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The Duke of Grafton holds three subsidiary titles, all created in 1675 in the peerage of England: Earl of Euston, Viscount Ipswich, and Baron Sudbury. [1] Between 1723 and 1936 the dukes, being descended from the 1st Duke's wife Isabella FitzRoy, 2nd Countess of Arlington, also held the titles Earl of Arlington, Viscount Thetford and Baron ...
John Charles William FitzRoy, 9th Duke of Grafton (1 August 1914 – 4 August 1936), was a British peer, politician, and race car driver, styled The Honourable John FitzRoy from 1914 to 1918 and Viscount Ipswich from 1918–1930. He inherited the dukedom at age 15, but died of severe burns following a crash in a motor race, aged 22.
William Henry Fitzroy, 6th Duke of Grafton (5 August 1819 – 21 May 1882), styled Viscount Ipswich until 1847 and Earl of Euston between 1847 and 1863, was a British peer and Liberal Party politician. He was born in London and educated at Harrow, and after went to the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.
He also gained the courtesy title of Earl of Euston, but decided to remain as Viscount Ipswich. [1] On 7 April 2011, the 11th Duke of Grafton died, aged 92, [8] and his grandson the present Duke succeeded to the peerages and estates. He currently promotes live music events while modernising the farms of the estate. [1]
Viscount Ipswich [54] 16 August 1672: FitzRoy: extant: subsidiary title of the Earl of Euston; created Duke of Grafton in 1675 Viscount Latimer [55] 15 August 1673: Osborne: extinct 1964: created Earl of Danby in 1674, Marquess of Carmarthen in 1689 and Duke of Leeds in 1694 Viscount Yarmouth [56] 1673: Paston: extinct 1732: created Earl of ...
Viscount or Viscountess. Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images. Example: James, Viscount Severn . Viscounts are often the children of an earl, like Prince Edward’s son, James, but it’s also a title ...
William Henry Alfred FitzRoy, Viscount Ipswich (1884–1918); married Auriol Brougham and had issue. Son John FitzRoy, 9th Duke of Grafton, and two daughters: Margaret Jane, who married Maj. Gen. Sir John Nelson, and Mary-Rose. He fought in World War I and was killed in an aeroplane accident on 23 April 1918.
Henry FitzRoy, 5th Duke of Grafton (10 February 1790 – 26 March 1863), styled Viscount Ipswich until 1811 and Earl of Euston between 1811 and 1844, was a British peer and politician. Grafton was the son of George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton and Lady Charlotte Maria Waldegrave, daughter of James Waldegrave, 2nd Earl Waldegrave. The 6th Duke ...