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 (21 August 1670 – 12 June 1734) was a French Royal Army officer and nobleman who was the illegitimate son of James II of England by Arabella Churchill, the sister of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough. Berwick was a successful general in the service of Louis XIV.


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