Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, 17th Duke of Alba
Jacobo Fitz- James Stuart y Falco ( Don Jacobo María del Pilar Manuel Carlos Fitz- James Stuart y Falco Portocarrero Osorio, born October 17, 1878 in Madrid, † September 24, 1953 in Lausanne) was a Spanish aristocrat, politician and ambassador of the Francoist Spain in the United Kingdom.
Life
His mother was María del Rosario Falco y Osorio, his father Carlos María Fitz- James Stuart y Portocarrero. His brother was Hernando Fitz- James Stuart y Falco, Duque de Penaranda de Duero. ( November 3, 1882; † November 7, 1936 ). His most common titles were 17th Duke of Alba, 9th Duke of Berwick, 15 Conde de Casarrubios Del Monte, 16th Duque de Penaranda de Duero and 21 Conde de Lemos.
In 1909 Fitz- James by Juan Bautista Lázaro ( 1849-1919 ) a pantheon in the chapel of the convent of Loeches for his ancestors set up.
He was enrolled at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando and the Real Academia de la Española and was elected in 1927 as director of the Real Academia de la Historia. He led this office, each elected for a term of three years, until September 24, 1953.
As members of the Spanish polo team at the 1920 Summer Olympics won Fitz- James and his brother Hernando, the silver medal.
On October 7, 1920 married Fitz- James María del Rosario de Silva y Fernández de Portugal Ixar Guterbey, 9th Marquesa de San Vicente del Barco, daughter of Duque de Aliaga and heiress of Casa de Híjar in Teruel. On March 28, 1926, the daughter Cayetana de Alba, 18, Alba was born at the Palacio de Liria in Madrid. She inherited on April 20, 1956 a portion of the 65 primary and nobility of her father.
1926 Jacobo Fitz- James Stuart y Falco was admitted to the Order of Knights Order of the Golden Fleece.
Political action
In the regime of Miguel Primo de Rivera Fitz- James was from January 30 1930 to February 18, 1931 Minister of Foreign Affairs, in the regime of Damaso Berenguer Fusté he was from 1931 to 1932, first education and later government minister.
On November 21, 1937 appointed him ambassador Francisco Franco of the Spanish rebels in London. His title as Duke of Berwick -upon- Tweed gave him access to the British aristocracy.
On February 27, 1939 one day after the fall of Barcelona in the coup, the government of Neville Chamberlain recognized the rebels as the Government of Spain. Juan Negrin became effective on February 24, 1939 back as defense minister and went into exile in London. In early August 1940, brought Fitz- James Franco's the demand for the extradition from Britain Negrin personally British Foreign Secretary Wood. Juan Negrin sought legal advice on Pablo de Azcárate y Flórez, which resulted in a law firm in London under the name Jaime Benjamin Viliesid. Fitz- James was an employee of the law firm Jaime Benjamin Viliesid investigate, stealing documents and instructed the former Scotland Yard Detective F. Rice with monitoring Negrin.
On March 19, 1945 Spanish aristocrat Don Juan de Borbón selected as King of Spain. Eugenio Vegas Latapie authored with Julio López Oliván the Manifiesto de Lausana. All supporters of the monarchy were called in to resign from their posts of the Franco dictatorship. This call came after the 17 Alba and was no longer addressed as ambassador.