Prince of Waterloo Prince of Waterloo Prince of Waterloo (Dutch: "Prins van Waterloo") is a title in the Dutch and Belgian nobility, held by the Duke of Wellington. The title was created by King William I of the Netherlands for Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington as a victory title in recognition of defeating Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. The Duke of Wellington and all his descendants along male line belong to Dutch and Belgian nobility, in which all the descendant dukes carry the title of "Prince of Waterloo" with the style "Serene Highness" (). The rest of
The Battle of Waterloo: The British Squares Receiving the Charge of the French Cuirassiers mounted officer taking refuge in the centre of the square. Abandoned cannon lie in the foreground and middle distance. It measures . The meticulous academic painting was exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition in 1875 and was described by John Ruskin as a "carefully-studied and skilful battle piece". It is thought that the painting was bought by Francis Reubell Bryan in around 1875; he donated it to the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1880. The V&A also holds a sketch, made in oils on paper laid on canvas. The Battle of Waterloo: The British Squares Receiving the Charge of