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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.
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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Seat (s) Liria Palace. Duke of Berwick ( / ˈbɛrɪk /) ( Spanish: Duque de Berwick) is a title that was created in the Peerage of England on 19 March 1687 for James FitzJames, the illegitimate son of James II and VII, King of England, Scotland, and Ireland and Arabella Churchill. The title's name refers to the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed in ...
DescendantBirthMarriagesDeath21 August 1670 Moulins, Allier son of ...Honora de Burgh, Countess de Lucan 26 ...12 June 1734 Philippsburg aged 6321 October 1696 son of James FitzJames, ...Catalina Colón de Portugal y Ayala, 9th ...2 June 1738 Naples aged 4128 December 1718 Madrid son of James ...María Teresa de Silva y Alvarez de Toledo ...30 September 1785 Valencia aged 6625 March 1752 Liria son of James ...Carolina Augusta, Prinzessin zu ...7 September 1787 Madrid aged 35- 1687 (created English title), 1707 (confirmed Spanish title)
Aug 21, 2023 · James Fitzjames was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles. James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick-Upon-Tweed was born on the 21 August 1670 at Moulins, Allier, Auvergne, France. He was the illegitimate son of James II Stuart, King of Great Britain and his mistress Arabella Churchill. He was created 1st Duke of Berwick-Upon-Tweed [England ...
- Male
- June 12, 1734
- August 21, 1670
Apr 9, 2024 · James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, 1st Duke of Fitz-James, 1st Duke of Liria and Jérica (21 August 1670 – 12 June 1734) was an Anglo-French military leader, illegitimate son of King James II of England by Arabella Churchill, sister of the 1st Duke of Marlborough. In 1695 he married Honora de Burke, the daughter of William Burke, 7th Earl ...
- Moulins, Auvergne
- Moulins, Auvergne, France
- August 21, 1670
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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 ...
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 ...
