Henry Wellesley, 1st Baron Cowley GCB was an Anglo-Irish diplomat and politician. He was the younger brother of the soldier and politician Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. He is known particu
Portrait of the Marquess Wellesley by Thomas Lawrence. Henry's elder brother Richard Wellesley promoted his diplomatic career in both India and Europe.
In 1809 Wellesley's first wife, Charlotte, ran away with Lord Paget leading to public scandal and a divorce.
Arthur Duke of Wellington
William à Court, 1st Baron Heytesbury, known as Sir William à Court, 2nd Baronet, from 1817 to 1828, was an English diplomat and Conservative politician.
During 1820s in Russia