House of FitzJames

The House of FitzJames Stuart, or simply FitzJames, is a noble house founded by James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick. He was the illegitimate son of James II & VII, King of England, Scotland and Ireland, a monarch of the House of Stuart.^[1] After the Glorious Revolution of 1688, the 1st Duke of Berwick followed his father into exile, and much of the family's history since then has been in Spain and France, with several members of the family serving in a military capacity.

FitzJames
Jacobite noble family
Arms of the House of FitzJames
Parent house	House of Stuart
Country	Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland, Kingdom of France, Kingdom of Spain, Kingdom of Sicily, Kingdom of Two Sicilies
Founded	1670
Founder	James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick
Current head	Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart y Gómez, 12th Duke of Berwick
Titles	List Duke of Berwick Duke of Fitz-James (French) Duke of Galisteo (Spanish) Duke of Liria and Jérica (Spanish) Earl of Tinmouth Viscount of FitzJames Baron Bosworth
Connected families	House of Alba House of Silva

The house has two main branches:

1. The senior branch: It carries the title of Duke of Berwick and residing in Spain, originating from the 1st Duke's first marriage to Honora Burke, Countess of Lucan. Over time, this branch has accumulated many titles, including a few grandeeships of Spain, with some members acting as ambassadors or military officers.
2. Junior Branch: Associated with France, this branch derives from the 1st Duke's second marriage to an Englishwoman, Anne Bulkeley. A notable member of this branch was Édouard de Fitz-James, 6th Duke of Fitz-James (1776–1838), an ultraroyalist who escaped to Italy after the French Revolution and returned to France around the time of the Bourbon Restoration, after which he became a prominent politician. This branch became extinct in the male line upon the death of the 10th Duke of Fitz-James in 1967.