Dukes of Grafton

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The Dukes of Grafton are a British noble family holding a dukedom in the Peerage of England, historically prominent in politics and society since the late 17th century.

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Dukes of Grafton canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English dukedom ⓘ
duchy ⓘ
hereditary title ⓘ
associatedWith Grafton Regis ⓘ
Northamptonshire ⓘ
category British noble families ⓘ
Dukedoms in the Peerage of England ⓘ
Titles created by Charles II ⓘ
coatOfArmsBearer Dukes of Grafton ⓘ
coatOfArmsDescription The royal arms of Charles II within a bordure compony argent and azure ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
createdBy Charles II of England ⓘ
creationDate 11 September 1675 ⓘ
currentHolder Henry Oliver Charles FitzRoy, 12th Duke of Grafton ⓘ
familyName FitzRoy ⓘ
familySeatLocation Euston, Suffolk ⓘ
firstHolder Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton ⓘ
founder Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton ⓘ
heirApparent Alfred James Charles FitzRoy, Earl of Euston ⓘ
motto Et decus et pretium recti ⓘ
mottoLanguage Latin ⓘ
mottoTranslation Both the ornament and reward of virtue ⓘ
namedAfter Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire ⓘ
linked to: Grafton Regis
nobleFamily House of FitzRoy ⓘ
linked to: House of Grafton
notableMember Alfred William Maitland FitzRoy, 8th Duke of Grafton ⓘ
Augustus Charles Lennox FitzRoy, 7th Duke of Grafton ⓘ
Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton ⓘ
Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton ⓘ
George Henry FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton ⓘ
Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton ⓘ
Henry FitzRoy, 5th Duke of Grafton ⓘ
Hugh Denis Charles FitzRoy, 11th Duke of Grafton ⓘ
William FitzRoy, 6th Duke of Grafton ⓘ
William Henry Alfred FitzRoy, 9th Duke of Grafton ⓘ
notableOfficeHeldByMember Prime Minister of Great Britain ⓘ
originOfFamily illegitimate line of Charles II of England ⓘ
partOf Peerage of England ⓘ
politicalInfluencePeriod 18th century ⓘ
19th century ⓘ
late 17th century ⓘ
primeMinisterHolder Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton ⓘ
primeMinisterTermEnd 1770 ⓘ
primeMinisterTermStart 1768 ⓘ
religionTraditionally Anglicanism ⓘ
subsidiaryTitle Baron Sudbury ⓘ
Earl of Euston ⓘ
Viscount Ipswich ⓘ
titleHolderStartDate 1675 ⓘ
traditionalFamilySeat Euston Hall ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lord Charles FitzRoy → connectedTo → Dukes of Grafton ⓘ
Euston estate → hasOwner → Dukes of Grafton ⓘ
Grafton Regis → isAssociatedWith → Dukes of Grafton ⓘ
Dukes of Grafton → coatOfArmsBearer → Dukes of Grafton ⓘ
Viscount Ipswich → associatedWith → Dukes of Grafton ⓘ
Grafton Hunt → associatedWith → Dukes of Grafton ⓘ