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'''Fitzroy''' or '''FitzRoy''' is an [[Anglo-Norman]] name originally meaning "son of the king" - it usually refers to a [[bastard]] son of the king, or a descendant thereof. It may refer to:
People:
* [[Matilda FitzRoy]], daughter of [[Henry I of England|Henry I]] and Isabel de Beaumont.
* [[Henry Fitzroy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset]] (1519–1536), son of [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]] and [[Elizabeth Blount]].
* [[Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton]] (1663–1690), son of [[Charles II of England|Charles II]] and [[Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland]].
* [[George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland]] (1665–1716), son of Charles II and Barbara Palmer.
* [[Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Cleveland]] (1662–1730), son of Charles II and Barbara Palmer.
* [[Barbara Fitzroy]] (1672–1731), youngest daughter of Barbara Palmer.
* [[Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton]] (1683–1757), Irish and English politician.
* [[Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton]] (1735–1811), British Prime Minister.
* [[Charles Augustus FitzRoy]] (1796–1858), British military officer and Governor of New South Wales.
* [[Robert FitzRoy]] (1805–1865), British naval officer, captain of [[HMS Beagle|HMS ''Beagle'']], meteorologist, surveyor, hydrographer, and Governor of New Zealand.
* [[Richard Fitz Roy]], son of [[John Lackland]], King of England.
Places and things:
* [[Fitzroy (inlet)]], a sea inlet [[East Falkland]], [[Falkland Islands]]
* [[Fitzroy, Victoria]], a suburb of [[Melbourne]].
* [[Fitzroy, South Australia]], a suburb of [[Adelaide]].
* [[Fitzroy River, Queensland]], in [[Central Queensland]].
* [[Fitzroy Island National Park]], Queensland, Australia.
* [[Fitzroy Football Club]], a former Australian rules football team.
* [[Fitzroy Square]], in London
* Mount Fitzroy, a name for [[Cerro Chaltén]] in Argentina.
* FitzRoy, a sea area in the British [[Shipping Forecast]].
* [[Fitzroy, New Zealand]], a suburb of [[New Plymouth]].
Fictional characters:
*[[Trevor Fitzroy]], a [[Marvel Comics]] and [[X-Men]] villain.
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