Duke of Wellington (title) - Line of Succession

Line of Succession

  1. Arthur Charles Valerian Wellesley, Marquess of Douro (b. 1945) (eldest son of the 8th Duke)
  2. Arthur Gerald Wellesley, Earl of Mornington (b. 1978) (eldest son of Lord Douro)
  3. Arthur Darcy Wellesley, Viscount Wellesley (b. 2010) (only son of Lord Mornington)
  4. Lord Frederick Charles Wellesley (b. 1992) (second and youngest son of Lord Douro)
  5. Lord Richard Gerald Wellesley (b. 1949) (second son of the 8th Duke)
  6. Lord John Henry Wellesley (b. 1954) (third son of the 8th Duke)
  7. Gerald Valerian Wellesley (b. 1981) (only son of Lord John)
  8. Lord James Christopher Douglas Wellesley (b. 1965) (fourth and youngest son of the 8th Duke)
  9. Oliver Valerian Wellesley (b. 2005) (only son of Lord James)
  10. Thomas Richard Henry Wellesley (b. 2000) (great-grandson of Lord George Wellesley, fourth and youngest son of the 4th Duke)

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