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The title of Duke of Grafton was created in 1675 by Charles II of England for his 2nd illegitimate son by the Duchess of Cleveland , Henry FitzRoy. The most famous duke was probably Augustus Henry FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, who served as Prime Minister in the 1760s.The Duke of Grafton holds three subsidiary titles, all created in 1672 in the peerage of England: Earl of Euston, Viscount Ipswich, and Baron Sudbury. The Duke's eldest son and heir uses the courtesy title Earl of Euston.
Dukes of Grafton ( 1675)
- Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton ( 1663- 1690)
- Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton ( 1683- 1757)
- Augustus Henry FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton ( 1735- 1811)
- George Henry FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton ( 1760- 1844)
- Henry FitzRoy, 5th Duke of Grafton ( 1790Events January 8 George Washington gives the first State of the Union Address. January 30 The first boat specialized as a lifeboat is tested on the River Tyne. February 1 In New York City the Supreme Court of the United States convenes for the first time.- 1863Events January-March January 1 Abraham Lincoln delivers the Emancipation Proclamation during the second year of the American Civil War. January 1 The first claim under the Homestead Act is made for a farm in Nebraska January 8 Ground is broken in Sacramen)
- William Henry FitzRoy, 6th Duke of Grafton ( 1819Events January 17 Simon Bolivar proclaims the Republic of Colombia January 29 Sir Stamford Raffles lands on the island of Singapore February 6 Formal treaty between Sultan Hussein of Johor and the British Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles originates Singapore F- 1882Events February 2 The Knights of Columbus are formed in New Haven, Connecticut February 7 In Mississippi City the last heavyweight boxing championship bareknuckle fight takes place. March 2 Robert Maclean fails to assassinate Queen Victoria at Windsor Mar)
- Augustus Charles Lennox FitzRoy, 7th Duke of Grafton ( 1821Events February 23 The Philadelphia College of Apothecaries founds the first pharmacy college. March 25 Greece declares its independence from the Ottoman Empire, beginning the Greek War of Independence. July 10 The United States takes possession of its ne- 1918Events January January 8 President Woodrow Wilson announces his " Fourteen Points" for the aftermath of World War I. February February 3 The Twin Peaks Tunnel begins service in San Francisco as the longest streetcar tunnel in the world (11,920 feet long).)
- Alfred William Maitland FitzRoy, 8th Duke of Grafton ( 1850- 1930)
- John Charles William FitzRoy, 9th Duke of Grafton ( 1914- 1936)
- Charles Alfred Euston FitzRoy, 10th Duke of Grafton ( 1892- 1970)
- Hugh Denis Charles FitzRoy, 11th Duke of Grafton (b. 1919)
Heir Apparent: James Oliver Charles FitzRoy, Earl of Euston (b. 1947)
Lord Euston's Heir Apparent: Henry Oliver Charles FitzRoy, Viscount Ipswich (b. 1978)
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