Family and Education
b. 28 Dec. 1665, HMC Laing, i. 445. 3rd illegit. s. of Charles II and Barbara Palmer, countess of Castlemaine [I] (later suo jure duchess of Cleveland); bro. Charles Fitzroy, duke of Southampton, Henry Fitzroy, duke of Grafton. educ. travelled abroad 1676, 1679-81 (France, Italy). CSP Dom. 1676-77, p. 25; CSP Dom. 1679-80, pp. 320-1; Eg. 3352, f. 176. m. (1) by 13 Mar. 1686 Catherine (d.1714), da. of Robert Wheatley, poulterer of Bracknell, wid. of Thomas Lucy‡ of Charlecote, s.p.; (2) by 10 Mar. 1715 Mary (d.1738), da. of ?Henry Dutton, s.p. KG 1684. d. 28 June 1716; will 12 Mar. 1715, pr. 18 July 1716. TNA, PROB 11/553.
Offices Held
Gent. of bedchamber 1688 – 89; PC ? Aug. 1713 – ?Oct. 1714.
Ld. lt,. Surr. 1702 – 14, Berks. 1712 – 14; high steward, Windsor 1701 – 14; constable, Windsor Castle 1701–14.
Col., 2nd Tp. of Horse Gds. 1685 – 89, R. Regt. of Horse Gds. 1703 – 12, 2nd Tp. of Horse Gds. 1712–15;
Parlimentarian
Associated with: Associated with Frogmore, Berks. and St James’ Square, Westminster.Dasent, History of St James's Sq., app. A; Add. 22267, ff. 164-71.;
PALMER
Likenesses
mezzotint by R. Williams (aft. W. Wissing), c. 1683-1704, NPG D3736.
Volume
Lords 1660-1715
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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Religion
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