Charles FitzJames

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Charles FitzJames was an illegitimate son of King James II of England who became a prominent Jacobite military leader and Duke of Berwick in the service of France and Spain.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jacobite
human
military commander
nobleman
allegiance Jacobite cause
linked to: Jacobitism

Kingdom of France
Kingdom of Spain
alsoKnownAs 1st Duke of Berwick
Duke of Berwick
James FitzJames
birthDate 1670-08-21
birthPlace France
Moulins
causeOfDeath killed in action
child James Fitz-James Stuart
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
Kingdom of France
Kingdom of Spain
deathDate 1734-06-12
deathPlace Holy Roman Empire
Phillippsburg
ethnicGroup English people
Scottish people
familyName FitzJames
father James II of England
James VII of Scotland
givenName Charles
militaryBranch French Army
Spanish Army
militaryRank Marshal of France
mother Arabella Churchill
movement Jacobitism
nobleTitle Duke of Berwick
Duke of Fitz-James
Duke of Liria and Jérica
notableAchievement created Duke of Berwick by James II in the Jacobite peerage
natural son of King James II of England
notableEvent Glorious Revolution
notableWork Battle of Almanza
linked to: Battle of Almansa

Battle of the Boyne
Nine Years' War
War of the Spanish Succession
positionHeld Grandee of Spain
Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
Knight of the Order of the Holy Spirit
religion Roman Catholicism
sibling Henrietta FitzJames
James FitzJames
spouse Anne Bulkeley
Honora Burke

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