Lt-Col. Gerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of Wellington

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Lt.-Col. Gerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of Wellington

• Born on 21 August 1885.
• Son of Colonel Arthur Charles Wellesley, 4th Duke of Wellington and Kathleen Emily Bulkeley Williams.
• Married Dorothy Violet Ashton, daughter of Robert Ashton and Lucy Cecilia Gardner, on 30 April 1914. He and Dorothy Violet Ashton were separated in 1922.
• Died on 4 January 1972 at age 86
• Educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.
• He was a diplomat in the Diplomatic Corps in 1908.
• He held the office of Third Secretary of the Diplomatic Service between 1910 and 1917.
• He held the office of Second Secretary of the Diplomatic Service between 1917 and 1919.
• He was invested as a Fellow, Royal Institute of British Architects (F.R.I.B.A.) in 1921.
• He wrote the book The Iconography of the First Duke of Wellington, published 1935, with J. Steegmann as coauthor.
• He was invested as a Fellow, Society of Antiquaries (F.S.A.) in 1935.
• He held the office of Surveyor of the King's Works of Art between 1936 and 1943.
• He wrote the book The Diary of a Desert Journey, published 1938.
• 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.
• He succeeded to the title of -

• 7th Marquess of Wellington [U.K., 1812] on 16 September 1943.
  
• 7th Duke of Wellington [U.K., 1814] on 16 September 1943.
  
• 7th Baron Douro of Wellesley [U.K., 1809] on 16 September 1943.
  
• 7th Viscount Wellington of Talavera and of Wellington [U.K., 1809] on 16 September 1943.
  
• 7th Earl of Wellington [U.K., 1812] on 16 September 1943.
  
• 11th Earl of Mornington [I., 1760] on 16 September 1943.4
  
• 11th Viscount Wellesley of Dangan Castle [I., 1760] on 16 September 1943.
  
• 12th Baron of Mornington [I., 1746] on 16 September 1943.
  
• 7th Marquess of Douro [U.K., 1814] on 16 September 1943.
  

• He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of the County of London between 1944 and 1949.
• In 1947 , he gave Apsley House, known as 'No. 1, London' to the nation, where it now houses the Wellington Museum.
• He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire between 1949 and 1960.
• He wrote the book The Journal of Mrs. Arbuthnot, published 1950, as editor with F. Bamford.
• He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1951.
• He was invested as a Knight, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (K.St.J.)
• He wrote the book A Selection From the Private Correspondence of the First Duke of Wellington, published 1952.

Children of Lt.-Col. Gerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of Wellington and Dorothy Violet Ashton

• Brigadier Arthur Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington b. 2 Jul 1915, d. 31 Dec 2014
• Lady Elizabeth Wellesley b. 26 Dec 1918 The Peerage
  

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