Charles Fitzroy-Scudamore 1713-1782

Around 1713 Charles Fitzroy-Scudamore was born to Charles Fitzroy 2nd Duke Grafton [aged 29]. He a great grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 30th April 1713 [his father] Charles Fitzroy 2nd Duke Grafton [aged 29] and [his step-mother] Henrietta Somerset Duchess Grafton [aged 22] were married. She by marriage Duchess Grafton. He the son of [his grandfather] Henry Fitzroy 1st Duke Grafton and [his grandmother] Isabella Bennet Duchess Grafton [aged 45]. They were half fifth cousin once removed. He a grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 2nd December 1716 James Scudamore 3rd Viscount Scudamore [aged 32] died from a fall from a horse. Viscount Scudamore extinct. Holme Lacy House, Herefordshire [Map] was inherited by his daughter [his future wife] Frances [aged 5].

On 7th February 1723 [his grandmother] Isabella Bennet Duchess Grafton [aged 55] died. Her son [his father] Charles [aged 39] succeeded 3rd Earl Arlington, 3rd Viscount Thetford, 3rd Baron Arlington of Arlington in Middlesex and 3rd Baron Arlington of Arlington in Middlesex.

On 28th June 1729 Henry Somerset 3rd Duke Beaufort [aged 22] and [his future wife] Frances Scudamore 3rd Duchess Beaufort [aged 18] were married. He the son of Henry Somerset 2nd Duke Beaufort and Rachel Noel Duchess Beaufort. They were second cousins.

In 1733 Charles Fitzroy-Scudamore [aged 20] was elected MP Thetford which seat he held until 1754.

On 29th May 1741 [his brother-in-law] Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford [aged 22] and [his half-sister] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford [aged 14] were married. She the daughter of [his father] Charles Fitzroy 2nd Duke Grafton [aged 57] and [his step-mother] Henrietta Somerset Duchess Grafton. They were fifth cousin once removed. She a great granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

In March 1743 Henry Somerset 3rd Duke Beaufort [aged 35] and Frances Scudamore 3rd Duchess Beaufort [aged 32] were divorced. He sued William Talbot 1st Earl Talbot [aged 32], with whom his wife was having an affair, for damages.

In 1744 Charles Fitzroy-Scudamore [aged 31] and Frances Scudamore 3rd Duchess Beaufort [aged 33] were married. She brought Holme Lacy House, Herefordshire [Map] to the marriage. He the son of Charles Fitzroy 2nd Duke Grafton [aged 60]. They were fifth cousin once removed. He a great grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 11th August 1746 [his brother-in-law] William Stanhope 2nd Earl of Harrington [aged 26] and [his half-sister] Caroline Fitzroy Countess Harrington [aged 24] were married. She the daughter of [his father] Charles Fitzroy 2nd Duke Grafton [aged 62] and [his step-mother] Henrietta Somerset Duchess Grafton. He the son of William Stanhope 1st Earl of Harrington [aged 63] and Anne Griffith.

On 22nd March 1749 Charles Fitzroy-Scudamore [aged 36] added the surname Scudamore to his surname Fitzroy.

On 10th February 1750 [his daughter] Frances Scudamore Duchess Norfolk was born to Charles Fitzroy-Scudamore [aged 37] and [his wife] Frances Scudamore 3rd Duchess Beaufort [aged 39]. Her mother died from childbirth six dys later when she inherited Holme Lacy House, Herefordshire [Map]. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She married 6th April 1771 Charles Howard 11th Duke of Norfolk, son of Charles Howard 10th Duke of Norfolk and Catherine Brockholes Duchess Norfolk.

In August 1750 [his brother-in-law] Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford [aged 32] was created 1st Earl Hertford, 1st Viscount Beauchamp. [his half-sister] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford [aged 23] by marriage Countess Hertford.

In 1754 Charles Fitzroy-Scudamore [aged 41] was elected MP Hereford which seat he held until 1768.

On 8th December 1756 William Stanhope 1st Earl of Harrington [aged 73] died. His son [his brother-in-law] William [aged 36] succeeded 2nd Earl Harrington, 2nd Viscount Petersham, 2nd Baron Harrington. [his half-sister] Caroline Fitzroy Countess Harrington [aged 34] by marriage Countess Harrington.

On 6th May 1757 [his father] Charles Fitzroy 2nd Duke Grafton [aged 73] died. His grandson Augustus [aged 21] succeeded 3rd Duke Grafton, 3rd Earl Euston, 3rd Viscount Ipswich, 3rd Baron Sudbury, 4th Earl Arlington, 4th Viscount Thetford, 4th Baron Arlington of Arlington in Middlesex and 4th Baron Arlington of Arlington in Middlesex. Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton [aged 20] by marriage Duchess Grafton.

In 1768 Charles Fitzroy-Scudamore [aged 55] was elected MP Heytesbury which seat he held until 1774.

On 6th April 1771 [his son-in-law] Charles Howard 11th Duke of Norfolk [aged 25] and [his daughter] Frances Scudamore Duchess Norfolk [aged 21] were married. She by marriage Duchess Norfolk. Shortly after their marriage she exhibited signs of mental instability and spent the rest of her life confined to Holme Lacy House, Herefordshire [Map]. He the son of Charles Howard 10th Duke of Norfolk [aged 50] and Catherine Brockholes Duchess Norfolk [aged 52].

In 1774 Charles Fitzroy-Scudamore [aged 61] was elected MP Thetford which seat he held until March 1782.

In 1781 Charles Fitzroy-Scudamore [aged 68] became Father of the House.

On 22nd August 1782 Charles Fitzroy-Scudamore [aged 69] died.