Background
Through his mother, Princess Antonia of Prussia, he is great-great-grandson of Kaiser Wilhelm World War II As a descendant of Queen Victoria, he is eligible to succeed to the British throne.
Duke of Wellington Marquess of Douro
Through his mother, Princess Antonia of Prussia, he is great-great-grandson of Kaiser Wilhelm World War II As a descendant of Queen Victoria, he is eligible to succeed to the British throne.
Born Earl of Mornington, he was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford.
The Wellesleys are an aristocratic Anglo-Irish family. Since 2014, following the succession of his father as Duke of Wellington he is now known by the courtesy title of Marquess of Douro. Lord and Lady Douro have twins and a younger son:
Lord Douro is the heir apparent to the Dukedom of Wellington and to the titles Prince of Waterloo, and Dukedom of Ciudad Rodrigo.
The first two titles can only be inherited in the male line, while the last can also devolve upon the holder"s daughters.
31 January 1978 – 30 December 2014: Earl of Mornington
31 December 2014 – present: Marquess of Douro
10 March 2010 – present (in Spain): Excelentísimo Señor Don Arthur Wellesley
1978 – present (in the Netherlands and in Belgium): De hoogwelgeboren heer Jonkheer Arthur Wellesley.