Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, 15th Duke of Alba

Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart y Ventimiglia, 15th Duke of Alba, GE (3 June 1821, Palermo, Sicily – 10 July 1881, Madrid, Spain) was a Spanish nobleman. He was a brother-in-law of Napoleon III through his wife, sister of Empress Eugenie.

Biography
He was the son of Carlos Miguel Fitz-James Stuart, 14th Duke of Alba and Rosalia Ventimiglia dei Principi di Grammonte. He married at Madrid, on 14 February 1848 María Francisca Portocarrero-Palafox y KirkPatrick, 12ª Duchess of Peñaranda de Duero and daughter of Cipriano de Palafox y Portocarrero. They had three children:
 * Carlos Maria Fitz-James Stuart y Portocarrero-Palafox, 16th Duke of Alba, a.k.a. Carlos María Fitz-James Stuart, 16th Duke of Alba, born 4 December 1848.
 * María de la Asuncion Fitz-James-Stuart y Portocarrero-Palafox, 3rd Duchess of Galisteo, born 17 August 1851.
 * María Luisa Fitz-James Stuart y Portocarrero_Palafox, 19ª Duchess of Montoroso, born 19 October 1853.

Titles
The co-lateral titles of this 15 Duke of Alba were:
 * 15th Duke of Alba
 * 13th Duke of Huéscar
 * 8th Duke of Berwick
 * 8th Duke of Liria and Jérica
 * 8th Duke of Montoro
 * 11th Count-Duke of Olivares
 * 11th Marquess of Elche
 * 14th Marquess of Villanueva del Río
 * 13th Marquess of Carpio
 * 15th Count of Gelves
 * 18th Count of Modica
 * Órdenes
 * Great Cross of the Portuguese Order of N.S. da Conceição de Vila Viçosa (188) - 1868.