The Duke of Cleveland | |
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![]() Painting of Charles FitzRoy, Duke of Southampton and Cleveland, attributed to William Faithorne the Elder (c.1616–1691). | |
Born | 18 June 1662 |
Died | 9 September 1730 | (aged 68)
Spouse(s) | Mary Wood Anne Pulteney |
Issue | 6, including: William FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Cleveland |
Father | Charles II of England |
Mother | Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland |
Charles Palmer, later Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Cleveland, 1st Duke of Southampton, Chief Butler of England (18 June 1662 – 9 September 1730) was an English nobleman and illegitimate son of Charles II. He was styled Baron Limerick before 1670; Earl of Southampton between 1670 and 1675; and known as the Duke of Southampton from 1675 until 1709, when he succeeded his mother as Duke of Cleveland.
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