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Quoting from Bernard Falk's The Royal Fitz Roys: Dukes of Grafton through Four Centuries (Hutchinson, 1950), page 7: "The Dukes of Grafton write their family name as two words, Fitz Roy, and this style has been followed throughout the book. It distinguishes them from those other descendants of Charles II, mentioned in the course of the narrative, who were privileged to call themselves 'FitzRoy'."

Frankly, I don't feel like changing all those article headings, but someone needs to, I think. -----Michael K. Smith 14:07, 9 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

If they once did, they don't seem to do it any more. Burke's says: THE 11TH DUKE OF GRAFTON in the Co of Northampton, Earl of Euston, Viscount Ipswich and Baron Sudbury of Sudbury (Sir Hugh Denis Charles FitzRoy, KG (1976), DL (Suffolk 1973)) [His Grace The Duke of Grafton KG DL, Euston Hall, Thetford, Norfolk IP24 2QW] (my emphasis), and Cracroft's (which is even more reliable than Burke's) calls them all "FitzRoy". Proteus (Talk) 15:07, 9 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Section removed

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I have removed the section entitled "Grafton", which contained the following text:

Most Dukedoms in Britain are named for significant places such as counties, cities or major towns. Most Britons would, however, find it difficult to locate Grafton on a map of the kingdom. The title is that of the Honour of Grafton in the south east of Northamptonshire; the titular village now being called Grafton Regis.

The first sentence simply isn't true - while some Dukedoms do indeed refer to significant places (Norfolk, Somerset, Manchester, Edinburgh, etc.), many don't. Richmond (Yorkshire), Wellington (Somerset), Brandon (Suffolk) and Marlborough (Wiltshire) are all small towns, Abercorn (West Lothian) is a village, Buccleuch (Selkirkshire) is only a hamlet, and some titles (Beaufort, Hamilton, Lennox, Gordon) don't refer to places at all but to families. The section is trying to make a big point out of something that isn't that unusual. I have therefore replaced it with, as is usual, a short note in the opening stating the source of the title. Proteus (Talk) 20:46, 11 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Line of succession

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FitzRoy MPs

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https://web.archive.org/web/20190525021511/http://www.leighrayment.com/mpindex/mpindexdunfra.htm

Caption text
Name Consitiuncy Header text
Robert FitzRoy City of Durham 1841–1843
Lord Augustus FitzRoy Thetford 1739–1741
Lord William FitzRoy Thetford 1806–1812
Lord James FitzRoy Thetford 1830–1834
Lord Frederick FitzRoy Thetford 1863–1865
Robert FitzRoy
Robert FitzRoy
Robert FitzRoy
Robert FitzRoy
Robert FitzRoy
Robert FitzRoy
Robert FitzRoy
Robert FitzRoy
Robert FitzRoy
Robert FitzRoy
Robert FitzRoy
Robert FitzRoy
Robert FitzRoy
Robert FitzRoy
Robert FitzRoy
Robert FitzRoy
Fitzroy	Charles (Fitzroy-Scudamore from 1749)	Thetford 1733-1754                                        Hereford 1754-1768                                        Heytesbury 1768-1774                                     Thetford 1774-1782


Fitzroy	Charles, later [1780] 1st Baron Southampton	Orford 1759-1761                                            Bury St. Edmunds 1761-1774                             Thetford 1774-1780


Fitzroy	Lord Charles 	Bury St.Edmunds 1787-1796 and 1802-1818


Fitzroy	Lord Charles	Thetford 1818-1830                                        Bury St.Edmunds 1832-1837


Fitzroy	Charles Augustus	Bury St. Edmunds 1831-1832


Fitzroy	Edward Algernon 	Northamptonshire South 1900-1906 and Jan 1910-1918                                                             Daventry 1918-1943



Fitzroy	George Ferdinand, later [1797] 2nd Baron Southampton	Bury St.Edmunds 1784-1787


Fitzroy	Henry 	Great Grimsby 1831-1832                                 Lewes 1837-1841 and 1842-1859


Fitzroy	Lord John Edward 	Thetford 1812-1818                                        Bury St.Edmunds 1820-1826
 


— Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.191.235.23 (talk) 16:38, 18 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]