Francis of Asissi of Bourbon

Francisco de Asís María Fernando de Borbón, sometimes anglicised Francis of Assisi (13 May 1822 – 17 April 1902), was the husband of Queen Isabella II of Spain and king consort from 1846 to 1868. He is commonly styled Duke of Cádiz, the title he held before his marriage. Francis was the son of Infante Francisco de Paula of Spain and Princess Luisa Carlotta of Naples and Sicily

Family

Francis was born at Aranjuez, Spain, the second son (first to survive infancy) of Infante Francisco de Paula of Spain, and of his wife (and niece), Princess Luisa Carlotta of Naples and Sicily. He was named after Saint Francis of Assisi.

Francis' paternal grandparents were Charles IV of Spain and Maria Luisa of Parma. Their daughter, María Isabella of Spain, and Francis I of the Two Sicilies were his maternal grandparents.

Marriage and children

Francis married Isabella, his double first cousin, on 10 October 1846. There is evidence that Isabella would rather have married his younger brother, Infante Enrique, Duke of Seville, and complained bitterly about her husband's effeminate habits after their first night together.

Twelve children were born during the marriage, of whom five reached adulthood:

Isabella, Princess of Asturias (1851–1931): married her mother's and father's first cousin Prince Gaetan, Count of Girgenti.
Alfonso XII of Spain (1857–1885).
Maria de Pilar (1861–1879).
Infanta María de la Paz (1862–1946): married her paternal first cousin Prince Louis Ferdinand of Bavaria.
Infanta Eulalia (1864–1958): married her maternal first cousin Don Antonio de Orléans y Borbón, Infante of Spain, Duke of Montpensier.

There has been considerable speculation that some or all of Isabella's children were not fathered by Francis; this has been bolstered by rumours that Francis was either homosexual or physically unable to complete the sex act.

Later life

Starting in 1864, Francis acted as president of the Spanish Privy Council (Consejo del Reino). In 1868 he went into exile with his wife in France and adopted the incognito title of Count of Moratalla. In 1870 Francis and Isabella were amicably separated and, with time, became good friends, which they had certainly not been while she was Queen regnant. The 1874 restoration placed his son Alfonso XII on the throne.

In 1881 Francis took up residence at the château of Épinay-sur-Seine (currently the city hall). He died there in 1902. His wife Isabella and two of his daughters, Isabella and Eulalia, were present at his deathbed.^[1]

Styles and titles

13 May 1822 – 10 October 1846: His Royal Highness The Duke of Cádiz
10 October 1846 – 25 June 1870: His Majesty The King of Spain
25 June 1870 – 17 April 1902: His Majesty King Francis of Spain

Honours

Foreign

Ancestry

Ancestors of Francis of Asissi of Bourbon

16. Philip V of Spain (=20)

8. Charles III of Spain (=24, 28)

17. Elisabeth Farnese (=21)

4. Charles IV of Spain (=14)

18. Augustus III of Poland

9. Princess Maria Amalia of Saxony (=25, 29)

19. Archduchess Maria Josepha of Austria

2. Infante Francisco de Paula of Spain

20. Philip V of Spain (=16)

10. Philip, Duke of Parma (=30)

21. Elisabeth Farnese (=17)

5. Princess Maria Luisa of Parma (=15)

22. Louis XV of France

11. Princess Louise-Élisabeth of France (=31)

23. Maria Leszczyńska

1. Francis of Spain

24. Charles III of Spain (=8, 28)

12. Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies

25. Princess Maria Amalia of Saxony (=9, 29)

6. Francis I of the Two Sicilies

26. Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
Francis III Stephen, Duke of Lorraine

13. Archduchess Maria Carolina of Austria

27. Maria Theresa of Austria
Queen of Hungary & Bohemia

3. Princess Luisa Carlotta of Naples and Sicily

28. Charles III of Spain (=8, 24)

14. Charles IV of Spain (=4)

29. Princess Maria Amalia of Saxony (=9, 25)

7. Infanta María Isabella of Spain

30. Philip, Duke of Parma (=10)

15. Princess Maria Luisa of Parma (=5)

31. Princess Louise-Élisabeth of France (=11)

References

↑ "Don Francisco d'Assisi", The Times (18 April 1902): 9.

Bibliography

Bergamini, John D. The Spanish Bourbons: The History of a Tenacious Dynasty. New York: Putnam, 1974. ISBN 0-399-11365-7

Spanish royalty
Francis of Asissi of Bourbon House of Bourbon Cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty Born: 13 May 1822 Died: 17 April 1902
Vacant Title last held by Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies as queen consort	King consort of Spain 10 October 1846 – 30 September 1868	Vacant Bourbon dynasty deposed Title next held by Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo as queen consort
Titles in pretence
Loss of title Spanish Glorious Revolution	— TITULAR — King consort of Spain 30 September 1868 – 25 June 1870	Vacant Title next held by Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg as queen consort

Infantes of Spain

The generations indicate descent from Carlos I, under whom the crowns of Castile and Aragon were united, forming the Kingdom of Spain. Previously, the title Infante had been largely used in the different realms.

1st generation	Felipe II Infante Fernando Infante Juan Infante João

2nd generation	Carlos, Prince of Asturias Fernando, Prince of Asturias Infante Carlos Lorenzo Diego, Prince of Asturias Felipe III

3rd generation	Felipe IV Infante Carlos Infante Fernando Infante Alfonso Mauricio

4th generation	Baltasar Carlos, Prince of Asturias Felipe Próspero, Prince of Asturias Infante Fernando Tomás Carlos II

5th generation	None

6th generation	None

7th generation	Luis I Infante Felipe Infante Felipe Pedro Fernando VI Carlos III Felipe, Duke of Parma Infante Luis, Count of Chinchón

8th generation	Infante Felipe, Duke of Calabria Carlos IV Fernando I of the Two Sicilies Infante Gabriel Infante Antonio Pascual Infante Francisco Javier Fernando, Duke of Parma ¹

9th generation	Infante Carlos Clemente Infante Carlos Domingo Infante Carlos Francisco de Paula Infante Felipe Francisco de Paula Fernando VII Infante Carlos, Count of Molina Infante Felipe María Infante Francisco de Paula Infante Pedro Carlos, Infante of Portugal ¹ Infante Carlos¹ Luis I of Etruria ²

10th generation	Infante Antonio, Duke of Montpensier ² Infante Carlos, Count of Montemolin ¹ Infante Juan, Count of Montizón ¹ Infante Fernando¹ Infante Francisco de Asís, Duke of Cádiz¹ Francisco de Asís, King consort of Spain ¹ Infante Enrique, Duke of Seville ¹ Infante Eduardo Felipe ¹ Infante Fernando María¹ Infante Sebastián, Infante of Portugal ¹ Carlos II, Duke of Parma ¹

11th generation	Infante Fernando Infante Francisco de Asís Alfonso XII Infante Francisco de Asís Infante Gaetan, Count of Girgenti ² Infante Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria ² Infante Fernando of Orléans ¹ Infante Felipe of Orleans¹ Infante Antonio, Duke of Galliera ¹ Infante Luis of Orleans¹ Carlos III, Duke of Parma ¹

12th generation	Infante Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies ² Infante Ferdinand of Bavaria ² Infante Alfonso, Duke of Galliera ¹ Infante Luis Fernando of Orléans ¹ Roberto I, Duke of Parma ¹

13th generation	Alfonso, Prince of Asturias Infante Jaime, Duke of Segovia Infante Fernando Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona Infante Gonzalo Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria ¹ Infante Fernando of Bourbon-Two Sicilies¹ Infante Luis Alfonso of Bavaria ¹ Infante José Eugenio of Bavaria ¹ Infante Alvaro, Duke of Galliera ¹ Infante Afonso of Orléans ¹ Infante Ataúlfo of Orléans ¹

14th generation	Juan Carlos I Infante Alfonso Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria ¹

15th generation	Felipe VI

16th generation	None

¹ title granted by Royal Decree ² consort to an Infanta naturalized as a Spanish Infante

Spanish royal consorts

Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano (2014–present)

Sophía of Greece and Denmark (1975–2014)
Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg (1906–1931)
Maria Christina of Austria (1879–1885)
Mercedes of Orléans (1878)
Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo (1870–1873)
Francis of Spain (1846–1868)
Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies (1829–1833)
Maria Josepha Amalia of Saxony (1819–1829)
Maria Isabel of Portugal (1816–1818)
Julie Clary (1808–1813)
Maria Luisa of Parma (1788–1808)
Maria Amalia of Saxony (1759–1760)
Barbara of Portugal (1746–1758)
Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans (1724)
Elisabeth Farnese (1714–1724, 1724–1746)
Maria Luisa of Savoy (1701–1714)
Maria Anna of Neuburg (1690–1700)
Marie Louise of Orléans (1679–1689)
Mariana of Austria (1649–1665)
Élisabeth of France (1621–1644)
Margaret of Austria (1598–1611)
Anna of Austria (1570–1580)
Élisabeth of France (1559–1568)
Mary I of England (1556–1558)
Isabella of Portugal (1526–1539)

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