Henry Wellesley, 1st Baron Cowley
Henry Wellesley, 1st Baron Cowley GCB was an Anglo-Irish diplomat and politician. He was the younger brother of the soldier and politician the first Duke of Wellington. He is known particularly for his service as British Ambassador to Spain during the Peninsular War where he acted in cooperation with his brother to gain the support of Cortes of Cádiz. His later postings included being Ambassador in Vienna where he dealt with Metternich and British Ambassador to France during the reign of Louis Philippe I.
Henry Wellesley, 1st Baron Cowley
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.
Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley
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. He was also Lord Wellesley in the Peerage of Great Britain.
Portrait by Thomas Lawrence, c.1813
Wellesley in officer's uniform with star and sash of the Order of St Patrick. Portrait by Robert Home
Hyacinthe-Gabrielle Roland, as painted by Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun in 1791.
Lord Wellesley in Garter Robes, with the badge of the Grand Master of the Order of St Patrick around his neck and carrying the white staff of office as Lord Steward, presumably dressed for the coronation of King William IV on 8 September 1831. Westminster Abbey in the background. Portrait by Sir Martin Archer Shee and exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1833