Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton

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Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton, was a prominent 17th-century English nobleman, naval officer, and illegitimate son of King Charles II who played a notable role in the military and court life of the Restoration era.

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Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton canonical 25

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 17th-century English person ⓘ
English nobleman ⓘ
duke ⓘ
illegitimate royal child ⓘ
naval officer ⓘ
allegiance James II of England ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ
William III of England ⓘ
associatedPlace Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire ⓘ
linked to: Grafton Regis
associatedWith Restoration court of Charles II ⓘ
battle Battle of Sedgemoor ⓘ
Siege of Cork (1690) ⓘ
burialPlace Westminster Abbey ⓘ
causeOfDeath wounds received during the Siege of Cork ⓘ
child Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton ⓘ
conflict Monmouth Rebellion ⓘ
Williamite War in Ireland ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
courtRole courtier of Charles II of England ⓘ
courtier of James II of England ⓘ
createdDukeBy Charles II of England ⓘ
createdDukeOn 1675-09-11 ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1663-09-28 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1690-10-09 ⓘ
era Restoration era ⓘ
familyName FitzRoy ⓘ
father Charles II of England ⓘ
givenName Henry ⓘ
house House of Stuart ⓘ
illegitimateChildOf Charles II of England ⓘ
mannerOfDeath killed in action ⓘ
marriageDate 1679-08-01 ⓘ
militaryBranch English Army ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
militaryRank colonel ⓘ
mother Barbara Villiers, Duchess of Cleveland ⓘ
nobleTitle Baron Sudbury ⓘ
Duke of Grafton ⓘ
linked to: The Duke of Grafton

Earl of Euston ⓘ
Viscount Ipswich ⓘ
placeOfBirth London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
placeOfDeath Cork ⓘ
religion Anglicanism ⓘ
spouse Isabella Bennet, 2nd Countess of Arlington ⓘ
spouseFather Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington ⓘ
titleHeldFrom Duke of Grafton, from 1675 ⓘ

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Charles II of England → illegitimateChildren → Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton ⓘ
Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton → father → Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton ⓘ
George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland → sibling → Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton ⓘ
Dukes of Grafton family → founder → Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton ⓘ
Dukes of Grafton family → notableMember → Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton ⓘ
FitzRoy family → hasNotableMember → Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton ⓘ
Charlotte FitzRoy → sibling → Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton ⓘ
Dukedom of Grafton → createdFor → Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton ⓘ
subject linked to: Grafton dukedom
Dukedom of Grafton → firstHolder → Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton ⓘ
subject linked to: Grafton dukedom
House of Grafton → founder → Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton ⓘ
House of Grafton → notableMember → Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton ⓘ
Isabella Bennet, 2nd Countess of Arlington → spouse → Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton ⓘ
Barbara Villiers, Duchess of Cleveland → child → Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton ⓘ
Isabella van Nassau-Beverweerd → relative → Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton ⓘ
Isabella van Nassau-Beverweerd → child → Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton ⓘ
Dukes of Grafton → firstHolder → Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton ⓘ
Dukes of Grafton → founder → Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton ⓘ
Dukes of Grafton → notableMember → Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton ⓘ
George FitzRoy → sibling → Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton ⓘ
Siege of Cork (1690) → commander → Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton ⓘ
Grafton family → founder → Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton ⓘ
Grafton family → hasNotableMember → Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton ⓘ
Barbara FitzRoy → sibling → Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton ⓘ
Anne Lennard, Countess of Sussex → sibling → Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton ⓘ
Lady Margaret Seymour → relative → Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton ⓘ