Biography of Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton 1735-1811

In March 1734 [his father] Augustus Fitzroy (age 17) and [his mother] Elizabeth Cosby (age 13) were married. He the son of [his grandfather] Charles Fitzroy 2nd Duke Grafton (age 50) and [his grandmother] Henrietta Somerset Duchess Grafton.

On 28th September 1735 Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton was born to Augustus Fitzroy (age 18) and Elizabeth Cosby (age 14). He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 24th May 1741 [his father] Augustus Fitzroy (age 24) died at Jamaica.

Around 1747 Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton (age 11) was educated at Westminster School [Map].

Around 1751 Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton (age 15) was educated at Peterhouse College, Cambridge University [Map].

On 29th January 1756 Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton (age 20) and Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton (age 19) were married.

On 6th May 1757 [his grandfather] Charles Fitzroy 2nd Duke Grafton (age 73) died. His grandson Augustus (age 21) succeeded 3rd Duke Grafton, 3rd Earl Euston, 3rd Viscount Ipswich, 3rd Baron Sudbury, 4th Earl Arlington, 4th Viscount Thetford, 4th Baron Arlington of Arlington in Middlesex and 4th Baron Arlington of Arlington in Middlesex. [his wife] Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton (age 20) by marriage Duchess Grafton.

On 8th May 1757 [his daughter] Georgiana Fitzroy was born to Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton (age 21) and [his wife] Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton (age 20). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 14th January 1760 [his son] George Henry Fitzroy 4th Duke Grafton was born to Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton (age 24) and [his wife] Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton (age 23). He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

Around 1762 Pompeo Batoni (age 53). Portrait of Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton (age 26).

In 1764 Anne aka Nancy Parsons Viscountess Maynard (age 29) commenced an affair with Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton (age 28). FitzRoy kept Parsons at his townhouse and took her to the opera offending society's standards.

On 14th July 1764 [his son] Charles Fitzroy was born to Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton (age 28) and [his wife] Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton (age 27). He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

Around 1765. Nathaniel Dance-Holland (age 29). Portrait of Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton (age 29).

In 1768 Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton (age 32) was appointed Prime Minister.

In 1769 Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton (age 33) was appointed 589th Knight of the Garter by King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 30).

On 23rd March 1769 Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton (age 33) and Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton (age 32) were divorced when he discovered she was pregnant by her lover John Fitzpatrick 2nd Earl Upper Ossory (age 23) whom she subsequently married. Plans to marry his mistress Anne aka Nancy Parsons Viscountess Maynard (age 34), if they existed, were undermined by the the discovery he discovered she was having an affair with John Frederick Sackville 3rd Duke Dorset (age 23).

After 23rd March 1769 John Fitzpatrick 2nd Earl Upper Ossory (age 23) and [his former wife] Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton (age 32) were married. She by marriage Countess Upper Ossory. He the son of John Fitzpatrick 1st Earl Upper Ossory and Evelyn Leveson-Gower Countess Upper Ossory.

On 24th June 1769, three months after his divorce from his first wife Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton (age 32), Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton (age 33) and Elizabeth Wrottesley Duchess Grafton (age 23) were married. She by marriage Duchess Grafton. They were sixth cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 9th April 1770 [his son] Henry Fitzroy was born to Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton (age 34) and [his wife] Elizabeth Wrottesley Duchess Grafton (age 24). He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 16th September 1774 [his son] Frederick Fitzroy was born to Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton (age 38) and [his wife] Elizabeth Wrottesley Duchess Grafton (age 28). He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 4th June 1778 [his son-in-law] John Smyth (age 30) and [his daughter] Georgiana Fitzroy (age 21) were married. She the daughter of Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton (age 42) and [his former wife] Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton (age 41).

In 1779 [his daughter] Augusta Fitzroy was born to Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton (age 43) and [his wife] Elizabeth Wrottesley Duchess Grafton (age 33). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 1st June 1780 [his daughter] Frances Fitzroy Baroness Churchill Wychwood was born to Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton (age 44) and [his wife] Elizabeth Wrottesley Duchess Grafton (age 34). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 1st June 1782 [his son] William Fitzroy was born to Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton (age 46) and [his wife] Elizabeth Wrottesley Duchess Grafton (age 36). He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 16th November 1784 [his son] George Henry Fitzroy 4th Duke Grafton (age 24) and [his daughter-in-law] Charlotte Maria Waldegrave (age 23) were married at Navestock, Essex. She the daughter of James Waldegrave 2nd Earl Waldegrave and Maria Walpole Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh (age 48). He the son of Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton (age 49) and [his former wife] Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton (age 47). They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 24th September 1785 [his son] John Edward Fitzroy was born to Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton (age 49) and [his wife] Elizabeth Wrottesley Duchess Grafton (age 39). He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

After 24th September 1785 [his daughter] Elizabeth Fitzroy was born to Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton (age 49) and [his wife] Elizabeth Wrottesley Duchess Grafton (age 39). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

After 24th September 1785 [his daughter] Charlotte Fitzroy was born to Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton (age 49) and [his wife] Elizabeth Wrottesley Duchess Grafton (age 39). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 21st December 1788 [his mother] Elizabeth Cosby (age 67) died.

On 20th June 1795 [his son] Charles Fitzroy (age 30) and [his daughter-in-law] Frances Mundy were married. He the son of Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton (age 59) and [his former wife] Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton (age 58).

On 10th January 1799 [his daughter] Georgiana Fitzroy (age 41) died.

On 10th September 1800 [his son] Henry Fitzroy (age 30) and [his daughter-in-law] Caroline Pigot (age 25) were married. He the son of Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton (age 64) and [his wife] Elizabeth Wrottesley Duchess Grafton (age 54).

On 25th November 1800 [his son-in-law] Francis Almeric Spencer 1st Baron Churchill (age 20) and [his daughter] Frances Fitzroy Baroness Churchill Wychwood (age 20) were married. She the daughter of Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton (age 65) and [his wife] Elizabeth Wrottesley Duchess Grafton (age 55). He the son of George Spencer 4th Duke of Marlborough (age 61) and Caroline Russell Duchess of Marlborough (age 57). They were second cousins. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

In 1804 [his former wife] Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton (age 67) died at Grosvenor Square, Belgravia.

Before 9th February 1810 [his son] Charles Fitzroy (age 45) and [his daughter-in-law] Frances Stewart (age 32) were married. She the daughter of Robert Stewart 1st Marquess Londonderry (age 70) and Frances Pratt Marchioness Londonderry (age 59). He the son of Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton (age 74) and [his former wife] Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton.

On 14th March 1811 Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton (age 75) died. His son [his son] George (age 51) succeeded 4th Duke Grafton, 4th Earl Euston, 4th Viscount Ipswich, 4th Baron Sudbury, 5th Earl Arlington, 5th Viscount Thetford, 5th Baron Arlington of Arlington in Middlesex and 5th Baron Arlington of Arlington in Middlesex.

On 25th May 1822 [his former wife] Elizabeth Wrottesley Duchess Grafton (age 76) died.

[his daughter] Elizabeth Fitzroy was born to Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton and Elizabeth Wrottesley Duchess Grafton. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

[his daughter] Isabella Fitzroy was born to Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton and Elizabeth Wrottesley Duchess Grafton. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.