Fitzroy
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Fitzroy or FitzRoy may refer to:
People
[edit ]Given name
[edit ]- Several members of the Somerset family (Dukes of Beaufort) have this as a middle-name:
- FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan (1788–1855)
- Henry Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort (Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset; 1824–1899)
- Henry Somerset, 9th Duke of Beaufort (Henry Adelbert Wellington FitzRoy Somerset; 1847–1924)
- Henry Somerset, 10th Duke of Beaufort (Henry Hugh Arthur FitzRoy Somerset; 1900–1984)
- Henry Somerset, 12th Duke of Beaufort (Henry FitzRoy Somerset; born 1952), called Bunter Worcester
- Lord Melody (Fitzroy Alexander; 1926–1988), a calypsonian from Trinidad
- Sir Fitzroy Maclean, 1st Baronet (1911–1996), Scottish soldier, writer and politician
Surname
[edit ]Descendants of Charles II and Barbara Palmer
[edit ]- Anne Lennard, Countess of Sussex or Lady Anne Fitzroy (1661–1722), daughter of King Charles II of England and Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland
- Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Cleveland (1662–1730), son of Charles II and Barbara Palmer
- William FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Cleveland (1698–1774), his son and last of the Cleveland-Southampton line
- Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton (1663–1690), son of Charles II and Barbara Palmer
- and the Dukes of Grafton and their families, including:
- Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton (1683–1757), Irish and English politician
- Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton (1735–1811), British Prime Minister
- Charles FitzRoy, 1st Baron Southampton (1737–1797), a grandson of the 2nd Duke
- and the Barons Southampton and their families, including:
- Charles Augustus FitzRoy (1796–1858), British military officer and Governor of New South Wales, grandson of the 3rd Duke
- Robert FitzRoy (1805–1865), British naval officer, captain of HMS Beagle, meteorologist, surveyor, hydrographer, and Governor of New Zealand, another grandson of the 3rd Duke
- George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland (1665–1716), son of Charles II and Barbara Palmer
- Lady Barbara FitzRoy (1672–1731), youngest daughter of Charles II and Barbara Palmer
Others
[edit ]- Adam FitzRoy (died 1322), illegitimate son of Edward II of England
- Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset (1519–1536), illegitimate son of Henry VIII of England and Elizabeth Blount
- Matilda FitzRoy, Duchess of Brittany, illegitimate daughter of Henry I of England and an unnamed mistress
- Matilda FitzRoy, Countess of Perche (died 1120), illegitimate daughter of Henry I of England and Edith
- Matilda FitzRoy, Abbess of Montivilliers (c. 1102 – c. 1172), daughter of Henry I of England and an unknown mistress
- Philip of Cognac or Philip FitzRoy (died 1220), illegitimate son of Richard I of England
- Richard FitzRoy (c. 1190 – 1246), son of John Lackland, King of England
Fictional characters
[edit ]- Trevor Fitzroy, a Marvel Comics and X-Men villain
- Daisy Fitzroy, a character in Bioshock series
- Fitzroy Vacker, a character from the Keeper of the Lost Cities book series
- Walter Fitzroy, better known as Fuse, a playable character in the game Apex Legends
Places
[edit ]Australia
[edit ]- Fitzroy Crossing, a town in Western Australia
- Fitzroy, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne
- Fitzroy, South Australia, a suburb of Adelaide
- Electoral district of Fitzroy (Queensland), an abolished state electorate in Queensland
- Electoral district of Fitzroy (Victoria), an abolished state electorate in Victoria
- Fitzroy County, a cadastral division of New South Wales
- Fitzroy Falls, New South Wales, a village in the Southern Highlands region.
- Fitzroy Island, Queensland
- Fitzroy Islands (Tasmania)
- Fitzroy North, Victoria
- Fitzroy River (Queensland)
- Fitzroy River (Western Australia)
- Shire of Fitzroy, Queensland
New Zealand
[edit ]- Fitzroy, New Plymouth, a suburb
- Fitzroy, Hamilton, a suburb
- Port Fitzroy, Great Barrier Island
South America and the South Atlantic
[edit ]- Fitzroy, Falkland Islands, a British Overseas Territory
- Fitzroy Channel, a river in Chile
- Fitz Roy, a mountain in Patagonia (Argentina and Chile)
- Fitz Roy, Santa Cruz, a town and municipality in southern Argentina
United Kingdom
[edit ]- Fitzroy Road, Primrose Hill, London
- Fitzroy Square, London
- FitzRoy, a sea area in the BBC Shipping Forecast
United States and Canada
[edit ]- Admiral Fitzroy Inn, Newport, RI
- Fitzroy Harbour, Ontario, Canada
- The Fitzroy, apartment building in New York City
Sport
[edit ]- Fitzroy Bulldogs, a former proposed Australian rules football club in Victoria, Australia
- Fitzroy City SC, an association football club in Victoria, Australia
- Fitzroy District FC, an association football club in Victoria, Australia
- Fitzroy Football Club, an Australian rules football club in Victoria, Australia
- Fitzroy Community Club, an Australian rules football club in South Australia
- Fitzroy SC (1966–1973), a defunct Association football (soccer) club in, Victoria, Australia
- Fitzroy Stars Football Club, an Australian rules football club in Victoria, Australia
- Heidelberg United FC, formerly Fitzroy United Alexander FC, an association football club in Victoria, Australia
- North Fitzroy Kangaroos Football Club, a former proposed Australian rules football club in Victoria, Australia
Other uses
[edit ]- HMS Fitzroy, several ships of the British Royal Navy
See also
[edit ]- Fitzroya , a genus of tree
Topics referred to by the same term
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