Carlos Fitz-James Stuart, 4th Duke of Liria and Jérica


Carlos Bernardo Fitz-James Stuart y Silva, 4th Duke of Liria and Jérica, 4th Duke of Berwick was a Spanish nobleman. Born in Liria, Spain, he was the son of James Fitz-James Stuart, 3rd Duke of Berwick, and his wife, María Teresa de Silva y Álvarez de Toledo.
On 9 October 1771 he married Princess Caroline of Stolberg-Gedern, sister of the Jacobite consort Louise of Stolberg-Gedern and sister-in-law to Charles Edward Stuart, called by Jacobites King Charles III.
Carlos Fitz-James Stuart inherited his father's titles in 1785. In 1787, he lost by court order the titles held from the house of Columbus, namely the Dukedom of la Vega, the Dukedom of Veragua, the Marquisate of Jamaica, the Admiralty of the Ocean Sea and the Admiralty of the Indies, in favour of Mariano Colón de Larreátegui, who became the legal holder of said titles.
The Duke served as a Gentleman of the Bedchamber to King Charles III of Spain.
The Duke of Liria and Jérica died in 1787 in Madrid, and was succeeded by his son Jacobo.

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