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[Facts] Hmm, really? (m)
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I've read that in several places...but it could definitely be wrong. Next time I see a post by CKE I'll ask him.
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Must be true, at least in some cases. Henry VIII had one acknowledged illegitimate son named Henry Fitzroy (= "son of the king").
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AndFitzroy was also used by the children of Charles II, Henry I and JohnThe Fitzcharles who were also the children of Charles II and the Fitzclarences who were the children of William IV (from when he was the Duke of Clarence.(And to the OP: FitzWilliam is the name of an earldom (real life, not just in P&P) according to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_FitzWilliam, though being Wikipedia any information has to be taken with some caution).
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