Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Cleveland

Parents

• Charles II of EnglandKing of England, Scotland, and Ireland1630–1685
• Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of ClevelandEnglish royal mistress from the Villiers family1640–1709

Siblings

• James Scott, 1st Duke of MonmouthEnglish nobleman and soldier1649–1685
• Charlotte Jemima FitzRoyBritish noble1650–1684
• Charles FitzCharles, 1st Earl of PlymouthEnglish noble1657–1680
• Anne Lennard, Countess of SussexEnglish Countess1661–1721
• Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of GraftonIllegitimate son of King Charles II and English duke1663–1690
• Charlotte Lee, Countess of LichfieldBritish noble1664–1718
• George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of NorthumberlandBritish Army general1665–1716
• Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St AlbansBritish Duke1670–1726
• Barbara FitzRoyNoblewoman; British prioress1672–1731
• Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of RichmondIllegitimate son of Charles II of England1672–1723
• Mary Tudor, Countess of DerwentwaterNoblewoman; illegitimate child of English king1673–1726

Questions about the House of Stuart

• Why did James VI and I succeed Elizabeth I of England?
  Inheritance by blood, secured by political preparation
• Why did Charles I of England succeed James VI and I?
  Inheritance
• How were Elizabeth I of England and James VI and I related?
  First cousins twice removed

About

Charles Palmer, later Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Cleveland, 1st Duke of Southampton, Chief Butler of England was an English nobleman and illegitimate son of Charles II. He was styled Baron Limerick before 1670; Earl of Southampton between 1670 and 1675; and known as the Duke of Southampton from 1675 until 1709, when he succeeded his mother as Duke of Cleveland.

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