Henry FitzRoy, 5th Duke of Grafton
Noble person
1790 – 1863
Who was Henry FitzRoy, 5th Duke of Grafton?
Henry FitzRoy, 5th Duke of Grafton, styled Viscount Ipswich until 1811 and Earl of Euston between 1811 and 1844, was a British peer.
Grafton was the son of George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton and Lady Charlotte Maria Waldegrave, daughter of James Waldegrave, 2nd Earl Waldegrave.
He represented Bury St Edmunds in Parliament between 1818 and 1820 and again between 1826 and 1831, and was member for Thetford between 1834 and 1841.
Grafton married Mary Caroline Berkeley, on 20 June 1812 in Portugal. They had five children:
Lady Mary Elizabeth Emily Fitzroy, married Reverend Hon. Augustus Phipps
Maria Louisa Fitzroy, married Edward Douglas-Pennant, 1st Baron Penrhyn and had issue.
William Henry FitzRoy, 6th Duke of Grafton
Augustus Charles Lennox FitzRoy, 7th Duke of Grafton
Frederick John Fitzroy, married Catherine Wescomb and had issue.
Grafton died in 1863, aged 73, at Wakefield Lodge, near Potterspury, Northamptonshire.
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- Born
- Feb 10, 1790
- Parents
- Children
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Died
- Mar 26, 1863
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on July 23, 2013
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