politician
Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton.
Illegitimate son of King Charles II and English duke (1663-1690)
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About Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton
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.
Everything about Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton →- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk, Vice Admiral of the United Kingdom, Lord High Constable of England
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Born
- September 28, 1663
- Died
- October 9, 1690