Duke of Grafton is a title in the

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. It was created in 1675 by

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for Henry FitzRoy, his second illegitimate son by the Duchess of Cleveland. The most notable duke of Grafton was Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, who served as

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from 1768–1770. The Duke of Grafton holds three subsidiary titles, all created in 1675 in the peerage of England: Earl of Euston, Viscount Ipswich, and Baron Sudbury. Between 1723 and 1936 the dukes, being descended from the 1st Duke's wife Isabella FitzRoy, 2nd Countess of Arlington, also held the titles

Earl of Arlington Earl () is a rank of the nobility in the United Kingdom. The title originates in the Old English word ''eorl'', meaning "a man of noble birth or rank". The word is cognate with the Scandinavian form '' jarl'', and meant "chieftain", particula ...

, Viscount Thetford and

Baron Arlington Baron Arlington is a title in the Peerage of England which was created, on 14 March 1665, for Sir Henry Bennet,Alan Marshall, ‘Bennet, Henry, first earl of Arlington (bap. 1618, d. 1685)’, ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxfor ...

. Those titles fell into abeyance between the 9th Duke's sisters, with the abeyance of the barony of Arlington being ended in 1999. The Dukes "created" and owned the London district of

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, so named for their family name. The title of the dukedom refers to the

Honour of Grafton The Honour of Grafton is a contiguous set of manors in the south of Northamptonshire, England up to the county's eastern border with Buckinghamshire. Its dominant legacies are semi-scattered Whittlewood Forest and a William Kent wing of Wakefield ...

in the southeast of

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, the titular village now being called

Grafton Regis Grafton Regis is a village and civil parish in the south of the English county of Northamptonshire. The population of the civil parish (including Alderton) at the 2001 census was 152. This increased to 253 at the 2011 census. The village is ea ...

. The family seat is

Euston Hall Euston Hall is a country house, with park by William Kent and Capability Brown, located in Euston, a small village in Suffolk located just south of Thetford, England. It is the family home of the Dukes of Grafton. The Hall Euston first appears ...

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, an 11,000-acre estate straddling the Norfolk-Suffolk border. The main burial places of the senior branch of the family are in and beside the parish church of Saint Genevieve at

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. The Duke of Grafton is fourth in the

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after the dukes of

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, and

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Dukes of Grafton (1675)

:''Other titles (all): Earl of Euston, Viscount Ipswich and Baron Sudbury (1675)'' *

Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton, (28 September 16639 October 1690) 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 i ...

(1663–1690), second illegitimate son of Charles II and the Duchess of Cleveland; :''Other titles (2nd–9th Dukes):

and Viscount Thetford (1672),

(1664),

(1672)'' *

Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton, (25 October 1683 – 6 May 1757) was an Irish and English politician. Early life He was the only child and heir of Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton (1663–1690) (an illegitimate son of King Charles I ...

(1683–1757), only son of the 1st Duke **Charles FitzRoy, Earl of Euston (1714–1715), eldest son of the 2nd Duke, died young **

George FitzRoy, Earl of Euston George FitzRoy, Earl of Euston (1715–1747) was an English aristocrat and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1737 to 1747. He was disowned by his father for his brutal treatment of his wife and tenants. Early life and education Fit ...

(1715–1747), second son of the 2nd Duke, predeceased his father without issue * Augustus Henry FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton (1735–1811), eldest son of Lord Augustus FitzRoy, third son of the 2nd Duke;

, 1768–70 *

George Henry FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton George Henry FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton, KG (14 January 1760 – 28 September 1844), styled Earl of Euston until 1811, was a British peer and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1782 to 1811 when he succeeded to the Dukedo ...

(1760–1844), eldest son of the 3rd Duke *

Henry FitzRoy, 5th Duke of Grafton Henry FitzRoy, 5th Duke of Grafton (10 February 1790 – 26 March 1863), styled Viscount Ipswich until 1811 and Earl of Euston between 1811 and 1844, was a British peer and politician. Grafton was the son of George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton a ...

(1790–1863), eldest son of the 4th Duke * William Henry FitzRoy, 6th Duke of Grafton (1819–1882), eldest son of the 5th Duke, died without issue * Augustus Charles Lennox FitzRoy, 7th Duke of Grafton (1821–1918), second son of the 5th Duke **

Henry James FitzRoy, Earl of Euston Henry James FitzRoy, Earl of Euston (28 November 1848 – 10 May 1912) was the eldest son and heir apparent of Augustus FitzRoy, 7th Duke of Grafton. His mother was the daughter of MP James Balfour. Personal life Euston married a music hall a ...

(1848–1912), eldest son of the 7th Duke, predeceased his father without issue * Alfred William Maitland Fitzroy, 8th Duke of Grafton (1850–1930), second son of the 7th Duke ** William Henry Alfred Fitzroy, Viscount Ipswich (1884–1918), only son of the 8th Duke, predeceased both his father and grandfather * John Charles William FitzRoy, 9th Duke of Grafton (1914–1936), only son of William FitzRoy, Viscount Ipswich, died unmarried * Charles Alfred Euston FitzRoy, 10th Duke of Grafton (1892–1970), eldest son of the Rev. Lord Charles Edward FitzRoy, third and youngest son of the 7th Duke * Hugh Denis Charles FitzRoy, 11th Duke of Grafton (1919–2011), eldest son of the 10th Duke ** James Oliver Charles FitzRoy, Earl of Euston (1947–2009), eldest son of the 11th Duke, predeceased his father in 2009 * Henry Oliver Charles FitzRoy, 12th Duke of Grafton (b. 1978), only son of Lord Euston The heir apparent is the present holder's son, Alfred James Charles FitzRoy, Earl of Euston (b. 2012).

Line of succession

(1663–1690)'' ** Coronet of a British Duke

(1683–1757)'' ***''Charles FitzRoy, Earl of Euston (1714–1715)'' ***''

(1715–1747)'' ***'' Lord Augustus FitzRoy (1715–1747)'' **** Coronet of a British Duke

'' Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton (1735–1811)'' ***** Coronet of a British Duke

George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton George Henry FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton, KG (14 January 1760 – 28 September 1844), styled Earl of Euston until 1811, was a British peer and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1782 to 1811 when he succeeded to the Duked ...

(1760–1844)'' ****** Coronet of a British Duke

(1790–1863)'' ******* Coronet of a British Duke

William FitzRoy, 6th Duke of Grafton William Henry Fitzroy, 6th Duke of Grafton (5 August 1819 – 21 May 1882), styled Viscount Ipswich until 1847 and Earl of Euston between 1847 and 1863, was a British peer and Liberal Party politician. He was born in London and educated at H ...

(1819–1882)'' ******* Coronet of a British Duke

Augustus FitzRoy, 7th Duke of Grafton Augustus Charles Lennox FitzRoy, 7th Duke of Grafton (22 June 1821 – 4 December 1918), styled Lord Augustus FitzRoy before 1882, was a British Army officer. He was the second son of Henry FitzRoy, 5th Duke of Grafton, and his wife Mary Car ...

(1821–1918)'' ********''

(1848–1912)'' ******** Coronet of a British Duke

Alfred FitzRoy, 8th Duke of Grafton Alfred William Maitland FitzRoy, 8th Duke of Grafton (3 March 1850 – 10 January 1930), styled Lord Alfred FitzRoy between 1882 and 1912 and Earl of Euston between 1912 and 1918, was the second son of Augustus FitzRoy, 7th Duke of Grafton ...

(1850–1930)'' *********''William FitzRoy, Viscount Ipswich (1884–1918)'' ********** Coronet of a British Duke

John FitzRoy, 9th Duke of Grafton John Charles William Fitzroy, 9th Duke of Grafton (1 August 1914 – 4 August 1936), was a British peer and politician, styled The Honourable John FitzRoy from 1914 to 1918, Viscount Ipswich in 1918, and Earl of Euston from 1918 to 1930. Bi ...

(1914–1936)'' ********''Lord Charles FitzRoy (1857–1911)'' ********* Coronet of a British Duke

Charles FitzRoy, 10th Duke of Grafton Charles Alfred Euston FitzRoy, 10th Duke of Grafton (4 June 1892 – 11 November 1970), known as Charles FitzRoy until 1936, was a British aristocrat, soldier, politician, and farmer. Background and education He was born at Euston Hall near ...

(1892–1970)'' ********** Coronet of a British Duke

Hugh FitzRoy, 11th Duke of Grafton Hugh Denis Charles FitzRoy, 11th Duke of Grafton (3 April 1919 – 7 April 2011) was the son of Charles FitzRoy, 10th Duke of Grafton, and his first wife Lady Doreen Maria Josepha Sydney Buxton, second daughter of Sydney Buxton, 1st Earl Buxto ...

(1919–2011)'' ***********''

James FitzRoy, Earl of Euston James Oliver Charles FitzRoy, Earl of Euston FCA (13 December 1947 – 1 October 2009) was the eldest child of the 11th Duke of Grafton and his wife Fortune. Biography Born in 1947 to the then Earl of Euston he was styled Viscount Ipswich. Fi ...

(1947–2009)'' ************ Coronet of a British Duke

Henry FitzRoy, 12th Duke of Grafton (b. 1978) *************(1) Alfred FitzRoy, Earl of Euston (b. 2012) *************(2) Lord Ralph FitzRoy (b. 2017) ***********(3) Lord Charles FitzRoy (b. 1957) ************(4) Nicholas FitzRoy (b. 1991) ************(5) George FitzRoy (b. 1993) **********''Lord Edward FitzRoy (1928–2007)'' ***********(6) Michael FitzRoy (b. 1957) ************(7) Edwin FitzRoy (b. 1992) *****''

Lord William FitzRoy Admiral Lord William FitzRoy (1 June 1782 – 13 May 1857), was an officer of the British Royal Navy who served during the French Revolutionary Wars, French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, and also as a Member of Parliament. Biography Famil ...

(1782–1857)'' ******''Francis FitzRoy (1823–1900)'' *******''Cyril FitzRoy (1861–1939)'' ********''Charles FitzRoy (1909–1994)'' *********(8) Felix FitzRoy (b. 1938) **********(9) James FitzRoy (b. 1986) **** Coronet of a British Baron

Charles FitzRoy, 1st Baron Southampton General Charles FitzRoy, 1st Baron Southampton (25 June 1737 – 21 March 1797) was a British Army officer who served in the Seven Years' War and a politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1759 to 1780. The second son of Lord Augustus Fi ...

(1737–1797)'' ***** Coronet of a British Baron

George FitzRoy, 2nd Baron Southampton Baron Southampton, of Southampton in the County of Southampton, is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1780 for the soldier and politician Charles FitzRoy. He was the third son of Lord Augustus FitzRoy, second son of Charle ...

(1761–1810)'' ****** Coronet of a British Baron

Charles FitzRoy, 3rd Baron Southampton Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "f ...

(1804–1872)'' ******* Coronet of a British Baron

''Charles FitzRoy, 4th Baron Southampton (1867–1958)'' ******** Coronet of a British Baron

''Charles FitzRoy, 5th Baron Southampton (1904–1989)'', disclaimed 1964 ********* Coronet of a British Baron

''Charles FitzRoy, 6th Baron Southampton (1928–2015)'' **********''Hon. Charles FitzRoy (1954–1975)'' **********(10) Coronet of a British Baron

Edward FitzRoy, 7th Baron Southampton (b. 1955) ***********(11) Hon. Charles FitzRoy (b. 1983) **********(12) Hon. Charles FitzRoy (b. 1998) *******''

Edward FitzRoy Edward Algernon FitzRoy (24 July 1869 – 3 March 1943) was a British Conservative politician who served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1928 until his death in 1943. Early life FitzRoy was the second son of the 3rd Baron Southampto ...

(1869–1943)'' ******** Coronet of a British Viscount

''Robert Fitzroy, 2nd Viscount Daventry (1893–1986)'' ********''John Fitzroy Newdegate (1897–1976)'' ********* Coronet of a British Viscount

Francis FitzRoy Newdegate, 3rd Viscount Daventry Francis Humphrey Maurice FitzRoy Newdegate, 3rd Viscount Daventry (17 December 1921 – 15 February 2000), was a British peer who was High Sheriff of Warwickshire during 1970 and Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire from 1990 to 1997. Biography Lord Da ...

(1921–2000)'' **********(13) Coronet of a British Viscount

James Fitzroy Newdegate, 4th Viscount Daventry (born 1960) ***********(14) Hon. Humphrey Fitzroy Newdegate (b. 1995) *****''William FitzRoy (1773–1837)'' ******''William FitzRoy (1802–1882)'' *******''Frederick Henry (1872–1937)'' ********''William Stewart-Fitzroy (1907–1998)'' *********(15) Allan Stewart-Fitzroy (b. 1935) *********(16) Douglas Stewart-Fitzroy (b. 1943) *********(17) Roderick Stewart-Fitzroy (b. 1947) **********(18) James Stewart-Fitzroy (b. 1973)

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References

External links

Cracroft's Peerage page
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