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Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington

1915 - 2014

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Brigadier Arthur Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington (2 July 1915 – 31 December 2014), styled Marquess of Douro between 1943 and 1972, was a senior British peer and a brigadier in the British Army. His main residence was Stratfield Saye House in Hampshire. He was a member of the House of Lords from 1972 until 1999, losing his seat by the House of Lords Act. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington is the 1,095th most popular military personnel (up from 1,751st in 2019), the 2,445th most popular biography from Italy (up from 3,500th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular Italian Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington ranks 1,095 out of 2,058. Before him are Mikhail Katukov, Siegfried von Feuchtwangen, Horatio Gates, Adolf William, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach, Alexios Apokaukos, and Gylippus. After him are Jacques Massu, Cristóbal de Olid, Otto Baum, Mikhail Dmitrievich Gorchakov, Bernd Freytag von Loringhoven, and Tatikios.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington ranks 106. Before him are André Frossard, Alicia Rhett, C. W. Ceram, Edmond O'Brien, Mariano Rumor, and Albert Ghiorso. After him are Lorne Greene, J. C. R. Licklider, Herman Wouk, Sergio Bertoni, Caterina Boratto, and Hanns Martin Schleyer. Among people deceased in 2014, Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington ranks 149. Before him are Carlo Bergonzi, Donatas Banionis, Vasily Petrov, Marie Dubois, Emmanuel III Delly, and Marco Cé. After him are José Policarpo, Viktor Tikhonov, Gerd Albrecht, Richard Bull, Kumba Ialá, and Efua Dorkenoo.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington ranks 2,445 out of 5,161. Before him are Andrew Avellino (1521), Vulca (-600), Gaspara Stampa (1523), Irene Camber (1926), Alvise Giovanni Mocenigo (1701), and Benedetto Castelli (1578). After him are Sergio Marchionne (1952), Fernando d'Ávalos (1489), Cığalazade Yusuf Sinan Pasha (1545), Elio Petri (1929), Paolo Bonacelli (1937), and Giovanni Battista Vitali (1632).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Italy

Among military personnels born in Italy, Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington ranks 43. Before him are Hermocrates (-500), Mario Roatta (1887), Federico Gravina (1756), Alfredo Guzzoni (1877), Oreste Baratieri (1841), and Viktor Dankl von Krasnik (1854). After him are Matteo I Visconti (1250), Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa (1920), Marcus Fulvius Nobilior (-300), Lucius Flavius Silva (40), Gisulf I of Friuli (600), and Angelo Iachino (1889).

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