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   Richard Colley Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley, [1] 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.

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   Jun 16, 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, 1st Marquess Wellesley, 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 Wellesley of Norragh.

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   • 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.

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   Who was Marquess Wellesley and what did he do?

   • In 1799 he was created Marquess Wellesley in the Irish peerage. He remained in India until 1805, and extended British control through various wars against Indian rulers. In 1809 he went to Spain as an ambassador-extraordinary, and from 1810-1812 served as Foreign Secretary under Spencer Perceval.

   Richard Wellesley, Marquess Wellesley (1760-1842; statesman)

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   • Richard Wellesley first made his name as fifth Governor-General of Bengal between 1798 and 1805. He later served as Foreign Secretary in the British Cabinet and as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. In 1799, his forces invaded Mysore and defeated Tipu, the Sultan of Mysore, in a major battle. He also initiated the Second Anglo-Maratha War .

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   Who was Viscount Wellesley and what did he do?

   • 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 Wellesley of Norragh.

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   May 23, 2018 · Learn about the life and achievements of Richard Colley Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley, the British colonial administrator who expanded British power in India by annexation and subsidiary alliances. Find out his role in the Mysore wars, the Maratha war, the East India Company, and Ireland.

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   Richard Coley Wellesley, the 1st Marquess Wellesley, was an Anglo-Irish politician and colonial administrator. He was appointed the fifth Governor-General of India from 1798 to 1805. He also served as Foreign Secretary during the Napoleonic Wars and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.

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   Jun 12, 2024 · Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley. (1760—1842) governor-general of Bengal. Quick Reference. (1760–1842). Eldest brother of the duke of Wellington, Wellesley entered Parliament in 1784 as MP for Beeralston. In 1793 he became a member of the India Board and from 1797 to 1805 acted as governor‐general of Bengal.

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   A biography of the statesman and brother of the Duke of Wellington, who served as Governor-General of Bengal, Foreign Secretary and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. Learn about his political views, achievements and controversies in India and Ireland.