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Arms of Dukes of Fitz-James in the Jacobite peerage. 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 · 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. Born and educated in France, Berwick volunteered to join the emperor's forces besieging the Turkish redoubt of ...
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Apr 17, 2024 · Fitzjames was the “illegitimate” son of James, duke of York (later King James II of England), and Arabella Churchill, the sister of John Churchill, later 1st duke of Marlborough. Educated in France, he was created duke of Berwick-upon-Tweed (usually abbreviated to duke of Berwick) by James II in 1687 and appointed governor of Portsmouth the ...
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Brief Life History of James Fitzjames. When James Fitzjames Stuart I Duke of Berwick - Upon - Tweed was born on 21 August 1670, in Moulins, Allier, Auvergne, France, his father, King James Stuart, II of England, Ireland and Scotland, was 36 and his mother, Arabella Churchill, was 22. He married Honorina de Bourk y McCarthy.
James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, 1670 - 1734. French military leader, illegitimate son of King James II of England. From the book Crabbs Historical Dictionary published 1825... Browse Getty Images' premium collection of high-quality, authentic James Fitzjames 1st Duke Of Berwick stock photos, royalty-free images, and pictures. James ...
James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick (English title; attainted), 1st Duque de Liria y Xérica (Spanish title), 1st Duc de Fitz-James (French title), was an illegitimate son of King James II of England by Arabella Churchill, sister of the 1st Duke of Marlborough. He was a successful general in the service of Louis XIV of France.
FITZJAMES, JAMES, Duke of Berwick (1670–1734), marshal of France, was natural son of James, duke of York, afterwards James II, by Arabella Churchill [q. v.], daughter of Sir Winston Churchill, and elder sister of the great Duke of Marlborough. He was born at Moulins in the Bourbonnais, on 21 Aug. 1670, and his father gave him the name of ...
