Charles Wellesley, 9th Duke of Wellington

The Duke of Wellington
Wellington in 2015
Member of the House of Lords
as an elected hereditary peer
17 September 2015
By-election17 September 2015
Preceded byThe 3rd Baron Luke
Member of the European Parliament
for Surrey West
Surrey (1979–1984)
In office
1979–1989
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byTom Spencer
Personal details
Born
Arthur Charles Valerian Wellesley

(1945-08-19) 19 August 1945 (age 79)
H.R.H. Princess Christian Hospital, Windsor, Berkshire, England
Spouse
(m. 1977)
Children5, including:
Lady Mary Wellesley
Lady Charlotte Santo Domingo
Parent(s)Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington
Diana McConnel
EducationEton College
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford

Arthur Charles Valerian Wellesley, 9th Duke of Wellington, 9th Prince of Waterloo, 10th Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo, 9th Duke of Victoria, GE, OBE, DL (born 19 August 1945), styled Earl of Mornington between 1945 and 1972 and Marquess of Douro between 1972 and 2014, is a British peer and politician. He served as Conservative Member of the European Parliament for Surrey (1979–1984) and Surrey West (1984–1989) and has sat as a hereditary peer in the House of Lords since 2015.