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James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, 1st Duke of Liria and Jérica, 1st Duke of Fitz-James (French: Jacques Fitz-James Duc de Berwick; 21 August 1670 – 12 June 1734) was an Anglo-French military leader and the illegitimate son of King James II and VII by Arabella Churchill, sister of the 1st Duke of Marlborough.
May 18, 2018 · views 1,814,590 updated May 18 2018. Berwick, James FitzJames, 1st duke of (1670–1734). Berwick spent almost all his life abroad in foreign military service. He was a natural son of James, duke of York, by Arabella Churchill, sister of the future duke of Marlborough.
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Apr 17, 2024 · James Fitzjames, duke of Berwick-upon-Tweed was an English nobleman and marshal of France who was a leading military commander in the French service in the earlier wars of the 18th century. Fitzjames was the “illegitimate” son of James, duke of York (later King James II of England), and Arabella.
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Fitzjames, James. Fitzjames, James (1670–1734), duke of Berwick , soldier and Jacobite, was born 21 August 1670 at Moulins, France, eldest son of James, duke of York (later James II (qv)) and his mistress Arabella Churchill, sister of John Churchill (qv), later duke of Marlborough. He was educated in France in the college of Plessis and the ...
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Nov 22, 2015 · There he went to college of Juilly, and later to the college of Plessis till 1684. Later that year he was visited to England and on his return he was sent to another college. After his father had become king in February 1685, Berwick was sent to Paris.
The life of James Fitz-James, Duke of Berwick, Marshal, Duke, and Peer of France, General of his Most Christian Majesty's Armies. Containing an account of his birth, education, and military exploits in Ireland, Flanders, Spain, the Sevennes, Dauphinyh, and on the Rhine: With the particulars of the battle of Almanza, and the seige of Barcelona.
