NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Londonderry, Charles William Vane, Marquis of, 1778-1854 NRA: Vane Charles William (1778-1854) 3rd Marquess of Londonderry General DNB: Vane [formerly Stewart], Charles William, third marquess of Londonderry (1778-1854), army officer and diplomatist LBT ID: LdLondo3 VIAF ID: 8284837 LOC ID: no89013313 | B/BAP: 1778-05-18 DIED: 1854-03-06 |
SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File; thePeerage.com; LOC Name Authority File | |
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. | |