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5 days ago · Charles Fitzroy, second Duke of Grafton and grandson of the Duchess of Cleveland, as Lord Chamberlain, used the house as his office from 1734 to 1742, when he disposed of his estate in Park Place.
2 days ago · In 1670, Barbara Villiers, Countess of Castlemaine, was made Countess of Southampton and her son, Charles (by Charles II), was first Earl, and then (in 1675), Duke of Southampton. In 1710 he took the title of Duke of Cleveland and died in 1730.
1 day ago · Charles Fitzroy, 2nd Duke of Cleveland, 1st Duke of Southampton (1662 – 1730), married (1) Mary Wood, no children (2) Anne Pulteney, had six children; Henry Fitzroy, 1st Duke of Grafton (1663 – 1690), married Isabella Bennet, 2nd Countess of ; Arlington in her own right, had one son
1 day ago · Pages 1273-1287. Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, Henry VIII, Volume 3, 1519-1523.Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1867.
3 days ago · In 1674 he was created Earl of Lichfield, and in February, 1676–7, married Lady Charlotte Fitzroy, the 12-year-old daughter of Charles II by the Duchess of Cleveland. In 1687 he was appointed lord-lieutenant of Oxfordshire, but retired from office at the Revolution.
Frances Teresa Stuart, duchess of Richmond and Lennox (born July 8, 1647—died Oct. 15, 1702) was a favourite mistress of Charles II of Great Britain. She also held the title of Duchess of Richmond and Lennox.
1 day ago · United Kingdom - Edward VI (1547–53): Henry was succeeded by his nine-year-old son, Edward VI, but real power passed to his brother-in-law, Edward Seymour, earl of Hertford, who became duke of Somerset and lord protector shortly after the new reign began.
