Sunday 1 July 2018

265) Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset

Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset (1519 – 1536). Son of King Henry VIII of England and his mistress, Elizabeth Blount, and the only illegitimate offspring whom Henry VIII acknowledged.

- " In the absence of a legitimate son, the King showed much favour to Fitzroy, who shared his father’s red hair and youthful good looks." https://www.stgeorges-windsor.org/…/henry-fitzroy-son-of-he…

- "Fitzroy evidently looked like Henry VIII, with the same red hair and good looks..." https://books.google.it/books…

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