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Henry Fitzroy, 1st duke of Grafton (born September 1663—died Oct. 9, 1690, Cork, County Cork, Ire.) was the first duke of Grafton and the second illegitimate son of Charles II of England by Barbara Villiers, Duchess of Cleveland. After some initial hesitation he was officially recognized and became “the most popular and most able of the ...
Earl of Euston until 1690 when succeeded his father as 2nd Duke of Grafton; served in Flanders in 1703; lord of the bedchamber 1714-17; viceroy of Ireland 1720-24; KG 1721; FRS 1749; lord chamberlain 1724-57; ‘never applied himself to business, and as to books was totally illiterate; yet … he became the ablest Courtier of his time …’ (James, 1st Earl of Waldegrave).
19 de jun. de 2011 · Charles Fitzroy, 2nd Duke of Cleveland + 9 b. 18 Jun 1662, d. 9 Sep 1730; Henry Fitzroy, 1st Duke of Grafton + 10 b. 28 Sep 1663, d. 9 Oct 1690; Lady Charlotte Fitzroy + 11 b. 5 Sep 1664, d. 17 Feb 1717/18; George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland 11 b. 28 Oct 1665, d. 28 Jun 1716; Cecelia FitzRoy + 12 b. 1670/71, d. 1759; Barbara Fitzroy ...
Familie. Charles FitzRoy war das einzige Kind von Henry FitzRoy, 1. Duke of Grafton, und Isabella Bennet, 2. Countess of Arlington. Sein Vater war ein unehelicher Sohn König Karls II. und dessen Mätresse Barbara Villiers, seine Mutter eine Ururenkelin von Wilhelm von Oranien. FitzRoy war erst sechs Jahre alt, als sein Vater am 9.
Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton. by John Faber Jr, after Jean Baptiste van Loo mezzotint, 1740 (1739) Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
The Fitzroy Tavern was named after Charles FitzRoy 2nd Duke of Grafton, (whose father Henry FitzRoy was 1st Duke of Grafton and the bastard son of King Charles II), as he first developed the northern part of the area in the 18th century. FitzRoy purchased the Manor of Tottenhall, including Tottenham Court, and built Fitzroy Square, to which he ...
He died of a wound received at the storming of Cork, while leading William’s forces, being succeeded as 2nd duke by his son Charles (1682–1757). Augustus Henry Fitzroy , 3rd duke of Grafton (1735–1811), one of the leading politicians of his time, was the grandson of the 2nd duke, and was educated at Westminster and Cambridge.
