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Francisco de Asís, Duke of Cádiz

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This article is about consort of Isabella II of Spain. For his father, see Infante Francisco de Paula of Spain.
Francisco de Asís
Duke of Cádiz
Photograph by Herbert, c 1860
King consort of Spain
Tenure10 October 1846 – 30 September 1868
Born(1822-05-13)13 May 1822
Royal Palace of Aranjuez, Aranjuez, Spain
Died17 April 1902(1902-04-17) (aged 79)
Épinay-sur-Seine, Paris, France
Burial
El Escorial
SpouseIsabella II of Spain
Issue
Names
Francisco de Asís María Fernando de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias
HouseBourbon
FatherFrancisco de Paula of Spain
MotherLuisa Carlotta of the Two Sicilies
ReligionRoman Catholicism
Coat of arms of King Francis of Spain

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:

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]

Titles and styles

  • 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

Family of Francisco de Asís, Duke of Cádiz
16. Philip V of Spain
8. Charles III of Spain
17. Elisabeth Farnese
4. Charles IV of Spain
18. Augustus III of Poland
9. Maria Amalia of Saxony
19. Maria Josepha of Austria
2. Francisco de Paula of Spain
20. Philip V of Spain (= 16)
10. Philip, Duke of Parma
21. Elisabeth Farnese (= 17)
5. Maria Luisa of Parma
22. Louis XV of France
11. Louise Élisabeth of France
23. Marie Leszczyńska
1. Francisco de Asís of Spain
24. Charles III of Spain (= 8)
12. Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
25. Maria Amalia of Saxony (= 9)
6. Francis I of the Two Sicilies
26. Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
13. Maria Carolina of Austria
27. Maria Theresa of Austria
3. Luisa Carlotta of the Two Sicilies
28. Charles III of Spain (= 8, 24)
14. Charles IV of Spain (= 4)
29. Maria Amalia of Saxony (= 9, 25)
7. Maria Isabella of Spain
30. Philip, Duke of Parma (= 10)
15. Maria Luisa of Parma (= 5)
31. Louise Élisabeth of France (= 11)

References

  1. ^ "Don Francisco d'Assisi", The Times (18 April 1902): 9.
  2. ^ Journal de Monaco

Bibliography

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

Francisco de Asís, Duke of Cádiz
Cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty
Born: 13 May 1822 Died: 17 April 1902
Spanish royalty
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
Title next held by
Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo
as queen consort
Titles in pretence
Loss of title
 — TITULAR —
King consort of Spain
30 September 1868 – 25 June 1870 		Vacant
Title next held by
Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg
as queen consort
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