Fitzroy River and Fitzroy Crossing in Western Australia are named after FitzRoy. Fitzroy Island in Queensland, Australia, is named after FitzRoy's paternal...
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Francisco Moreno saw the mountain on 2 March 1877; he named it Fitz Roy in honour of Robert FitzRoy who, as captain of HMS Beagle, had travelled up the Santa...
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Henry Somerset, 12th Duke of Beaufort (redirect from Henry Robert FitzRoy Somerset, Marquess of Worcester)
Henry John FitzRoy Somerset, 12th Duke of Beaufort (born 22 May 1952), styled Marquess of Worcester between 1984 and 2017, also known as Harry Beaufort...
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Howard, was buried along with FitzRoy. "Fitzroy". Dictionary of American Family Names. Retrieved 30 May 2023. Hutchinson, Robert, House of Treason: Rise and...
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Beagle, Volume II – FitzRoy, Robert (1839), Proceedings of the second expedition, 1831–36, under the command of Captain Robert Fitz-Roy, R.N., Great Marlborough...
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Robert FitzRoy, 1st Earl of Gloucester (c. 1090 – 31 October 1147) (alias Robert Rufus, Robert de Caen (Latinised to Robertus de Cadomo), Robert Consul)...
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Look up Fitzroy or FitzRoy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Fitzroy or FitzRoy may refer to: Several members of the Somerset family (Dukes of Beaufort)...
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in 2021. FitzRoy died on 14 March 1811. "Fitzory, Augustus Henry (FTSY751AH)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge. "Fitzroy, Augustus...
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colony of New South Wales about FitzRoy's 'womanising' ways. In 1850, FitzRoy made a visit to Berrima, to inspect the Fitzroy Iron Works. The Governor stayed...
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Vice-Admiral Sir Robert O'Brien FitzRoy KCB (2 April 1839 – 7 May 1896) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, Channel Squadron. Born...
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1831–36, under the command of Captain Robert Fitz-Roy, R.N. Vol. II. London: Henry Colburn. FitzRoy, Robert (1839a). Narrative of the surveying voyages...
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became popular in the 1860s after being promoted by Royal Navy Admiral Robert FitzRoy who claimed that if fixed, undisturbed, in free air, not exposed to...
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survey expedition of HMS Beagle, made under her newest commander, Robert FitzRoy. FitzRoy had thought of the advantages of having someone onboard who could...
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England Maria Isabella Smyth, second wife of Robert Fitzroy Mary Henrietta O'Brien, first wife of Robert FitzRoy Philip Parker King, British naval officer...
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popular culture. The Shipping Forecast was established by Vice-Admiral Robert FitzRoy, the first professional weather forecaster, captain of HMS Beagle and...
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Fitzroy or FitzRoy is a patronymic surname derived from the Anglo-Norman Fi(t)z, meaning "son of", and Roy, meaning "king". The name implied the original...
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John FitzRoy Somerset, 12th Duke of Beaufort (b. 22 May 1952), eldest son of the 11th Duke. The heir apparent is the present holder's son, Henry Robert FitzRoy...
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Robert FitzRoy (1805–1865) was a Royal Navy vice admiral known for being captain of HMS Beagle during Charles Darwin's voyage. Admiral FitzRoy may also...
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Algernon Fitzroy (27 June 1895 † 15 April 1915) Commander Hon. John Maurice FitzRoy Newdegate (20 March 1897 – 7 May 1976), father of Francis FitzRoy Newdegate...
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Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, KG, PC (24 June 1532 – 4 September 1588) was an English statesman and the favourite of Elizabeth I from her accession...
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Heath Hall, in 1854. Emily Elizabeth FitzRoy (1808–1827), the FitzRoy's youngest daughter died at the age of 20. FitzRoy died at his house in Berkeley Square...
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crew of the British vessel HMS Beagle and renamed "Fuegia Basket". Robert FitzRoy, captain of the Beagle, initially intended to trade her for a stolen...
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Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton, KG (28 September 1663 – 9 October 1690) was an illegitimate son of King Charles II of England and his mistress Barbara...
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Richard FitzRoy (c. 1190 – June 1246) (alias Richard de Chilham and Richard de Dover) was the illegitimate son of King John of England and was feudal...
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Duke of Grafton (redirect from James Fitzroy, Earl of Euston)
England for Henry FitzRoy, his second illegitimate son by the Duchess of Cleveland. The most notable duke of Grafton was Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton...
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within London. He employed architect Robert Adam to develop one of them into Fitzroy Square. Cornish (2004). FitzRoy (1898), p. 3. "Formation and role of...
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:Admiral Lord William FitzRoy". The Gentleman's Magazine. 202: 730–731. 1857. Retrieved 9 November 2013. Hinton, M. G. (2013). "Fitzroy, Lord William (1782-1857)"...
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Henry FitzRoy (born c. 1100–1104, died 1158) was an illegitimate son of Henry I of England, possibly by Princess Nest, daughter of Rhys ap Tewdwr, last...
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Charles Darwin (redirect from Charles Robert Darwin)
naturalist for a self-funded supernumerary place on HMS Beagle with captain Robert FitzRoy, a position for a gentleman rather than "a mere collector". The ship...
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hanged English prisoners from the walls of Rouen, was summarily executed; Robert de Livet, Canon of Rouen, who had excommunicated the English king, was packed...
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