Grafton dukedom

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The Grafton dukedom is a British hereditary title in the peerage of England, created in the 17th century for an illegitimate son of King Charles II and long associated with the FitzRoy family.

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Dukedom of Grafton 1
Grafton dukedom canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf duchy
hereditary title
peerage title
associatedFamily FitzRoy family
associatedWith House of Grafton
surface form: House of FitzRoy
coatOfArmsFeature royal coat of arms of England
surface form: royal arms of Charles II with a baton sinister
country Kingdom of England
createdBy Charles II of England
createdFor Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton
creationDate 1675
currentHolderFamilyName FitzRoy
firstHolder Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton
firstHolderBirthDate 1663
firstHolderDeathDate 1690
firstHolderFather Charles II of England
firstHolderMother Barbara Villiers, Duchess of Cleveland
hereditary true
illegitimateBranchOf House of Stuart
inheritance passes to heirs male of the body lawfully begotten
linkedToRoyalIllegitimateLine true
monarchAtCreation Charles II of England
motto Et decus et pretium recti
mottoLanguage Latin
mottoTranslation Both the ornament and reward of virtue
nobleRank duke
originCentury 17th century
partOf Peerage of England
peerageRankOrder among highest ranks in British nobility
region England
styleOfHolder His Grace
subsidiaryTitle Baron Sudbury
Earl of Euston
Viscount Ipswich
successionType male-preference primogeniture
territorialDesignation Grafton
titleStatus extant
traditionalFamilySeat Euston Hall, Suffolk
surface form: Euston Hall
traditionalFamilySeatLocation Suffolk, England
typeOfPeerage English dukedom

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Elizabeth Wrottesley associatedWith Grafton dukedom
Earl of Euston successionLinkedTo Grafton dukedom
this entity surface form: Dukedom of Grafton