| Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart | |
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| Duke of Alba (more) | |
| The Duke of Alba on the day of his marriage, wearing the Collar of the Order of Charles III and other decorations. | |
| Spouse(s) | María del Rosario de Silva y Gurtubay, 9th marquesa de San Vicente del Barco |
| Issue | |
| Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba | |
| Noble family | House of FitzJames, House of Alba |
| Father | Carlos María Fitz-James Stuart, 16th Duke of Alba |
| Mother | María del Rosario Falcó, 21st Countess of Siruela |
| Born | 17 October 1878 Madrid, Spain |
| Died | September 24, 1953 (aged 74) Lausanne, Switzerland |
Don Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart y Falcó, 17th Duke of Alba de Tormes, Grandee of Spain (Madrid, Spain, 17 October 1878 - Lausanne, Switzerland, 24 September 1953) was a Spanish noble, diplomat, politician and art collector. He was one of the most important aristocrats of his time, and held, among other titles, the Dukedoms of Alba de Tormes and Berwick, the Countship of Lemos, Lerín and Montijo and the Marquessate of Carpio. He was also a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece of Spain in 1926.
The Duke was son of Carlos María Fitz-James Stuart, 16th Duke of Alba and María del Rosario Falcó, 21st Countess of Siruela. He married in London on 7 October 1920, María del Rosario de Silva, 9th Marquise of San Vicente del Barco (Madrid, 4 April 1900 - Madrid, 11 January 1934) and had a single daughter, Cayetana, who inherited all the family's titles and fortune.
Between 2 February 1930 and 18 February 1931 Alba was Foreign Minister in Spain. During the Spanish Civil War, the Communists occupied his residence, the Palace of Liria (which his daughter later restored), and murdered his younger brother Hernando Carlos Maria Theresa FitzJames Stuart y Falco (1882-1936). Alba became General Franco's official representative in London. He was still the Ambassador there in 1939, when Neville Chamberlain's cabinet formally gave Franco's Nationalists diplomatic recognition. Following World War II, Alba's relations with Franco markedly cooled, the result of Alba supporting a prompt monarchist restoration much more than Franco did.
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He won a silver medal in the 1920 Olympic Games polo event.[1]
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| Spanish nobility | ||
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| Preceded by Carlos María Fitz-James Stuart |
Duke of Alba 1902-1953 |
Succeeded by Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart |
| Preceded by Empress Eugénie |
Marquis of Ardales 1920-1953 |
Succeeded by Jaime de Mitjans |
| Peerage of England | ||
| Preceded by Carlos María Fitz-James Stuart |
Duke of Berwick 1902-1953 |
Succeeded by Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart |
| Italian nobility | ||
| Preceded by Carlos María Fitz-James Stuart |
Count of Modica 1902-1953 |
Succeeded by Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart |