Francis of Asis de Bourbon (Francis I)

Spanish Royalty House of Bourbon Philip V Children    Luis I    Ferdinand VI    Charles III    Infanta Mariana Victoria, Queen of Portugal    Philip, Duke of Parma    Infanta Teresa, Dauphiness of France    Infanta Antonia, Queen of Sardinia    Infante Luis Luis I Ferdinand VI Charles III Children    Maria Luisa, Grand Duchess of Tuscany and Holy Roman Empress    Infante Felipe    Charles IV    Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies    Infante Gabriel    Infante Antonio Grandchild of cadet line    Infante Pedro Carlos Charles IV Children    Carlota Joaquina, Queen of Portugal and Brazil    Infanta Maria Amelia, "Princess Antonio"    Maria Luisa, Duchess of Lucca    Ferdinand VII    Infante Carlos, pretender    Maria Isabella, Queen of the Two Sicilies    Infante Francisco, Duke of Cadiz Grandchildren of cadet lines    don Carlos, second pretender    Infante Juan    Infante Fernando    Infante Francis, Duke of Cadiz, king-consort    Infante Enrique, Duke of Sevilla    Infanta Maria Cristina, Princess of Spain and Portugal    Infanta Amelia, Duchess of Bavaria Ferdinand VII Children    Isabella II    Infanta Luisa Fernanda, Duchess of Montpensier Isabella II Children    Isabella, Princess of Asturias    Alfonso XII    Infanta Maria de la Paz, Duchess of Bavaria    Infanta Maria Eulalia, Duchess of Galliera Alfonso XII Children    Maria de las Mercedes, Princess of Asturias    Infanta Teresa, Duchess of Bavaria    Alfonso XIII Alfonso XIII Children    Alfonso, Prince of Asturias    Jaime, Duke of Segovia    Infanta Beatriz    Infanta Maria Cristina    Juan, Count of Barcelona    Infante Gonzalo Grandchildren    don Alfonso, Duke of Cadiz    Infanta Pilar    Juan Carlos I    Infanta Margarita Juan Carlos I Children    Infanta Elena    Infanta Cristina    Felipe, Prince of Asturias Grandchild    Infanta Leonor Edit

Francis of Assisi of Bourbon ( In Spanish: Francisco de Asís de Borbón), consort of Queen Isabella II of Spain, born Aranjuez, Spain, 13 May 1822; died Épinay-sur-Seine, France, 17 April 1902), titularly King of Spain. Image File history File links Don_Francisco_de_Asís. ... Image File history File links Don_Francisco_de_Asís. ... The House of Bourbon is an important European royal house. ... Spanish coat of arms; featuring the arms of Castile, León, Navarre, Aragon and Granada; with the fleur_de_lys of the Bourbons; surrounded by the Pillars of Hercules; crowned. ... King Philip V of Spain (December 19, 1683 – July 9, 1746) or Philippe of Anjou was king of Spain from 1700 to 1746, the first of the Bourbon dynasty in Spain. ... King Louis of Spain - Luis in Spanish (August 25, 1707 – August 31, 1724) was the eldest son of Philip V of Spain by his first Queen consort Maria Louisa of Savoy. ... 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He was the second son of the Infante Francisco de Paula, Duke of Cadiz, youngest son of Charles IV of Spain and Luisa Carlotta, daughter of king Francis I of the Two Sicilies. Francis married Isabella on 10 october 1846. In the Spanish and former Portuguese monarchies, Infante (masc. ... Charles IV (November 11, 1748 - January 20, 1819) was King of Spain from December 14, 1788 until his abdication on March 19, 1808. ... Francis I (August 14, 1777 - November 8, 1830) was King of the Two Sicilies from 1825 to 1830. ...

Twelve children were born of the marriage, of whom only four reached adulthood:

• Isabel, Princess of Asturias (1851–1931), married her mother's and father's first cousin Prince Cajetan (Gaetano) of the Two Sicilies.
• Alfonso XII of Spain (1857 - 1885).
• Infanta María de la Paz (1862–1946), married her paternal firs cousin Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria.
• Infanta Eulalia (1864–1958), married her maternal first cousin don Antonio de Orléans y Borbón, Infante of Spain and Duke of Galliera. From this alliance continued the Spanish branch of the House of Orléans.

There has been considerable speculation that some or all of Isabella's children were not fathered by Francis, along with rumours that he was homosexual or had other physical impedimenta. DNA tests would possibly solve nothing, as Francis and his wife were first cousins both through their fathers (who were brothers) and their mothers (who were sisters). DNA tests may show doses of genes neither in Isabella's nor in Francis' DNA, and if such are immense enough, a presumption would exist that such come from other men than Francis. 1851 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... Alfonso XII of Spain (November 28, 1857–November 25, 1885), was king of Spain, reigning from 1875 to 1885, after a coup détat restored the monarchy and ended the ephemeral First Spanish Republic. ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Duke of Orléans is one of the most important titles in the French peerage, dating back at least to the 14th century. ... Since its coinage, the word homosexuality has acquired multiple meanings. ...

(Regarding adultery, Francis' father, the duke of Cadiz, has been postulated as the biological son of Manuel de Godoy.) Manuel de Godoy (May 12, 1767 – October 7, 1851), Duke of Alcudia, was a Spanish statesman. ...

Starting in 1864, Francis acted as president of the Spanish Privy Coucil (Consejo del Reino). In 1868 he went into exile with his wife in France. They were amicably separated and, with time, became good friends, which they had certainly not been while she was Queen. In exile, Francis adopted the incognito title of Count of Mortalla. The 1874 restoration placed his son Alfonso XII on the throne. Alfonso XII of Spain (November 28, 1857–November 25, 1885), was king of Spain, reigning from 1875 to 1885, after a coup détat restored the monarchy and ended the ephemeral First Spanish Republic. ...

Francis took up residence at the château of Épinay-sur-Seine, France, in 1881 and died there in 1902. The castle is currently the Épinay-sur-Seine city hall. Épinay-sur-Seine is a town and commune of France, in the northern suburbs of Paris. ...

Bibliography

Bergamini, John D. : The Spanish Bourbons: the History of a Tenacious Dynasty New York, Putnam, 1974

ISBN 0399113657