Historical place archive

Wellington in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Wellington in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

6 records2 event labels2 people1812–1954

Historical events in Wellington

1812

February 1812
Peerage
Arthur Wellesley · Military

Created Earl of Wellington

February 1812
Peerage
Arthur Wellesley · Napoleonic Wars

Created Earl of Wellington

18 August 1812
Peerage
Arthur Wellesley · Military

Created Marquess of Wellington

18 August 1812
Peerage
Arthur Wellesley · Napoleonic Wars

Created Marquess of Wellington

1814

3 May 1814
Peerage
Arthur Wellesley · Napoleonic Wars

Created Duke of Wellington

1954

12 January 1954
Opens the New Zealand Parliament
Elizabeth II · House of Windsor

Opens the New Zealand Parliament

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Great Britain and Wellington. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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