James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick

His Grace

The Duke of Berwick

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His Grace; The Duke of Berwick; KG
Duke of Berwick
Period	1687–1734
Successor	James Fitz-James Stuart
Born	21 August 1670; Moulins, Bourbonnais, France
Died	12 June 1734 (aged 63); Philippsburg, Baden,; Holy Roman Empire
Noble family	FitzJames
Spouse(s)	; Lady Honora de Burgh (m. 1695; died 1698) Anne Bulkeley; (m. 1700)
Issue	James Fitz-James Stuart, 2nd Duke of Berwick; Henry James FitzJames, 2nd Duke of FitzJames; John William FitzJames Stewart, Col; Henriette de FitzJames; François Fitz-James, 3rd Duke of FitzJames; Henry FitzJames; Charles de FitzJames, 4th Duke of FitzJames; Laure Anne de FitzJames; Marie Emilie de FitzJames; Edouard de FitzJames; Anne Sophie de FitzJames; Anne de FitzJames;
Father	James II of England
Mother	Arabella Churchill
Military career
Allegiance	England (before 1688); Jacobites; Kingdom of France
Rank	Marshal of France
Battles / wars	Great Turkish War Siege of Buda; Battle of Mohács; ; Nine Years' War Invasion of England; Siege of Derry; Battle of Cavan; Battle of the Boyne; Battle of Aughrim; Siege of Cork; Battle of Steenkerque; Battle of Landen; ; War of the Spanish Succession Assault on Nijmegen; Battle of Ekeren; Battle of Almanza; Siege of Lille; Siege of Barcelona; ; War of the Quadruple Alliance Siege of San Sebastián; ; War of the Polish Succession Siege of Kehl; Siege of Philippsburg †; ;

James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick (21 August 1670 – 12 June 1734) was a French Royal Army officer and nobleman who was the eldest illegitimate son of James II of England by Arabella Churchill, the sister of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough.

Born and raised in France, Berwick was a senior Jacobite commander in his father's army during the Williamite War in Ireland. He subsequently became a successful general in the service of Louis XIV and in 1706 he was made a Marshal of France. Berwick was honored with noble titles from the kings of both France and Spain, in addition to his English ducal title which was attainted in 1695. He was decapitated by a cannonball during the Siege of Philippsburg in 1734.