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Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton ( 1663 - 1690) was the natural son of King Charles II by Barbara Villiers, Countess of Castlemaine and later Duchess of Cleveland.

In August 1672 he was married to Isabella, the daughter and heiress of Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington, and was created Earl of Euston; in 1675 he was created Duke of Grafton.

He was brought up as a sailor, and saw military service at the siege of Luxembourg in 1684. At King James II's coronation he was Lord High Constable. In the rebellion of the Duke of Monmouth he commanded the royal troops in Somerset; but later he acted with John Churchill, and joined William of Orange to overthrow the King in 1688Events A high-powered conspiracy of notables, the " Immortal Seven", invite William and Mary to depose James II of England. November 5 Glorious Revolution begins: William of Orange lands at Brixham but James II of England was prevented from meeting him in.

He died of a wound received at the storming of Cork, while leading William's forces.

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Charles FitzRoyCharles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton ( 25 October 1683 6 May 1757) was an Irish and English politician. His father, Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton, was the illegitimate son of King Charles II; Fitzroy inherited his father's peerages on 9 October 1690.

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