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Biography
Don Carlos Bernardo Fitz-James Stuart y Silva, 4th Duke of Liria and Jérica, 4th Duke of Berwick (25 March 1752 – 7 September 1787) was a Spanish nobleman. Born in Liria, Spain, he was the son of James (Jacobo) Fitz-James Stuart, 3rd Duke of Berwick, and his wife, María Teresa de Silva y Álvarez de Toledo (a sister of Fernando, 12th Duke of Alba).
On 9 October 1771 he married Princess Caroline of Stolberg-Gedern (10 February 1755 – 15 April 1828), sister of the Jacobite consort Louise of Stolberg-Gedern and sister-in-law to Charles Edward Stuart, "the Young Pretender".
Carlos Fitz-James Stuart inherited his father's titles in 1785. He served as a Gentleman of the Bedchamber to King Charles III of Spain.
The Duke of Liria and Jérica died in 1787 in Madrid, and was succeeded by his son Jacobo (as 5th Duke de Liria y Jérica and 5th Duke of Berwick).
Titles and styles
Spanish titles
- 4th Duke of Liria and Jérica (Spanish: IV duque de Liria y Jérica), Grandee of Spain 1st Class
- 12th Duke of Veragua
- 15th Count of Lemos
- 11th Count of Gelves
Jacobite titles
- 4th Duke of Berwick, Grandee of Spain
- 4th Earl of Tinmouth
- 4th Baron Bosworth
Styles
- Don Carlos Fitz-James Stuart (1773–1787)
- His Excellency The Duke of Berwick, Duke of Liria and Xérica (1787–1794)