Prince of Waterloo
A title in Dutch and Belgian nobility / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Prince of Waterloo (Dutch: Prins van Waterloo, French: Prince de Waterloo) is a title in the Dutch and Belgian nobility, held by the Duke of Wellington. The title was created by King William I of the Netherlands for Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington as a victory title in recognition of defeating Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. The Duke of Wellington and all his descendants along the male line belong to Dutch and Belgian nobility, in which all the descendant dukes carry the title of "Prince of Waterloo" with the style "Serene Highness" (Dutch: Doorluchtigheid). The rest of his family retain the Dutch honorific Jonkheer or Jonkvrouw.
Prince of Waterloo Prins van Waterloo Prince de Waterloo | |
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Creation date | 8 July 1815 |
Created by | King William I |
Peerage | Dutch and Belgian nobility |
First holder | Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington |
Present holder | Charles Wellesley, 9th Duke of Wellington |
Heir apparent | Arthur Wellesley, Earl of Mornington |
Remainder to | the 1st Duke's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten |
Motto | Virtutis Fortuna Comes |