Wellington–Peel ministry
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The Conservative government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland that began in 1828 and ended in 1830 was led by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington in the House of Lords and Robert
1st Duke of Wellington 1831
Robert Peel by RR Scanlan
During his first seven months as prime minister, the Duke chose not to live in the official residence at 10 Downing Street, finding it too small. He moved in only because his own home, Apsley House, required extensive renovations
Portrait of Lord Aberdeen by Thomas Lawrence, 1830. Lord Aberdeen served as Foreign Secretary.
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, was a British Army officer and statesman. A leading figure in early-19th-century British politics, Wellesley served as Prime Minister of the Uni
Wellington–Peel ministry
…The Conservative government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland that began in 1828 and ended in 1830 was led by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington in the House of Lords and Robert Peel in the House of Commons. The Duke of Wellington finally came to power after the abortive attempt at a Canningite-Whig…
Portrait of the Duke of Wellington, by Sir Thomas Lawrence, c. 1815–1816
Wellesley spent much of his early childhood at his family's ancestral home, Dangan Castle in County Meath, Ireland (engraving, 1842).
Beginning in 1787, Wellesley served at Dublin Castle (pictured) as aide-de-camp to two successive Lords Lieutenant of Ireland
Wellesley as Lieutenant Colonel, aged c. 26, in the 33rd Regiment. Portrait of Arthur Wellesley by John Hoppner, 1795.