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Jacques Charles de Fitz-James, 5th Duke of Fitz-James

French officer (1743–1805)

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Overview

Jacques Charles de Fitz-James, 5th Duke of Fitz-James (16 November 1743 – 11 August 1805) was a French-born nobleman. He was a grandson of James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, himself an illegitimate son of King James II and VII by Arabella Churchill, herself a sister of the 1st Duke of Marlborough while his mother was a daughter of Charles Auguste de Goyon, Count of Gacé, Marshal of France. During the French Revolution, Fitz-James was also part of the Armée des Émigrés.

Marriage

On 26 December 1768, he married Marie Claudine Sylvie de Bissy, daughter of Henri Charles Gabriel de Bissy, Count of Thiard.

Children

#Henriette Victoire de Fitz-James (born 10 October 1770) married the Marquis de Maillé. #Charles Jean de Fitz-James (born 1773) #Édouard de Fitz-James, 6th Duke of Fitz-James (10 January 1776 – 15 November 1838)

Titles

*16 November 1743 – 22 March 1787: The Marquis of Fitz-James *22 March 1787 – 11 August 1805: The Duke of Fitz-James, Peer of France

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