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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. He was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford. He married make up artist and fashion model Jemma Kidd, great-granddaughter of Lord Beaverbrook, on 4 June 2005 at St James' Church in Barbados. Upon her marriage, Jemma acquired the title of Countess of Mornington; since 2014, she has the title Marchioness of Douro. 〔(Jemma Kidd's husband becomes heir apparent to the Duke of Wellington after his grandfather dies six months before 200th anniversary of Waterloo )〕 Lord Douro and his wife announced they were expecting twins, due in January 2010.〔(The pair of Wellingtons bringing baby joy to Jemma Kidd )〕 Lady Douro gave birth to a girl and a boy, Lady Mae Madeleine and Arthur Darcy, Earl of Mornington.〔Lord Welleley page at thePeerage.com http://www.thepeerage.com/p10377.htm#i103767〕 The twins were born on 4 January 2010,〔http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/births/110252/mornington. (2010). Birth announcements. ''The Daily Telegraph''.〕 at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.〔(Duke has great-grand-Kidds )〕 A third child, Lord Alfred Wellesley was born on 10 December 2014. Lord Douro is the heir apparent to the Dukedom of Wellington and to the titles Prince of Waterloo, and Dukedom 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. Lord Douro 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. ==Titles and styles== *1978 – 2014: Earl of Mornington *2014 – present: Marquess of Douro * *10 March 2010 – present (In Spain): ''Excelentísimo Señor'' Don Arthur Wellesley * *1978 – present (In the Netherlands and in Belgium): ''De hoogwelgeboren heer'' Jonkheer Arthur Wellesley 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Arthur Wellesley, Marquess of Douro」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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