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Wellesley may refer to:
People
Dukes of Wellington
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769–1852), British soldier, statesman, and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Arthur Wellesley, 2nd Duke of Wellington (1807–1884), British politician
Henry Wellesley, 3rd Duke of Wellington (1846–1900), British soldier and politician
Arthur Wellesley, 4th Duke of Wellington (1849–1934), British soldier
Arthur Wellesley, 5th Duke of Wellington (1876–1941), British soldier
Henry Wellesley, 6th Duke of Wellington (1912–1943), British soldier
Gerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of Wellington (1885–1972), British soldier and diplomat
Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington (1915–2014), British soldier
Charles Wellesley, 9th Duke of Wellington (born 1945), British politician and businessman
Barons Cowley (1828)
Earls Cowley (1857)
The
heir apparent is the present holder's son Henry Arthur Peter Wellesley, Viscount Dangan (b. 1991).
Others, including relatives of Dukes
Arthur Wellesley, Marquess of Douro (born 1978), British businessman
Lord Charles Wellesley (1808–1858), British politician
Charles Wellesley (1873–1946), American actor
Lady Charlotte Wellesley (born 1990), British producer and socialite
Elizabeth Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington (1820–1904), Mistress of the Robes
Lady Elizabeth Wellesley (1918–2013), British socialite
Lord George Wellesley (1889–1967), British soldier
Gerald Valerian Wellesley (1770–1848), Irish clergyman
Lady Jane Wellesley (born 1951), British writer and television producer
Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley (1760–1842), Irish peer, statesman, and Governor-General of India
Walter Wellesley (c. 1470–1539), prior of Great Connell priory and bishop of Kildare
Places and institutions
Australia
Wellesley Islands , an island group in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, and locality in the Shire of Mornington
South Wellesley Islands , an island group in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, and locality in the Shire of Mornington
West Wellesley Islands , an island group in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, and locality in the Shire of Mornington
Canada
Malaysia
New Zealand
United States
Ships
Other uses
Wellesley & Co. , Founded in November 2013, Wellesley provides asset-backed loans secured on residential property.
The
Vickers Wellesley , 1930s single-engine medium bomber of the Royal Air Force
Wellesley marriage, defunct term for (not necessarily sexual) same-sex cohabitation, see
Boston marriage
Topics referred to by the same term