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Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton

1663 - 1690

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Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton (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. He was killed in the storming of Cork during the Williamite–Jacobite War in 1690. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton is the 1,880th most popular military personnel (down from 1,828th in 2024), the 4,433rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,810th in 2019) and the 107th most popular British Military Personnel.

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Among people born in 1663, Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton ranks 16. Before him are Luca Carlevarijs, Agafya Grushetskaya, Ogata Kenzan, Cotton Mather, António Manoel de Vilhena, and Lobsang Yeshe, 5th Panchen Lama.  Among people deceased in 1690, Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton ranks 18. Before him are Isabel Luísa, Princess of Beira, Abraham van Beijeren, Domenico Gabrielli, Frederick Schomberg, 1st Duke of Schomberg, Yun Shouping, and Ole Borch. After him is John Eliot.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton ranks 4,434 out of 8,785. Before him are Ashley Young (1985), Albert Oldman (1883), Maxi Jazz (1957), Abraham Cowley (1618), Claire Foy (1984), and James Bowen (1979). After him are Joanne Harris (1964), Boyd Alexander (1873), Bruce Payne (1957), Richard Doll (1912), John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton (1896), and Charlie Cox (1982).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton ranks 107. Before him are Eddie Chapman (1914), Christopher Cradock (1862), George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan (1800), Miles Dempsey (1896), Boston Corbett (1832), and Herbert Plumer, 1st Viscount Plumer (1857). After him are John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton (1896), Oliver Leese (1894), Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy (1862), George Milne, 1st Baron Milne (1866), John André (1750), and Reginald Wingate (1861).

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