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     Lady Charlotte Anne Wellesley was born on 8 October 1990 at St. Mary's Hospital, Praed Street, Paddington, London, England.¹ She is the daughter of Arthur Charles Valerian Wellesley, Marquess of Douro and Antonia Elizabeth Brigid Luise Prinzessin von Preußen.²

     Lord Frederick Charles Wellesley was born on 30 September 1992 at St. Mary's Hospital, Praed Street, Paddington, London, England.¹ He is the son of Arthur Charles Valerian Wellesley, Marquess of Douro and Antonia Elizabeth Brigid Luise Prinzessin von Preußen.²

     Lord Richard Gerald Wellesley was born on 20 June 1949.² He is the son of Brigadier Arthur Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington and Diana Ruth McConnel.³ He married Joanna Marion Sumner, daughter of John Sumner, on 14 July 1973.² He and Joanna Marion Sumner were divorced.⁴
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.² He lived in 1999 at Knockdolian, Gillemichael, Ayrshire, Scotland.²

     Lady Caroline Jane Wellesley was born on 6 July 1951.¹ She is the daughter of Brigadier Arthur Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington and Diana Ruth McConnel.³
      Lady Caroline Jane Wellesley usually went by her middle name of Jane.⁴ She was a racing driver.¹ She was a researcher for the Radio Times.¹ She was an independent TV producer.¹ She lived in 1999 at 42 Clarendon Road, London, England.¹

     Lord John Henry Wellesley was born on 20 April 1954.¹ He is the son of Brigadier Arthur Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington and Diana Ruth McConnel.² He married Corinne Vaes, daughter of Baron unknown Vaes, on 7 May 1977.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹

     Lord James Christopher Douglas Wellesley was born on 16 December 1964.¹ He is the son of Brigadier Arthur Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington and Diana Ruth McConnel.² He married, firstly, Laura Elizabeth Wedge, daughter of T. E. Wedge, in 1994.¹ He and Laura Elizabeth Wedge were divorced in 2005.³ He married, secondly, Emma Nethercott circa 26 July 2005.⁴
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹

     Sophie Charlotte von Holstein-Gottorp, Duchess of Oldenburg was born on 2 February 1879 at Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany.¹ She was the daughter of Friedrich August von Holstein-Gottorp, Grand Duke of Oldenburg and Elisabeth Anne Prinzessin von Preußen.¹ She married Wilhelm Eitel-Friedrich Christian Karl Prinz von Preußen, son of Wilhelm II, Deutscher Kaiser, König von Preußen and Auguste Viktoria Prinzessin von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, on 27 February 1907.¹ She and Wilhelm Eitel-Friedrich Christian Karl Prinz von Preußen were divorced on 20 October 1926.² She married Harald von Hedemann on 24 November 1927 at Rastede, Niedersachsen, Germany.¹ She was also reported to have been married on 27 February 1906. She died on 29 March 1964 at age 85 at Westerstede, Niedersachsen, Germany.¹
     She gained the title of HH Duchess of Oldenburg.

     Friedrich August von Holstein-Gottorp, Grand Duke of Oldenburg was born on 16 November 1852 at Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany.¹ He was the son of Peter II von Holstein-Gottorp, Grand Duke of Oldenburg and Elisabeth Pauline Alexandrine Prinzessin von Sachsen-Altenburg.¹ He married, firstly, Elisabeth Anne Prinzessin von Preußen, daughter of Friedrich Karl Nikolaus Prinz von Preußen and Marie Anne Prinzessin von Anhalt-Dessau, on 18 February 1878.¹ He married, secondly, Elisabeth Herzogin von Mecklenburg-Schwerin, daughter of Friedrich Franz II Großherzog von Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Marie Prinzessin von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, on 24 October 1896 at Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.¹ He died on 24 February 1931 at age 78 at Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany.¹
     He gained the title of HRH Grand Duke of Oldenburg.

     Elisabeth Anne Prinzessin von Preußen was born on 8 February 1857 at Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany.² She was the daughter of Friedrich Karl Nikolaus Prinz von Preußen and Marie Anne Prinzessin von Anhalt-Dessau. She married Friedrich August von Holstein-Gottorp, Grand Duke of Oldenburg, son of Peter II von Holstein-Gottorp, Grand Duke of Oldenburg and Elisabeth Pauline Alexandrine Prinzessin von Sachsen-Altenburg, on 18 February 1878.² She died on 28 August 1895 at age 38 at Schloss Adolfseck bei Fulda, Germany.²
     She gained the title of Prinzessin von Preußen (styled as HRH Princess of Prussia).

     Harald von Hedemann was born on 22 September 1887.¹ He married Sophie Charlotte von Holstein-Gottorp, Duchess of Oldenburg, daughter of Friedrich August von Holstein-Gottorp, Grand Duke of Oldenburg and Elisabeth Anne Prinzessin von Preußen, on 24 November 1927 at Rastede, Niedersachsen, Germany.¹ He died on 12 June 1951 at age 63 at Hankhausen-Rastede, Germany.¹