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| 1662 births | |
| cleveland, charles fitzroy, 2nd duke of | |
| 1730 deaths | |
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In 1670 , at the age of eight, he was betrothed to Mary Wood, daughter of Sir Henry Wood, Clerk of the Green Cloth, but with the proviso that the marriage be delayed until Mary turned 16. Following the death of her father, the Duchess of Cleveland more-or-less abducted Mary, with the intention of bringing her up with her own children. In 1670 he was created Duke of Southampton and upon the death of his mother in 1709 he became '''2nd Duke of Cleveland''', by a special remainder in the Dukedom which allowed it to pass to him, even though he was illegitimate. |
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