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Encyclopedia > Duke of Grafton

The title of Duke of Grafton was created in 1675 by Charles II of England for his 2nd illegitimate son by the Duchess of Cleveland, Henry FitzRoy. The most famous duke was probably Augustus Henry FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, who served as Prime Minister in the 1760s. Events January 5 - The Battle of Turckeim June 18 - Battle of Fehrbellin August 10 - King Charles II of England places the foundation stone of the Royal Greenwich Observatory in London - construction begins November 11 - Guru Gobind Singh becomes the Tenth Guru of the Sikhs. ... Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was the King of England, King of Scots, and King of Ireland from 30 January 1649 (de jure) or 29 May 1660 (de facto) until his death. ... Barbara Villiers, Countess of Castlemaine Barbara Villiers (November 1640 - October 9, 1709), Duchess of Cleveland, was one of the most notorious of Charles IIs mistresses. ... Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton (1663 - 1690) was the natural son of King Charles II by Barbara Villiers, Countess of Castlemaine and later Duchess of Cleveland. ... The Most Noble Augustus Henry FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, KG, PC (28 September 1735–14 March 1811) was a British Whig statesman of the Georgian era. ...


The Duke of Grafton holds three subsidiary titles, all created in 1672 in the peerage of England: Earl of Euston, Viscount Ipswich, and Baron Sudbury. The Duke's eldest son and heir uses the courtesy title Earl of Euston. The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... A courtesy title is a form of address in the British peerage system used for wives, children, and other close relatives of a peer. ...


The family seat is Euston Hall in Suffolk. Euston Hall from Morriss County Seats (1880). ... Suffolk (pronounced ) is a large historic and modern non-metropolitan county in the East Anglia region of eastern England. ...

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Dukes of Grafton (1675)

Arms of the Dukes of Grafton.
Arms of the Dukes of Grafton.

Heir Apparent: James Oliver Charles FitzRoy, Earl of Euston (b. 1947)
Lord Euston's Heir Apparent: Henry Oliver Charles FitzRoy, Viscount Ipswich (b. 1978) Events January 5 - The Battle of Turckeim June 18 - Battle of Fehrbellin August 10 - King Charles II of England places the foundation stone of the Royal Greenwich Observatory in London - construction begins November 11 - Guru Gobind Singh becomes the Tenth Guru of the Sikhs. ... Image File history File links Graftonarms. ... Image File history File links Graftonarms. ... Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton (1663 - 1690) was the natural son of King Charles II by Barbara Villiers, Countess of Castlemaine and later Duchess of Cleveland. ... // Events Prix de Rome scholarship established for students of the arts. ... Events Giovanni Domenico Cassini observes differential rotation within Jupiters atmosphere. ... Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton (25 October 1683 - 6 May 1757) was an Irish and English politician. ... Events June 6 - The Ashmolean Museum opens as the worlds first university museum. ... 1757 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Most Noble Augustus Henry FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, KG, PC (28 September 1735–14 March 1811) was a British Whig statesman of the Georgian era. ... Events April 16 - The London premiere of Alcina by George Frideric Handel, his first the first Italian opera for the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden. ... 1811 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... George Henry FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton (January 14, 1760–September 28, 1844) was the son of Augustus Fitzroy, 3rd Duke of Grafton. ... 1760 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Henry FitzRoy, 5th Duke of Grafton (February 10, 1790–March 26, 1863) was the son of George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton and Lady Charlotte Maria Waldegrave, daughter of James Waldegrave, 2nd Earl of Walgrave. ... 1790 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar). ... Link titleWilliam Henry Fitzroy, 6th Duke of Grafton (August 5, 1819–May 21, 1882) was the son of [[<nowiki><nowiki>--~~~~--~~~~--~~~~--~~~~--~~~~[[#REDIRECT [[ ---- --~~~~<nowiki><math>[[Media:[[Media: == == == == == == == == Henry FitzRoy == == == == == == == ==]]]]</math>]]]]</nowiki></nowiki></nowiki>, 5th Duke of Grafton]] and his wife Mary Caroline Berkeley. ... 1819 common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar. ... Augustus FitzRoy, 7th Duke of Grafton by Leslie Ward, 1886. ... The coronation banquet for George IV 1821 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Alfred William Maitland FitzRoy, 8th Duke of Grafton (March 3, 1850–January 10, 1930) was the son of Augustus FitzRoy, 7th Duke of Grafton and Anna Balfour. ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link is to a full 1930 calendar). ... John Charles William Fitzroy, 9th Duke of Grafton (August 1–1914–August 1, 1936) was a British peer, known from 1914-30 as Lord Sudbury. ... Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Charles Alfred Euston FitzRoy, 10th Duke of Grafton (June 4, 1892–1970) was the son of Reverend Lord Charles Edward FitzRoy and his wife Ismay FitzRoy, daughter of Charles FitzRoy, 3rd Baron Southampton. ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... His Grace Captain Hugh Denis Charles Fitzroy, the 11th Duke of Grafton (b. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... James Oliver Charles Fitzroy, Earl of Euston FCA (b. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ...


Grafton

Most Dukedoms in Britain are of significant places such as counties, cities or major towns. Most Britons would, however, find it difficult to locate Grafton on a map of the kingdom. The title is that of the Honour of Grafton in the south east of Northamptonshire; the titular village now being called Grafton Regis. The Honour of Grafton is a collection of manors in the south east of Northamptonshire, England. ... Northamptonshire (abbreviated Northants or Nhants) is a landlocked county in central England with a population of 629,676 (2001 census). ... Grafton Regis is a village located in the south of the English county of Northamptonshire. ...


Further reading

  • Falk, Bernard. The Royal Fitz Roys; Dukes of Grafton through Four Centuries. Hutchinson, 1950.

See also


  Results from FactBites:
 
Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (598 words)
His father was the third son of Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton and Lady Henrietta Somerset, which made FitzRoy a great-grandson of both Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton and the Charles Somerset, Marquess of Worcester.
Grafton allied with the Duke of Newcastle against Lord Bute, whose term as Prime Minister was short-lived.
Besides his successor, the 4th Duke (1760–1844) and numerous other children, Grafton was the father of General Lord Charles FitzRoy (1764–1829), whose sons Sir Charles FitzRoy (1798–1858), governor of New South Wales, and Robert FitzRoy, the hydrographer, were notable for their achievements.
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