In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fitz-James Stuart and the second or maternal family name is Silva.
| The Most ExcellentCarlos Miguel Fitz-James Stuart14th Duke of Alba GE (more...) | |
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| Born | Carlos Miguel Fitz-James Stuart y Silva 19 May 1794 Madrid, Spain |
| Died | 7 October 1835(1835-10-07) (aged 41) Sion, Switzerland |
| Spouse | Rosalia Ventimiglia di Grammonte |
| Children | Jacobo Stuart-FitzJames, 8th Duke of Liria y Xerica Enrique FitzJames-Stuart y Ventimiglia, Count of Galve Luis Fernando FitzJames-Stuart y Ventimiglia |
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| Family | House of Alba branch of Fitz-James Stuart |
Carlos Miguel Fitz-James Stuart y Silva, 14th Duke of Alba, GE (19 May 1794 – 7 October 1835) was a Spanish aristocrat.
Biography
Born in Madrid, Spain, in 1794, he was a descendant of James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick and through him, the exiled King James II of England & VII of Scotland. He was the second surviving son of the 5th Duke of Berwick and inherited that family's titles on his elder brother the 6th Duke's death in 1795. He was also a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece of Spain.
In 1819, he married the Italian noblewoman Rosalia Ventimiglia di Grammonte y Moncada (Palermo, 1798–1868). from the Ventimiglia, Princes of Grammonte, in Palermo. He became the 14th Duke of Alba in 1802 following the death of the childless 13th Duchess of Alba — he thus became a Grandee of Spain on ten counts.
They had three children :
- Jacopo Fitz-James Stuart y Ventimiglia, Palermo, Italy, (1821–1881) who married in 1844 with Maria Francisca Portocarrero Palafox y Kirkpatrick (1825–1860), eldest sister of Eugénie de Montijo (1826–1920), Spanish wife of Emperor Napoleon III of France (1808–1873).
- Enrique Fitz-James Stuart y Ventimiglia, Count of Galve (5 October 1826 - 28 April 1882), since his father death in 1835. He married in 1871 Adelaida Ivanovna Basilevskaya.
This title of Count of Galve was awarded by the first time in 1557. This title came back not to Enrique's nephew Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, 15th Duke of Alba, deceased 1881, but to the 16th Duke of Alba since 1881, Jacobo's oldest son Carlos María Fitz-James Stuart, 16th Duke of Alba.
- Luis Fernando FitzJames-Stuart y Ventimiglia.
Carlos Miguel Fitz-James Stuart died aged 41 on 7 October 1835, in Sion, Switzerland, and was succeeded as Duke of Alba on that year by his eldest son.
Titles
- 14th Duke of Alba, Grandee of Spain 1st Class
- 7th Duke of Liria and Jérica, Grandee of Spain 1st Class
- 10th Count-Duke of Olivares
- 12th Duke of Huéscar
- 7th Duke of Montoro
- 13th Marquess of Villanueva del Río
- 12th Marquess of Carpio
- 10th Marquess of Eliche
- 14th Count of Gelves
Jacobite titles
- 7th Duke of Berwick
- 7th Earl of Tinmouth
- 7th Baron Bosworth
Sicilian titles
- 17th Count of Modica
Ancestry
Carlos Miguel Fitz-James Stuart was a direct descendant of the King James II of England through his illegitimate son James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick by his mistress Arabella Churchill.
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References
- Cokayne, G.E.; Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors. The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed.. 13 volumes in 14. 1910-1959. Reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000.
- "Person Page 8724". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
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| Preceded byMaría Cayetana de Silva | Duke of Alba 1802 – 1835 |
Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart |
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| Preceded byJacobo Fitz-James Stuart | Duke of Berwick 1802 – 1835 |
Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart |
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| Preceded byMaría Cayetana de Silva | Count of Modica 1802 – 1835 |
Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart |
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