Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, 15th Duke of Alba
Spanish nobleman (1821–1881)
The Most Excellent Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart 15th Duke of Alba GE (more...) | |
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Born | Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart y Ventimiglia (1821-01-03)3 January 1821 Palermo, Sicily |
Died | 10 July 1881(1881-07-10) (aged 60) Madrid, Spain |
Family | House of Alba branch of Fitz-James Stuart |
Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart y Ventimiglia, 15th Duke of Alba, GE (3 June 1821, Palermo, Sicily – 10 July 1881, Madrid, Spain) was a Spanish nobleman. He was a brother-in-law of Napoleon III through his wife, sister of Empress Eugenie.
Biography
He was the son of Carlos Miguel Fitz-James Stuart, 14th Duke of Alba and Rosalia Ventimiglia dei Principi di Grammonte. He married at Madrid, on 14 February 1848 María Francisca Portocarrero-Palafox y KirkPatrick, 12ª Duchess of Peñaranda de Duero and daughter of Cipriano de Palafox y Portocarrero. They had three children:
- Carlos Maria Fitz-James Stuart y Portocarrero-Palafox, 16th Duke of Alba, a.k.a. Carlos María Fitz-James Stuart, 16th Duke of Alba, born 4 December 1848.
- María de la Asuncion Fitz-James-Stuart y Portocarrero-Palafox, 3rd Duchess of Galisteo, born 17 August 1851.
- María Luisa Fitz-James Stuart y Portocarrero_Palafox, 19ª Duchess of Montoroso, born 19 October 1853.
Titles, styles, honours and arms
Titles
The co-lateral titles of this 15 Duke of Alba were:
- 15th Duke of Alba
- 13th Duke of Huéscar
- 8th Duke of Berwick
- 8th Duke of Liria and Jérica
- 8th Duke of Montoro
- 11th Count-Duke of Olivares
- 11th Marquess of Elche
- 14th Marquess of Villanueva del Río
- 13th Marquess of Carpio
- 15th Count of Gelves
- 18th Count of Modica
- Órdenes
- Great Cross of the Portuguese Order of N.S. da Conceição de Vila Viçosa (188) - 1868.
References
- Ducado de Alba de Tormes
- La Casa de Alba, Sampedro Escolar, José Luis, (aut.) La Esfera de los Libros S.L. 1ª ed., 1ª imp.(02/2007) 528 pages,in Spanish ISBN 84-9734-595-9 ISBN 9788497345958
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Preceded by | Duke of Alba 1835 – 1881 | Succeeded by |
Peerage of England | ||
Preceded by | Duke of Berwick 1835 – 1881 | Succeeded by |
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Preceded by | Count of Modica 1835 – 1881 | Succeeded by |
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- Fernando, 3rd Duke (1531–1582)
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- Antonio, 5th Duke (1583–1639)
- Fernando, 6th Duke (1639–1667)
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- Fernando, 12th Duke (1755–1776)
- María Cayetana, 13th Duchess (1776–1802)
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- Jacobo, 15th Duke (1847–1881)
- Carlos María, 16th Duke (1882–1901)
- Jacobo, 17th Duke (1902–1953)
- Cayetana, 18th Duchess (1955–2014)
- Carlos, 19th Duke (2015–present)