![]() Upon the death of his mother in 2014, he was first in line to succeed as 19th Duke of Alba (and Grandee of Spain) and also to inherit 38 other titles (10 of them with a Grandeeship of Spain). He is also a Knight of the Real Maestranza de Caballería de Sevilla. He 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. 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, the Valencia de Don Juan Institute, and the Hispanic Society of America. He is a direct descendant of James II of England. 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. He was born in Madrid and is the eldest son of Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba (28 March 1926 in Madrid – 20 November 2014 in Seville) and her first husband, Luis Martínez de Irujo (17 November 1919 in Madrid – 6 September 1972 in Houston), a younger son of the 9th Duke of Sotomayor. ![]() He is the head of the House of Alba, one of the most prominent families of the Spanish nobility. Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba (mother)Ĭarlos Fitz-James Stuart y Martínez de Irujo, 19th Duke of Alba, GE ( né Martínez de Irujo y Fitz-James Stuart born 2 October 1948), is a Spanish aristocrat. ![]() Luis Martínez de Irujo y Artázcoz (father). ![]()
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