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Various titles became eligible for re-grant following the death in 1672 of King Charles II's childless 4th cousin (both being descended in the male line from John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Lennox, the paternal grandfather of Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley, father of King James I of England) Charles Stewart, 3rd Duke of Richmond, 6th Duke of Lennox (1639–1672), KG, 12th Seigneur d'Aubigny in France ...
Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton, KG (28 September 1663 – 9 October 1690) was an illegitimate son of King Charles II of England and his mistress Barbara Villiers.A military commander, Henry FitzRoy was appointed colonel of the Grenadier Guards in 1681 and Vice-Admiral of England from 1682 to 1689.
Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron (22 October 1693 – 9 December 1781) was a British peer, military officer and planter. The only member of the British peerage to permanently reside in Britain's North American colonies, Fairfax owned the Northern Neck Proprietary in the Colony of Virginia, where he spent the majority of his life.
Created by Charles II of England; No. Name Period Duchess Notes Other titles 1 Charles Lennox 1672–1723 1675–1723 Lady Anne Brudenell Extramarital son of Charles II: Duke of Lennox Earl of March Earl of Darnley Baron of Settrington Lord of Torboulton 2 Charles Lennox 1701–1750 1723–1750 Lady Sarah Cadogan: Son of the preceding 3 Charles ...
The Royal Arms of Charles II, viz Quarterly: 1st and 4th, France and England quarterly; 2nd, Scotland; 3rd, Ireland; the whole debruised by a Baton sinister compony of six pieces Argent and Azure Supporters Dexter: a Lion guardant Or ducally crowned Azure; Sinister: a Greyhound Argent, each gorged with a Collar counter-compony Argent and Azure ...
Coat of arms of the Lygon family. Lygon was born in Warwickshire, England on 11 January 1623 to Sir Thomas Framer Lygon II of Madresfield Court and Elizabeth Pratt. [1] [2] He was baptized in the Church of England in Walsgrave on Sowe. [3] [4] [5] Lygon was a member of an aristocratic family that were part of the landed gentry.
The Dukedoms of Richmond (in the peerage of England) and of Lennox (in the peerage of Scotland) have usually been held by the same person since 1623. In 1675, King Charles II created his illegitimate son Charles Lennox Duke of Richmond (created on 9 August 1675) and Duke of Lennox (created on 9 September 1675), and the two Dukedoms have since been held concurrently by Lennox's descendants.
Coat of Arms of William Byrd. On the invitation of his maternal uncle, Thomas Stegge Jr., in March 1669, William Bird/Byrd immigrated to Virginia. In Virginia, the spelling Byrd became standard. On October 27, 1673, he was granted 1,200 acres (5 km 2) on the James River. Byrd became a well-connected fur trader in what would later become the ...