Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton

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Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton was an 18th-century British nobleman and politician who held high court offices and military commands under the early Hanoverian monarchs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British nobleman
military officer
peer of Great Britain
politician
burialPlace Euston Hall, Suffolk
surface form: Euston, Suffolk
child The Duke of Grafton
surface form: Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton

Lady Anne FitzRoy
Lady Isabella FitzRoy
Lord Augustus FitzRoy
Lord Charles FitzRoy
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Great Britain
dateOfBirth 1683-10-25
dateOfDeath 1757-05-06
father Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton
fullName Lord Charles FitzRoy
surface form: Charles FitzRoy
heldTitle Lord Chamberlain
surface form: Lord Chamberlain of the Household

Lord High Steward
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
surface form: Lord Justice of Ireland

Lord-Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire
surface form: Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire

Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk
Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk
Lord Lieutenant of the City of London
Lord Privy Seal
heldTitleFrom 1690
memberOf House of Grafton
surface form: House of FitzRoy

Privy Council
surface form: Privy Council of Great Britain
militaryBranch British Army
militaryRank Colonel
mother Isabella Bennet, 2nd Countess of Arlington
nobleRank Duke
nobleTitle Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton self-linksurface differs
surface form: 2nd Duke of Grafton

Earl of Euston
notableFor holding multiple lord lieutenancies in eastern England
service in high court offices under early Hanoverian monarchs
paternalGrandfather Charles II of England
paternalGrandmother Barbara Villiers, Duchess of Cleveland
placeOfBirth London, England
surface form: London
placeOfDeath London, England
surface form: London
politicalAlignment Whig Party
surface form: Whig
positionHeld Lord Chamberlain
surface form: Lord Chamberlain of the Household

Lord Justice of Ireland
Lord-Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire
surface form: Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire

Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk
Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk
Lord Lieutenant of the City of London
Lord Privy Seal
residence Euston Hall, Suffolk
surface form: Euston Hall
servedUnder George I of Great Britain
George II of Great Britain
Anne, Queen of Great Britain
surface form: Queen Anne
spouse Henrietta Somerset
Henrietta Somerset
surface form: Lady Henrietta Somerset

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The Duke of Grafton (de facto), The Marquess of Rockingham (de jure predecessor in office sequence) grandfather Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton
subject surface form: Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton
FitzRoy hasNotableBearer Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton
Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton nobleTitle Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 2nd Duke of Grafton
Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton child Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton
Dukes of Grafton family notableMember Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton
FitzRoy family hasNotableMember Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton
House of Grafton notableMember Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton
Henrietta Somerset spouse Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton