Duke of Fitz-James
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Duke of Fitz-James is a title of nobility in the peerage of France
that was created by Louis XIV of France
in 1710 for James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick
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Peerage of France
The Peerage of France was a distinction within the French nobility which appeared in the Middle Ages. It was abolished in 1789 during the French Revolution, but it reappeared in 1814 at the time of the Bourbon Restoration which followed the fall of the First French Empire...
that was created by Louis XIV of France
Louis XIV of France
Louis XIV , known as Louis the Great or the Sun King , was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and Navarre. His reign, from 1643 to his death in 1715, began at the age of four and lasted seventy-two years, three months, and eighteen days...
in 1710 for James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick
James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick
James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, 1st Duke of Fitz-James, 1st Duke of Liria and Jérica was an Anglo-French military leader, illegitimate son of King James II of England by Arabella Churchill, sister of the 1st Duke of Marlborough...
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List of Dukes of Fitz-James, 1710—1967
| From | To | Duke of Fitz-James | Relationship to predecessor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1710 | 1718 | James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, 1st Duke of Fitz-James, 1st Duke of Liria and Jérica was an Anglo-French military leader, illegitimate son of King James II of England by Arabella Churchill, sister of the 1st Duke of Marlborough... (1670-1734) |
First Duke of Fitz-James |
| 1718 | 1721 | Henry James Fitz-James, 2nd Duke of Fitz-James (1700-1721) | Son of James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick |
| 1721 | 1764 | François de Fitz-James (1709-1764) | Brother of Henry James Fitz-James, 2nd Duke of Fitz-James |
| 1721 | 1787 | Charles de Fitz-James (1712-1787) | Brother of Henry James Fitz-James, 2nd Duke of Fitz-James |
| 1787 | 1805 | Jacques Charles de Fitz-James (1743-1805) | Son of Charles de Fitz-James |
| 1805 | 1838 | Édouard de Fitz-James (1776-1838) | Son of Jacques Charles de Fitz-James |
| 1838 | 1846 | Jacques Marie Emanuel de Fitz-James (1803-1846) | Son of Édouard de Fitz-James |
| 1846 | 1906 | Édouard Antoine Sidoine de Fitz-James (1828-1906) | Son of Jacques Marie Emanuel de Fitz-James |
| 1906 | 1944 | Jacques Gustave Sidoine de Fitz-James (1852-1944) | Son of Édouard Antoine Sidoine de Fitz-James |
| 1944 | 1967 | Jacques de Fitzjames (1886-1967) | |