George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland

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George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, was a prominent English nobleman and military officer of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, known as one of King Charles II’s acknowledged illegitimate sons who held high rank and influence at court.

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instanceOf English nobleman ⓘ
duke ⓘ
illegitimate royal offspring ⓘ
military officer ⓘ
allegiance Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
burialPlace Westminster Abbey ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
courtRole courtier to Charles II ⓘ
courtier to Queen Anne ⓘ
courtier to William III ⓘ
createdBaronOfPontefract 1674 ⓘ
createdDuke 1683 ⓘ
createdEarlOfNorthumberland 1674 ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1665-12-28 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1716-06-28 ⓘ
education Merton College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ
father Charles II of England ⓘ
fullName George FitzRoy ⓘ
house House of Stuart ⓘ
legitimacyStatus illegitimate son of Charles II ⓘ
marriageDate 1686-06-10 ⓘ
militaryBranch English Army ⓘ
militaryConflict Nine Years' War ⓘ
War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
militaryRank colonel ⓘ
lieutenant-general ⓘ
mother Barbara Villiers, Duchess of Cleveland ⓘ
nobleTitle 1st Duke of Northumberland ⓘ
Baron of Pontefract ⓘ
Earl of Northumberland ⓘ
notableFor being an acknowledged illegitimate son of Charles II ⓘ
holding high military and court offices in late 17th and early 18th century England ⓘ
officeHeld Constable of Windsor Castle ⓘ
Governor of Kingston-upon-Hull ⓘ
Lord of the Bedchamber ⓘ
Lord-Lieutenant of Kent ⓘ
Lord-Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ
peerage Peerage of England ⓘ
placeOfBirth Merton College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfDeath Epsom, Surrey, England ⓘ
religion Church of England ⓘ
sibling Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Cleveland ⓘ
Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton ⓘ
spouse Catherine Wheatley ⓘ
spouseStatus marriage without royal consent ⓘ

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Charles II of England → illegitimateChildren → George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland ⓘ
FitzRoy → hasNotableBearer → George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland ⓘ
George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland → heldTitle → Duke of Northumberland ⓘ
subject linked to: FitzRoy
linked to: George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland
FitzRoy → hasNobleBranch → Dukes of Northumberland (Stuart illegitimate line) ⓘ
linked to: George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland
George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland → nobleTitle → 1st Duke of Northumberland ⓘ
linked to: George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland
FitzRoy family → hasNotableMember → George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland ⓘ
Charlotte FitzRoy → sibling → George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland ⓘ
Barbara Villiers, Duchess of Cleveland → child → George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland ⓘ
Siege of Gibraltar (1727) → commanderForDefenders → George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland ⓘ
George FitzRoy → titleCreated → Duke of Northumberland (1674) ⓘ
linked to: George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland
Catherine Wheatley → spouse → George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland ⓘ
Catherine Wheatley → notableRelative → George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland ⓘ
Barbara FitzRoy → sibling → George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland ⓘ
Anne Lennard, Countess of Sussex → sibling → George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland ⓘ