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What is the true origin of Beef Wellington?

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No source ties the dish's name or recipe to a single country of origin: the earliest documented recipe under a similar name is the 1891 Austrian Filet a la Wellington, the popular name points to the British Duke of Wellington with an unconfirmed connection, and food historians have also drawn French and Polish links.

What would resolve this A dated British source using the name Beef Wellington that predates or corroborates the 1891 Austrian recipe, or documented evidence directly connecting the dish to Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington.
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The dish is presumably named after Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, but the precise origin of the name is unclear and the connection between them is unknown.
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