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Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart

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Portrait 1860
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.
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