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He was an older half-brother to Queen Elizabeth I and King Edward VI and also a young half-brother to Queen Mary I. Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset was the son of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. He was born at the Priory of St Lawrence in July 1536. FitzRoy’s mother died shortly after his birth, and he was raised by his ...
Mary FitzRoy, Duchess of Richmond and Somerset. Mary FitzRoy, Duchess of Richmond and Somerset (c. 1519 – 7 December 1557), born Mary Howard, was a daughter-in-law of King Henry VIII of England, being the wife of his illegitimate son Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset .
The Dukedom of Richmond emerged under King Henry VIII . The first creation of a dukedom of Richmond (as Duke of Richmond and Somerset) was made in 1525 for Henry FitzRoy, an illegitimate son of King Henry VIII. His mother was Elizabeth Blount. Upon the Duke's death without children in 1536, his titles became extinct.
Jul 21, 2017 · Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset by Lucas Horenbout. Henry Fitzroy was born sometime in June, 1519 (most likely on the 18th) at the priory of St. Lawrence, Blackmore near Ingatestone, Essex. His father was King Henry VIII of England and his mother was the king’s mistress, Elizabeth Blount, known as Bessie. Henry rejoiced in the ...
Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset; Credit: Wikipedia Born on June 15, 1519, Henry Fitzroy was the illegitimate son of King Henry VIII of England by his mistress Elizabeth Blount, a maid of honor to Catherine of Aragon , better known as Bessie Blount.
Lucas Horenbout 1533 - 1534. Royal Collection Trust, UK. London, United Kingdom. Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset (1519-36), was the illegitimate son of Henry VIII by Elizabeth Blount, a lady-in-waiting to Catherine of Aragon. The child was officially acknowledged by the King after the early deaths of the three sons born to the Queen.
The fourteen-year-old Henry FitzRoy, Duke of Richmond, married Mary Howard on 26th November 1533. It has been claimed by Alison Weir, the author of The Six Wives of Henry VIII (2007), that the marriage had been arranged by Anne Boleyn in an effort to gain the support of the Duke of Norfolk. (15) Their marriage was never consummated.
