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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.
James Fitzjames (27 July 1813 – disappeared 26 April 1848) was a British Royal Navy officer who participated in two major exploratory expeditions, the Euphrates Expedition and the Franklin Expedition.
House of Silva. The House of FitzJames Stuart, or simply FitzJames, is a noble house founded by James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick. He was the illegitimate son of James II & VII, King of England, Scotland and Ireland, a monarch of the House of Stuart. [1] After the Glorious Revolution of 1688, the 1st Duke of Berwick followed his father into ...
Jun 8, 2024 · James Fitzjames, duke of Berwick-upon-Tweed (born August 21, 1670, Moulins, France—died June 12, 1734, Philippsburg, Württemberg [Germany]) 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.
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Jun 6, 2015 · The bastard son of a king was reduced to being the bastard son of an exile – not the best of career developments. James FitzJames did his best for his father, playing an important role in the failed attempt to regain James II’s throne through Ireland in 1690. He was wounded and almost killed at The Battle of the Boyne, and in 1691 he was ...
Feb 4, 2023 · The life of the ill-fated James Fitzjames is one of these stories, a man who despite the odds stacked against him became a star of the Victorian Navy. Despite this his notoriety slowly vanished over the years, any information other than his rank and fate on the Franklin expedition became lost. He became known for his tragedy rather than his ...
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FitzJames was created Duke of Berwick, Earl of Tinmouth and Baron Bosworth by his father in 1687. He then returned to Hungary and participated at the Battle of Mohács . Berwick returned to England and was made Governor of Portsmouth. King James made him a Knight of the Order of the Garter and appointed him Colonel of The Blues to replace the ...
