Fitzroy
Fitzroy or FitzRoy is an Anglo-Norman name from fi(t)z ‘son’ + Roy originally meaning "son of the king".[1] In several cases, this surname was used by an illegitimate son (or daughter) of a king and is still borne by their descendants.
Fitzroy may refer to:
People
As a given name
- Several members of the Somerset family (Dukes of Beaufort) have this as a middle-name:
- FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan (1788–1855)
- Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort (1824–1899)
- Henry Adelbert Wellington FitzRoy Somerset, 9th Duke of Beaufort (1847–1924)
- Henry Hugh Arthur FitzRoy Somerset, 10th Duke of Beaufort (1900–1984)
- Henry FitzRoy Somerset, 12th Duke of Beaufort (born 1952), called Bunter Worcester
- Fitzroy Alexander (1926–1988), better known as Lord Melody, a calypsonian from Trinidad
As a surname
- Fitzroy (surname), i.e. not the form FitzRoy
Descendants of Charles II and Barbara Palmer
- Anne Lennard, Countess of Sussex or Lady Anne Fitzroy (1661–1722), daughter of King Charles II of England and Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland
- Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Cleveland (1662–1730), son of Charles II and Barbara Palmer
- William FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Cleveland (1698–1774), his son and last of the Cleveland-Southampton line
- Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton (1663–1690), son of Charles II and Barbara Palmer
- and the Dukes of Grafton and their families, including:
- Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton (1683–1757), Irish and English politician
- Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton (1735–1811), British Prime Minister
- Charles FitzRoy, 1st Baron Southampton (1737–1797), a grandson of the 2nd Duke
- and the Barons Southampton and their families, including:
- Charles Augustus FitzRoy (1796–1858), British military officer and Governor of New South Wales, grandson of the 3rd Duke
- Robert FitzRoy (1805–1865), British naval officer, captain of HMS Beagle, meteorologist, surveyor, hydrographer, and Governor of New Zealand, another grandson of the 3rd Duke
- George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland (1665–1716), son of Charles II and Barbara Palmer
- Lady Barbara FitzRoy (1672–1731), youngest daughter of Charles II and Barbara Palmer
Others
- Adam FitzRoy (died 1322), illegitimate son of Edward II of England
- Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset (1519–1536), son of Henry VIII of England and Elizabeth Blount
- Matilda FitzRoy, Duchess of Brittany, illegitimate daughter of Henry I of England by unnamed mistress
- Matilda FitzRoy, Countess of Perche (died 1120), illegitimate daughter of Henry I of England by Edith
- Matilda FitzRoy, Abbess of Montivilliers (c. 1102 – c. 1172), daughter of Henry I of England and Isabel de Beaumont
- Philip of Cognac or Philip FitzRoy (died 1220), illegitimate son of Richard I of England
- Richard FitzRoy (c. 1190 – 1246), son of John Lackland, King of England
Fictional characters
- Trevor Fitzroy, a Marvel Comics and X-Men villain
- Daisy Fitzroy, a character in Bioshock series
Places
Argentina
- Monte Fitz Roy, also known as Cerro Chaltén
- Fitz Roy, Santa Cruz, a town and municipality in southern Argentina
Australia
- Fitzroy Crossing, a town in Western Australia
- Fitzroy, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne
- Fitzroy, South Australia, a suburb of Adelaide
- Electoral district of Fitzroy (Queensland), an abolished state electorate in Queensland
- Electoral district of Fitzroy (Victoria), an abolished state electorate in Victoria
- Fitzroy County, a cadastral division of New South Wales
- Fitzroy Island National Park, Queensland
- Fitzroy Islands (Tasmania)
- Fitzroy North, Victoria
- Fitzroy River (Queensland)
Canada
- Fitzroy Harbour, Ontario
Chile
- Fitzroy Channel, near Punta Arenas
Falkland Islands
New Zealand
- Fitzroy, Taranaki, a suburb of New Plymouth
- Fitzroy, Waikato, a suburb of Hamilton
- Port Fitzroy, Great Barrier Island
Patagonia
- Fitz Roy, a mountain
United Kingdom
- Fitzroy Square, in London
- FitzRoy, a sea area in the BBC Shipping Forecast
United States of America
- Admiral Fitzroy Inn, Newport, RI, USA
- The Fitzroy, apartment building in New York City
Ships
- HMS Fitzroy, more than one British ship of the Royal Navy
Sport
- Fitzroy City SC, an association football club in Victoria, Australia
- Fitzroy District FC, an association football club in Victoria, Australia
- Fitzroy Football Club, an Australian rules football club in Victoria, Australia
- Fitzroy Football Club (South Australia), an Australian rules football club in South Australia
- Fitzroy Bulldogs, a proposed Australian rules football club in Victoria, Australia
- Fitzroy Stars Football Club, an Australian rules football club in Victoria, Australia
- Heidelberg United FC, formerly Fitzroy United Alexander FC, an association football club in Victoria, Australia
- North Fitzroy Kangaroos, a proposed Australian rules football club in Victoria, Australia
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See also
- Fitzroya a tree
References
- Patrick Hanks (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. 1. Oxford University Press. p. 579. ISBN 9780195081374.
Irish: Anglo-Norman French patronymic from fi(t)z ‘son’ + Roy in one or other of its senses
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