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Augustus FitzRoy, 7th Duke of Grafton

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The Duke of Grafton

The Duke of Grafton by Leslie Ward, 1886
BornAugustus Charles Lennox FitzRoy
(1821-06-21)21 June 1821
London, England
Died4 December 1918(1918-12-04) (aged 97)
Potterspury, Northamptonshire, England
Spouse(s)
Anna Balfour
(m. 1847; died 1857)
Issue
ParentsHenry FitzRoy, 5th Duke of Grafton
Mary Caroline Cranfield Berkeley

Augustus Charles Lennox FitzRoy, 7th Duke of Grafton KG CB (22 June 1821 – 4 December 1918), styled Lord Augustus FitzRoy before 1882, was a British Army officer. He was the second son of Henry FitzRoy, 5th Duke of Grafton, and his wife Mary Caroline Cranfield Berkeley, daughter of Admiral the Hon. Sir George Cranfield Berkeley.[1]

He joined the army in 1837 and was wounded in the Crimean War.[2]

On 9 June 1847, he married Anna Balfour (15 June 1825 – 23 December 1857), daughter of James Balfour MP. Together, they had four children:

He died in 1918, aged 97, at Wakefield Lodge near Potterspury, Northamptonshire.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Henry FitzRoy, 5th Duke of Grafton". The Peerage. 10 April 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  2. ^ Tinniswood, Adrian (2016). The Long Weekend: Life in the English country house between the wars. Jonanthan Cape. p. 58. ISBN 9780224099455.
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Peerage of England
Preceded by Duke of Grafton
1882–1918
Succeeded by