

He is also a direct descendant of James II of England. On 1 February 2016, he received the title of Duke of Huéscar (the traditional title of the heir to the House of Alba since the 16th century), which title was ceded by his father. He was born in Madrid and is the elder son of Carlos Fitz-James Stuart, 19th Duke of Alba (born 2 October 1948), and Matilde de Solís-Beaumont y Martínez-Campos (born in Navarre, Spain, 13 June 1963). He is the current Duke of Huéscar, and heir apparent to the dukedom of Alba and thereby to the headship of the House of Alba. Knight of the Illustrious Royal Order of Saint Januarius.Fernando Juan Fitz-James Stuart y de Solís, 17th Duke of Huéscar, GE (born 14 September 1990), is a Spanish aristocrat.Knight Grand Cross of Justice of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George.Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic.The Most Excellent The Duke of Alba (2014–).The Most Excellent The Duke of Huéscar (1951–2014).

The Most Excellent Don Carlos Martínez de Irujo y Fitz-James Stuart (1948–1951).22nd Count of Modica ( Kingdom of Sicily).21st Count of Osorno, Grandee of Spain - ceded to his son Don Carlos.17th Count of Monterrey, Grandee of Spain.21st Count of Miranda del Castañar, Grandee of Spain.21st Count of Lerín, Grandee of Spain, Constable of Navarre.18th Marquis of the Carpio, Grandee of Spain.13th Count-Duke of Olivares, Grandee of Spain.12th Duke of Liria and Jérica, Grandee of Spain.14th Duke of Huéscar, Grandee of Spain - ceded to his son Don Fernando.Subsequently, perhaps since 2004, he has maintained a friendly relationship with Alicia Koplowitz, a magnate who ranked as Spain's richest woman in Forbes World's Richest People list. Carlos Fitz-James Stuart de Solís, 22nd Count of Osorno, Grandee of Spain (born 29 November 1991).Fernando Fitz-James Stuart de Solís, 15th Duke of Huéscar, Grandee of Spain (born 14 September 1990).The couple had two children before they divorced in 2004: She is the daughter of Fernando de Solís y Atienza, 10th Marquis of la Motilla, and his wife Isabel Martínez de Campos Rodríguez, daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Seo de Urgel. On June 13, 1988, the Duke of Alba married Matilde de Solís y Martínez de Campos in the Seville Cathedral. In 2015, he ceded the titles Duke of Huéscar to his eldest son and heir-apparent Fernando and Count of Osorno to his second and youngest son Carlos. The inheritance of this ducal title and 38 other titles (in total 12 of them with Grandees of Spain) were officially confirmed in 2015. With the death of his mother on 20 November 2014, he became the next and 19th Duke of Alba. The Duke of Alba is also a Knight of the Real Maestranza de Caballería de Sevilla. The Duke of Alba 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. 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. The Duke of Alba was born in Madrid and is the eldest son of Luis Martínez de Irujo y Artázcoz (17 November 1919 in Madrid, Spain – 6 September 1972 in Houston, Texas, United States), and Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba (Ma– November 20, 2014).
