House of FitzJames

The House of FitzJames (or the House of FitzJames-Stuart) 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 from the House of Stuart.[1] After the Revolution of 1688, the Duke of Berwick followed his father into exile and much of the family's history since then has been in Spain and France, with several members of the house serving in a military capacity.

House of FitzJames

Arms of the House of FitzJames
CountryKingdom of England, Kingdom of France, Kingdom of Spain
Founded1670
FounderJames FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick
Current headJacobo Hernando FitzJames-Stuart y Gomez, 12th Duke of Berwick
Titles

Branches

The house has two main branches. The senior line, carrying the title of Duke of Berwick and residing in Spain, is the result of the 1st Duke's marriage to Honora Burke, Countess of Lucan. This line has collected many titles throughout its history, including a few grandeeships of Spain, with some activity as ambassadors and military generals.

The junior line was associated with France and derived from the 1st Duke's second marriage to an Englishwoman, Anne Bulkeley. Perhaps the best known member of the French line was Édouard de Fitz-James, 6th Duke of Fitz-James (1776–1838), an ultraroyalist who escaped to Italy after the French Revolution and returned to France around the time of the Bourbon Restoration, after which he became a prominent politician.

Dukes of Berwick and Liria


They became dukes of Alba by the marriage between the 2nd duke and María Teresa de Silva and Alvarez de Toledo until the 11th duke (also duke of Peñaranda de Duero)

Dukes of Liria and Alba

Duchess of Galisteo
  • María de la Asunción Fitz-James Stuart, 1st Duchess of Galisteo

Dukes of FitzJames (extinct)
  • James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick
  • Henry James Fitz-James, 2nd Duke of Fitz-James
  • François de Fitz-James, 3rd Duke of Fitz-James
  • Charles de Fitz-James, 4th Duke of Fitz-James
  • Jacques Charles de Fitz-James, 5th Duke of Fitz-James
  • Édouard de Fitz-James, 6th Duke of Fitz-James
  • Jacques Marie Emmanuel de Fitz-James, 7th Duke of Fitz-James
  • Édouard Antoine Sidoine de Fitz-James, 8th Duke of Fitz-James
  • Jacques Gustave Sidoine de Fitz-James, 9th Duke of Fitz-James
  • Jacques de Fitz-James, 10th Duke of Fitz-James

Sources

Footnotes
  1. Ruvigny, The Nobilities of Europe, 303.

References
  • Ruvigny, Melville H. (2000). The Nobilities of Europe. Adamant Media Corporation. ISBN 1-4021-8561-8.
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