Augustus FitzRoy, 7th Duke of Grafton
Augustus Charles Lennox FitzRoy, 7th Duke of Grafton, styled Lord Augustus FitzRoy before 1882, was a British Army officer.
Early life
He was the second son of Henry FitzRoy, 5th Duke of Grafton, and his wife Mary Caroline Cranfield Berkeley. Among his siblings were Lady Mary Elizabeth Emily FitzRoy, Lady Maria Louisa FitzRoy, William FitzRoy, 6th Duke of Grafton, and Lord Frederick FitzRoy.His paternal grandparents were George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton and Lady Charlotte Maria Waldegrave. His maternal grandparents were Adm. Hon. Sir George Cranfield Berkeley and Emilia Charlotte Lennox.
Career
He joined the army in 1837 and was wounded in the Crimean War.In 1882 upon the death of his elder brother, William, who died without issue, he succeeded to the dukedom of Grafton, as well as the subsidiary titles, Earl of Euston, Viscount Ipswich and Baron Sudbury.
Personal life
On 9 June 1847, he married Anna Balfour, daughter of James Balfour, MP, and Lady Eleanor Maitland. Together, they had four children:- Lady Eleanor FitzRoy, who married Walter Harbord, son of Edward Harbord, 3rd Baron Suffield, and had issue.
- Henry James FitzRoy, Earl of Euston, who married Kate Walsh; no issue.
- Alfred FitzRoy, 8th Duke of Grafton, who married Margaret Rose Smith in 1875. After her death in 1913, he married Lady Borthwick, widow of Archibald Borthwick, 20th Lord Borthwick and daughter of Sir Mark McTaggart-Stewart, 1st Baronet, in 1916.
- Lord Charles Edward FitzRoy, who married his distant cousin Hon. Ismay FitzRoy, a daughter of the 3rd Baron Southampton, and had issue.