Francisco de Paula de Borbón y Castellví
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, France
, 29 March 185328 March 1942, aged 89) was son of the controversial Infante Enrique, Duke of Seville
, grandson of Charles IV of Spain
and younger brother of Francis, Duke of Cádiz King consort
of Isabella II of Spain
. Despite his family ties, Enrique was never entitled Infante of Spain due to unequal marriage of his parents, which not received approval from Queen Isabella II.
, France
, 29 Match 1853, third child of Infante Enrique, Duke of Seville
(Sevilla, Spain
, 1823–1870), (son of Infante Francisco de Paula of Spain
and Princess Luisa Carlotta of Naples and Sicily) and his morganatic marriage
at Rome
in 1847 wife, with Alicante
born in 1825, Elena María de Castellví y Shelly (1821–1863). Elena , albeit being a daughter of Antonio de Padua de Castellví y Fernández de Córdoba, 10th Count of Castellá
, 8th Count of Carlet
and 12th Count of Villanueva
between other titles and Margarita Shelly y McCarthty , had been thaught not to be good enough to be grafted within the Spanish Royal family. In other words, His parents marriage was not approved by Queen Isabella II
, getting married in secret in Rome
, 6th May 1847. Because of the conflictive character of Enrique , once returned to Spain, the couple were exiled to Bayonne
, and later they settled in Toulouse
.
He had four brothers and one sister, and his early years were spent between Spain and France. On 12 March 1870, his father challenged, Antoine, Duke of Montpensier
to a duel
. The duel, ended in the shooting and death of his father the 1st Duke and Infante. His eldest brother and inheritor of the ducal title, Lieu-tenant Colonel of the Spanish Cavalry Enrique
, (1848 - 1894), refused to accept the 30,000 pesetas
that the Duke of Montepensier offered to pay for his act. He and his siblings were adopted by his uncle, Francis.
Like his brothers, Francisco de Paula proved to have good military skills. Initially, they joined the Carlist
army, but after 1874, the restoration of the monarchy
joined his cousin's, Alfonso XII
army . In 1875 orphaned Francisco de Paula, aged 22, was appointed brigadier general in the island of Cuba
, which at that time was still a colony of Spain.
On 15 September 1877, aged 24, he married at La Habana, Cuba
, 21 yeards old María Luisa de la Torre y Bassave, (* Guamutas, Cuba
, 14th May 1856 - Madrid, Spain
, 7.6.1887).
On 15th February 1890 he married again at Madrid
, aged 47 and already as a pretender of the "French Throne", Cuban
born 28 years old Felisa de León y Navarro de Balboa, 3rd marchioness of Balboa, ( * La Habana 14th 1861 - Madrid 25 September 1943),
Titleless Francisco, was known later to claim for itself the nonexistent French throne, after the death of the pretender Henry, Count of Chambord in 1883.
His claims caused numerous headaches for the Queen regent Maria Christina
, which resulted in two months of imprisonment for Francisco de Paula in Santoña
in 1898. The French courts ruled that the Orléans
family, which he detested, was the one who could carry the coat of arms of the Kings of France. In 1927, his cousin Alfonso XIII
awarded him with the Order of the Golden Fleece
.
, he met his first wife, María Luisa de la Torre and Bassave (1856–1887), daughter of José Maria de La Torre y Armenteros, a wealthy Cuban landowner. They married in Havana on 15 September 1882, but settled in Madrid
, where he had four of her five children.
He was much notorious during the period 1936 - 1937, (Spanish Civil War), by his expeditive methods with the Sevilla,Marbella
and Malaga
left-wingers and free-masons taken as hostages or political prisoners.
Their grandson Francisco de Borbón y Escasany
is the current Duke of Seville
since the ends of 1968.
After the death of María Luisa in 1887, Francisco de Paula married secondly on 15 February 1890 in Madrid to Felisa de León y Navarro de Balboa from a noble family and also a native of Cuba. They had three children.
, Francisco de Paula de Borbón y Castellví was able to stay in Spain, and continued to reside in Madrid. However, after the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, he had to seek asylum at the Embassy of Chile in Madrid. Several of his descendants ran worse luck, and his children Elena, Enrique, Alfonso and grandchildren María Luisa González-Conde y de Borbon, José Luis de Borbon y Rich and Jaime de Borbón y Esteban were shot by the Spanish Republican Army.
Toulouse
Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, 29 March 185328 March 1942, aged 89) was son of the controversial Infante Enrique, Duke of Seville
Infante Enrique, Duke of Seville
Infante Enrique, Duke of Seville was a member of the House of Bourbon, Spanish Infante and Duke of Seville, grandson of Charles IV of Spain. He was known for his progressive, even revolutionary ideas during the reign of his cousin and sister-in-law, Isabella II of Spain.-Early life:Infante Enrique...
, grandson of Charles IV of Spain
Charles IV of Spain
Charles IV was King of Spain from 14 December 1788 until his abdication on 19 March 1808.-Early life:...
and younger brother of Francis, Duke of Cádiz King consort
King consort
King consort is an alternative title to the more usual "prince consort" - which is a position given in some monarchies to the husband of a reigning queen. It is a symbolic title only, the sole constitutional function of the holder being similar to a prince consort, which is the male equivalent of a...
of Isabella II of Spain
Isabella II of Spain
Isabella II was the only female monarch of Spain in modern times. She came to the throne as an infant, but her succession was disputed by the Carlists, who refused to recognise a female sovereign, leading to the Carlist Wars. After a troubled reign, she was deposed in the Glorious Revolution of...
. Despite his family ties, Enrique was never entitled Infante of Spain due to unequal marriage of his parents, which not received approval from Queen Isabella II.
Biography
Francisco de Paula was born at ToulouseToulouse
Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, 29 Match 1853, third child of Infante Enrique, Duke of Seville
Infante Enrique, Duke of Seville
Infante Enrique, Duke of Seville was a member of the House of Bourbon, Spanish Infante and Duke of Seville, grandson of Charles IV of Spain. He was known for his progressive, even revolutionary ideas during the reign of his cousin and sister-in-law, Isabella II of Spain.-Early life:Infante Enrique...
(Sevilla, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, 1823–1870), (son of Infante Francisco de Paula of Spain
Infante Francisco de Paula of Spain
Infante Francisco de Paula of Spain was the youngest son of Charles IV of Spain and Maria Luisa of Parma.-Marriage and children:...
and Princess Luisa Carlotta of Naples and Sicily) and his morganatic marriage
Morganatic marriage
In the context of European royalty, a morganatic marriage is a marriage between people of unequal social rank, which prevents the passage of the husband's titles and privileges to the wife and any children born of the marriage...
at Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
in 1847 wife, with Alicante
Alicante
Alicante or Alacant is a city in Spain, the capital of the province of Alicante and of the comarca of Alacantí, in the south of the Valencian Community. It is also a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city of Alicante proper was 334,418, estimated , ranking as the second-largest...
born in 1825, Elena María de Castellví y Shelly (1821–1863). Elena , albeit being a daughter of Antonio de Padua de Castellví y Fernández de Córdoba, 10th Count of Castellá
Castella
is a popular Japanese sponge cake made of sugar, flour, eggs, and starch syrup, very common at festivals and as a street food.Now a specialty of Nagasaki, the cake was brought by way of Portuguese merchants in the 16th century. The name is derived from Portuguese Pão de Castela, meaning "bread from...
, 8th Count of Carlet
Carlet
Carlet is a municipality in the comarca of Ribera Alta in the Valencian Community, Spain....
and 12th Count of Villanueva
Villanueva
-Colombia:*Villanueva, Bolívar, a town and municipality in Bolívar Department*Villanueva, Casanare, a town and municipality in Casanare Department*Villanueva, La Guajira, a town and municipality in La Guajira Department...
between other titles and Margarita Shelly y McCarthty , had been thaught not to be good enough to be grafted within the Spanish Royal family. In other words, His parents marriage was not approved by Queen Isabella II
Isabella II of Spain
Isabella II was the only female monarch of Spain in modern times. She came to the throne as an infant, but her succession was disputed by the Carlists, who refused to recognise a female sovereign, leading to the Carlist Wars. After a troubled reign, she was deposed in the Glorious Revolution of...
, getting married in secret in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, 6th May 1847. Because of the conflictive character of Enrique , once returned to Spain, the couple were exiled to Bayonne
Bayonne
Bayonne is a city and commune in south-western France at the confluence of the Nive and Adour rivers, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, of which it is a sub-prefecture...
, and later they settled in Toulouse
Toulouse
Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
.
He had four brothers and one sister, and his early years were spent between Spain and France. On 12 March 1870, his father challenged, Antoine, Duke of Montpensier
Antoine, Duke of Montpensier
- Titles and styles:/*13 July 182421 September 1824: His Serene Highness Prince Antoine d'Orléans*21 September 18249 August 1830: His Royal Highness Prince Antoine d'Orléans...
to a duel
Duel
A duel is an arranged engagement in combat between two individuals, with matched weapons in accordance with agreed-upon rules.Duels in this form were chiefly practised in Early Modern Europe, with precedents in the medieval code of chivalry, and continued into the modern period especially among...
. The duel, ended in the shooting and death of his father the 1st Duke and Infante. His eldest brother and inheritor of the ducal title, Lieu-tenant Colonel of the Spanish Cavalry Enrique
Enrique de Borbón y Castellví, 2nd Duke of Seville
Enrique de Borbón y Castellví, 2nd Duke of Seville was the second Duke of Seville and the eldest son of the controversial Infante Enrique, Duke of Seville, grandson of Charles IV of Spain and younger brother of Francis, Duke of Cádiz, King consort of Isabella II of Spain...
, (1848 - 1894), refused to accept the 30,000 pesetas
Spanish peseta
The peseta was the currency of Spain between 1869 and 2002. Along with the French franc, it was also a de facto currency used in Andorra .- Etymology :...
that the Duke of Montepensier offered to pay for his act. He and his siblings were adopted by his uncle, Francis.
Like his brothers, Francisco de Paula proved to have good military skills. Initially, they joined the Carlist
Carlism
Carlism is a traditionalist and legitimist political movement in Spain seeking the establishment of a separate line of the Bourbon family on the Spanish throne. This line descended from Infante Carlos, Count of Molina , and was founded due to dispute over the succession laws and widespread...
army, but after 1874, the restoration of the monarchy
Spain under the Restoration
The Restoration was the name given to the period that began on December 29, 1874 after the First Spanish Republic ended with the restoration of Alfonso XII to the throne after a coup d'état by Martinez Campos, and ended on April 14, 1931 with the proclamation of the Second Spanish Republic.After...
joined his cousin's, Alfonso XII
Alfonso XII of Spain
Alfonso XII was king of Spain, reigning from 1874 to 1885, after a coup d'état restored the monarchy and ended the ephemeral First Spanish Republic.-Early life and paternity:Alfonso was the son of Queen Isabella II of Spain, and...
army . In 1875 orphaned Francisco de Paula, aged 22, was appointed brigadier general in the island of Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
, which at that time was still a colony of Spain.
On 15 September 1877, aged 24, he married at La Habana, Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
, 21 yeards old María Luisa de la Torre y Bassave, (* Guamutas, Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
, 14th May 1856 - Madrid, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, 7.6.1887).
On 15th February 1890 he married again at Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, aged 47 and already as a pretender of the "French Throne", Cuban
Cuban
Cuban may refer to:* Something of, from, or related to Cuba, a country in the Caribbean* Cubans, people from Cuba, or of Cuban descent. For more information about the Cuban people, see Demographics of Cuba and Culture of Cuba...
born 28 years old Felisa de León y Navarro de Balboa, 3rd marchioness of Balboa, ( * La Habana 14th 1861 - Madrid 25 September 1943),
Titleless Francisco, was known later to claim for itself the nonexistent French throne, after the death of the pretender Henry, Count of Chambord in 1883.
His claims caused numerous headaches for the Queen regent Maria Christina
Maria Christina of Austria
Maria Christina of Austria was Queen consort of Spain as the second wife of King Alfonso XII of Spain...
, which resulted in two months of imprisonment for Francisco de Paula in Santoña
Santoña
Santoña is a town in the eastern coast of the autonomous community of Cantabria, on the north coast of Spain. It is situated by the bay of the same name. It is 45 km from the capital Santander. Santoña is divided into two zones, an urban plain, and a mountainous area, with Mount Buciero at its...
in 1898. The French courts ruled that the Orléans
House of Orleans
Orléans is the name used by several branches of the Royal House of France, all descended in the legitimate male line from the dynasty's founder, Hugh Capet. It became a tradition during France's ancien régime for the duchy of Orléans to be granted as an appanage to a younger son of the king...
family, which he detested, was the one who could carry the coat of arms of the Kings of France. In 1927, his cousin Alfonso XIII
Alfonso XIII of Spain
Alfonso XIII was King of Spain from 1886 until 1931. His mother, Maria Christina of Austria, was appointed regent during his minority...
awarded him with the Order of the Golden Fleece
Order of the Golden Fleece
The Order of the Golden Fleece is an order of chivalry founded in Bruges by Philip III, Duke of Burgundy in 1430, to celebrate his marriage to the Portuguese princess Infanta Isabella of Portugal, daughter of King John I of Portugal. It evolved as one of the most prestigious orders in Europe...
.
Marriages and family
In HavanaHavana
Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous...
, he met his first wife, María Luisa de la Torre and Bassave (1856–1887), daughter of José Maria de La Torre y Armenteros, a wealthy Cuban landowner. They married in Havana on 15 September 1882, but settled in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, where he had four of her five children.
- Elena de Borbón y de la Torre (18 September 1878 – 24 September 1936), married in 1908 to José de Oltra y Fullana, had issue. Killed during the Spanish Civil WarSpanish Civil WarThe Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939...
. - María Luisa de Borbón y de la Torre (27 March 1880 – 28 January 1968), married in 1904 to Diego González-Conde y García, Marquis de Villamantilla de Perales, had issue.
- Francisco de Paula de Borbón y de la Torre, 4th Duke of Seville, (16 January 1882 – 6 December 1952), married in 1907 to his first cousin Enriqueta de Borbón y Parade, 4th Duchess of Seville, deceased November 1968, becoming thus 4th Duke Consort of Seville iure uxoris after 1919, after the death of the 3rd Duchess and sister of wife Enriqueta, María Luisa de Borbón y Parade, 3rd Duchesse of Seville, (August 1868 - Madrid, March 1919), married in London in 1894, no issue.
He was much notorious during the period 1936 - 1937, (Spanish Civil War), by his expeditive methods with the Sevilla,Marbella
Marbella
Marbella is a town in Andalusia, Spain. It is situated on the Mediterranean Sea, in the province of Málaga, beneath the La Concha mountain. In 2000 the city had 98,823 inhabitants, in 2004, 116,234, in 2010 approximately 135,000....
and Malaga
Málaga
Málaga is a city and a municipality in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, Spain. With a population of 568,507 in 2010, it is the second most populous city of Andalusia and the sixth largest in Spain. This is the southernmost large city in Europe...
left-wingers and free-masons taken as hostages or political prisoners.
Their grandson Francisco de Borbón y Escasany
Francisco de Borbón y Escasany, 5th Duke of Seville
Francisco de Borbón y Escasany, 5th Duke of Seville is the current Duke of Seville and a distant relative of the Spanish Royal Family. Currently, he works as a banker.-Early life:...
is the current Duke of Seville
Duke of Seville
The Dukedom of Seville is a Spanish nobility title granted in 1823 by Ferdinand VII of Spain to his nephew Infante Enrique. The Dukes are also Grandees of Spain.The current Duke of Seville is Don Francisco de Borbón y Escasany.-List of holders:-Source:...
since the ends of 1968.
- José María de Borbón y de la Torre (16 December 1883 – 28 October 1962), married in 1909 to Maria Luisa Rich y Carbajo, who was murdered by her husband in 1926. The case was silenced by the will of his cousin Alfonso XIII. They had issue.
- María de los Dolores de Borbón y de la Torre (25 May 1887 – 28 January 1985), died unmarried.
After the death of María Luisa in 1887, Francisco de Paula married secondly on 15 February 1890 in Madrid to Felisa de León y Navarro de Balboa from a noble family and also a native of Cuba. They had three children.
- Enrique María de Borbón y de León (6 July 1891 – 29 October 1936), Marquis de Balboa, married in 1917 to Isabel de Esteban y Iranzo, Countess de Estaban, had issue. Killed during the Spanish Civil War.
- Alfonso María de Borbón y León (24 October 1893 – 20 October 1936), Marquis de Squilache, married in 1925 to María Luisa de Caralt y Mas, had issue. Killed during the Spanish Civil War.
- María de las Nieves Blanca de Borbón y León (26 August 1898 – 4 June 1989), married in 1929 to Luis de Figueroa y Alonso-Martinez, 2nd Count de Romanones, had issue.
Later years : the consequences of the Spanish Civil War
After the proclamation of the Second Spanish RepublicSecond Spanish Republic
The Second Spanish Republic was the government of Spain between April 14 1931, and its destruction by a military rebellion, led by General Francisco Franco....
, Francisco de Paula de Borbón y Castellví was able to stay in Spain, and continued to reside in Madrid. However, after the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, he had to seek asylum at the Embassy of Chile in Madrid. Several of his descendants ran worse luck, and his children Elena, Enrique, Alfonso and grandchildren María Luisa González-Conde y de Borbon, José Luis de Borbon y Rich and Jaime de Borbón y Esteban were shot by the Spanish Republican Army.
Titles and styles
- 29 March 185328 March 1942: Don Francisco de Paula de Borbón y Castellví