Batons of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington Batons of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS (c. 1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852), acquired many titles and honours including the rank of field marshal or equivalent in eight nations' armies. Each nation provided him with a baton as a symbol of his rank. The surviving batons are on display at Apsley House the former London residence of the Dukes of Wellington. At Wellington's funeral his military ranks were described as: At Wellington's lying in state, his batons of military rank were placed alongside the coffin on
William Wellesley-Pole, 3rd Earl of Mornington 1835 Postmaster-General. From 1838 he held the honorary position of Captain of Deal Castle. On the death in 1842 of his elder brother Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley and 2nd Earl of Mornington, he succeeded as 3rd Earl of Mornington. In 1784 Lord Mornington married Katherine Elizabeth Forbes, daughter of Admiral John Forbes and granddaughter of the George Forbes, 3rd Earl of Granard, and of William Capell, 3rd Earl of Essex. They had the following progeny, one son and three daughters: He died on 22 February 1845. William Wellesley-Pole, 3rd Earl of Mornington William Wellesley-Pole, 3rd Earl of Mornington (20