Royal Warrant - License For Viscount Wellington to Use Portuguese Titles and Dignities [1811-10-18]
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In the Name and on the Behalf of His Majesty.
George PR
George the Third by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland King Defender of the Faith &c: To Our Right Trusty and Right entirely Beloved Cousin Charles Duke of Norfolk Earl Marshal and Our Hereditary Marshal of England Greeting: Whereas Our good Brother and Cousin John Prince of Brazil Prince Regent of Portugal hath solicited Our Consent that Our Right Trusty and Welbeloved Cousin and Councillor Arthur Lord Viscount Wellington of Talavera and of Wellington in the County of Somerset Baron Douro of Wellesley in the said County Knight Companion of Our Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath Lieutenant General in Our Army, General and Commander in Chief of Our Forces serving in Spain and Portugal and Colonel of Our Thirty third or the 1st Yorkshire (West Riding) Regiment of Foot, also Marshal General in the Army of His said Royal Highness the Prince Regent of Portugal and Privy Councillor and Member of the Council of Regency of Spain, may accept the Title and Dignity of Conde de Vimiera and also wear the Insignia of a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Portuguese Order of the Tower and Sword instituted by his Royal Highness to serve as a lasting Memorial of the Resolution by which he preserved his Crown, and to Commemorate the Fidelity of His Subjects and the Stability of His Alliance with Us and which Honours the said Prince Regent of Portugal hath been pleased to confer upon the said Lord Viscount Wellington in testimony of the high Estimation in which His Royal Highness holds his distinguished and glorious Services on divers important Occasions and more particularly in the brilliant and decisive Victories achieved over the French Armies in Portugal and the deliverance of that Kingdom from the Ravages and Oppression of the Enemy And We being desirous of evincing the sense We also entertain of the great Valour distinguished Skill and able Conduct displayed by the said Lord Viscount Wellington are graciously pleased to approve thereof. Know Ye therefore that We of Our Princely Grace and special Favour have given and granted and by these Presents do give and grant unto the said Lord Viscount Wellington Our Royal Licence and Permission that he may accept the Dignity and bear and use the Title of Conde de Vimiera with all the Rights Privileges and Immunities thereunto annexed and that he may also accept and wear the Insignia of a Knight Grand Cross of the aforesaid Royal Portuguese Order of the Tower and Sword. Our Will and Pleasure therefore is that you Charles Duke of Norfolk to whom the Cognizance of Matters of this nature doth properly belong do require and Command that this Our Concession and especial Mark of Our Royal Favour be registered together with the relative Documents in Our College of Arms to the end that Our Officers of Arms and all others upon occasion may take full notice and have knowledge thereof. And for so doing this shall be your Warrant. Given at Our Court at Carlton House the Eighteenth day of October 1811. In the Fifty first year of Our Reign.
By the Command of His Royal Highness The Prince Regent
in the Name and on the Behalf of His Majesty.
R. Ryder.