Francisco de Paula, Infante of Spain
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| Birthname | F. de Paula Antonio de Borbón y Borbón-Parma | ||||
| born on | 10 March 1794 at 17:30 (= 5:30 PM ) | ||||
| Place | Aranjuez, Spain, 40n02, 3w36 | ||||
| Timezone | LMT m3w36 (is local mean time) | ||||
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| Astrology data |   20°25'   15°04 Asc. 14°55'
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Biography
The youngest son of Carlos IV of Spain and Maria Luisa of Parma. He was a brother of Fernando VII, as well as uncle and father-in-law of Isabella II.
His education at the Spanish court was derailed by the Napoleonic intervention in Spain. The departure of the fourteen-year-old Infante to exile in May 1808 provoked a popular uprising that was violently suppressed by French troops. For the next ten years, Infante Francisco de Paula lived in exile with his parents, first in Marseille and later in Rome.
Infante Francisco de Paula returned to Spain in 1818, being called by his eldest brother, King Ferdinand VII, who showered him with honors and privileges. Interested in artistic pursuits, Francisco was an amateur singer and painter. In 1819, he married his niece, Princess Luisa Carlotta of Naples and Sicily, the eldest daughter of his older sister Maria Isabel. The couple had eleven children and were very active in political affairs. Luisa Carlotta was instrumental in securing the succession for their niece, Queen Isabella II.
During the regency of Isabella II, Francisco was excluded from the government by his sister-in-law, Queen Maria Christina. Siding with the liberals, Francisco de Paula and his wife became active in the opposition and were forced to move to France in 1838. They returned to Spain under the government of Maria Christina's successor as regent, General Espartero. As they also conspired against Espartero, they were sent back into exile. The proclamation of Queen Isabella II's majority allowed them to return. The Infante and his wife centered their hopes on marrying their eldest son, Infante Francisco de Asis, to Queen Isabella II. Luisa Carlotta died in 1844, but, under pressure from French diplomacy, Francisco de Asis married Queen Isabella II in October 1846. As father-in-law to his niece the Queen, Infante Francisco de Paula occupied a prominent position at court during Isabella II's reign. However, as he tried to intervene in politics, he was briefly exiled once again in 1849. In 1852, with the Queen's approval, he contracted a morganatic marriage. He died twelve years later.
Relationships
- parent->child relationship with Amalia Filipina, Infanta of Spain (born 12 October 1834)
- parent->child relationship with Francisco, Duke of Cádiz (born 13 May 1822)
- child->parent relationship with Carlos IV, King of Spain (born 11 November 1748)
- child->parent relationship with Maria Luisa of Parma, Queen of Spain (born 9 December 1751)
- sibling relationship with Carlos of Spain, Count of Molina (born 29 March 1788)
- sibling relationship with Carlota Joaquina of Spain (born 25 April 1775)
- sibling relationship with Felipe María, Infante of Spain (born 28 March 1792)
- sibling relationship with Felipe, Infante of Spain (1783) (born 5 September 1783)
- sibling relationship with Fernando VII, King of Spain (born 14 October 1784)
- sibling relationship with María Amalia, Infanta of Spain (born 9 January 1779)
- sibling relationship with María Isabella, Queen of the Two Sicilies (born 6 July 1789)
- has other family relationship with Isabel II, Queen of Spain (born 10 October 1830). Notes: Uncle
Events
Source Notes
Eduardo Castellanos quotes Official Gazette
Categories
- Diagnoses : Major Diseases : Cancer (Colon)
- Family : Relationship : Number of Marriages (Two)
- Family : Parenting : Kids more than 3 (Twelve)
- Notable : Famous : Royal family (House of Bourbon, Spain)
