroness Longford
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Rowley 1st Viscountess Langford
GrandFather: Arthur Charles Wellesley 4th Duke Wellington 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip Medows
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Medows aka Pierrepont 1st Earl Manvers 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Pierrepont 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Manvers Pierrepont 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Mills of Richmond
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Mills Countess Manvers
Great x 1 Grandmother: Augusta Sophia Anne Pierrepoint 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Cecil 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Cecil 1st Marquess Exeter 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Garnier
Great x 2 Grandmother: Sophia Cecil 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Hoggins
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sarah Hoggins Countess Exeter
Father: Gerald Wellesley 7th Duke Wellington 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Griffith Williams
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh Williams 8th Baronet
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Williams 9th Baronet
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Rowlands
Great x 3 Grandmother: Emma Bridget Rowlands Viscountess Bulkeley
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Williams
GrandMother: Kathleen Emily Bulkeley Williams Duchess Wellington
Arthur Valerian Wellesley 8th Duke Wellington 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
GrandFather: Robert Ashton
Mother: Dorothy Violet Ashton Duchess Wellington
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Margetts Brewer
Great x 1 Grandfather: Cecil Mina Dunn-Gardner
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Dunn-Gardner
Great x 2 Grandmother: Sarah Dunn-Gardner Marchioness Townshend
GrandMother: Lucy Cecilia Dunn-Garnder Countess Scarborough