Carlos Miguel Fitz-James Stuart, 14th Duke of Alba

Carlos Miguel Fitz-James Stuart
Portrait by Antonio Calliano
Born
Carlos Miguel Fitz-James Stuart y Silva

19 May 1794
Madrid, Spain
Died7 October 1835(1835-10-07) (aged 41)
Sion, Switzerland
SpouseRosalia Ventimiglia di Grammonte
ChildrenJacobo Stuart-FitzJames, 8th Duke of Liria y Xerica
Enrique FitzJames-Stuart y Ventimiglia, Count of Galve
Luis Fernando FitzJames-Stuart y Ventimiglia
Parents
FamilyHouse 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.[1]

Biography

Born in Madrid, Spain, in 1794, Carlos 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 1802, the childless 13th Duchess of Alba died; as the duchess' third cousin once removed, Carlos became the 14th Duke of Alba, as well as Grandee of Spain on ten counts.

In 1819, he married the Italian noblewoman Rosalia Ventimiglia di Grammonte y Moncada (Palermo, 1798–1868).[2] from the Ventimiglia, Princes of Grammonte, in Palermo.

The 14th Duke of Alba's wife, Rosalía Ventimiglia y Moncada (1798–1868). Sculpture by Lorenzo Bartolini (1777–1850), Madrid, Fundación Casa de Alba, Palacio de Liria.

They had three children :

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

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.

Ancestors of Carlos Miguel Fitz-James Stuart, 14th Duke of Alba
8. James Fitz-James Stuart, 3rd Duke of Berwick
4. Carlos Fitz-James Stuart, 4th Duke of Berwick
9. Maria Teresa de Silva
2. Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, 5th Duke of Berwick
10. Prince Gustav Adolf of Stolberg-Gedern
5. Princess Caroline of Stolberg-Gedern
11. Princess Elisabeth Philippine of Hornes
1. Carlos Miguel Fitz-James Stuart, 14th Duke of Alba
12. Joaquin Diego Fernández de Hijar Silva, 8th Duke of Hijar
6. Pedro Fernández de Hijar Silva, 9th Duke of Hijar,
13. Maria Engracia Abarca de Bolea
3. Maria Teresa Fernandez de Hijar Silva
14. Joaquin Antonio de Palafox, 6th Marquis of Arizza
7. Rafaela de Palafox
15. Princess Marie Anne Charlotte de Croÿ

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Person Page 8724". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 12 November 2011.