British Field Marshal, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1828–1830, 1834 (1769-1852). Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington was born on 1 May 1769 in what is now Ireland. Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington is remembered as a politician, diplomat and military officer, a citizen of the Kingdom of Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Positions held included the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and member of the 4th Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Before and after
- 12 February 1768Birth of Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
- 21 March 1768Birth of Joseph Fourier
- 1769Alcalá Gate
- 5 January 1769James Watt patents the separate condenser
- 1 May 1769Birth of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
- 15 August 1769Birth of Napoleon
- 14 September 1769Birth of Alexander von Humboldt
- 13 December 1769Founding of Dartmouth College
- 5 March 1770Boston Massacre
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The era
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