List of Famous people with last name Fitzroy
Edi Fitzroy
Fitzroy Edwards, better known by his stage name Edi Fitzroy, was a Jamaican reggae singer, active from 1975 but best known for his work during the dancehall era.
Henry FitzRoy
Henry FitzRoy was an illegitimate son of Henry I of England, possibly by Princess Nesta, daughter of Rhys ap Tewdwr, last king of Deheubarth, and his wife, Gwladys ferch Rhiwallon ap Cynfyn, and was a grandson of William the Conqueror. He was Lord of Narberth Castle from around 1140 to his death, although it was part of the wider estates of Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Pembroke.
Charlotte Jemima FitzRoy
Charlotte Jemima Henrietta Maria Paston, Countess of Yarmouth was one of the many acknowledged illegitimate children of Charles II of England.
Lady Barbara FitzRoy
Lady Barbara FitzRoy, was the sixth and youngest child of Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland, a mistress of Charles II of England. Charles never publicly acknowledged her as his child, as he was probably not the father. She became a Benedictine nun, known as Benedite.
Alice FitzRoy
Alix or Aline FitzRoy was the illegitimate daughter of King Henry I of England by one of his many mistresses. She married Matthieu I of Montmorency and had the following issue:
- Henry, died young before 1160
- Bouchard V de Montmorency,, who married in 1173 Laurette of Hainaut, daughter of Count Baldwin IV of Hainaut. They had a son Matthieu II de Montmorency, nicknamed the Great.
- Theobald de Montmorency, seigneur de Marly, he went on crusade in 1173. He died as a Cistercian monk sometime after 1189.
- Herve de Montmorency, abbot of Saint-Martin de Montmorency, then deacon of the Church and dean of Paris before his death in 1192.
- Matthieu de Montmorency, he inherited the lordship from his brother Theobald.
Fulk FitzRoy
Fulk FitzRoy was an illegitimate son of Henry I of England. He was perhaps the son of Anfide, one of Henry's mistresses. He maybe was a monk at Abingdon Abbey. Little is known about him.
Robert Fitzroy
Vice-Admiral Robert FitzRoy was an English officer of the Royal Navy and a scientist. He achieved lasting fame as the captain of HMS Beagle during Charles Darwin's famous voyage, FitzRoy's second expedition to Tierra del Fuego and the Southern Cone.
Gilbert FitzRoy
Gilbert FitzRoy was an illegitimate son of Henry I of England. His maternity is unknown as well as almost everything about him, except that he was still young and unmarried in the 1140s.
Charles FitzRoy
Sir Charles Augustus FitzRoy, was a British military officer, politician and member of the aristocracy, who held governorships in several British colonies during the 19th century.
Edward FitzRoy
Edward Algernon FitzRoy was a British Conservative politician who served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1928 until his death.