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Lord Augustus FitzRoy. 1 reference. stated in. Kindred Britain. ... Lord Augustus Henry 3rd Duke of Grafton Fitzroy PC KG (28 Sep 1735 - 14 Mar 1811) 0 references .
Grandson of the 2nd duke, Charles Fitzroy (1683–1757), and great-grandson of the 1st, he was educated at Westminster School and Peterhouse, Cambridge. He was secretary of state in 1765 under the Marquess of Rockingham but retired the following year. William Pitt formed a ministry in which Grafton was first lord of the Treasury (1766).
Baron Sudbury. Seat (s) Euston Hall. Duke of Grafton is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1675 by Charles II of England for Henry FitzRoy, his second illegitimate son by the Duchess of Cleveland. [2] The most notable duke of Grafton was Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, who served as Prime Minister from 1768–1770.
Nel mese di ottobre / novembre 1739, Lord Augustus Fitzroy è stato promosso a capitano della HMS Orford. Il 26 ottobre 1740 partecipò a una spedizione per sostenere l'ammiraglio Vernon nelle Indie Occidentali contro la Spagna. Il 18 aprile 1740 catturò la nave spagnola, la Princessa.
25 de mar. de 2015 · Augustus Henry FitzRoy, third Duke of Grafton, was the last of those to enjoy relatively short periods as First Lord of the Treasury during the 1760s. Born in September 1735, the death of his father in 1741 and his paternal uncle in 1747 made him heir to his grandfather, the second Duke, Lord Chamberlain to George II.
29 de dez. de 2017 · Born 28 September 1735. Died 14 March 1811, Euston Hall, Suffolk. Dates in office 1768 to 1770. Political party Whig. Biography
Lord Grafton was born Augustus Henry FitzRoy into an aristocratic family in 1735. He was a fourth-generation descendant of King Charles II and his mistress the Duchess of Cleveland. He was educated at Newcome’s School in Hackney and Westminster School, and then at Peterhouse College at the University of Cambridge.
