MILITARY PERSONNEL

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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton has received more than 405,360 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton is the 1,827th most popular military personnel, the 3,810th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 101st most popular British Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton ranks 1,827 out of 2,058. Before him are Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe, Oliver Hazard Perry, Berenguer de Palou II, George Milne, 1st Baron Milne, Mariya Polivanova, and Axel von dem Bussche. After him are Nathan Hale, Hudson Austin, Alberto Natusch, Malik Ambar, Ahmad Vahidi, and George Crook.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1663, Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton ranks 16. Before him are Luca Carlevarijs, Cotton Mather, Agafya Grushetskaya, Princess Eleonore Juliane of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Ogata Kenzan, and António Manoel de Vilhena.  Among people deceased in 1690, Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton ranks 18. Before him are Yun Shouping, Isabel Luísa, Princess of Beira, Abraham van Beijeren, Domenico Gabrielli, Frederick Schomberg, 1st Duke of Schomberg, 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 3,810 out of 8,785. Before him are Craig Armstrong (1959), John Higgins (1975), Ron Harris (1944), Cecil Griffiths (1900), Katherine Waterston (1980), and John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu (1431). After him are Michael Hurst (1957), Carol Cleveland (1942), Andrew Fisher (1862), Granville Bantock (1868), Edward Blore (1787), and Wilfrid Hyde-White (1903).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton ranks 101. Before him are Dudley Pound (1877), George Anson, 1st Baron Anson (1697), Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex (1591), Captain Tom (1920), Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe (1726), and George Milne, 1st Baron Milne (1866). After him are Reginald Wingate (1861), Thomas Picton (1758), John André (1750), Herbert Plumer, 1st Viscount Plumer (1857), Albert Ball (1896), and John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent (1735).

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