Charles FitzRoy was born 14 July 1764 to Augustus Henry FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton (1735-1811) and Anne Liddell (1737-1804) and died 20 December 1829 Berkeley Square London, England, United Kingdom of unspecified causes. He married Frances Miller-Mundy (c1774-1797) 20 June 1795 in Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom. He married Frances Anne Stewart (1777-1810) 10 March 1799 . Charlemagne (747-814)/s, Henry II of England (1133-1189)/s, Willem van Oranje (1533-1584)/s, Hugh Capet (c940-996)/s.
General Lord Charles FitzRoy (17 July 1764 – 20 December 1829) was a British Army officer and politician.
FitzRoy was the second son of Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton and his first wife, Anne, a daughter of Henry Liddell, 1st Baron Ravensworth. After education at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge,[1] he entered the army in 1782 as an ensign. In 1787, he was appointed a captain in the Scots Guards and an equerry in 1788, to Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, under whom he served in Flanders from 1793-4.
In 1795, FitzRoy was appointed an aide-de-camp to King George III with the rank of colonel and promoted to major-general in 1798. From 1798-99, he served in Ireland then in England until 1809, commanding a battalion of the 60th Regiment of Foot from 1804-5. He was appointed colonel of the 48th (Northamptonshire) Regiment of Foot and lieutenant-general in 1805 and general in 1814.
From 1787-96 and again from 1802–18, FitzRoy was Member of Parliament for Bury St Edmunds (though never actually spoke in the house). He supported Pitt and favoured abolitionism and Catholic Emancipation.
FitzRoy died at his house in Berkeley Square, London in 1829 and was buried at Wicken, Northamptonshire.
Family
Children
| Offspring of Charles FitzRoy and Frances Miller-Mundy (c1774-1797) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Charles Augustus FitzRoy (1796-1858) | 10 June 1796 Euston Hall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom | 16 February 1858 Picadilly, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom | Mary Lennox (1790-1847) Mary Lennox (1790-1847) Mary Ann Chalker (c1832-) |
| Offspring of Charles FitzRoy and Frances Anne Stewart (1777-1810) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| George FitzRoy (1800-1883) | June 1800 Ampton, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom | 4 January 1883 Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom | Louisa Harris (c1800-1865) Louisa Harris (c1800-1865) Charlotte Frances Bona Spencer (1834-1919) |
| Frances FitzRoy (1803-1878) | 2 January 1803 | 30 April 1878 London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom | George Rice-Trevor, 4th Baron Dynevor (1795-1869) |
| Robert FitzRoy (1805-1865) | |||
On 20 June 1795, FitzRoy married Frances Mundy (d. 1797; the daughter of Edward Miller Mundy, MP) and they had one son, Sir Charles FitzRoy who was the Governor of New South Wales, Governor of Prince Edward Island and Governor of Antigua. After his wife's death, he married Lady Frances Stewart (d. 1810; the eldest daughter of Robert Stewart, 1st Marquess of Londonderry) and they had three children:
- George FitzRoy (c.1800-1882), British Army officer.
- Robert (1805–1865), hydrographer.
- Frances (d. 1878), married George Rice-Trevor, 4th Baron Dynevor.
References
- ^ Fitzroy, Lord Charles in Venn, J. & J. A., Alumni Cantabrigienses, Cambridge University Press, 10 vols, 1922–1958.
- J. M. Rigg, ‘FitzRoy, Lord Charles (1764–1829)’, rev. S. Kinross, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Oct 2008, accessed 11 Jan 2009
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Patrick Tonyn |
Colonel of the 48th (Northamptonshire) Regiment of Foot 1805–1829 |
Succeeded by Sir Thomas Hislop, Bt. |
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by Sir Charles Davers, Bt. and George FitzRoy |
Member of Parliament for Bury St Edmunds 1787 – 1796 With: Sir Charles Davers, Bt. |
Succeeded by Sir Charles Davers, Bt. and Lord Hervey |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Sir Charles Davers, Bt. and Lord Hervey |
Member of Parliament for Bury St Edmunds 1802 – 1818 With: Lord Hervey 1802-03, The Lord Templetown 1803-12, Frederick Foster 1812-18 |
Succeeded by Earl of Euston and Arthur Upton |
Footnotes (including sources)
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