page_title: Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, 17th Duke of Alba
hierarchical_section_title: Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, 17th Duke of Alba
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context_page_description: Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart y Falcó, 17th Duke of Alba, 10th Duke of Berwick GE GCVO was a Spanish peer, diplomat, politician, art collector, and olympic medalist. A Jacobite, he was the most senior surviving male-line descendant of James II and despite having never made a claim, he was considered by some as the legitimate heir to the throne of Scotland. One of the most important aristocrats of his time, he held among other titles, the Dukedoms of Alba de Tormes and Berwick, the Countship of Lemos, Lerín, Montijo and the Marquessate of Carpio. He was granted the Order of the Golden Fleece of Spain in 1926.
  A close friend and relative of the British royal family, he was one of the leading guests at the Wedding of Queen Elizabeth II in 1947.
context_section_description: Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart y Falcó, 17th Duke of Alba, 10th Duke of Berwick GE GCVO (17 October 1878 – 24 September 1953) was a Spanish peer, diplomat, politician, art collector, and olympic medalist. A Jacobite, he was the most senior surviving male-line descendant of James II and despite having never made a claim, he was considered by some as the legitimate heir to the throne of Scotland. One of the most important aristocrats of his time, he held among other titles, the Dukedoms of Alba de Tormes and Berwick, the Countship of Lemos, Lerín, Montijo and the Marquessate of Carpio. He was granted the Order of the Golden Fleece of Spain in 1926. 
  A close friend and relative of the British royal family, he was one of the leading guests at the Wedding of Queen Elizabeth II in 1947.
caption: Photographed in Real Maestranza de Sevilla uniform, 1937
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