Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

Arthur Wellesley (1769–1852), widely known as the Duke of Wellington, was a British field marshal who is chiefly remembered for the victory of his army at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, which resulted in the final defeat of Napoleon and the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Wellington had earlier commanded the British forces in the Peninsular War.

Wellington became a Tory politician and was Britain's 21st Prime Minister from January 1828 to November 1830, also briefly in 1834. Although he was certainly one of the greatest generals in military history, his political career was disastrous and he was one of the worst British prime ministers.