"Wellington the Boy." Topic
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Tango01 | 26 Nov 2020 10:09 p.m. PST |
By Marcus Cribb. "The birth of the future Duke of Wellington, in itself has some interesting nuances in that some facts are still disputed. It is widely accepted that the 1st May is his birthday, his own father and mother wrote that it was the 1st May and Arthur himself celebrated it on this day. However; the baptismal register of the Parish of St Peter, Dublin records Arthur's christening on 30th April 2 days before his birth. One possible explanation for this was that, sadly 2 of the Earl and Lady Mornington's children had died in infancy, including a Arthur Wesley (the family name was changed later to Wellesley in order to Anglicise it), who dies in 1768 aged 6 or 7. As such there may have been some haste to baptise their second Arthur (the future Duke of Wellington) with some haste, in case he should die without having received such a blessing. There was already a surviving eldest son, Richard Wellesley and a second son William. In the baptismal register it is possible, albeit less likely, that the parish officials did not know what the date was. There is at least a little likelihood that these records have been falsified, either intentionally or otherwise. The entry above is dated 23rd April and the entry following is dated 24th May; all are in the same handwriting…" Main page link Amicalement Armand |
42flanker | 26 Nov 2020 11:58 p.m. PST |
"arguably the greatest military talent of the age, if not the greatest ever in Europe." An intriguing premise on which to close. What young Arthur might have learned to call a 'Parthian shot…' |
Gazzola | 27 Nov 2020 6:23 a.m. PST |
'arguably NOT the greatest military talent of the age' LOL, |
A Passing Scotsman | 27 Nov 2020 10:57 a.m. PST |
Not entiely unprecedented in the period. General Sir Thomas Maitland, who commanded a somewhat desultory British campaign against Suchet on the Mediterranean side of Spain, had been commissioned as a cornet of dragoons several months before his birth! |
Tango01 | 27 Nov 2020 12:50 p.m. PST |
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