Biography of Charles "Don Carlo" Fitzcharles 1st Earl Plymouth 1657-1680

Around 1657 Charles "Don Carlo" Fitzcharles 1st Earl Plymouth was born illegitimately to [his father] King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 26) and [his mother] Catherine Pegge (age 22).

After 1657 Colonel Silius Titus (age 34) was appointed Groom of the Bedchamber by [his father] King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 26) for having published a pamphlet "Killing No Murder" advocating the assassination of Oliver Cromwell (age 57).

In 1658 William Crofts 1st Baron Crofts (age 47) was created 1st Baron Crofts of Saxham, probably as a consequence of having been given charge of Charle's illegitimate son [his illegitimate half-brother] James Scott 1st Duke Monmouth 1st Duke Buccleuch (age 8) whose mother Lucy Walter (age 28) had died.

In 1659 Thomas Allen 1st Baronet (age 26) was appointed Lord Mayor of London in which role he welcomed [his father] King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 28) into the City of London on 29th May 1660; an important step to his Restoration.

In 1660 George Hamilton 1st Baronet of Donalong (age 53) was created 1st Baronet Donalong by [his father] King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 29) for his allegiance to the Crown.

After 1660 Robert Streater (age 39) was appointed Serjeant to [his father] King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 29).

On 11th December 1661 Roger Palmer 1st Earl Castlemaine (age 27) was created 1st Earl Castlemaine, 1st Baron Limerick by [his father] King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 31) in gratitude for allowing his wife Barbara Villiers 1st Duchess of Cleveland (age 21) to become the King's mistress. Barbara Villiers 1st Duchess of Cleveland by marriage Countess Castlemaine. The title was to descend only to children of Barbara, which in effect, constrained it to her children with Charles.

On 12th May 1662 Francis Lennard 14th Baron Dacre Gilsland (age 43) died. He was buried at Chevening, Sevenoaks. His son [his future brother-in-law] Thomas (age 7) succeeded 15th Baron Dacre Gilsland, 15th Baron Multon of Gilsland. [his illegitimate half-sister] Anne Fitzroy Countess Sussex (age 1) by marriage Baroness Dacre Gilsland.

On 14th February 1663 [his illegitimate half-brother] James Scott 1st Duke Monmouth 1st Duke Buccleuch (age 13) was created 1st Duke Monmouth, 1st Earl Doncaster, 1st Baron Scott of Tynedale by [his father] King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 32).

On 28th March 1663 [his illegitimate half-brother] James Scott 1st Duke Monmouth 1st Duke Buccleuch (age 13) was appointed 467th Knight of the Garter by [his father] King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 32).

On 20th April 1663 [his illegitimate half-brother] James Scott 1st Duke Monmouth 1st Duke Buccleuch (age 14) and [his sister-in-law] Anne Scott Duchess Monmouth and Buccleuch (age 12) were married. She by marriage Duchess Monmouth. She the daughter of Francis Scott 2nd Earl Buccleuch and Margaret Leslie Countess Buccleuch and Wemyss (age 42). He the illegitmate son of [his father] King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 32) and Lucy Walter. They were fifth cousins.

On 20th April 1663 [his illegitimate half-brother] James Scott 1st Duke Monmouth 1st Duke Buccleuch (age 14) was created 1st Duke Buccleuch, 1st Earl Dalkeith, 1st Baron Scott of Whitchester and Eskdale. [his sister-in-law] Anne Scott Duchess Monmouth and Buccleuch (age 12) by marriage Duchess Buccleuch.

In 1665 William Cavendish 1st Duke Newcastle upon Tyne (age 72) was created 1st Duke Newcastle upon Tyne by [his father] King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 34). Margaret Lucas Duchess Newcastle upon Tyne (age 42) by marriage Duchess Newcastle upon Tyne.

In 1667 Archbishop William Sancroft (age 49) was appointed Archbishop of Canterbury at the express wish of [his father] King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 36).

On 7th October 1667 Edgar Stewart 1st Duke Cambridge was created 1st Duke Cambridge by [his father] King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 37).

Before July 1669 [his brother-in-law] James Howard (age 29) and [his illegitimate half-sister] Charlotte Jemima Henrietta Maria Fitzroy Countess Yarmouth (age 19) were married. She the illegitmate daughter of [his father] King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 39) and Elizabeth Killigrew Viscountess Shannon (age 47).

Before 1670 [his illegitimate half-brother] Charles Fitzroy 1st Duke Southampton 2nd Duke Cleveland (age 7) was created 1st Baron Limerick.

In 1670 Barbara Villiers 1st Duchess of Cleveland (age 29) was created 1st Duchess Cleveland, 1st Countess of Southampton and 1st Baroness Nonsuch by [his father] King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 39) for having given birth to five of his illegitimate children.

On 25th May 1671 Henry Wood 1st Baronet (age 73) died without male issue. Baronet Wood extinct. On 31st May 1671 he was buried at Ufford, Suffolk. His daughter [his future sister-in-law] Mary Wood Duchess Southampton (age 8) was his heir. In view of the great wealth she was to inherit she was betrothed to [his illegitimate half-brother] Charles Fitzroy 1st Duke Southampton 2nd Duke Cleveland (age 8), an illegitmate son of [his father] King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 40) and Barbara Villiers 1st Duchess of Cleveland (age 30). On her father's death she went to live with Barbara Villiers 1st Duchess of Cleveland. They, Mary Wood Duchess Southampton and Charles Fitzroy 1st Duke Southampton 2nd Duke Cleveland married 1679 but she died a year later from smallpox.

On 1st August 1672 [his illegitimate half-brother] Henry Fitzroy 1st Duke Grafton (age 8) and [his sister-in-law] Isabella Bennet Duchess Grafton (age 4) were married. She the daughter of Henry Bennet 1st Earl Arlington (age 54) and Elisabeth Nassau Beverweert Countess Arlington (age 38). He the illegitmate son of [his father] King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 42) and Barbara Villiers 1st Duchess of Cleveland (age 31). They were half sixth cousins.

He was created 1st Earl Euston, 1st Viscount Ipswich, 1st Baron Sudbury. Isabella Bennet Duchess Grafton by marriage Countess Euston.

Before 1673 [his brother-in-law] William Paston 2nd Earl of Yarmouth (age 18) and [his illegitimate half-sister] Charlotte Jemima Henrietta Maria Fitzroy Countess Yarmouth (age 22) were married. She by marriage Countess of Yarmouth. She the illegitmate daughter of [his father] King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 42) and Elizabeth Killigrew Viscountess Shannon (age 50). He the son of Robert Paston 1st Earl of Yarmouth (age 41) and Rebecca Clayton Countess Yarmouth (age 37).

From 1673 to May 1678 Henry Savile (age 31) was appointed Groom of the Bedchamber to [his father] King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 42).

In 1673 [his illegitimate half-brother] Charles Fitzroy 1st Duke Southampton 2nd Duke Cleveland (age 10) was appointed 478th Knight of the Garter by [his father] King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 42).

On 19th August 1673 Louise Kéroualle 1st Duchess Portsmouth (age 23) was created 1st Duchess Portsmouth, 1st Countess Fareham, 1st Baroness Petersfield by [his father] King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 43) for life for being his mistress and for having given birth to his son [his illegitimate half-brother] Charles Lennox 1st Duke Richmond (age 1).

In 1674 [his future brother-in-law] Edward Lee 1st Earl Lichfield (age 10) was created 1st Earl Lichfield as a consequence of his being betrothed to [his illegitimate half-sister] Charlotte Fitzroy Countess Lichfield (age 9), a natural daughter of [his father] King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 43).

On 16th May 1674 [his brother-in-law] Thomas Lennard 1st Earl of Sussex (age 20) and [his illegitimate half-sister] Anne Fitzroy Countess Sussex (age 13) were married at Hampton Court Palace, Richmond [Map]. She the illegitmate daughter of [his father] King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 43) and Barbara Villiers 1st Duchess of Cleveland (age 33). They were first cousin once removed.

On 1st October 1674 [his illegitimate half-brother] George Fitzroy 1st Duke Northumberland (age 8) was created 1st Earl of Northumberland, 1st Viscount Falmouth, 1st Baron Pontefract by [his father] King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 44).

On 5th October 1674 [his brother-in-law] Thomas Lennard 1st Earl of Sussex (age 20) was created 1st Earl of Sussex. [his illegitimate half-sister] Anne Fitzroy Countess Sussex (age 13) by marriage Countess of Sussex.

In 1675 [his illegitimate half-brother] Charles Fitzroy 1st Duke Southampton 2nd Duke Cleveland (age 12) was created 1st Duke Southampton, 1st Earl Chichester, 1st Baron Newbury by [his father] King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 44).

On 28th July 1675 Charles "Don Carlo" Fitzcharles 1st Earl Plymouth (age 18) was created 1st Earl Plymouth, 1st Viscount Totnes, 1st Baron Dartmouth.

On 9th August 1675 [his illegitimate half-brother] Charles Lennox 1st Duke Richmond (age 3) was created 1st Duke Richmond, 1st Earl March, 1st Baron Settrington by [his father] King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 45).

On 11th September 1675 [his illegitimate half-brother] Henry Fitzroy 1st Duke Grafton (age 11) was created 1st Duke Grafton by [his father] King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 45). [his sister-in-law] Isabella Bennet Duchess Grafton (age 7) by marriage Duchess Grafton.

In 1676 Bishop Thomas Sprat (age 41) was appointed Chaplain to [his father] King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 45).

On 21st December 1676 [his illegitimate half-brother] Charles Beauclerk 1st Duke St Albans (age 6) was created 1st Earl Burford, 1st Baron Heddington by [his father] King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 46).

On 6th February 1677 [his brother-in-law] Edward Lee 1st Earl Lichfield (age 14) and [his illegitimate half-sister] Charlotte Fitzroy Countess Lichfield (age 12) were married. She by marriage Countess Lichfield. She the illegitmate daughter of [his father] King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 46) and Barbara Villiers 1st Duchess of Cleveland (age 36). He the son of Francis Lee 4th Baronet and Elizabeth Pope Countess Lindsey. They were third cousins.

In 1678 Thomas Otway (age 25) obtained a commission through Charles, Earl of Plymouth (age 21) in a regiment serving in the Netherlands. The English troops were disbanded in 1679, but were left to find their way home as best they could. They were paid with depreciated paper, and Otway arrived in London late in the year, ragged and dirty.

On 19th September 1678 Charles "Don Carlo" Fitzcharles 1st Earl Plymouth (age 21) and Bridget Osborne Countess Plymouth were married in Wimbledon, Surrey. She by marriage Countess Plymouth. She the daughter of Thomas Osborne 1st Duke Leeds (age 46) and Bridget Bertie Duchess Leeds (age 49). He the illegitmate son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 48) and Catherine Pegge (age 43).

In 1679 James Hamilton Duke Hamilton, 1st Duke Brandon (age 20) was appointed Gentlemen of the Bedchamber to [his father] King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 48).

In 1679 [his illegitimate half-brother] Charles Fitzroy 1st Duke Southampton 2nd Duke Cleveland (age 16) and [his sister-in-law] Mary Wood Duchess Southampton (age 16) were married. She by marriage Duchess Southampton. He the illegitmate son of [his father] King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 48) and Barbara Villiers 1st Duchess of Cleveland (age 38).

In 1679 John Robartes 1st Earl Radnor (age 73) was created 1st Earl Radnor, 1st Viscount Bodmin by [his father] King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 48) in reward for having supported Charles' brother James II King England, Scotland and Ireland 1633-1701's future accession. Letitia Isabella Smythe Countess Radnor (age 49) by marriage Countess Radnor.

John Evelyn's Diary. 19th September 1679. My Lord Sunderland (age 38), one of the principal Secretaries of State, invited me to dinner, where was the [his father] King's (age 49) natural son, the Earl of Plymouth (age 22), the Earl of Shrewsbury (age 19), Earl of Essex (age 47), Earl of Mulgrave (age 31), Mr. Hyde, and Mr. Godolphin (age 34). After dinner I went to prayers at Eton College [Map], and visited Mr. Henry Godolphin (age 31), fellow there, and Dr. Craddock.

On 9th December 1679 Henry Brouncker 3rd Viscount Brounckner (age 52) was appointed Cofferer of the Household to [his father] King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 49).

In 1680 [his illegitimate half-brother] Henry Fitzroy 1st Duke Grafton (age 16) was appointed 482nd Knight of the Garter by [his father] King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 49).

On 18th January 1681 Charles "Don Carlo" Fitzcharles 1st Earl Plymouth was buried at Westminster Abbey [Map].