Jacques Charles de Fitz-James, 5th Duke of Fitz-James
Jacques Charles de Fitz-James | |
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| 5th Duke of Fitz-James | |
| Full name | Jacques Charles de Fitz-James |
| Born | 16 November 1743 Paris, France |
| Died | 11 August 1805 (aged 61) Paris, France |
| Spouse(s) | 26 December 1768, Marie Claudine Sylvie de Bissy (m. 26 December 1768) |
| Issue | Henriette, Marquise of Maillé Édouard, 6th Duke of Fitz-James |
| Father | Charles de Fitz-James |
| Mother | Louise Victoire Goyon |
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.