Social Victorians/People/Alva

Also Known As

 * Family name: Fitz-James Stuart
 * Carlos María Fitz-James Stuart, 16th Duke of Alba
 * 16° Duque de Alba de Tormes
 * Duke of Alba
 * Duke of Alva (a misspelling)
 * Duke of Berwick also at the end of the 19th century

Demographics

 * Nationality: Spanish

Family

 * Carlos María Fitz-James Stuart y Palafox, 16th Duke of Alba (December 4, 1849 – October 15, 1901)
 * Maria del Rosario Falcó y Osorio (3 October 1854 – 27 March 1904)
 * 1) Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart y Falcó, 17th Duke of Alba de Tormes (17 October 1878 – 24 September 1953)
 * 2) Eugenia Sol María del Pilar Fitz-James Stuart y Falcó (8 January 1880 – 4 March 1962)
 * 3) Hernando Carlos María Teresa Fitz-James Stuart, 14th Duke of Peñaranda de Duero (3 November 1882 – 7 November 1936)

Carlos María Fitz-James Stuart y Palafox

 * Ambassador from Spain in Brussels (1872–1878)
 * Ambassador from Spain in St. Petersburg (1878–1885)
 * Diplomat in Istanbul (1887–1894)
 * Real Club de la Puerta de Hierro, one of the founders (1895–1901)

Eugenia Sol María del Pilar Fitz-James Stuart y Falcó

 * Lady-in-waiting to Queen Victoria Eugenia of Battenberg (Queen of Spain [31 May 1906 – 14 April 1931])

Timeline
1897 July 2, the Duke of Alva attended the Duchess of Devonshire's fancy-dress ball at Devonshire House, as did a Lord Alva, possibly his son.

Carlos María Fitz-James Stuart y Palafox
At the Duchess of Devonshire's fancy-dress ball, Carlos, 16th Duke of Alba, called Duke of Alva in the newspapers, (at 32 on the list of people who attended)
 * was dressed "As his ancestor at the Court of Philip II. of Spain; copied from an old picture. In black."
 * "went as his ancestor."
 * "went as his ancestor."
 * "as his ancestor at the Court of Philip II. of Spain, copied from an old picture."

Lord Alva
Possibly his son Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart y Falcó (17th Duke of Alba de Tormes) "Lord Alva" (at 405 on the list of people who attended) was there,
 * "as a courtier of Louis XV., wore pale blue satin ornamented with gold, and a hat with white plumes."
 * "as a courtier of Louis XV., wore pale blue satin ornamented with gold, and a hat with white plumes."

Notes and Questions

 * 1) Was Maria del Rosario Falcó y Osorio, wife of Carlos Duke of Alva, present but not mentioned?
 * 2) Eugenia Sol María del Pilar Fitz-James Stuart y Falcó married Johan Manuel van Mitjans Hertog van Santona, the Duke of Santoña.