Richard Wellesley, 2nd Earl of Mornington

GPTKB entity

Properties (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Earl
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
Order of the Garter
Order of St. Patrick
gptkbp:birthDate 1760-06-20
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._John's_Church,_Westminster
gptkbp:children gptkb:Lady_Mary_Wellesley
gptkb:Richard_Wellesley,_3rd_Earl_of_Mornington
gptkb:Lord_Charles_Wellesley
gptkb:Lady_Anne_Wellesley
gptkbp:deathDate 1842-09-26
gptkbp:education gptkb:Christ_Church,_Oxford
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Richard_Colley_Wellesley
gptkbp:honorificPrefix The Right Honourable
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Richard Wellesley, 2nd Earl of Mornington
gptkbp:influenced British_colonial_policy
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:William_Pitt_the_Younger
gptkbp:knownFor Influence_on_British_politics
Cultural_exchanges_between_Britain_and_India
Educational_reforms_in_India
Expansion_of_British_territories
Reforms_in_India
Military_campaigns_in_India
Establishment_of_the_British_Raj
Diplomatic_relations_with_Indian_states
Promotion_of_English_education
Establishment_of_the_East_India_Company
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork British_expansion_in_India
gptkbp:occupation Colonial administrator
Politician
Peer
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Anne_Wellesley,_Countess_of_Mornington
gptkb:Garrett_Wellesley,_1st_Earl_of_Mornington
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Dublin,_Ireland
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation Tory
gptkbp:position gptkb:Governor-General_of_India
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Lord_Cornwallis
gptkbp:relatedTo Wellesley_family
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_Mary_Wellesley
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Lord_Cornwallis
gptkbp:termEnd 1805
gptkbp:termStart 1798
gptkbp:title gptkb:Earl_of_Mornington