James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick

The Duke of Berwick
Duke of Berwick
Period1687-1734
SuccessorJames Fitz-James Stuart
Born(1670-08-21)21 August 1670
Moulins, Bourbonnais, France
Died12 June 1734(1734-06-12) (aged 63)
Philippsburg, Baden,
Holy Roman Empire
Noble familyFitzJames
Spouse(s)
(m. 1695; died 1698)
Anne Bulkeley
(m. 1700)
Issue
FatherJames II of England
MotherArabella Churchill
Military career
AllegianceKingdom of Great Britain Kingdom of Great Britain
Kingdom of France Kingdom of France
RankMarshal of France
Battles/wars
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Arms of Dukes of Fitz-James in the Jacobite peerage

James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, 1st Duke of Liria and Jérica, 1st Duke of Fitz-James (French: Jacques Fitz-James Duc de Berwick; 21 August 1670 – 12 June 1734) was an Anglo-French military leader and the illegitimate son of King James II and VII by Arabella Churchill, sister of the 1st Duke of Marlborough. Berwick was a successful general in the pay of Louis XIV of France.


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