Augustus FitzRoy, 7th Duke of Grafton
Augustus Charles Lennox FitzRoy, 7th Duke of Grafton KG CB (22 June 1821 – 4 December 1918), styled Lord Augustus FitzRoy before 1882, was the second son of Henry FitzRoy, 5th Duke of Grafton and his wife, Mary Caroline, daughter of Admiral the Hon. Sir George Cranfield Berkeley.[1]
The Duke of Grafton KG CB | |
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 Augustus FitzRoy, 7th Duke of Grafton by Leslie Ward, 1886. | |
| Born | Augustus Charles Lennox FitzRoy 21 June 1821 London, England |
| Died | 4 December 1918 (aged 97) Potterspury, Northamptonshire, England |
| Spouse(s) | Anna Balfour
(m. 1847; died 1857) |
Issue
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| Parents | Henry FitzRoy, 5th Duke of Grafton Mary Caroline Cranfield Berkeley |
Pictured in Suffolk Celebrities, 1893
Shield of arms of Augustus FitzRoy, 7th Duke of Grafton, KG, as displayed on his Order of the Garter stall plate in St. George's Chapel.
On 9 June 1847, he married Anna Balfour, daughter of James Balfour MP, and had four children:
- Lady Eleanor FitzRoy (d. 1905), married Walter Harbord, son of Edward Harbord, 3rd Baron Suffield and had issue.
- Henry James FitzRoy, Earl of Euston (1848–1912), married Kate Walsh; no issue.
- Alfred FitzRoy, 8th Duke of Grafton (1850–1930)
- Lord Charles Edward FitzRoy (1857–1911), married his distant cousin Ismay FitzRoy, daughter of the 3rd Baron Southampton, and had issue (Charles FitzRoy, 10th Duke of Grafton).[1]
He died in 1918, aged 97, at Wakefield Lodge, near Potterspury, Northamptonshire.
References
- "Henry FitzRoy, 5th Duke of Grafton". The Peerage. 10 April 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Duke of Grafton
| Peerage of England | ||
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| Preceded by William FitzRoy |
Duke of Grafton 1882–1918 |
Succeeded by Alfred FitzRoy |
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