Title Duke of Grafton Tenure 7 April 2011 – present | Spouse(s) Olivia nee Sladen Name Henry 12th | |
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Born 6 April 1978 (age 46) ( 1978-04-06 ) Other titles Viscount Ipswich (1978-2011) Issue Alfred James Charles, Earl of EustonRosetta Christina Clare FitzRoy Parents James FitzRoy, Earl of Euston Grandparents Fortune FitzRoy, Duchess of Grafton, Hugh FitzRoy, 11th Duke of Grafton Great-grandparents Charles FitzRoy, 10th Duke of Grafton, Evan Cadogan Eric Smith, Beatrice Williams People also search for Hugh FitzRoy, 11th Duke of Grafton | ||
Henry Oliver Charles FitzRoy, 12th Duke of Grafton (born 6 April 1978), known as Harry Grafton, is an English peer and music promoter. He inherited the Dukedom of Grafton from his grandfather, Hugh FitzRoy, 11th Duke of Grafton, on 7 April 2011. He is also a descendant of the first British Prime Minister Sir Robert Walpole.
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Early life
Grafton is the son of James Oliver Charles FitzRoy, Earl of Euston (1947–2009) and his wife, Lady Clare Amabel Margaret Kerr, the daughter of Peter Kerr, 12th Marquess of Lothian. He was known as Viscount Ipswich from his birth until he succeeded to the dukedom. On his father's death in 2009 he could have taken the title of Earl of Euston, but did not do so.
His ancestor Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton (1663–1690) was an illegitimate son of King Charles II by his mistress Barbara Villiers, Duchess of Cleveland. Grafton shares the surname FitzRoy (meaning "son of the king") with other natural lines descended from Charles II. The ducal coat of arms includes Charles II's royal coat of arms crossed by a baton, indicating both the family's royal lineage and its origin in illegitimacy.
Educated at Harrow School and the University of Edinburgh, he spent a post-graduate year at the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester studying estate management.
Career
From 2002 to 2004 he worked in the United States in music business management, as a radio host in Nashville, Tennessee, and in 2005–2006 as a merchandiser for the Rolling Stones on the A Bigger Bang tour.
In 2007 he moved to London and in 2009, due to the death of his father, he returned to Suffolk to help manage the Euston estate. He currently promotes live music events through his estate while modernising its 10,000-acre farm.
Family life
On 14 August 2010, Viscount Ipswich, as he was then known, married Olivia Margaret M. Sladen at Snowshill, Gloucestershire. Their engagement had been announced on 15 April 2010. Their son, Alfred James Charles FitzRoy, Earl of Euston, was born on 26 December 2012. A daughter, Lady Rosetta Christina Clare FitzRoy, was born on 20 July 2015.. A second son, Lord Rafe FitzRoy, was born on the 16th March 2017.
The Duke's seat is Euston Hall, at Euston in Suffolk, near Thetford in Norfolk.