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Henry FitzroyFitzroy, Duke of Richmond as played by [unknown]
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| Born June 15, 1519 - died 1536/7 Character's backstory:raised: Illegitimate son of Henry VIII & Elizabeth Blount. Raised by a nanny : Agnes Partridge along with her own son. died 1536/7 (aged(aged appx 17/18 yrs) - after he had witnessed Anne Boleyn'sBoleyn's execution - possibly due to Tuberculosis like his half brother Prince Edward.Edward Tudor. There is some research at present that their deaths & their uncle, Arthur Tudor's maybe connected to a similar condition or even poisoning. *Unlike the series which shows his death at 3 yrs of age.* Buried in Thetford Priory - later transferred to St. Michael's Church, Framlingham, Suffolk (wrapped in lead rather than in a traditional coffin). There is some mystery because there was no autopsy which was common and the funeral was held in secret. Gentility: Illegitimate son of King Henry VIII Position: created 1st Duke of Richmond, duke of Somerset & earl of Nottingham 21 June 1524 Personality type: Signature look: Endearing trait(s): Annoying trait(s): |  |
CHARACTER CONNECTIONSFamily members: Father: Henry VIII Mother: Elizabeth Blount Half-sister: Princess Mary Tudor Half-sister: Princess Elizabeth Tudor Half-brother: Prince Edward Tudor Romance(s): married to Lady Mary Howard 1533 (only daughter of Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk and cousin of Anne Boleyn - who worked for the pairing) Friends: Friends with the poet Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey - his brother-in-law. Surrey wrote a poem remembering "With a Kinges sonne, my childishe yeres did passe". Enemies: | INTERESTING FACTS: - once, in an effort to work out the complicated Tudor succession while King Henry VIII & Queen Katherine of Aragon were still married, some suggested Fitzroy marry his half-sister, Princess Mary Tudor which was strangely enough sanctioned by the pope - On 10th July 1533, Norfolk and George Boleyn, caught up with the French court. While they were there both Surrey and Richmond became violently sick, at the same time. Richmond was so ill, that for a while, it was feared he might die. The boys had shared a cup of wine and the physicians thought the symptoms were characteristic of poisoning. Because the wine had been shared, Richmond had not taken enough to kill him. George Boleyn was found to have departed immediately the boys became ill, leaving all his luggage and entourage behind. Later, George Boleyn's wife stated that Anne and her brother had tried to poison the Duke of Richmond and Princess Mary. -There were no political parties as such, but there were political factions. Anne Boleyn & her family represented one, Jane Seymour and her brother another, and the Duke of Richmond, another faction. |
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