Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton

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
• Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of ClevelandSon of Barbara Palmer, Countess of Castlemaine and Charles II of Englandc. 1662–1730
• 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

Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton was an illegitimate son of King Charles II of England and his mistress Barbara Villiers. A military commander, Henry FitzRoy was appointed colonel of the Grenadier Guards in 1681 and Vice-Admiral of England from 1682 to 1689. He was killed in the storming of Cork during the Williamite–Jacobite War in 1690.

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