Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset

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Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, was the acknowledged illegitimate son of King Henry VIII of England, elevated to high noble rank and once considered a potential heir to the throne.

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instanceOf Duke of Richmond ⓘ
Duke of Somerset ⓘ
English nobleman ⓘ
illegitimate royal child ⓘ
acknowledgedBy Henry VIII of England ⓘ
associatedWith Council of the North ⓘ
English succession crisis of the 1520s and 1530s ⓘ
birthDate 1519-06-15 ⓘ
birthPlace Blackfriars, London, England ⓘ
linked to: Blackfriars
burialPlace Thetford Priory, Norfolk, England ⓘ
linked to: Thetford Priory
causeOfDeath likely tuberculosis ⓘ
consideredHeirApparent yes ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
createdDukeOfRichmondDate 1525-06-18 ⓘ
createdDukeOfSomersetDate 1525-06-18 ⓘ
createdEarlOfNottinghamDate 1525-06-18 ⓘ
deathAge 17 ⓘ
deathDate 1536-07-23 ⓘ
deathPlace St James's Palace, London, England ⓘ
education tutored as a prince of the blood ⓘ
era 16th century ⓘ
father Henry VIII of England ⓘ
fullName Henry FitzRoy ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
heirConsiderationPeriod early 1530s ⓘ
house Tudor ⓘ
linked to: Tudor dynasty
illegitimacyStatus illegitimate son of Henry VIII ⓘ
issue none ⓘ
language English ⓘ
laterBurialPlace St Michael's Church, Framlingham, Suffolk, England ⓘ
marriageDate 1533 ⓘ
mother Elizabeth Blount ⓘ
nobleRank peer of the realm ⓘ
notableFor being considered as a possible successor to Henry VIII ⓘ
being the only acknowledged illegitimate son of Henry VIII ⓘ
politicalRole figure in Henry VIII's dynastic planning ⓘ
reignOfFather Tudor period ⓘ
linked to: Tudor England
religion Roman Catholic ⓘ
spouse Mary Howard, Duchess of Richmond ⓘ
spouseFather Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk ⓘ
style His Grace ⓘ
successionOutcome died before Henry VIII and never acceded to the throne ⓘ
title Duke of Richmond ⓘ
Duke of Somerset ⓘ
Earl of Nottingham ⓘ
Lord High Admiral of England ⓘ
Lord President of the Council of the North ⓘ
upbringingLocation royal household ⓘ

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Anne of Cleves → stepchild → Henry FitzRoy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset ⓘ
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Elizabeth Blount → child → Henry FitzRoy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset ⓘ
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Elizabeth Blount → motherOf → Henry FitzRoy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset ⓘ
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Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset → fullName → Henry FitzRoy ⓘ
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Dukes of Richmond → firstHolder → Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset ⓘ
Elizabeth Blount → child → Henry FitzRoy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset ⓘ
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Elizabeth Blount → notableRelative → Henry FitzRoy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset ⓘ
subject linked to: Lady Tailboys of Kyme
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Mary Howard, Duchess of Richmond → spouse → Henry FitzRoy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset ⓘ
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Mary Howard, Duchess of Richmond → husband → Henry FitzRoy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset ⓘ
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