Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Cleveland
Born | 18 June 1662 |
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Died | 9 September 1730 | (aged 68)
Spouse(s) | Mary Wood Anne Pulteney |
Issue | 6, including: William FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Cleveland |
Father | Charles II of England |
Mother | Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland |
Charles Palmer, later Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Cleveland, 1st Duke of Southampton, KG, Chief Butler of England (18 June 1662 – 9 September 1730), styled Baron Limerick before 1670; Earl of Southampton between 1670 and 1675; and known as the Duke of Southampton from 1675 until 1709, when he succeeded his mother as Duke of Cleveland.
Early life
Charles Palmer, later "FitzRoy", was born on 18 June 1662, and was initially claimed by Roger Palmer, 1st Earl of Castlemaine, his mother's husband, as his son and heir before being publicly acknowledged and invested by King Charles II of England as his son.[1][2]
He was the third eldest of the
Personal life
In 1670, at the age of 8, he was betrothed to Mary Wood, only child and sole heiress of
In 1694, the Duke remarried Anne Pulteney, a daughter of Sir William Pulteney, of Misterton, Leicestershire, and had issue:[3]
- Lady Grace FitzRoy, Countess of Darlington, born 28 March 1697, married in 1725 Henry Vane, later created Earl of Darlington
- William FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Cleveland and 2nd Duke of Southampton (19 February 1698 – 18 May 1774)
- Lord Charles Fitzroy (13 February 1698 – 31 July 1723)
- Lord Henry Fitzroy (17 August 1701 – 1709)
- Lady Anne FitzRoy, (12 November 1702 - 13 February 1769), married John Paddey, Esq.
- Lady Barbara FitzRoy, died unmarried
On the death of his mother in 1709, the Duke became also second
He died on 9 September 1730 and was buried at Westminster Abbey.[3] He was succeeded by his eldest son William FitzRoy (1698–1774), who died without issue, when all his titles became extinct.[4]
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References
- ^ a b Laing, Alastair. "Roger Palmer, 1st Earl of Castlemaine (1634 - 1705), and his Secretary". Natural Trust Collections UK. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ a b Holder, Samantha. "The House of FitzRoy: Children of Barbara Palmer, Duchess of Cleveland". The Wrong Side of the Blanket. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ a b c Thomas Christopher Banks, The Dormant and Extinct Baronage of England. Supplement (1826), p. 442
- ^ Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1889). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 19. London: Smith, Elder & Co.