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Jun 8, 2024 · James Fitzjames, duke of Berwick-upon-Tweed (born August 21, 1670, Moulins, France—died June 12, 1734, Philippsburg, Württemberg [Germany]) was an English nobleman and marshal of France who was a leading military commander in the French service in the earlier wars of the 18th century.
2 days ago · James VII and II (14 October 1633 O.S. – 16 September 1701) was King of England and Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII from the death of his elder brother, Charles II, on 6 February 1685.
2 days ago · James Fitzjames, duke of Berwick-upon-Tweed. Frederick Herman, duke of Schomberg. William III. Battle of the Boyne, (July 1, 1690), in British history, a major conflict fought along the Boyne River in Ireland between King William III (William of Orange) and the exiled king James II.
Jun 27, 2024 · Pincus claims that James's reign must be understood within a context of economic change and European politics, and makes two major assertions about James II. The first of these is that James purposefully "followed the French Sun King, Louis XIV, in trying to create a modern Catholic polity.
6 days ago · 1648-1730. The mistress of the Duke of York (later King James II), and the mother of four of his children (surnamed FitzJames Stuart, that is "son of James Stuart"). Arabella was the child of Sir Winston Churchill (an ancestor of the Prime Minister of the same name) and Elizabeth Drake.
Jun 29, 2024 · One of James's illegitimate sons by his mistress Arabella Churchill, James Fitzjames, Duke of Berwick, became a Field Marshal in the French army; Berwick remained in amicable, possibly treasonable, correspondence with his uncle, the Duke of Marlborough, even when they were fighting on opposite sides.
Jun 12, 2024 · James FitzJames is geboren op 21 augustus 1670 in Moulins, Allier, Auvergne, France, zoon van James II King of England and King of Scotland(as James VII) Stuart en Arabella Churchill. Hij is overleden op 12 juni 1734 in Philippsburg, Moselle, Lorraine, France.
