The Creevey Papers
Thomas Creevey to Elizabeth Ord, 23 February 1828
“23rd.
“. . . Allow me to mention, en passant, that the Marquis of Cleveland remains in London over
tomorrow for no other purpose than that of dining with
the Duke Of
Wellington. Now was there ever?—after all that passed
last summer. The Marquis, however, has really struck, and keeps the patronage
of the county versus Lord
Londonderry!”
Charles William Vane, third marquess of Londonderry (1778-1854)
Originally Stewart; he was the half-brother of Lord Castlereagh, and served under Sir
John Moore and the Duke of Wellington, fighting at Talavera; was minister to Prussia (1813)
and ambassador at the Congress of Vienna (1814) and held a variety of diplomatic and court
positions.
William Harry Vane, first duke of Cleveland (1766-1842)
The son of Henry Vane, second earl of Darlington (d. 1792); educated at Christ Church,
Oxford, he was a lifelong friend of Henry Brougham and a notable sportsman.
