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Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton

1735 - 1811

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Augustus Henry FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton (28 September 1735 – 14 March 1811), styled Earl of Euston between 1747 and 1757, was a British Whig statesman of the Georgian era. He is one of a handful of dukes who have served as prime minister. He became prime minister in 1768 at the age of 33, leading the supporters of William Pitt, and was the youngest person to hold the office until the appointment of William Pitt the Younger 15 years later. However, he struggled to demonstrate an ability to counter increasing challenges to Britain's global dominance following the nation's victory in the Seven Years' War. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton is the 9,868th most popular politician (up from 11,242nd in 2019), the 2,190th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,337th in 2019) and the 350th most popular British Politician.

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Among politicians, Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton ranks 9,868 out of 19,576. Before him are Epitácio Pessoa, Marcus Claudius Marcellus, Michael Szilágyi, Ashikaga Yoshihide, Pinnes, and Soe Win. After him are Charles, Duke of Durazzo, Abdullah Abdullah, Georges Catroux, Alan II, Duke of Brittany, Sonni Ali, and Jaba Ioseliani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1735, Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton ranks 19. Before him are John Carroll, Paul Revere, Ahmad al-Tijani, Johann Karl August Musäus, Princess Maria Christina of Saxony, and Dmitry Levitzky. After him are Ignacy Krasicki, Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg, Paul Kray, Claudine Picardet, József Alvinczi, and Joseph Ducreux. Among people deceased in 1811, Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton ranks 12. Before him are Dositej Obradović, Jean Chalgrin, Nevil Maskelyne, Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos, Eliza Poe, and Thomas Percy. After him are Christoph Friedrich Nicolai, William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire, Ignacio Allende, Sir John Acton, 6th Baronet, Marie-Joseph Chénier, and Johann Beckmann.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton ranks 2,190 out of 8,785. Before him are Sarah Douglas (1952), Rick Wakeman (1949), Thomas Percy (1729), Tony Banks (1950), David Purley (1945), and Israel Kirzner (1930). After him are Peter Capaldi (1958), Craig Brown (1940), Rick Davies (1944), Jeanette (1951), Walter Crane (1845), and Thomas Hicks (1876).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton ranks 350. Before him are Edward Dickinson Baker (1811), Edwin Montagu (1879), John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe (1859), Michael Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn (1945), Randolph Churchill (1911), and Menzies Campbell (1941). After him are William, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe (1724), Æthelbald of Mercia (700), Prasutagus (50), Lord William Bentinck (1774), Joe Davis (1901), and Erskine Childers (1870).

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