House of Wellesley: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 12:11, 6 January 2021

Coat of Arms
House of Colley
Lords of Glaston and Carbury
Also known as Cowley
Ancient arms
House of Wellesley
Lords of Glaston, Carbury, Dangan and Mornington
Assumed the name and arms of Wesley family in 1728 as
their successors
Richard Wesley, 2nd Earl of Mornington modified the surname of Wesley to Wellesley
in 1789
House of Wellesley
Lords of Glaston, Carbury, Dangan and Mornington
Barons and Viscounts Wellesley
Earls of Mornington

Additional Arms
House of Wellesley
Augmentation of arms awarded to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley in 1799 as Governor-General of India
House of Wellesley
Augmentation of arms awarded to Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington after the Battle of Waterloo in 1815

Cadet Branches
House of Pole-Tylney-Long-Wellesley
Barons Maryborough
Viscounts Wellesley
Earls of Mornington
Issued from 2nd son of 1st Earl and younger brother of 2nd Earl
Assumed additional name from Pole family in 1789 and then from Tylney-Long family in 1812
House Wellesley of Wellington
Dukes of Wellington, Vitória and Ciudad Rodrigo
Marquesses of Douro
Princes of Waterloo
Earls of Mornington
Issued from Arthur Wellesley, 3rd son of 1st Earl
House Wellesley of Cowley
Barons and Earls Cowley
Viscounts Dangan
Issued from 5th and youngest son of 1st Earl of Mornington

Personal Arms
Richard Wellesley
2nd Earl of Mornington
1st Marquess Wellesley
Governor-General of India
Arms from 1799
William Wellesley-Pole
1st Baron Maryborough
Later 3rd Earl of Mornington
Second son of 1st Earl of Mornington and younger brother of 1st Marquess Wellesley
Assumed the name and arms from Pole family
Arthur Wellesley
1st Duke of Wellington
Marquess of Douro
Duke of Vitória and Ciudad Rodrigo
Prince of Waterloo
3rd son of 1st Earl of Mornington

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 Colley.svg|House of Colley<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lords of Glaston and Carbury<br>Also known as ''Cowley''<br>Ancient arms</span>
-Wellesley.svg|House of Wellesley<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lords of Glaston, Carbury, Dangan and Mornington<br>Assumed the name and arms of [[House of Wesley|Wesley (Wellesley) family]] as their successors</span>
+Wellesley.svg|House of Wellesley<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lords of Glaston, Carbury, Dangan and Mornington<br>Assumed the name and arms of [[House of Wesley|Wesley family]] in 1728 as<br> their successors<br>Richard Wesley, 2nd Earl of Mornington modified the surname of ''Wesley'' to ''Wellesley''<br> in 1789</span>
-Wellesley Mornington.svg|House of Wellesley<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Barons and Viscounts Wellesley<br>Earls of Mornington</span>
+Wellesley Mornington.svg|House of Wellesley<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lords of Glaston, Carbury, Dangan and Mornington<br>Barons and Viscounts Wellesley<br>Earls of Mornington</span>
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