Wellington's victory in Spain and even more devastating French losses in Russia forced Napoleon to abdicate. The duke’s old rival was bested. Victory won him a new title – the Duke of Wellington.

Arthur Wellesley was given the title of the Duke of Wellington before playing a key role in defeating Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 and ending the Napoleonic Wars. As a reward for his ...

The Duke of Wellington is Chairman of Richemont Holdings UK, and a Director of Compagnie Financière Richemont and RIT Capital plc. He was previously a director of Sanofi SA and of Pernod Ricard SA. He ...

The Duke of Westminster’s prestigious family title could be lost if he and his bride do not have a son. Hugh Grosvenor, 33, will marry duchess-to-be Olivia Henson in a lavish ceremony at Chester ...

In the life of George Stephenson, the distinguished railroad engineer, it is stated that for a long long period of time the Duke of Wellington would not trust himself behind a locomotive.

Meanwhile, the Duke of the title is William “Duke” Wellington (Stuart Martin), her childhood friend and now an inspector at Scotland Yard. The force is expanding its jurisdiction, and he doesn ...

At the award ceremony the winning authors were given the medal by The Duke of Wellington, a member of the Judging Panel and the prime mover behind the establishment of the Medal in honour of the 1st ...

In 1961, 60-year-old Kempton Bunton stole Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. He sent ransom notes saying that he would return the painting on condition ...

Rachael New created the series, which stars Kate Phillips as Eliza Scarlet and Stuart Martin as William, William, The Duke Wellington, two detectives who solve murder cases. The first season ...

For decades, Glaswegians have capped the Duke of Wellington statue outside the Gallery of Modern Art with a traffic cone. Locals have battled the council over the placement of the cone for years.