James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick (English title; attainted), 1st Duque de Liria y Xérica (Spanish title), 1st Duc de Fitz-James (French title), was an illegitimate son of King James II of England by Arabella Churchill, sister of the 1st Duke of Marlborough. He was a successful general in the service of Louis XIV of France. He was decapitated by a cannonball at the Siege of Philippsburg, on June 12, 1734.
"His body was returned to Strasbourg, France, and, after being embalmed, was buried in the cathedral there. Berwick had asked that his body be eventually removed to the Rue Saint Jacques in Paris...." (World Military Leaders: A Biographical Dictionary, by Mark Grossman, pp. 37-38). This is an apparent reference to Saint-Jacques-du-Haut-Pas, but his body was never removed to this church. Instead, it was "...transferred to the Scots College in Paris, but this building was destroyed in the French Revolution and the tombs rifled." (The Marshal Duke of Berwick: The Picture of an Age, by Sir Charles Petrie, p. 334)
James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick (English title; attainted), 1st Duque de Liria y Xérica (Spanish title), 1st Duc de Fitz-James (French title), was an illegitimate son of King James II of England by Arabella Churchill, sister of the 1st Duke of Marlborough. He was a successful general in the service of Louis XIV of France. He was decapitated by a cannonball at the Siege of Philippsburg, on June 12, 1734.
"His body was returned to Strasbourg, France, and, after being embalmed, was buried in the cathedral there. Berwick had asked that his body be eventually removed to the Rue Saint Jacques in Paris...." (World Military Leaders: A Biographical Dictionary, by Mark Grossman, pp. 37-38). This is an apparent reference to Saint-Jacques-du-Haut-Pas, but his body was never removed to this church. Instead, it was "...transferred to the Scots College in Paris, but this building was destroyed in the French Revolution and the tombs rifled." (The Marshal Duke of Berwick: The Picture of an Age, by Sir Charles Petrie, p. 334)
Family Members
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Charlotte Godfrey Boscawen
unknown–1754
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Charles Stuart
1660–1661
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Mary II
1662–1694
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James Stuart
1663–1667
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Anne
1665–1714
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Charles Stuart
1666–1667
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Edgar Stuart
1667–1671
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Henrietta Stuart
1669–1669
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Katherine Stuart
1671–1671
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Elizabeth Godfrey Dunch
1672–1761
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Katherine Laura Stuart
1675–1675
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Isabel Stuart
1676–1681
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Charles Stuart
1677–1677
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Catherine Darnley
1681–1743
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Charlotte Maria Stuart
1682–1682
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James Darnley
1684–1685
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James Francis Edward Stuart
1688–1766
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Louisa Maria Teresa Stuart
1692–1712
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