Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, 5th Duke of Liria and Jérica

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Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart
Duke of Liria and Jérica
Duke of Berwick
Born(1773-02-25)25 February 1773
Paris, France
Died3 April 1794(1794-04-03) (aged 21)
Madrid, Spain
Noble familyFitzJames
Spouse(s)María Teresa Fernández de Silva y de Palafox
IssueJacobo Fitz-James Stuart, 6th Duke of Liria and Jérica
Carlos Miguel Fitz-James Stuart, 14th Duke of Alba
FatherCarlos Fitz-James Stuart, 4th Duque de Liria y Jérica
MotherCaroline zu Stolberg-Gedern

Don Jacobo Felipe Carlos Fitz-James Stuart y Stolberg-Gedern, 5th Duke of Liria and Jérica, 5th Duke of Berwick, Grandee of Spain (Paris, 25 February 1773 – Madrid, 3 April 1794) was a Jacobite and Spanish nobleman. On 24 January 1790 he married María Teresa Fernández de Silva y Palafox, (10 March 1772 – Florence, Italy, 29 April 1818, aged 46), daughter of Pedro Fernández de Silva, 10th duque de Híjar, and Rafaela de Palafox and sister of José Rafael de Silva Fernández de Híjar.

Their two surviving sons became 6th Duke and 7th Duke, successively.