Hugh FitzRoy, 11th Duke of Grafton

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His Grace
The Duke of Grafton
KG DL
11th Duke of Grafton.jpg
Duke of Grafton, by Allan Warren
Personal details
Born Hugh Denis Charles FitzRoy
3 April 1919
Cape Town, Cape
South Africa
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Euston Hall
Euston, Suffolk
United Kingdom
Nationality British
Spouse(s) Ann Fortune Smith (1946–2011; his death)
Children 5
Alma mater Magdalene College, Cambridge
Military service
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Service/branch  British Army
Unit Grenadier Guards

Hugh Denis Charles FitzRoy, 11th Duke of Grafton KG DL (3 April 1919 – 7 April 2011) was the son of Charles FitzRoy, 10th Duke of Grafton, and his first wife Lady Doreen Maria Josepha Sydney Buxton, second daughter of Sydney Buxton, 1st Earl Buxton. He was known until 1970 as the Earl of Euston.

Biography

He was born in 1919 in Cape Town, South Africa.[1][2]

He was a descendant of Charles II of England, through the Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton, the illegitimate son of King Charles II by his mistress Barbara Villiers. The FitzRoys are thus a direct but illegitimate line of the House of Stuart.

Through ancestor Anne Warren, a daughter of Adml. Sir Peter Warren, he is a descendant of the Schuyler family, the Van Cortlandt family, and the Delancey family, all from British North America.[3]

He was educated at Eton College and at Magdalene College, Cambridge. He was subsequently commissioned into the Grenadier Guards, and for three years from 1943 was Aide-de-camp to the Viceroy of India, Field Marshal Viscount Wavell.

Grafton devoted much of his life to the conservation and protection of historic buildings. He was chairman and later president of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, and also chaired at various times the Historic Churches Preservation Trust, the Architectural Heritage Fund, the Church of England's Cathedral Advisory Commission and Sir John Soane's Museum.

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The 11th Duke of Grafton outside Euston Hall

He was a member of the Historic Buildings Council from its foundation in 1953, and until he succeeded his father in 1970 he was the National Trust's administrator for Sussex and Kent, and later East Anglia. He was also vice-chairman of the National Portrait Gallery.

The Duke of Grafton's home was Euston Hall, near Thetford. He was made a Knight of the Garter in 1976.[4] He was also President of International Students House, London.

He died in 2011 at Euston Hall, Suffolk.[5]

Marriage and children

On 12 October 1946, he married Ann Fortune Smith, (the current Mistress of the Robes to Queen Elizabeth II). The Duke and Duchess had five children:[1]

  • James Oliver Charles Fitzroy, Earl of Euston (13 December 1947 – 1 October 2009), married Lady Claire Amabel Margaret Kerr, daughter of the 12th Marquess of Lothian and had issue, one son (Henry FitzRoy, 12th Duke of Grafton), and four daughters Louise, Emily, Charlotte and Isobel. The eldest daughter Lady Louise FitzRoy is now married to Charles Vaughan and has a daughter, Cristabel. Lady Emily married Conor Mullan and has a daughter, Constance.
  • Lady Henrietta Fortune Doreen FitzRoy, now Lady Henrietta St. George (born 14 September 1949), married Edward St. George (deceased) and has a son, Henry, and a daughter, Katie.
  • Lady Virginia Mary Elizabeth FitzRoy, now Lady Virginia FitzRoy (born 10 April 1954), married (and divorced) Lord Ralph Kerr, son of Peter Kerr, 12th Marquess of Lothian; remarried, but has no issue.
  • Lord Charles Patrick Hugh FitzRoy (born 7 January 1957), married Diana Miller-Stirling, and has two sons, Nico and George.
  • Lady (Olivia) Rose Mildred FitzRoy, now Lady Rose Monson (born 1 August 1963), married Guy Monson, an investment funds manager, and has two daughters, Olivia and Leonora.[6]

Ancestry

Family of Hugh FitzRoy, 11th Duke of Grafton
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16. Henry FitzRoy, 5th Duke of Grafton
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8. Augustus FitzRoy, 7th Duke of Grafton
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17. Mary Berkeley
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4. Lord Charles FitzRoy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18. James Balfour
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9. Anna Balfour
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 19. Lady Eleanor Maitland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2. Charles FitzRoy, 10th Duke of Grafton
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20. George FitzRoy, 2nd Baron Southampton
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. Charles FitzRoy, 3rd Baron Southampton
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21. Frances Seymour
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5. The Hon. Ismay FitzRoy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22. Walter Nugent
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11. Ismania Nugent
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 23. Georgiana Jenkinson
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1. Hugh FitzRoy, 11th Duke of Grafton
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24. Sir Fowell Buxton, 1st Baronet, of Belfield
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12. Charles Buxton
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 25. Hannah Gurney
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6. Sydney Buxton, 1st Earl Buxton
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 26. Sir Henry Holland, 1st Baronet, of Sandlebridge
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 13. Emily Holland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 27. Margaret Caldwell
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3. Lady Doreen Buxton
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 28. John Smith
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 14. Hugh Smith
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29. Anne Jervoise
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7. Mildred Smith
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30. Henry Adeane
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 15. Constance Adeane
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31. The Hon. Matilda Stanley
 
 
 
 
 
 

References

Notes

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  3. ↑ ThePeerage.com page 245 http://www.thepeerage.com/p245.htm#i2442 Accessed March 14, 2015.
  4. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 46885. p. 6047. 27 April 1976. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
  5. ↑ The Daily Telegraph (London) 10 April 2011, Death Announcements, online [1]
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. According to this story, Lady Rose Monson works at Trinity Hospice, London. The Monsons' daughters are Olivia and Leonora.

Sources

External links

Peerage of England
Preceded by Duke of Grafton
1970–2011		 Succeeded by
Henry Oliver Charles FitzRoy
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