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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.
- George I
- The Duke of Devonshire
- Lady Henrietta Somerset
- The Earl Cowper
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.
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- Male
- Henrietta Somerset
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.).
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]
Charles FitzRoy, segundo duque de Grafton, KG , PC , FRS (25 de octubre de 1683 - 6 de mayo de 1757) fue un político irlandés e inglés.
