Don Jacobo Francisco Eduardo Fitz-James Stewart and Colon de Portugal (December 28, 1718, Madrid - September 30, 1785, Valencia ) - Spanish aristocrat and grand , 3rd Duke de Berwick , 3rd Duke de Liria y Jerica , 10 Duke de Veragua and 9th Duke de la Vega .
| Haboko Francisco Fitz-James Stewart, 3rd Duke de Berwick, 3rd Duke de Liria y Herika | |||||||
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| Spanish Jacobo Francisco Eduardo Fitz-James Stuart y Colón de Portugal | |||||||
 Jacobo Francisco Fitz-James Stewart, 3rd Duke of Berwick (portrait of Louis Michel Van Loo | |||||||
 Coat of arms of the Dukes de Berwick and Lyria y Herika | |||||||
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| Predecessor | James Francis (Jacobo Francisco) FitzJames Stewart, 2nd Duke of Berwick | ||||||
| Successor | Carlos Bernardo Fitz-James Stewart and Silva, 4th Duke of Berwick | ||||||
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| Predecessor | James Francis (Jacobo Francisco) FitzJames Stewart, 2nd Duke of Liria y Herika | ||||||
| Successor | Carlos Bernardo Fitz-James Stewart and Silva, 4th Duke of Lyria and Herica | ||||||
| Birth | December 28, 1718 Madrid , Kingdom of Spain  | ||||||
| Death | September 30, 1785 (66 years old) Valencia , Kingdom of Spain | ||||||
| Kind | Fitz James | ||||||
| Father | James Francis (Jacobo Francisco) FitzJames Stewart | ||||||
| Mother | Catalina Ventura Colon de Portugal, 9th Duchess of Veragua | ||||||
| Spouse | Maria Teresa de Silva and Alvarez de Toledo | ||||||
| Children | Carlos Bernard Fitz-James Stewart and Silva | ||||||
| Religion | Catholicism | ||||||
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On his paternal side, he was a direct descendant of King James II of Stuart of England , and on the maternal side, Christopher Columbus .
Content
Family
Born December 28, 1718 in Madrid . The eldest son of Jacobo Francisco Fitz-James Stewart and Burg (1696-1738), 2nd Duke of Berwick and 2nd Duke of Lirius Heric (1696-1738), and his wife, Catalina Ventura Colon de Portugal (1690-1739), 9th Duchess de Veragua and 8th Duchess de la Vega.
In 1738, after the death of his father, Jacobo Francisco inherited his Spanish and Jacobite titles.
He served as Admiral of India. In 1741 - Colonel of the Asturian Regiment. Cavalier of the Neapolitan Order of St. January. In 1743 he received the rank of brigadier general of the Spanish army, and in 1747 he was promoted to lieutenant general .
Marriage and offspring
On July 26, 1738, in Alba de Tormes, he married Maria Teresa de Silva and Alvarez de Toledo (May 6, 1716 - May 5, 1790), the eldest daughter of Manuel Maria de Silva and Mendoza, 10-Count de Galve (1677-1728) , and Maria Theresa Alvarez de Toledo and Aro, 11th Duchess de Alba de Tormes (1691-1755).
The only children who came of age were Carlos Bernardo Fitz-James Stewart and Silva (March 25, 1752, Lyria - September 7, 1787, Madrid ), the 4th Duke of Berwick and the 4th Duke of Lyria-i-Herica. He was born in the city of Liria , where his parents lived in the villa de Liria, which later became known as the Palacio of the Dukes of Liria, in 1751-1753. In honor of the birth of his son and heir, the duke named his mansion in Madrid the “ Palacio de Liria ”, where the residence of the House of the Dukes of Alba Foundation is now located.
Death
Jacobo Francisco Eduardo Fitz-James Stewart and Colon de Portugal died at the age of 66 on September 30, 1785 in Valencia, and was succeeded by his only son, Carlos Bernard Fitz-James Stewart and Silva, 4th Duke of Berwick and 4th Duke de Lyria y Herika .
Noble Titles
- 3rd Duke of Liria y Herika (Grand of Spain)
- 3rd Duke of Berwick (Grand of Spain)
- 10th Duke de Veragua (Grand of Spain)
- 10th Duke de la Vega (Grand of Spain)
- 11th Marquis of Jamaica
- 4th Marquis de San Leonardo
- 5th Marquis de Tarazona
- 8th Marquis de la Mota
- 11th Marquis de Sarria
- 10th Earl de Helves
- 7th Earl de Ayala
- 14th Earl de Monforte de Lemos (Grand of Spain)
- 11th Earl de Monterrey (Grand of Spain)
- 3rd Earl of Teignmouth
- 3rd Baron Bosworth