Charles FitzCharles, 1st Earl of Plymouth

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Charles FitzCharles, 1st Earl of Plymouth, was an English nobleman of the Restoration era, best known as a military officer and favored courtier in the reign of his father, King Charles II.

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instanceOf Earl in the Peerage of England
English nobleman
illegitimate royal
associatedPlace Tangier, English possession in North Africa
associatedWith English colonial ventures in North Africa
burialPlace Tangier
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
court Court of Charles II of England
dateOfBirth 1657
dateOfDeath 1680
deathCause illness contracted in military service
era Restoration era
familyName FitzCharles
father Charles II of England
gender male
givenName Charles
halfSibling James II of England
James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth
Mary II of England
hasNoChildren true
historicalRegion Stuart England
house Fitz-James Stuart family
surface form: House of Stuart (illegitimate branch)
languageSpoken English
legitimacyStatus illegitimate son of a king
mannerOfDeath died of fever
memberOf English Army
militaryBranch infantry
militaryRank colonel
monarchDuringLifetime Charles II of England
mother Catherine Pegge
nobleRank Earl
nobleStyle The Right Honourable
nobleTitle Earl of Plymouth
notableFor being a favored courtier of Charles II
service in Tangier garrison
occupation courtier
military officer
peerage Peerage of England
placeOfBirth Kingdom of England
placeOfDeath Tangier
positionHeld Governor of Jamaica-designate
colonel of a regiment in Tangier garrison
religion Church of England
residence England
sibling Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Cleveland
titleCreated 1675
titleExtinction Earl of Plymouth title became extinct on his death

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Charles II of England illegitimateChildren Charles FitzCharles, 1st Earl of Plymouth