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'''Fitzroy''' or '''FitzRoy''' may refer to: <!--is an [[Anglo-Norman language|Anglo-Norman]] name from fi(t)z ‘son’ + [[Roy]] originally meaning "son of the king".<ref name="Hanks">{{cite book |author=Patrick Hanks|title=Dictionary of American Family Names |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |year=2003|volume=1|page=579|isbn=9780195081374 |quote=Irish: Anglo-Norman French patronymic from fi(t)z ‘son’ + Roy in one or other of its senses}}.</ref> In several cases, this surname was used by an [[bastard (Law of England and Wales)|illegitimate]] son (or daughter) of a king and is still borne by their descendants.-->
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==People==
===As a given name===
*Several members of the Somerset family ([[Duke of Beaufort|Dukes of Beaufort]]) have this as a middle-name:
**[[FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan]] (1788–1855)
**[[Henry Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort|Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort]] (1824–1899)
**[[Henry Somerset, 9th Duke of Beaufort|Henry Adelbert Wellington FitzRoy Somerset, 9th Duke of Beaufort]] (1847–1924)
**[[Henry Somerset, 10th Duke of Beaufort|Henry Hugh Arthur FitzRoy Somerset, 10th Duke of Beaufort]] (1900–1984)
**[[Henry Somerset, 12th Duke of Beaufort|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
*[[Sir Fitzroy Maclean, 1st Baronet|Sir Fitzroy Maclean]] (1911-1996), Scottish soldier, writer and politician
===As a surname===
* [[Fitzroy (surname)]]
====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 [[Duke of Grafton|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 [[Baron Southampton|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====
* [[File:Horenbout HenryFitzRoy.jpg|thumb|[[Henry FitzRoy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset|Henry Fitzroy]], a notable example of the surname.]][[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 and an unnamed mistress.
* [[Matilda FitzRoy, Countess of Perche]] (died 1120), illegitimate daughter of Henry I of England and Edith.
* [[Matilda FitzRoy, Abbess of Montivilliers]] (c. 1102 – c. 1172), daughter of Henry I of England and an unknown mistress.
* [[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 [[List of characters in the BioShock series#BioShock Infinite|character in ''Bioshock'' series]]
* Fitzroy Vacker, a character from the [[Keeper of the Lost Cities]] book series.
* Walter Fitzroy, better known as Fuse, a playable character in the game ''[[Apex Legends]]''
==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 Falls, New South Wales]],  a village in the Southern Highlands region.
* [[Fitzroy Island National Park]], Queensland
* [[Fitzroy Islands (Tasmania)]]
* [[Fitzroy North, Victoria]]
* [[Fitzroy River (Queensland)]]
* [[Fitzroy River (Western Australia)]]
===Canada===
* [[Fitzroy Harbour, Ontario]]
** [[Fitzroy Provincial Park]]
===Chile===
* [[Fitzroy Channel]], near Punta Arenas
===Falkland Islands===
* [[Fitzroy, 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 Road]], in Primrose Hill, London
* [[Fitzroy Square]], in London
* FitzRoy, a sea area in the BBC [[Shipping Forecast]]
===United States===
* [[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 Bulldogs]], a proposed Australian rules football club in Victoria, Australia
* [[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 SC (1966–1973)]], a defunct Association football (soccer) 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
==See also==
* ''[[Fitzroya]]'', a genus of tree
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