Biography of Charles Fitzroy-Scudamore 1713-1782

Paternal Family Tree: Stewart

Storming of Cork

On 09 Oct 1690 [his grandfather] Henry Fitzroy 1st Duke Grafton (age 27) was killed at Cork [Map] during the Storming of Cork. His son [his father] Charles Fitzroy 2nd Duke Grafton (age 6) succeeded 2nd Duke Grafton, 2nd Earl Euston, 2nd Viscount Ipswich, 2nd Baron Sudbury.

Around 1713 Charles Fitzroy-Scudamore was born to Charles Fitzroy 2nd Duke Grafton (age 29). He a great grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 30 Apr 1713 [his father] Charles Fitzroy 2nd Duke Grafton (age 29) and [his step-mother] Henrietta Somerset Duchess Grafton (age 22) were married. She by marriage Duchess Grafton. He the son of Henry Fitzroy 1st Duke Grafton and Isabella Bennet Duchess Grafton (age 45). He a grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 07 Feb 1723 [his grandmother] Isabella Bennet Duchess Grafton (age 55) died. Her son [his father] Charles Fitzroy 2nd Duke Grafton (age 39) succeeded 3rd Earl Arlington, 3rd Viscount Thetford, 3rd Baron Arlington of Arlington in Middlesex and 3rd Baron Arlington of Arlington in Middlesex.

On 28 Jun 1729 Henry Somerset 3rd Duke Beaufort (age 22) and [his future wife] Frances Scudamore 3rd Duchess Beaufort (age 18) were married. He the son of Henry Somerset 2nd Duke Beaufort and Rachel Noel Duchess Beaufort. They were second cousins.

In 1733 Charles Fitzroy-Scudamore (age 20) was elected MP Thetford which seat he held until 1754.

In 1744 Charles Fitzroy-Scudamore (age 31) and Frances Scudamore 3rd Duchess Beaufort (age 33) were married. She brought Holme Lacy House, Herefordshire [Map] to the marriage. He the son of Charles Fitzroy 2nd Duke Grafton (age 60). He a great grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 22 Mar 1749 Charles Fitzroy-Scudamore (age 36) added the surname Scudamore to his surname Fitzroy.

In 1750 [his daughter] Frances Scudamore Duchess Norfolk was born to Charles Fitzroy-Scudamore (age 37) and [his wife] Frances Scudamore 3rd Duchess Beaufort (age 39). She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

In 1750 [his wife] Frances Scudamore 3rd Duchess Beaufort (age 39) died.

In 1754 Charles Fitzroy-Scudamore (age 41) was elected MP Hereford which seat he held until 1768.

In 1768 Charles Fitzroy-Scudamore (age 55) was elected MP Heytesbury which seat he held until 1774.

On 06 Apr 1771 [his son-in-law] Charles Howard 11th Duke of Norfolk (age 25) and [his daughter] Frances Scudamore Duchess Norfolk (age 21) were married. She by marriage Duchess Beaufort. Shortly after their marriage she exhibited signs of mental instability from the time of her marriage and spent the rest of her life confined to Holme Lacy House, Herefordshire [Map]. He the son of Charles Howard 10th Duke of Norfolk (age 50) and Catherine Brockholes Duchess Norfolk (age 52). She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

In 1774 Charles Fitzroy-Scudamore (age 61) was elected MP Thetford which seat he held until March 1782.

In 1781 Charles Fitzroy-Scudamore (age 68) became Father of the House.

On 22 Aug 1782 Charles Fitzroy-Scudamore (age 69) died. Holme Lacy House, Herefordshire [Map] inherited Holme Lacy House, Herefordshire [Map].

Charles Fitzroy-Scudamore 1713-1782 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland 1566-1625

King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland 1630-1685

Royal Ancestors of Charles Fitzroy-Scudamore 1713-1782

Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 13 Grand Son of Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 16 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 3 Grand Son of Henry IV King France

Ancestors of Charles Fitzroy-Scudamore 1713-1782

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry "Lord Darnley" Stewart Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Queen of Scots Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandfather: King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick II King Denmark 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne of Denmark Queen Consort Scotland England and Ireland 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland Son of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Antoine King Navarre 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry IV King France 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jeanne Albret III Queen Navarre 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Henrietta Maria Bourbon Queen Consort England 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie de Medici Queen Consort France 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joanna of Austria Grand Duchess Tuscany 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: Henry Fitzroy 1st Duke Grafton Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Villiers of Brokesby

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Villiers

Great x 4 Grandmother: Audrey Saunders

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Villiers 2nd Viscount Grandison 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John St John 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Barbara St John 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Lucy Hungerford 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Barbara Villiers 1st Duchess of Cleveland 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Paul Bayning 1st Viscount Bayning

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Bayning Countess Anglesey 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Glemham

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Glemham Viscountess Bayning 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Sackville 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Father: Charles Fitzroy 2nd Duke Grafton Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Bennet

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Bennet 1st Earl Arlington 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Crofts

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Crofts 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Susannah Crofts 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Dorothy Crofts 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Shirley 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Shirley 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Kempe 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

GrandMother: Isabella Bennet Duchess Grafton 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Prince Maurice I of Orange 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna of Saxony 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Louis Nassau Beverweert 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaretha van Mechelen

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elisabeth Nassau Beverweert Countess Arlington 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Charles Fitzroy-Scudamore Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland