James (Fitzjames) FitzJames (1670 - 1734)

Born 21 Aug 1670 in Moulins, Bourbonnais, France

Ancestors

Husband of Honora (Burke) FitzJames — married 26 Mar 1695 in Saint-Germain-enLaye, Ile-de-France, France

Husband of Anne (Bulkeley) FitzJames — married 20 Apr 1700 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Île-de-France, France

Descendants

Died 12 Jun 1734 at age 63 in Philippsburg, Duché de Lorraine

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Biography

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] on 19 March 1686/87. He fought in the Battle of the Boyne in 1690, on his father's side. In 1690 he was attainted, and subsequently forfeited his English titles in 1695.

He was naturalized as a French citizen on 17 December 1703 and was Marshal of France in 1706. He was created 1st Duque de Liria y Xerica [Spain] on 16 October 1707 and was created 1st Duc de FitzJames [France] on 23 March 1710.

He died on 12 June 1734 at age 63 during the Siege of Philippsburg at Philippsburg, Germany, from wounds received in action.

Marriages

He was married first to Lady Honora Bourke the daughter of William Bourke, 7th Earl of Clanricarde and his wife Lady Helen MacCarty, on 26 March 1695 at Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Île-de-France, France.

He was married for the second time to Anne Bulkeley the daughter of Hon. Henry Bulkeley and Sophia Stuart, on 20 April 1700 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye.^[1]

Children

Child of James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick-Upon-Tweed and Lady Honora Bourke;

1. James Francis FitzJames-Stuart, 2nd Duque de Liria y Xerica. b. 21 Oct 1696, d. 2 Jun 1738

Children of James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick-Upon-Tweed and Anne Bulkeley;

1. Henry James FitzJames, (heir to Duc de FitzJames) b. 15 Nov 1702, d. 13 Oct 1721. Died in his fathers lifetime.
2. Henriette FitzJames b. 16 Sep 1705, d. 3 Jul 1739.
3. Francois FitzJames b. 9 Jun 1709, d. 19 Jul 1764. (2nd Duc de FitzJames)
4. Henry FitzJames b. 8 Sep 1711, d. 1731.
5. Charles FitzJames, (2nd Duc de FitzJames). b. 4 Nov 1712, d. 22 Mar 1787.
6. Laure Anne FitzJames. b. Sep 1713, d. 6 Dec 1766.
7. Marie Emilie FitzJames. b. 9 Oct 1715, d. 3 Jan 1770.
8. Edouard FitzJames. b. 17 Oct 1716, d. 5 May 1758.
9. Anne Sophie FitzJames. b. 1718, d. 25 Apr 1763.
10. Anne FitzJames b. 1720, d. 23 May 1721.

Sources

1. ↑ acte de mariage: Archives des Yvelines: Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Saint-Germain de Paris, BMS, 1700, Cote 4E 2455 5MI 1735 [1168922/6], vue 57, consulté le 12 novembre 2022

See also:

• Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_of_Berwick#Dukes_of_Berwick_.281687.E2.80.931695.29
• Wikipedia. Wikipedia: James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick
• The Peerage. http://thepeerage.com/p10505.htm#i105048
• http://www.jacobite.ca/essays/fitzjames.htm
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_of_Fitz-James
• (Aubert) de La Chenaye-Desbois et Badier. Dictionnaire De La Noblesse... Troisième Édition. Tome Huitième. Paris: Chez Schlesinger frères, libraires-éditeurs, 1866. Pages 66-70.