The Duke of Berwick | |
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Duke of Berwick | |
Period | 1687-1734 |
Successor | James Fitz-James Stuart |
Born | Moulins, Bourbonnais, France | 21 August 1670
Died | 12 June 1734 Philippsburg, Baden, Holy Roman Empire | (aged 63)
Noble family | FitzJames |
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Father | James II of England |
Mother | Arabella Churchill |
Military career | |
Allegiance | Kingdom of Great Britain Kingdom of France |
Rank | Marshal of France |
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James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick (21 August 1670 – 12 June 1734) was a French Royal Army officer and nobleman who was the illegitimate son of James II of England by Arabella Churchill, the sister of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough. Berwick was a successful general in the service of Louis XIV.