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Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton, KG, PC, FRS (25 October 1683 – 6 May 1757) was a British peer and politician. Early life.
Charles Fitzroy was styled earl of Euston until his father's death in 1690, when he succeeded as 2nd duke of Grafton, taking his seat in the house of lords in 1704. He entered the army in 1703 and served in Flanders.
26 de abr. de 2022 · Charles Fitzroy. Birthdate: October 25, 1683. Birthplace: Arlington House, Middlesex, England (United Kingdom) Death: May 06, 1757 (73) Immediate Family: Son of Henry Fitzroy, 1st Duke of Grafton and Isabella Bennet, 2nd Countess of Arlington, Duchess of Grafton.
- Arlington House, Middlesex
- Unknown Mistress
- Middlesex
- October 25, 1683
The most notable duke of Grafton was Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, who served as Prime Minister from 1768–1770. [3] The Duke of Grafton holds three subsidiary titles, all created in 1675 in the peerage of England: Earl of Euston , Viscount Ipswich , and Baron Sudbury . [1]
Grafton’s concern to secure his inheritance may have been connected with a scheme on foot towards the close of that summer for his marriage to one of the daughters of Colonel Godfrey, brother-in-law to John Churchill, duke of Marlborough, but in the event nothing came of the match.
1683-1757. Biography. Son of Henry, 1st Duke (q.v.), whom he succeeded in 1690; held a number of appointments under the Crown, and was Viceroy of Ireland in 1720-4. Member of the Kit-Cat Club. Succeeded by his grandson, Augustus Henry FitzRoy (1735-1811; q.v.).
When Charles Fitzroy 2nd Duke of Grafton was born on 25 October 1683, in London, England, his father, Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton, was 20 and his mother, Isabella Bennet, Countess of Arlington, was 14. He married Henrietta Somerset on 30 April 1713, in St Luke, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom.
