Mornington House was the Dublin social season Georgian residence of the Earls of Mornington at 24 Merrion Street, close to Leinster House. Arthur Wellesley, the fourth son of Garret Wesley, 1st Earl of Mornington, later a Field Marshal (1813), then 1st Duke of Wellington (1814) and British prime minister, is said to have been born there, though other sources suggest he was born in the family's country seat, Dangan Castle, near Summerhill, County Meath.
His mother gave 1 May as his birthday, and he himself so kept it, but the nurse affirmed that he was born on 6 March at Dangan Castle, Co. Meath.
Mornington House was the Dublin social season Georgian residence of the Earls of Mornington at 24 Merrion Street, close to Leinster House. Arthur Wellesley, the fourth son of Garret Wesley, 1st Earl of Mornington, later a Field Marshal (1813), then 1st Duke of Wellington (1814) and British prime minister, is said to have been born there, though other sources suggest he was born in the family's country seat, Dangan Castle, near Summerhill, County Meath.
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