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Infante Luis Antonio Jaime of Spain, the Cardinal-Infante (Madrid
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, July 25, 1727 – Vila de Arenas de San Pedro
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, Ávila
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, August 7, 1785), Infante
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 of Spain, Cardinal
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 Deacon
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 of the Title of the church
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 of Santa Maria della Scala
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 in Rome
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, Archbishop of Toledo and Primate
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 of Spain
Spain

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 and 13th Conde de Chinchón
Chinchón

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 Grandee of Spain First Class with a Coat of Arms
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 of de Bourbon. Luis was a son of Philip V, King of Spain
Philip V of Spain

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 and his second wife, Elisabeth of Parma
Elisabeth of Parma

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  .



Life
Early Years
Don Luis Antonio Jaime de Borbón y Farnesio, de Baviera y d'Este was born the youngest son of King Philip V, King of Spain, and his second wife, Elizabeth Farnese.






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Infante Luis Antonio Jaime of Spain, the Cardinal-Infante (Madrid
Madrid

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, July 25, 1727 – Vila de Arenas de San Pedro
Arenas de San Pedro

Arenas de San Pedro is a municipality located in the ?vila , Castile and Le?n, Spain. According to the 2006 census , the municipality has a population of 6,682 inhabitants....
, Ávila
Ávila

This article is about the Spanish city. For other uses, see Avila?vila de los Caballeros is the capital of the ?vila , now part of the autonomous community of Castile-Leon, Spain ....
, August 7, 1785), Infante
Infante

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 of Spain, Cardinal
Cardinal (Catholicism)

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 Deacon
Deacon

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 of the Title of the church
Churches of Rome

There are more than 900 Churches in Rome. Most, but not all, of these are Roman Catholic, with some notable Roman Catholic Marian churches....
 of Santa Maria della Scala
Santa Maria della Scala

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 in Rome
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, Archbishop of Toledo and Primate
Primate (religion)

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 of Spain
Spain

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 and 13th Conde de Chinchón
Chinchón

Chinch?n is a Spanish town 50 km southeast of Madrid. It is part of the Comarca de Las Vegas.The Plaza Major is roughly circular, surrounded by XV-XVII century galleried houses and caf?s and is used as a temporary bullring....
 Grandee of Spain First Class with a Coat of Arms
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 of de Bourbon. Luis was a son of Philip V, King of Spain
Philip V of Spain

Philip V of Spain , born Philippe de France, fils de France and Counts and Dukes of Anjou, was king of Spain from 1700 to 1724 and 1724 to 1746, the first of the House of Bourbon dynasty in Spain....
 and his second wife, Elisabeth of Parma
Elisabeth of Parma

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  .

  • He is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the youngest-ever cardinal.


Life


Early Years


Don Luis Antonio Jaime de Borbón y Farnesio, de Baviera y d'Este was born the youngest son of King Philip V, King of Spain, and his second wife, Elizabeth Farnese. While barely eight years of age, Luis was created 699th Knight
Knight

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 of the Order of the Golden Fleece
Order of the Golden Fleece

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 in 1735 and ordered Archbishop of Toledo and Primate of Spain on September 9, 1735, and subsequently named and sacred Cardinal Deacon of the Title of the church of Santa Maria della Scala in Rome on December 19.On December 18, 1754 he abandoned, for lack of vocation, the ecclesiastical life, renounced his ecclesiastical titles and dignities and later assumed the title of 13th Conde de Chinchón Grandee of Spain First Class with a Coat of Arms of de Bourbon in 1754 by cedance of his brother Infante Felipe
Philip, Duke of Parma

Philip of Bourbon, Duke of Parma was List of Dukes of Parma from 1748 to 1765.He was the fourth child and third son of Philip V of Spain of Spain and his wife, Elizabeth Farnese....
.

After the death of his older half brother, King Ferdinand VI of Spain
Ferdinand VI of Spain

Ferdinand VI, , list of Spanish monarchs from 1746 until his death, fourth son of Philip V of Spain, founder of the Spanish House of Bourbon dynasty , by his first marriage with Maria Louisa of Savoy, was born at Madrid on September 23 1713....
 in 1759, Luis had the opportunity to become King of Spain (Ferdinand VI passed away without issue). Luis tried to have his right to the throne recognized, claiming that he alone was born in Spain, and the only son of King Philip V still residing in Spain (his oldest surviving brother Charles
Charles III of Spain

Charles III was list of Spanish monarchs 1759?88 , King of Kingdom of Naples and Kingdom of Sicily 1735?59 , and Duchy of Parma 1732?35 . He was a proponent of enlightened absolutism....
 was the King of Naples and Sicily, while his next older brother Infante Philip
Philip, Duke of Parma

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 was the duke of Parma). However valid his claim, Luis lost the succession to his oldest brother Charles, while Charles' third son became Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies

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.

The Infante Luis was a fan of the arts
ARts

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 and culture
Culture

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, and a fan of musician
Musician

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 Luigi Boccherini
Luigi Boccherini

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, architect
Architect

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 Fortune Rodríguez and painter
Painting

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s Francisco de Goya, Luis Paret and Fortress, and Chat Joseph Flipart.

Marriage


The King Charles III, fearful of his brother, exiled Luis far away to the Cut of Madrid. On June 27 (some say January 28), 1776 at Olias del Rey
Olías del Rey

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 Luis contracted a Morganatic marriage with an Aragon
Aragon

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ese aristocrat, dona María Teresa de Vallabriga y Rozas, Español y Drummond (September 5, 1758 – Zaragoza
Zaragoza

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, February 16, 1820), 99th Noble Dame
Dame

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 of the Royal Order of Queen María Luisa on December 7, 1800, 13th Condesa de Chinchón Grandee of Spain 1st Class, daughter of don José Ignacio de Vallabriga y Español, ... y ..., ?th Conde de Torrescasas, of the House of the Condes de Torres Levas, and wife dona Josefa de Rozas y Drummond
Clan Drummond

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, ... y .... This was much to the liking of Charles, because Luis now could not have children with a better claim to the throne.

Children


Since Luis' children had been born of a morganatic marriage, they could not receive royal titles, and thus the descendants of Charles were the legitimate Spanish heirs (even though the children of Charles had been born in Naples). The couple had four children:
  • Luis María, Don Unnamed de Borbón y Vallabriga, Farnesio y Rozas (Cadahalso, 1778 – Cadahalso, 1778);
  • a stillborn
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    ;
  • María Teresa Carolina
    María Teresa de Borbón y Vallabriga, 15th Countess of Chinchón

    Dona Mar?a Teresa Carolina de Borb?n y Vallabriga, Farnesio y Rozas , daughter of Luis de Borb?n y Farnesio, 13th Count of Chinch?n and wife Mar?a Teresa de Vallabriga y Rozas, Espa?ol y Drummond, was the 1st Marquesa de Boadilla del Monte , 96th Noble Dame of the Royal Order of Queen Mar?a Luisa on October 10, 1800, Heir to her brothe...
    ;
  • Dona María Luisa de Borbón y Vallabriga, Farnesio y Rozas (Toledo
    Toledo, Spain

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    , March 21, 1780 – Paris
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    , December 1, 1846), 98th Noble Dame
    Dame

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     of the Royal Order of Queen María Luisa on October 10, 1800, married in 1817 Don Joaquín José de Melgarejo y Saurín, de Rojas y Ruíz-Dávalos (Cox
    Cox, Alicante

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    , Alicante
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    , January 23, 1780 – Madrid
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    , April 9, 1835), 3rd Marqués de Melgarejo and 1st Duque de San Fernando de Quiroga Grandee of Spain First Class with a Coat of Arms
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     of de Melgarejo, 39th Minister
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     of External Affairs
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     of Spain
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     (September 12, 1819-March 18, 1820), without issue.


It should be noted that Charles had a great deal of appreciation and devotion to his younger brother, and even during his exile, Luis was treated quite well by the Spanish court. Luis loved his brother equally as much, which is why Luis later accepted Charles as King and accepted his exile. Despite this, Luis remained bitter and saddened by the fact that he lost the opportunity to be King. Luis died disgraced and in exile
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 in 1785.



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