William Pole-Tylney-Long-Wellesley, 4th Earl of Mornington

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William Pole-Tylney-Long-Wellesley, 4th Earl of Mornington, was a British Tory politician and notorious spendthrift of the early 19th century, known for squandering the vast fortune of his heiress wife and for his scandalous personal life.

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instanceOf British politician ⓘ
Earl ⓘ
Tory politician ⓘ
human ⓘ
causeOfNotoriety bankruptcy ⓘ
custody disputes over his children ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1769-05-22 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1845-07-01 ⓘ
educatedAt Eton College ⓘ
Trinity College, Cambridge ⓘ
era Regency era ⓘ
early 19th century ⓘ
familyName Pole-Tylney-Long-Wellesley ⓘ
linked to: House of Wellesley
father William Wellesley-Pole, 3rd Earl of Mornington ⓘ
givenName William ⓘ
hasChild Catherine Pole-Tylney-Long-Wellesley ⓘ
William Pole-Tylney-Long-Wellesley, 5th Earl of Mornington ⓘ
honorificPrefix The Earl of Mornington ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
memberOfPoliticalParty Tory Party ⓘ
mother Katherine Elizabeth Forbes ⓘ
nobleTitle Baron Maryborough ⓘ
Earl of Mornington ⓘ
notableFor extravagant lifestyle ⓘ
scandalous personal life ⓘ
squandering his wife’s fortune ⓘ
notableWork support for Tory administrations of early 19th century ⓘ
occupation nobleman ⓘ
politician ⓘ
parliamentaryTermEnd 1820 ⓘ
parliamentaryTermStart 1807 ⓘ
placeOfBirth London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
placeOfDeath London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
positionHeld Lord of the Treasury ⓘ
Member of Parliament for Essex ⓘ
Member of Parliament for St Ives ⓘ
Member of Parliament for Wiltshire ⓘ
relative Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ⓘ
residence Wanstead House ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
socialClass British aristocracy ⓘ
spouse Catherine Tylney-Long ⓘ
Helena Paterson ⓘ
style The Right Honourable ⓘ

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William Wellesley-Pole, 2nd Earl of Mornington → child → William Pole-Tylney-Long-Wellesley, 4th Earl of Mornington ⓘ
subject linked to: 2nd Earl of Mornington
Earl of Mornington → titleHolder → William Pole-Tylney-Long-Wellesley, 4th Earl of Mornington ⓘ
William Pole-Tylney-Long-Wellesley, 4th Earl of Mornington → hasChild → William Pole-Tylney-Long-Wellesley, 5th Earl of Mornington ⓘ
linked to: William Pole-Tylney-Long-Wellesley, 4th Earl of Mornington