Charles de Fitz-James [SEP] noble family
Charles de Fitz-James
Charles de Fitz-James, Duke of Fitz-James (4 November 1712 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye – 22 March 1787 at his "hôtel particulier", Paris) was a French general and 4th Duke of Fitz-James, who descended from the British House of Stuart. He rose to become a peer and Marshal of France.
Life.
Life Early life.
He was the son of James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, who was in turn the
1722-1777), granddaughter of French Field Marshal Charles-Auguste de Goyon.br
They had 7 children, including
- Jacques Charles (26 November 1743 - 11 August 1805), 5th Duke of Fitz-James and French Maréchal de camp.
- Laure-Auguste de Fitz-James, Princess de Chimay
Bibliography.
- Marie-Nicolas Bouillet et Alexis Chassang (ed.), « Charles de Fitz-James » in "Dictionnaire universel d’histoire et de géographie", 1878 (Wikisource) ;