Prince of Waterloo

Prince of Waterloo Prins van Waterloo Prince de Waterloo
Arms of the Dukes of Wellington as Prince of Waterloo.
Creation date	8 July 1815
Created by	King William I
Peerage	Dutch and Belgian nobility
First holder	Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Present holder	Charles Wellesley, 9th Duke of Wellington
Heir apparent	Arthur Wellesley, Earl of Mornington
Remainder to	the 1st Duke's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten
Motto	Virtutis Fortuna Comes

Prince of Waterloo (Dutch: Prins van Waterloo, French: Prince de Waterloo) is a title in the Dutch and Belgian nobility, held by the Duke of Wellington. The title was created by King William I of the Netherlands for Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington as a victory title in recognition of defeating Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. The Duke of Wellington and all his descendants along the male line belong to Dutch and Belgian nobility, in which all the descendant dukes carry the title of "Prince of Waterloo" with the style "Serene Highness" (Dutch: Doorluchtigheid). The rest of his family retain the Dutch honorific Jonkheer or Jonkvrouw.