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Henry FitzRoy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset (c. 15 June 1519 – 23 July 1536) was the son of Henry VIII of England and his mistress Elizabeth Blount, and the only child born out of wedlock whom Henry acknowledged.
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Jun 15, 2015 · As Earl of Nottingham and Duke of Richmond and Somerset, the six year-old boy was given lands and revenues around £4845, a staggering sum of money at the time. Fitzroy was also created Warden General of the Northern Marches on 22 June 1525.
Apr 26, 2022 · Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, Earl of Nottingham, born June 15, 1519, at the Priory of St Lawrence at Blackmore, Essex, England, died July 23, 1536, at St. James's Palace, London, England.
- June 15, 1519
- July 22, 1536 (17)
On 7th June 1525 at the age of six, Henry FitzRoy was made a Knight of the Garter at St George's Chapel, Windsor. On 18 June of the same year, he was elevated to peerage when his father created him Duke of Richmond and Somerset and Earl of Nottingham at a glittering ceremony, which took place at Bridewell.
Henry FitzRoy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset (c. 15 June 1519 – 23 July 1536) was the son of Henry VIII of England and his mistress Elizabeth Blount, and the only child born out of wedlock whom Henry acknowledged.
HENRY FITZROY, DUKE OF RICHMOND, was the son of Henry VIII and Elizabeth Blount, a lady in waiting on Queen Catherine of Arragon, daughter of John Blount, esq., who, according to Wood, came from Knevet in Shropshire, perhaps Kinglet, an old seat of the Blount family.
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.
