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James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick
James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, was an illegitimate son of James II of England who became a marshal of France. In the War of the Spanish Succession he won the Battle of Almansa in 1707 and took Barcelona in September 1714 after a long siege. He was killed at Philippsburg in 1734.
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