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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.
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 . Biography. Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, Mary's father.
Sep 1, 2020 · The “right high and noble prince”, as the youngster was now styled, had become the highest ranking member of the English nobility. The boy’s name was Henry Fitzroy and the doting father who had bestowed the titles upon him was none other than King Henry VIII.
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- Henry Fitzroy was born in a Priory. The exact date of birth of Henry Fitzroy is unknown, but it was in June 1519. Bessie Blount was well-known at court for being Henry VIII’s mistress; when she fell pregnant, it would’ve been evident to all that the King was the father.
- Cardinal Wolsey was his godfather. Far from the church frowning on the King’s extramarital relations, not only did Wolsey provide security for the child’s birth, but he also acted as his godfather.
- Fitzroy literally means son of the King. Henry VIII openly acknowledged the young Henry as his son. Not only was he named after his father he was even given the surname Fitzroy.
- Fitzroy was made Duke of Richmond and Somerset. Henry VIII was keen to shower titles on his son to give him the standing he believed he deserved. He didn’t want him being known as “a royal bastard.”
Thomas Fitzroy. Highest Rated: 100% Too Late for Tears (1949) Lowest Rated: 30% U.S. Marshals (1998) Birthday: Jul 18, 1914. Birthplace: Litelle, Washington, USA. In the 1940s, writer Roy...
- July 18, 1914
Thomas Fitzroy Fenwick. primary name: Fenwick, Thomas Fitzroy. Details. individual; academic/intellectual; British; Male. Life dates. 1856-1938. Biography. Antiquary; grandson of Sir Thomas Phillipps (q.v.). His inherited collection of drawings was catalogued by Popham in the 1930s, and most of it was acquired for the BM in 1946.
In May 2022, the Yale Center for British Art retitled Joshua Reynolds’s portrait of Charles Stanhope to include the identity of the child in the picture, now known to be Marcus Richard Fitzroy Thomas (ca. 1768–1816). This marks the first time in the painting’s 240-year exhibition history that both figures are named.
