Arthur Wellesley, Earl of Mornington

Marquess of Douro
Born	(1978-01-31) 31 January 1978 Paddington, London
Alma mater	Eton Christ Church, Oxford
Spouse	Jemma Kidd ​ (m. 2005)​
Children	3
Parent(s)	Charles Wellesley, 9th Duke of Wellington Princess Antonia of Prussia

Arthur Gerald Wellesley, Marquess of Douro (born 31 January 1978 in Paddington, London) is the son of Charles Wellesley, 9th Duke of Wellington. The Wellesleys are an aristocratic Anglo-Irish family. Through his mother, Princess Antonia of Prussia, he is great-great-grandson of Kaiser Wilhelm II. As a descendant of Queen Victoria, he is eligible to succeed to the British throne.

Born Earl of Mornington, he was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford. He is a partner in merchant bank, Charterhouse Capital Partners: coincidentally, one of his professional rivals is a descendent of the first Marquess' adversary, Napoleon Bonaparte.

In 2005 he married makeup artist and fashion model Jemma Kidd, great-granddaughter of Lord Beaverbrook. Since 2014, following the succession of his father as Duke of Wellington he is now known by the courtesy title of Marquess of Douro.

Lord and Lady Douro have twins and a younger son:

• Lady Mae Madeleine Wellesley (born 4 January 2010)
• Arthur Darcy, Earl of Mornington (born 4 January 2010)
• Lord Alfred Wellesley (born 10 December 2014)

Lord Douro is the heir apparent to the Dukedom of Wellington and to the titles Prince of Waterloo and Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo. The first two titles can only be inherited in the male line, while the last can also devolve upon the holder's daughters.

Titles and styles

• 31 January 1978 – 30 December 2014: Earl of Mornington
• 31 December 2014 – present: Marquess of Douro
  • 10 March 2010 – present (in Spain): Excelentísimo Señor Don Arthur Wellesley
  • 31 January 1978 – present (in the Netherlands and in Belgium): De hoogwelgeboren heer Jonkheer Arthur Wellesley

Ancestry

Family of Arthur Wellesley, Earl of Mornington

16. Arthur Wellesley, 4th Duke of Wellington 8. Gerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of Wellington 17. Kathleen Bulkeley Williams 4. Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington 18. Robert Ashton 9. Dorothy Ashton 19. Cecilia Dunn-Gardner 2. Charles Wellesley, 9th Duke of Wellington 20. William Houldsworth McConnel 10. Douglas Fitzgerald McConnel 21. Florence Emma Georgina Bannister 5. Diana McConnel 22. Walter Dutton Garnet-Botfield 11. Ruth Garnett-Botfield 23. Susan Katharine Houldsworth McConnel 1. Arthur Wellesley, Marquess of Douro 24. Wilhelm II, German Emperor 12. Wilhelm, German Crown Prince 25. Princess Augusta Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg 6. Prince Frederick of Prussia 26. Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 13. Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 27. Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia 3. Princess Antonia of Prussia 28. Edward Guinness, 1st Earl of Iveagh 14. Rupert Guinness, 2nd Earl of Iveagh 29. Adelaide Maria Guinness 7. Lady Brigid Guinness 30. William Onslow, 4th Earl of Onslow 15. Gwendolen Onslow 31. Florence Coulston Gardner