Don Carlos Bernardo Fitz-James Stuart y Silva, 4th Duke of Liria and Jérica, 4th Duke of Berwick (25 March 1752 – 7 September 1787) was a Spanish nobleman. Born in
Liria, Spain, he was the son of
James (Jacobo) Fitz-James Stuart, 3rd Duke of Berwick, and his wife, María Teresa de Silva y Álvarez de Toledo (a sister of
Fernando, 12th Duke of Alba).
On 9 October 1771 he married Princess Caroline of
Stolberg-Gedern (10 February 1755 – 15 April 1828), sister of the
Jacobite consort Louise of Stolberg-Gedern and sister-in-law to
Charles Edward Stuart
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, called by Jacobites King Charles III.
Carlos Fitz-James Stuart inherited his father's titles in 1785. In 1787, he lost by court order the titles held from the house of Columbus, namely the
Dukedom of la Vega, the
Dukedom of Veragua, the
Marquisate of Jamaica, the
Admiralty of the Ocean Sea and the
Admiralty of the Indies, in favour of
Mariano Colón de Larreátegui, who became the legal holder of said titles.
The Duke served as a
Gentleman of the Bedchamber
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to King
Charles III of Spain
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.
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The Duke of Liria and Jérica died in 1787 in
Madrid
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, and was succeeded by his son
Jacobo (as 5th Duke de Liria y Jérica and 5th Duke of Berwick).
Titles
Spanish
*11th
Duke of Veragua, Grandee of Spain
*11th
Duke of la Vega, Grandee of Spain
*4th
Duke of Liria and Jérica,
Grandee of Spain
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*14th
Marquess of la Mota
*12th
Marquess of Sarria
*12th
Marquess de la Jamaica
*6th
Marquess of Tarazona
*5th
Marquess of San Leonardo
*14th
Count of Monforte de Lemos, Grandee of Spain
*12th
Count of Monterrey, Grandee of Spain
*15th
Count of Lemos
*11th
Count of Gelves
*8th
Count of Ayala
Jacobite
*4th
Duke of Berwick
*4th
Earl of Tinmouth
*4th
Baron Bosworth
References
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1752 births
1787 deaths
18th-century Spanish nobility
Dukes of Berwick
Dukes of Veragua
Grandees of Spain
Spanish people of Irish descent