Duke of Liria and Jérica () is a title of

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, accompanied by the dignity of

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, created the 13 of December of 1707 by King

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for James FitzJames, the illegitimate son of

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and Arabella Churchill. Its name refers to the towns of Liria, located in the

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, and

Jérica Jérica () is a town in the Castellón (province), Castellón province of Valencia (autonomous community), Valencian Community, Spain. It is in the comarca (region) of Alto Palancia. Its population was 1,703 at the end of 2009. The town's name i ...

, located in the

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. Its original denomination, at the time of its concession was "Duke of Liria and Xérica".

Dukes of Liria and Jérica (1707–present)

* James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Liria and Xérica * James Fitz-James Stuart, 2nd Duke of Liria and Xérica * Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, 3rd Duke of Liria and Xérica * Carlos Fitz-James Stuart, 4th Duke of Liria and Jérica * Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, 5th Duke of Liria and Jérica *

Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, 6th Duke of Liria and Jérica ''Don'' Jacobo José María Fitz-James Stuart y Silva, 6th Duke of Berwick, 6th Duke of Liria, 6th Duke of Jérica, Grandee of Spain (3 January 1792 – 5 January 1795) was the second surviving son of the 5th Duke of Berwick, briefly inheriting ...

* Carlos Miguel Fitz-James Stuart, 7th Duke of Liria and Jérica * Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, 8th Duke of Liria and Jérica * Carlos María Fitz-James Stuart, 9th Duke of Liria and Jérica * Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, 10th Duke of Liria and Jérica * Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 11th Duchess of Liria and Jérica * Carlos Fitz-James Stuart, 12th Duke of Liria and Jérica

Dukes of Liria and Jérica (1707–present)

See also