2006-12-03 10:21:07 · 8 answers · asked by eric bloodaxe 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Yes, born in Dublin, much to his dismay! He said, when referred to as being Irish: 'Being born in a stable does not make one a horse.' In the Phoenix Park, in Dublin, there is a monument called the Wellington Monument that was being erected by the British colonists here as homage to him. It has never been finished and now that it depends on the Irish completing it, never will be!
2006-12-03 10:36:48 · answer #1 · answered by Rachel Maria 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes the Duke of Wellington was born in Dublin in 1769
2006-12-03 18:25:01 · answer #2 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Which one? The current one was born in Rome in 1915 and is English. The original Duke of Wellington was or Irish birth.
2006-12-03 18:33:44 · answer #3 · answered by monkeymanelvis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Born in Dublin 1769
2006-12-03 18:25:02 · answer #4 · answered by dawleymouse 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was born in Dublin, but to English parents. He came from a family that was considered Anglo-Irish, meaning English "colonists" in Ireland.
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/PRwellington.htm
2006-12-03 18:24:34 · answer #5 · answered by gryffindorgrad91 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes. He lived in Dublin near the present government buildings.
2006-12-03 18:28:10 · answer #6 · answered by cherub 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Born in Ireland.
2006-12-03 18:23:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dunno, does a bear **** in the woods?
2006-12-03 20:38:24 · answer #8 · answered by Bob 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋