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* [[Henry FitzRoy (disambiguation)]], several people |
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Latest revision as of 14:23, 21 December 2025
Fitzroy or FitzRoy is a patronymic surname derived from the Anglo-Norman Fi(t)z ‘son of’ and Roy ‘king’.[1][2][3][4] The name implied the original bearer was a son of the king.
Descendants of Charles II and Barbara Palmer
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- Anne Lennard, Countess of Sussex or Lady Anne Fitzroy (1661–1722), daughter of King Charles II of England and Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland
- Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Cleveland (1662–1730), son of Charles II and Barbara Palmer
- Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton (1663–1690), son of Charles II and Barbara Palmer
- and the Dukes of Grafton and their families, including:
- Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton (1683–1757), Irish and English politician
- Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton (1735–1811), British Prime Minister
- Charles FitzRoy, 1st Baron Southampton (1737–1797), a grandson of the 2nd Duke
- Charles Augustus FitzRoy (1796–1858), British military officer and Governor of New South Wales, grandson of the 3rd Duke
- Robert FitzRoy (1805–1865), British naval officer, captain of HMS Beagle, meteorologist, surveyor, hydrographer, and Governor of New Zealand, another grandson of the 3rd Duke
- George FitzRoy, Duke of Northumberland (1665–1716), son of Charles II and Barbara Palmer
- Lady Barbara FitzRoy (1672–1731), youngest daughter of Charles II and Barbara Palmer
Other people with the surname
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- Adam FitzRoy (died 1322), illegitimate son of Edward II of England
- Cecil Fitzroy (1844–1917), New Zealand politician
- Edi Fitzroy (1955–2017), Jamaican reggae singer
- Edward FitzRoy (1869–1943), British politician and Speaker of the House of Commons
- Emily Fitzroy (1860–1954), English actress in the USA
- Henry FitzRoy (disambiguation), several people
- Matilda FitzRoy (disambiguation), several people
- Maurice FitzRoy (1897–1976), English cricketer
- Nancy Deloye Fitzroy (1927–2024), American engineer
- Olga FitzRoy, (b. 1982), German-born British politician and sound engineer
- Philip of Cognac or Philip FitzRoy (died 1220), illegitimate son of Richard I of England
- Richard FitzRoy (c. 1190 – 1246), son of John Lackland, King of England
- Robert FitzRoy (1805-1865), Royal Navy officer, Captain of HMS Beagle
Fictional characters
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- ^ “Fitzroy”. Dictionary of American family names. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
Irish: Anglo-Norman French patronymic from fi(t)z ‘son’ (see Fitz ) + Roy ‘king son of the king’. It is usually taken to imply that the original bearer was a bastard son of the king…
- ^ “Les roys de Engeltere: An illustrated genealogy for King Edward I (Cotton MS Vitellius A XIII/1)”. Les roys de Engeltere. 1272–1307. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
The series of images of English kings from Edward the Confessor to Edward I in London, British Library, Cotton MS Vitellius A. XIII/1 is widely familiar from television, textbooks, websites, and exhibitions. In spite of this, the origins and context of this set of four leaves are mysterious. The limited attention given to them has focused on the images rather than the Anglo-Norman captions attached to them, which forms a genealogy of the kings, derived from earlier sources. “Sir Lowys fiz le Roy Phylippe de Fraunce en Engletere. Le Roy Jon regna .xvii. aunz e demy…” “Sir Louis, the son of Philip king of France, came into England…. King John reigned for seventeen and a half years…”
- ^ “Leroy”. Dictionary of American family names. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
French: from Old French rey, roy ‘king’ (from Latin rex, genitive regis), with the definite article le.
- ^ Patrick Hankes (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Vol. 1. Oxford University Press. p. xcvii. ISBN 0-19-508137-4.
Roy: English (of Norman origin): from Old French roi ‘king’ used as a nickname (see 3 below) and also as a personal name. French: from Old French rey roy ‘king’. Compare Deroy and Leroy.
