Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart y Ventimiglia, 15th Duke of Alba, GE (3 June 1821,

Palermo Palermo ( ; ; , locally also or ) is a city in southern Italy, the capital (political), capital of both the autonomous area, autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan province. The ...

Sicily Sicily (Italian language, Italian and ), officially the Sicilian Region (), is an island in the central Mediterranean Sea, south of the Italian Peninsula in continental Europe and is one of the 20 regions of Italy, regions of Italy. With 4. ...

– 10 July 1881,

Madrid Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It i ...

Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...

) was a Spanish nobleman. He was a brother-in-law of

Napoleon III Napoleon III (Charles-Louis Napoléon Bonaparte; 20 April 18089 January 1873) was President of France from 1848 to 1852 and then Emperor of the French from 1852 until his deposition in 1870. He was the first president, second emperor, and last ...

through his wife, sister of

Empress Eugenie The word ''emperor'' (from , via ) can mean the male ruler of an empire. ''Empress'', the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife ( empress consort), mother/grandmother ( empress dowager/ grand empress dowager), or a woman who rul ...

Biography

He was the son of Carlos Miguel Fitz-James Stuart, 14th Duke of Alba and Rosalia Ventimiglia dei Principi di Grammonte. He married at Madrid, on 14 February 1848 María Francisca Portocarrero-Palafox y KirkPatrick, 12ª Duchess of Peñaranda de Duero and daughter of

Cipriano de Palafox y Portocarrero Cipriano de Palafox y Portocarrero, 8th Count of Montijo, GE, LH (15 September 178415 March 1839), was a Spanish nobleman, politician and army officer. He was the father-in-law of Napoleon III, Emperor of the French. Life and career Pro-Frenc ...

. They had three children: *Carlos Maria Fitz-James Stuart y Portocarrero-Palafox, 16th Duke of Alba, a.k.a.

Carlos María Fitz-James Stuart, 16th Duke of Alba Carlos María Fitz-James Stuart y Palafox, 16th Duke of Alba, 9th Duke of Berwick GE (December 4, 1849 – October 15, 1901) was a Spanish nobleman and diplomat, who held, amongst others, the Dukedom of Alba and Berwick. Biography He ...

, born 4 December 1848. *María de la Asuncion Fitz-James-Stuart y Portocarrero-Palafox, 3rd Duchess of Galisteo, born 17 August 1851. *María Luisa Fitz-James Stuart y Portocarrero-Palafox, 19ª Duchess of Montoroso, born 19 October 1853.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles

The co-lateral titles of this 15 Duke of Alba were: *15th

Duke of Alba Duke of Alba de Tormes (), commonly known as Duke of Alba, is a title of Spanish nobility that is accompanied by the dignity of Grandee of Spain. In 1472, the title of ''Count of Alba de Tormes'', inherited by García Álvarez de Toledo, wa ...

*13th Duke of Huéscar *8th Duke of Berwick *8th Duke of Liria and Jérica *8th Duke of Montoro *11th Count-Duke of Olivares *11th Marquess of

Elche Elche (, ; , , , ; officially: ''/'' ) is a city and Municipalities of Spain, municipality of Spain, belonging to the province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community. According to 2024's data, Elche has a population of 234,800 inhabitants,

*14th Marquess of Villanueva del Río *13th

Marquess of Carpio Marquess of Carpio () is a hereditary title in the Spanish nobility, Peerage of Spain accompanied by the dignity of Grandee, granted in 1559 by Philip II of Spain, Philip II to Diego López de Haro y Sotomayor, Diego López de Haro, Lord of El C ...

*15th Count of

Gelves Gelves is a city located in the province of Seville, in Andalusia, Spain. According to the 2006 census ( INE), the city has a population of 8,325 inhabitants. It lies on the west bank of the Guadalquivir river. The city of Gelves is not to be con ...

*18th Count of Modica *Órdenes *Great Cross of the Portuguese Order of N.S. da Conceição de Vila Viçosa (188) - 1868.

References

Ducado de Alba de Tormes
*''La Casa de Alba'', Sampedro Escolar, José Luis, (aut.) La Esfera de los Libros S.L. 1ª ed., 1ª imp.(02/2007) 528 pages,in Spanish {{DEFAULTSORT:Fitz-James Stuart, Jacobo 1821 births 1881 deaths Kingdom of the Two Sicilies people Jacobo Dukes of Huéscar Jacobo Marquesses of Carpio Berwick, Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, 8th Duke of 19th-century Spanish nobility