Infante Luis, Count of Chinchón
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| Infante Luis of Spain | ||
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| Count of Chinchón Infante of Spain Cardinal of the Catholic Church | ||
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| Don Luis as Primate of Spain in 1737 by Louis Michel van Loo. | ||
| Reign | May 28 1761 – August 7 1785 | |
| Born | 25 July 1727 Royal Alcázar, Madrid, Spain | |
| Died | 7 August 1785 (aged 58) Palacio de la Mosquera, Arenas de San Pedro, Ávila | |
| Spouse | María Teresa de Vallabriga | |
| Issue | Luis María, 14th Count of Chinchón María Teresa, 15th Countess of Chinchón María Luisa, Duchess of San Fernando de Quiroga | |
| Full name | ||
| Luis Antonio Jaime de Borbón y Farnesio | ||
| Father | Philip V of Spain | |
| Mother | Elisabeth Farnese | |
| Burial | El Escorial | |
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Infante Luis o Spain, Count of Chinchón (Luis Antonio Jaime; 25 July 1727 - 7 August 1785) was the youngest son o King Philip V of Spain and his second consort Elisabeth Farnese. He is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the youngest-ever cardinal and he was named in honour of King Louis XV of France.
Marriage[edit]
In exile, in 1776, Luis contracted a morganatic marriage with María Teresa de Vallabriga, an aristocrat from Aragon. The couple had 3 children, though they had no claim to the throne as their parents unequal marriage was considered null by the king, his brother.
Issue[edit]
- Luis María de Borbón y Vallabriga, 14th Count of Chinchón (22 May 1777 – 19 March 1823) later a cardinal and Regent of Spain but never married and had no issue.
- María Teresa de Borbón y Vallabriga, 15th Countess of Chinchón 6 March 1779 – 23 November 1828) married Manuel Godoy, Prince of the Peace but had issue.
- María Luisa de Borbón y Vallabriga (21 March 1780 – 1 December 1846) married Joaquín José Melgarejo y Saurín, 1st Duke of San Fernando de Quiroga but had no issue.
Arms[edit]
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Arms of the Infante Luis of Spain, as Cardinal and Archbishop of Toledo -
Coat of Arms of the Infante Luis after he abandoned the ecclesiastical life
Honours[edit]
- Knight of the Order of the Holy Spirit (France)
- Knight of the Order of Saint Michel (France)
- Knight of the Order of Saint Januarius (Naples)
- Knight of the Order of Alcántara (Spain)
- Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece (Spain)
- Knight of the Order of Calatrava (Spain)