Arthur Wellesley

Arthur Wellesley (more commonly known by his title, the Duke of Wellington) defeated Napoléon Bonaparte at the Battle of Waterloo. After the combat he remarked to the Fourth Doctor that "the only thing sadder than a battle lost, is a battle won." The Doctor later considered how right he was. (EDA: The Eight Doctors) Wellesley fought alongside Oliver Blazington at the battle. (NSA: The Eye of the Jungle) The Second Doctor visited Wellesley in 1816 and took a trip to Brighton with him, where they meet the Prince Regent. (PDA: World Game)

In a history project for school, Clyde Langer and Luke Smith were required to show the battle strategies of Wellington and Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo, while playing a game of Waterloo on Mr Smith. Luke, impersonating Napoleon, referred to Clyde as "monsieur Duke". (SJA: The Last Sontaran)

In the years after the Napoleonic Wars, he served as British Prime Minister. In 1851, by which time he was an elderly man reaching the end of his life, he met the Eighth Doctor's companion Charley Pollard at the Great Exhibition in London. He took an immediate liking to Charley, who was initially unaware of his identity, and permitted her to call him by his first name over the objections of his assistant, Mr Fazackerly. (BFA: Other Lives)