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Personal data Charles FITZROY 


Household of Charles FITZROY

(1) He had a relationship with Unknown MISTRESS.


Child(ren):



(2) He is married to Henrietta SOMERSET.

They got married about 1713.


Child(ren):

  1. Augustus FITZROY  1716-1741 
  2. George FITZROY  1715-1747
  3. Caroline FITZROY  1722-1784 
  4. Isabella FITZROY  1726-1782 


Notes about Charles FITZROY

Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton, KG PC FRS (25 October 1683 - 6 May 1757) was an Irish and English politician.

He was the only child and heir of Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton (1663-1690) (an illegitimate son of King Charles II by his mistress Barbara Villiers) by his wife Isabella Bennet, 2nd Countess of Arlington. He succeeded to his father's titles on 9 October 1690.

He was Lord High Steward at King George I's coronation, becoming a Privy Counsellor in 1715 and a Knight of the Garter in 1721. He also served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1720 to 1724 and Lord Chamberlain from 1724 until his death. In 1719 he was one of the main subscribers to the Royal Academy of Music, a corporation that produced baroque opera on the stage. In 1739 he supported the creation of what was to become one of London's most notable charities, the Foundling Hospital. He sat on that charity's original Court of Governors with such fellow Governors as the Duke of Bedford, the Lord Vere and the Lord Mayor of London.

Marriage and children
He married Lady Henrietta Somerset, daughter of Charles Somerset, Marquess of Worcester and Rebecca Child; they had seven children:

Charles Henry FitzRoy, Earl of Euston (13 April 1714 - 18 December 1715).
George FitzRoy, Earl of Euston (24 August 1715 - 7 July 1747). He was married 10 October 1741 to Lady Dorothy Boyle (14 May 1724 - 2 May 1742) elder daughter of Richard Boyle, 4th Earl of Cork, 3rd Earl of Burlington and his wife Lady Dorothy Savile, daughter of William Savile, 2nd Marquess of Halifax. The Earl was notorious for mistreating his wife, who died seven months after their marriage, and died childless.
Lord Augustus FitzRoy (16 October 1716 - 24 May 1741). He was married to Elizabeth Cosby, daughter of Colonel William Cosby, who served as a colonial Governor of New York. They were parents to two sons, who founded branches of the family still extant today:
Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton
Charles FitzRoy, 1st Baron Southampton
Lord Charles FitzRoy (23 April 1718 - 29 July 1739).
Lady Caroline Fitzroy (8 April 1722 - 26 June 1784). She married William Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Harrington. They were parents to Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Harrington and other six children.
Lady Harriet FitzRoy (8 June 1723 - August 1735).
Lady Isabella FitzRoy (1726 - 10 November 1782). She married Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford. They were parents to Francis Seymour-Conway, 2nd Marquess of Hertford and eleven other children. They were ancestors of Diana, Princess of Wales via their son Hugh.

The Duke also fathered an illegitimate son, Charles FitzRoy-Scudamore. Grafton Street in Dublin was named after him.
SOURCE: Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_FitzRoy,_2nd_Duke_of_Grafton

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Charles FITZROY

Charles II STEWART
1630-????
Barbara VILLIERS
1641-1709
Henry FITZROY
1663-1690

Charles FITZROY
1683-1757

(1) 

Unknown MISTRESS
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Charles FITZROY-SCUDAMORE
1713-1782
(2) ± 1713

Henrietta SOMERSET
1690-1726

Augustus FITZROY
1716-1741
George FITZROY
1715-1747
Caroline FITZROY
1722-1784
Isabella FITZROY
1726-1782

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Birthday October 25, 1683

  • Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1683: Source: Wikipedia
    • June 23 » William Penn signs a friendship treaty with Lenni Lenape Indians in Pennsylvania.
    • September 11 » Battle of Vienna: Coalition forces, including the famous winged Hussars, led by Polish King John III Sobieski lift the siege laid by Ottoman forces.
    • September 12 » Austro-Ottoman War: Battle of Vienna: Several European armies join forces to defeat the Ottoman Empire.
    • September 17 » Antonie van Leeuwenhoek writes a letter to the Royal Society describing "animalcules".
    • October 3 » Qing dynasty naval commander Shi Lang receives the surrender of the Tungning kingdom on Taiwan after the Battle of Penghu.
    • November 1 » The British Crown colony of New York is subdivided into 12 counties.

Day of death May 6, 1757

  • The temperature on May 6, 1757 was about 9.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: geheel betrokken. Source: KNMI
  • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Anna (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1759 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1757: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 5 » Louis XV of France survives an assassination attempt by Robert-François Damiens, the last person to be executed in France by drawing and quartering, the traditional and gruesome form of capital punishment used for regicides.
    • March 14 » Admiral Sir John Byng is executed by firing squad aboard HMSMonarch for breach of the Articles of War.
    • May 6 » English poet Christopher Smart is admitted into St Luke's Hospital for Lunatics in London, beginning his six-year confinement to mental asylums.
    • May 6 » The end of Konbaung–Hanthawaddy War, and the end of Burmese Civil War (1740–1757).
    • June 23 » Battle of Plassey: Three thousand British troops under Robert Clive defeat a 50,000-strong Indian army under Siraj ud-Daulah at Plassey.
    • November 5 » Seven Years' War: Frederick the Great defeats the allied armies of France and the Holy Roman Empire at the Battle of Rossbach.


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