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Dorothy Violet Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington (née Ashton; 30 July 1889 – 11 July 1956), styled Lady Gerald Wellesley between 1914 and 1943, was an English author, poet, literary editor and socialite.
Wellesley, Dorothy (1889–1956) English poet. Name variations: Duchess of Wellington. Born Dorothy Violet Ashton in White Waltham, Berkshire, England, on July 20, 1889; died in Withyham, Sussex, England, on July 11, 1956; daughter of Robert Ashton and Lucy Cecilia Dunn Gardner Ashton; tutored at home by foreign governesses; married Lord Gerald ...
Nov 8, 2019 · The first Duke of Wellington has at least 90 English pubs named after him. But not, sadly, the one owned by his descendent Sofia Wellseley, who runs the Fox and Pheasant with James Blunt, hard by the Chelsea football stadium.
- Isaac Bickerstaff
Jun 18, 2023 · Dorothy (Dottie) Wellesley, 7th Duchess of Wellington, was rarely spoken about, even by her own son; and in a home crammed full of family photographs, there was not a single image of her.
- Katie Hickman
Catherine Sarah Dorothea Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington (née Pakenham; 14 January 1773 – 24 April 1831), known before her marriage as Kitty Pakenham, was the wife of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington.
Dorothy Wellesley (30 July 1889 – 11 July 1956), styled Lady Gerald Wellesley between 1914 and 1943, was an English socialite, author, poet and literary editor. She was born Dorothy Violet Ashton at Maidenhead.
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Dorothy Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington (1889–1956), was a British poet, author, and literary editor. She was also known as Lady Gerald Wellesley and was an active figure in the literary circles of her time, associating with prominent writers such as W.B. Yeats and Virginia Woolf.
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