FITZROY, Charles (1683-1757) | HoP Development Site

Family and Education

b. 25 Oct. 1683, o.s. Henry Fitzroy, duke of Grafton, and Isabella, da. Henry Bennet, earl of Arlington. educ. travelled abroad (Low countries, France, Italy) 1698-1700, Padua Univ. 17 Feb. 1701; Luttrell, Brief Relation, iv. 465; Post Boy, 24-27 Feb. 1700; H.F. Brown, Inglesi e Scozzesi all’universita di Padova, 182. LLD Camb. 1705. Al. Cant. m. 30 Apr. 1713, Lady Henrietta Somerset (d.1726), da. of Charles Somerset^‡, styled mq. of Worcester, sis. of Henry Somerset, 2nd duke of Beaufort, 5s. d. v.p. 4da. (2 v.p.); 1 illeg. s. KG 1721. d. 6 May 1757; will 15 Apr. 1756, pr. 16 May 1757. TNA, PROB 11/830.

Offices Held

Master of horse, duke of Gloucester 1698; Luttrell, Brief Relation, iv. 360. gent. of the bedchamber, King George I 1714 – 17; ld. high steward, coronation of George I, 1714; ld. justice [I] 1715 – 17; PC 1715; ld. lt. of Ireland 1720 – 24; ld. justice [GB] 1720, 1723, 1725, 1727, 1740, 1743, 1745, 1748, 1750, 1752, 1755; ld. chamberlain. 1724 – d.

Ranger, Whittlewood forest 1705 – d.; ld. lt., Suff. 1705 – d.; v.-adm., Suff. 1705–d. recorder, Coventry 1724; gov. Charterhouse 1734.

Capt. tp. of horse 1703. CSP Dom. 1703–4, p. 267; Marlborough-Godolphin Corresp. 162 n.8.

Parlimentarian

FITZROY, Charles (1683-1757)

Associated with: Euston, Suff.; Wakefield Lodge, Northants.;VCH Northants. v. 18-37.; Bond Street, Westminster;Daily Courant, 7 June 1707; British Mercury, 9-11 Jan. 1712.; Golden Square Westminster.Add. 22267, ff. 164-71.;

Likenesses

oil on canvas by Sir G. Kneller, 1703-5, NPG; oils on canvas, attrib. to W. Hoare, 1735-45, NPG; oil on canvas by Sir J. Reynolds (Ashmolean).

Author

Eagles, Robin

Volume

Lords 1660-1715

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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