Richard Wellesley, 2nd Viscount Wellesley

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Noble title
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:British_Raj
gptkb:British_aristocracy
gptkb:British_nobility
gptkb:Duke_of_Wellington
gptkb:Maratha_Empire
gptkb:British_East_India_Company
gptkb:Anglo-Mysore_Wars
Colonial administration
Napoleonic Wars
British_military_history
Economic_policies_in_India
Education_reforms_in_India
Military_strategy_in_India
Land_revenue_system_in_India
Colonial_legacy_in_India
Infrastructure_development_in_India
Diplomatic_relations_with_Indian_states
Cultural_exchange_in_colonial_India
Political_reform_in_India
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
gptkbp:birthDate 1760-06-20
gptkbp:children Richard_Wellesley,_3rd_Viscount_Wellesley
gptkbp:deathDate 1842-09-26
gptkbp:education gptkb:Christ_Church,_Oxford
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Richard Wellesley, 2nd Viscount Wellesley
gptkbp:image Richard_Wellesley,_2nd_Viscount_Wellesley.jpg
gptkbp:influenced British_colonial_policy
Indian_administration_reforms
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:William_Pitt_the_Younger
gptkbp:knownFor Expansion_of_British_India
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:office gptkb:Governor-General_of_India
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Garrett_Wellesley,_1st_Earl_of_Mornington
gptkbp:politicalParty Tory
gptkbp:politicalPosition gptkb:Member_of_Parliament_for_Dublin_University
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Lord_Wellesley
gptkbp:relatedTo Wellesley_family
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Dangan_Castle
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_Mary_Wellesley
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Lord_Cornwallis
gptkbp:termEnd 1783
1805
gptkbp:termStart 1780
1798
gptkbp:title 2nd Viscount Wellesley
gptkbp:titleHeld gptkb:Viscount_Wellesley
gptkb:Earl_of_Mornington
gptkb:Baron_Wellesley
Baron_Wellesley_of_Wellesley