Carlos Fitz-James Stuart, 19th Duke of Alba

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Carlos Fitz-James-Stuart
Duke of Alba (more...)
Spouse(s) Matilde de Solís-Beaumont y Martínez-Campos (m. 1988 - div. 2004)
Issue
Fernando Fitz-James Stuart, 15th Duke of Huéscar
Carlos Fitz-James Stuart, 22nd Count of Osorno
Full name
Carlos Juan
Noble family Second House of FitzJames
House of Alba
Father Luis Martínez de Irujo y Artázcoz
Mother Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba
Born (1948-10-02) 2 October 1948 (age 75)
Madrid, Spain

Don Carlos Fitz-James-Stuart y Martínez de Irujo, 19th Duke of Alba de Tormes, Grandee of Spain (né Martínez de Irujo y Fitz-James Stuart;[1] born 2 October 1948), is a Spanish aristocrat. He is the current Duke of Alba and thereby Head of the House of Alba.

Life and education

The Duke of Alba was born in Madrid and is the eldest son of Luis Martínez de Irujo y Artázcoz, (17 November 1919 in Madrid, Spain – 6 September 1972 in Houston, Texas, United States), and Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba, (March 28, 1926 – November 20, 2014).

In 1951 (at the age of 2) he became the 14th Duke of Huéscar; a title which was ceded to him by his grandfather Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, 17th Duke of Alba and 13th Duke of Huéscar.[2]

He obtained a degree in law at the Complutense University of Madrid and now works as an adviser for several cultural institutions, such as the Hispania Nostra Foundation or the Valencia de Don Juan Institute. The Duke of Alba is in charge of the House of Alba Foundation and, thus, in principle of a great deal of the significant House of Alba heritage and patrimony.

The Duke of Alba is also a Knight of the Real Maestranza de Caballería de Sevilla.

With the death of his mother on 20 November 2014, he became the next and 19th Duke of Alba.[3] The inheritance of this ducal title and 38 other titles (in total 12 of them with Grandees of Spain) were officially confirmed in 2015.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]

In 2015, he ceded the titles Duke of Huéscar to his eldest son and heir-apparent Fernando[29] and Count of Osorno to his second and youngest son Carlos.[30]

Family

On June 13, 1988, the Duke of Alba married Matilde de Solís y Martínez de Campos in the Seville Cathedral. She is the daughter of Fernando de Solís y Atienza, 10th Marquis of la Motilla, and his wife Isabel Martínez de Campos Rodríguez, daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Seo de Urgel. The couple had two children before they divorced in 2004:

Subsequently, perhaps since 2004, he has maintained a friendly relationship with Alicia Koplowitz, 7th Marquise of Bellavista, a magnate who ranked as Spain's richest woman in Forbes World's Richest People list.[31]

Ancestry

Family of Carlos Fitz-James Stuart, 19th Duke of Alba
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16. Carlos Martínez de Irujo, 2nd Marquis of Casa Irujo
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8. Carlos Martínez de Irujo, 8th Duke of Sotomayor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17. Gabriela del Alcázar, 7th Duchess of Sotomayor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4. Pedro Martínez de Irujo, 9th Duke of Sotomayor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18. Pedro Caro, 5th Marquis of la Romana
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9. María Caro y Széchényi
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 19. Countess Elisabeth Széchényi de Sárvár-Felsővidék
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2. Luis Martínez de Irujo y Artázcoz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20. Vicente Manuel de Artázcoz y Plaza
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. Francisco Javier de Artázcoz y Urdinola
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21. Romana Josefa de Urdinola y Salcedo
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5. Ana María de Artázcoz y Labayen, Lady-in-waiting to Queen Victoria Eugenie
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22. Francisco de Labayen, 1st Viscount of Labayen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11. María Luisa de Labayen y Aranzabe
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 23. María de la Concepción de Aranzabe y Alpízar
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1. Carlos Fitz-James Stuart, 19th Duke of Alba, 14th Duke of Huéscar
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24. Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, 15th Duke of Alba
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12. Carlos María Fitz-James Stuart, 16th Duke of Alba
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 25. María Francisca de Palafox, 10th Countess of Montijo
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6. Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, 17th Duke of Alba
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 26. Manuel Falcó, 14th Marquis of Almonacid de los Oteros
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 13. María del Rosario Falcó, 20th Countess of Siruela
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 27. María del Pilar Osorio, 3rd Duchess of Fernán-Núñez
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3. Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 28. Alfonso de Silva, 15th Duke of Híjar
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 14. Alfonso de Silva, 16th Duke of Híjar
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29. María del Dulce Nombre Fernández de Córdoba y Pérez de Barradas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7. María del Rosario de Silva, 9th Marquise of San Vicente del Barco
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30. Juan Cruz Gurtubay y Meaza
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 15. María del Rosario Gurtubay y González de Castejón, Lady-in-waiting
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31. Adelaida González de Castejón y Torre
 
 
 
 
 
 

Titles, styles and honours

Titles

Dukedoms
Count-Dukedoms
Marquessates
  • 18th Marquis of the Carpio, Grandee of Spain[21]
  • 17th Marquis of La Algaba[6]
  • 19th Marquis of Barcarrota[10]
  • 11th Marquis of Castañeda[9]
  • 24th Marquis of Coria[11]
  • 15th Marquis of Eliche[28]
  • 17th Marquis of Mirallo
  • 21st Marquis of la Mota
  • 21st Marquis of Moya
  • 13th Marquis of Osera
  • 15th Marquis of San Leonardo
  • 20th Marquis of Sarria
  • 13th Marquis of Tarazona
  • 16th Marquis of Valdunquillo
  • 19th Marquis of Villanueva del Fresno
  • 18th Marquis of Villanueva del Río
Countships
  • 23rd Count of Lemos, Grandee of Spain[16]
  • 21st Count of Lerín, Grandee of Spain, Constable of Navarre[17]
  • 21st Count of Miranda del Castañar, Grandee of Spain[18]
  • 17th Count of Monterrey, Grandee of Spain[19]
  • 21st Count of Osorno, Grandee of Spain[20] - ceded to his son Don Carlos[30]
  • 20th Count of Andrade[7]
  • 15th Count of Ayala[5]
  • 17th Count of Casarrubios del Monte[8]
  • 17th Count of Fuentes de Valdepero[23]
  • 12th Count of Fuentidueña[12]
  • 18th Count of Galve[24]
  • 19th Count of Gelves[25]
  • 22nd Count of Modica (Kingdom of Sicily)[32]
  • 26th Count of San Esteban de Gormaz[26]
  • 13th Count of Santa Cruz de la Sierra[27]
  • 21st Count of Villalba[22]
Viscountcies
  • 13th Viscount of la Calzada
Manorials
  • 30th Lord of Moguer

Styles

Honours

Notes

  1. ↑ 'Note: he changed his family name to be known by his mother family name "Fitz-James Stuart", which is legal in Spain in some cases for several centuries now
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Boletín Oficial del Estado: no. 23, p. 304, 23 January 1951. Retrieved 2010-04-10 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ The Duchess of Alba - obituary - website of The telegraph
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Boletín Oficial del Estado: no. 94, p. 17038, 20 April 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-31 (Spanish)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Boletín Oficial del Estado: no. 94, p. 17039, 20 April 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-31 (Spanish)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Boletín Oficial del Estado: no. 94, p. 17040, 20 April 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-31 (Spanish)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Boletín Oficial del Estado: no. 94, p. 17041, 20 April 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-31 (Spanish)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Boletín Oficial del Estado: no. 94, p. 17042, 20 April 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-31 (Spanish)
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Boletín Oficial del Estado: no. 94, p. 17043, 20 April 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-31 (Spanish)
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Boletín Oficial del Estado: no. 94, p. 17044, 20 April 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-31 (Spanish)
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Boletín Oficial del Estado: no. 94, p. 17045, 20 April 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-31 (Spanish)
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Boletín Oficial del Estado: no. 94, p. 17046, 20 April 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-31 (Spanish)
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Boletín Oficial del Estado: no. 143, p. 50250, 16 June 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-28 (Spanish)
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Boletín Oficial del Estado:no. 143, p. 50251, 16 June 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-28 (Spanish)
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Boletín Oficial del Estado: no. 143, p. 50252, 16 June 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-28 (Spanish)
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Boletín Oficial del Estado: no. 143, p. 50243, 16 June 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-31 (Spanish)
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Boletín Oficial del Estado: no. 143, p. 50244, 16 June 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-31 (Spanish)
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Boletín Oficial del Estado: no. 143, p. 50245, 16 June 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-31 (Spanish)
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Boletín Oficial del Estado: no. 143, p. 50246, 16 June 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-31 (Spanish)
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Boletín Oficial del Estado: no. 143, p. 50247, 16 June 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-31 (Spanish)
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Boletín Oficial del Estado: no. 143, p. 50257, 16 June 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-31 (Spanish)
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 Boletín Oficial del Estado: no. 182, p. 66020, 31 July 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-31 (Spanish)
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 Boletín Oficial del Estado: no. 182, p. 66021, 31 July 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-31 (Spanish)
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 Boletín Oficial del Estado: no. 182, p. 66022, 31 July 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-31 (Spanish)
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 Boletín Oficial del Estado: no. 182, p. 66023, 31 July 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-31 (Spanish)
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 Boletín Oficial del Estado: no. 182, p. 66024, 31 July 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-31 (Spanish)
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 Boletín Oficial del Estado: no. 182, p. 66025, 31 July 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-31 (Spanish)
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 Boletín Oficial del Estado: no. 182, p. 66028, 31 July 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-31 (Spanish)
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 Boletín Oficial del Estado: no. 282, p. 49354, 25 November 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-20 (Spanish)
  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 Boletín Oficial del Estado: no. 282, p. 49353, 25 November 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-20 (Spanish)
  31. ↑ Alicia Koplowitz y el duque de Huéscar, una relación de dos años, El País, 15 October 2006 (Spanish)
  32. ↑ Carlos Fitz-James Stuart, nuovo Conte di Modica - website RagusaNews.com
  33. ↑ Heirs apparents of Grandees of Spain share their style, which is The Most Excellent. Francisco López-Nieto y Mallo, Honores y Protocolo, 2 Volumes, Consultor, 2006. ISBN 84-7052-290-6 and ISBN 978-84-7052-290-1
  34. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  35. ↑ Membership of the Constantinian Order
  36. ↑ Membership ot the Illustrious Royal Order of Saint Januarius

References

Spanish nobility
Preceded by Duke of Huéscar
15 January 1951 – 20 November 2014		 Succeeded by
Fernando Fitz-James Stuart
Preceded by Duke of Alba
20 November 2014 – present		 Incumbent
Italian nobility
Preceded by Count of Modica
20 November 2014 – present		 Incumbent
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