Fitzroy

Fitzroy or FitzRoy is an Anglo-Norman name originally meaning "son of the king". In several cases, this surname was used by an illegitimate son of a king and is still borne by his descendants. It may refer to:

People

As a given name

• Henry FitzRoy Somerset, Marquess of Worcester (born 1952), son of Henry Hugh Arthur FitzRoy Somerset, 10th Duke of Beaufort

As a surname

• Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton (1735–1811), British Prime Minister
• Lady Anne Fitzroy, Countess of Sussex (1661-1722), daughter of Charles II of England and Barbara Palmer.
• Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Cleveland (1662–1730), son of Charles II and Barbara Palmer
• Lady Barbara FitzRoy (1672–1731), youngest daughter of Barbara Palmer
• Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton (1683–1757), Irish and English politician
• Charles Augustus FitzRoy (1796–1858), British military officer and Governor of New South Wales
• George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland (1665–1716), son of Charles II and Barbara Palmer
• Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton (1663–1690), son of Charles II of England and Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland
• Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset (1519–1536), son of Henry VIII of England and Elizabeth Blount
• Matilda FitzRoy (ca 1102 - ca 1172), daughter of Henry I of England and Isabel de Beaumont
• Richard FitzRoy (c. 1190 – June 1246), son of John Lackland, King of England
• Robert FitzRoy (1805–1865), British naval officer, captain of HMS Beagle,......
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