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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 and Isabel de Beaumont
• Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset (1519–1536), son of Henry VIII of England and Elizabeth Blount
• Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton (1663–1690), son of Charles II of England and Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland
• Henry Somerset, Marquess of Worcester, son of Henry Hugh Arthur FitzRoy Somerset, 10th Duke of Beaufort
• 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
• Lady 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, meteorologist, surveyor, hydrographer, and Governor of New Zealand
• Richard FitzRoy, son of John Lackland, King of England

Fictional characters

• Trevor Fitzroy, a Marvel Comics and X-Men villain

Places

Argentina

• Monte Fitz Roy, also known as Cerro Chaltén

Australia

• Fitzroy, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne
• Fitzroy, South Australia, a suburb of Adelaide
• Fitzroy River (Queensland), in Central Queensland
• Fitzroy Island National Park, Queensland
• Fitzroy Islands (Tasmania)

Falkland Islands

• Fitzroy, Falkland Islands

New Zealand

• Fitzroy, New Zealand, suburb of New Plymouth

United Kingdom

• Fitzroy Square, in London
• FitzRoy, a sea area in the British Shipping Forecast

United States of America

• Admiral Fitzroy Inn, Newport, RI, USA

Sport

• Fitzroy Football Club, a former Australian rules football team

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