Charles FitzRoy, 1st Baron Southampton (25 June 1737–21 March 1797) was a British statesman and soldier. June 25 is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 189 days remaining. ... Events 12 February — The San Carlo, the oldest working opera house in Europe, is inaugurated. ... March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (81st in leap years). ... 1797 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

The second son of Lord Augustus FitzRoy and a grandson of the 2nd Duke of Grafton, FitzRoy joined the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards as an ensign in 1752. He fought at the Battles of Minden and Kirchdenkern during the Seven Years War and rose to the ranks of Captain in 1756 and Lieutenant-Colonel in 1758. Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton (25 October 1683 - 6 May 1757) was an Irish and English politician. ... The Grenadier Guards is the most senior regiment of the Guards Division of the British Army, and, as such, is the most senior regiment of infantry. ... The Battle of Minden was a battle fought on August 1, 1759 during the Seven Years War. ... This article is about the 1756–1763 war. ... Captain is both a nautical term and a rank in various uniformed organizations. ... Insignia of a British Army Lieutenant Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel is a British rank used in several Commonwealth countries superior to Major and subordinate to Colonel. ...

On 27 July 1758, FitzRoy married Anne Warren, the daughter and co-heir of Adml. Sir Peter Warren and they later had seven children. He was a Groom of the Bedchamber from 1760-62 and Whig MP (later Tory from 1770-83 and thereafter a Whig again) for Orford from 1759-61, for Bury St Edmunds from 1761-74 and for Thetford from 1774-80. On leaving the post of Queen Charlotte's Vice-Chamberlain in 1780 (a post he had held since 1768), he was created Baron Southampton on 17 October that year and was succeeded by his eldest son, George, upon his death in 1797. July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining. ... 1758 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Sir Peter Warren (1703 or 1704 – 29 July 1752) was a British naval officer from Ireland who commanded the naval forces in the attack on Louisbourg in 1745. ... This article is about the British Whig party. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Bury St Edmunds is a constituency located in Suffolk and centred on the town of Bury St Edmunds. ... Duchess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (Sophia Charlotte) (19 May 1744 - 17 November 1818) as Queen Charlotte was the queen consort of King George III. Coronation portrait of Queen Charlotte by Allan Ramsay, National Portrait Gallery // Birth, youth, and marriage Charlotte was the youngest daughter of Charles Louis Frederick, Prince of... October 17 is the 290th (in leap years the 291st) day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. ...