Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton

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British nobleman military officer peer of Great Britain politician

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.

Aliases (1)

2nd Duke of Grafton ×1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British nobleman → military officer → peer of Great Britain → politician →
burialPlace	Euston, Suffolk →
child	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	Charles FitzRoy →
heldTitle	Lord Chamberlain of the Household → Lord High Steward → Lord Justice of Ireland → 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 FitzRoy → Privy Council of Great Britain →
militaryBranch	British Army →
militaryRank	Colonel →
mother	Isabella Bennet, 2nd Countess of Arlington →
nobleRank	Duke →
nobleTitle	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 →
placeOfDeath	London →
politicalAlignment	Whig →
positionHeld	Lord Chamberlain of the Household → Lord Justice of Ireland → 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 →
servedUnder	George I of Great Britain → George II of Great Britain → Queen Anne →
spouse	Henrietta Somerset → Lady Henrietta Somerset →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton →	grandfather
FitzRoy →	hasNotableBearer
Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton ("2nd Duke of Grafton") →	nobleTitle