James Fitz-James Stuart, 3rd Duke of Berwick
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Jacobo Francisco Eduardo Fitz-James Stuart y Colón de Portugal, 3rd Duke of Berwick (28 December 1718 - Valencia
, 30 September 1785) was a Jacobite. On the death of his father, James Fitz-James Stuart
, in 1738, he inherited his titles of Duke of Berwick and Duke of Liria and Xerica. (He also possessed many other titles in both Spain and England.) His mother was Spanish, and on her side he was a direct descendent of Christopher Columbus
.
, he married Maria Teresa de Silva y Alvarez de Toledo (6 May 1716 - 5 May 1790), daughter of Manuel Maria de Silva y Mendoza, (born 18 October 1677), 9th Conde de Galve, 7th son of the 5th Duke of Pastrana and Estremera and of the outstandingly wealthy Maria Teresa Alvarez de Toledo, (18 September 1691 - 1755), 11th Duquesa de Alba de Tormes, 8th duquesa de Huéscar, 4th Duquesa de Montoro, 6th Duquesa de Olivares, 7th Duquesa de Galisteo, Grandee of Spain, and a staggering amount of lesser Spanish noble titles (such as Marquessats, Earldoms, Baronetages, Viscountships and Lordships).
Their only son to survive to adulthood was Carlos Bernardo Fitz-James Stuart
y de Silva, (Liria, Valencia
, 25th March, 1752 - Madrid
, 7 September 1787).
Don (honorific)
Don, from Latin dominus, is an honorific in Spanish , Portuguese , and Italian . The female equivalent is Doña , Dona , and Donna , abbreviated "Dª" or simply "D."-Usage:...
Jacobo Francisco Eduardo Fitz-James Stuart y Colón de Portugal, 3rd Duke of Berwick (28 December 1718 - Valencia
Valencia (province)
Valencia or València is a province of Spain, in the central part of the Valencian Community.It is bordered by the provinces of Alicante, Albacete, Cuenca, Teruel, Castellón, and the Mediterranean Sea...
, 30 September 1785) was a Jacobite. On the death of his father, James Fitz-James Stuart
James Fitz-James Stuart, 2nd Duke of Berwick
James Francis Fitz-James Stuart, 2nd Duke of Berwick, was a Jacobite and Spanish nobleman...
, in 1738, he inherited his titles of Duke of Berwick and Duke of Liria and Xerica. (He also possessed many other titles in both Spain and England.) His mother was Spanish, and on her side he was a direct descendent of Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus was an explorer, colonizer, and navigator, born in the Republic of Genoa, in northwestern Italy. Under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, he completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean that led to general European awareness of the American continents in the...
.
Marriages and issue
On 26 July 1738, in Alba de TormesAlba de Tormes
Alba de Tormes is a municipality in the province of Salamanca, western Spain, part of the autonomous community of Castile-Leon. The town is on the River Tormes upstream from the city of Salamanca. Alba gave its name to one of Spain's most important dukedoms. St Teresa of Ávila died at a convent...
, he married Maria Teresa de Silva y Alvarez de Toledo (6 May 1716 - 5 May 1790), daughter of Manuel Maria de Silva y Mendoza, (born 18 October 1677), 9th Conde de Galve, 7th son of the 5th Duke of Pastrana and Estremera and of the outstandingly wealthy Maria Teresa Alvarez de Toledo, (18 September 1691 - 1755), 11th Duquesa de Alba de Tormes, 8th duquesa de Huéscar, 4th Duquesa de Montoro, 6th Duquesa de Olivares, 7th Duquesa de Galisteo, Grandee of Spain, and a staggering amount of lesser Spanish noble titles (such as Marquessats, Earldoms, Baronetages, Viscountships and Lordships).
Their only son to survive to adulthood was Carlos Bernardo Fitz-James Stuart
Carlos Fitz-James Stuart, 4th Duque de Liria y Jérica
Don Carlos Genaro Fitz-James Stuart y Silva, 4th Duke of Liria, 4th Duke of Jérica, 4th Duke of Berwick, Grandees of Spain was a Spanish nobleman...
y de Silva, (Liria, Valencia
Valencia (province)
Valencia or València is a province of Spain, in the central part of the Valencian Community.It is bordered by the provinces of Alicante, Albacete, Cuenca, Teruel, Castellón, and the Mediterranean Sea...
, 25th March, 1752 - Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, 7 September 1787).
Titles
- 3rd Duke of Berwick, Grandee of Spain
- 3rd Duke of Liria and Duke of Xérica, Grandee of Spain 1st Class
- 10th Duke of Veragua
- 3rd Earl of Tinmouth
- 9th Count of GelvesGelvesGelves is a city located in the province of Seville, Spain. According to the 2006 census , the city has a population of 8,325 inhabitants.-External links:* - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía...
- 3rd Baron Bosworth
Styles
- DonDon (honorific)Don, from Latin dominus, is an honorific in Spanish , Portuguese , and Italian . The female equivalent is Doña , Dona , and Donna , abbreviated "Dª" or simply "D."-Usage:...
James Fitz-James Stuart (1718–1738) - His ExcellencyExcellencyExcellency is an honorific style given to certain members of an organization or state.Usually, people styled "Excellency" are heads of state, heads of government, governors, ambassadors, certain ecclesiastics, royalty, aristocracy, and military, and others holding equivalent rank .It is...
The Duke of Berwick, Duke of Liria and Xérica (1738–1785)