Duke of Liria and Jérica

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Coat of arms of the Duke of Berwick and of Liria and Jérica

Duke of Liria and Jérica is a hereditary Spanish nobility title, which was bestowed by King Felipe V on December 13, 1707 to James Fitzjames, 1st Duke of Berwick . James Fitz-James Stuart was the eldest son of the King of England James II with his lover Arabella Churchill .

The title names the cities of Liria ( Valencia Province ) and Jérica ( Castellón Province ).

Dukes of Liria and Jerica

N ° Title holder time
I. James Fitz-James Stuart y Churchill 1707-1734
II Diego Francisco Fitz-James Stuart 1734-1738
III James Francis Fitz-James Stuart y Colón de Portugal 1738-1785
IV Carlos Bernardo Fitz-James Stuart y Silva 1785-1787
V Jacobo Felipe Carlos Fitz-James Stuart y Stolberg-Gedern 1787-1795
VI Jacobo José María Fitz-James Stuart y Silva 1795-1795
VII Carlos Miguel Fitz-James Stuart y Silva 1795-1835
VIII Jacobo Luis Fitz-James Stuart y Ventimiglia Álvarez de Toledo 1835-1881
IX Carlos María Stuart Fitz-James y Palafox Portocarrero 1881-1901
X Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart y Falcó 1901-1953
XI María del Rosario Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart 1955-2014
XII Carlos Fitz-James Stuart y Martínez de Irujo 2014–