Carlos Luis de Borbón facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Carlos Luis de Borbón |
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| Count of Montemolín | |||||
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| Carlist pretender to the Spanish throne as Carlos VI | |||||
| Pretendence | 18 May 1845 – 13 January 1861 | ||||
| Predecessor | Carlos V | ||||
| Successor | Juan III | ||||
| Born | 31 January 1818 Madrid, Spain |
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| Died | 13 January 1861 (aged 42) Trieste, Austrian Empire |
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| Burial | Cathedral of St. Just, Trieste | ||||
| Spouse | Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies | ||||
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| House | House of Bourbon-Anjou | ||||
| Father | Infante Carlos María Isidro of Spain | ||||
| Mother | Infanta Maria Francisca of Portugal | ||||
Carlos Luis María de Borbón (born January 31, 1818 – died January 13, 1861) was a Spanish prince. He was a claimant to the throne of Spain for a group called the Carlists. They called him Carlos VI. He used the title Count of Montemolín. He became the Carlist claimant after his father gave up his claim in 1845.
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Early Life and Family
Carlos Luis was born in Madrid, Spain, at the Royal Palace of Madrid. His parents were Infante Carlos María Isidro of Spain and Infanta Maria Francisca of Portugal. His godparents were his uncle, Ferdinand VII of Spain, and his aunt, Maria Isabel of Braganza.
Carlos Luis spent his younger years living outside of Spain. He lived in Portugal and Great Britain. During the First Carlist War, he joined his father on the northern battlefront. After the war ended, they both moved to France.
Claim to the Throne
On May 18, 1845, Carlos Luis's father gave up his right to the Spanish throne. This made Carlos Luis the new Carlist claimant. People tried to arrange a marriage between Carlos Luis and his cousin, Isabella II of Spain. The idea was that this marriage would end the Carlist conflict.
However, Carlos Luis wanted to be recognized as the full king, not just a king consort. A king consort is the husband of a queen who rules. In October 1846, Isabella married another cousin, Francisco de Asís, Duke of Cádiz, instead.
The Second Carlist War
In December 1846, Carlos Luis announced that he wanted to fight for the throne. He moved to London. Soon after, the Second Carlist War (1847–1849) began. In April 1847, he tried to enter Spain but was stopped at the French border. He had to return to London.
At one point, the United States government offered to help Carlos Luis financially. This help was for him to become king again. But there was a condition: he had to give the island of Cuba to the United States. Carlos Luis refused this offer. He said he would rather live in exile forever than harm the unity of Spain.
Marriage and Later Attempts
On July 10, 1850, Carlos Luis married his cousin, Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. She was the daughter of Francis I of the Two Sicilies. Carlos Luis and Maria Carolina did not have any children.
In 1855, Carlos Luis tried to make peace with his cousin Francisco de Asís. This was an attempt to unite the two branches of the Bourbon family. However, this effort failed. In May of that year, a small Carlist uprising happened in Spain.
Final Uprising and Death
In March 1860, Carlos Luis went to the Balearic Islands. He planned to lead another uprising there. He had the support of Jaime Ortega y Olleta, the captain general of the islands. On April 1, Carlos Luis and about 4,000 men landed on the coast of Catalonia.
They marched to Amposta to spend the night. But as they continued, the soldiers began to revolt. They did not trust their commanders. Carlos Luis and the other leaders had to run away to Ulldecona. On April 21, the army of Isabella II arrested Carlos Luis and his brother Fernando. They were taken to Tortosa. There, Carlos and Fernando were forced to sign papers giving up their claims to the throne.
Carlos Luis and Fernando were later released by Isabella's government. They went to Trieste. On June 15, they announced that the papers they signed were not valid because they were forced. Despite this, Carlos Luis's other brother, Juan, accepted the renunciations as valid. Juan then declared himself the Carlist claimant to the throne.
In January 1861, within a short time, Carlos Luis, his wife Carolina, and his brother Fernando all died. They likely died from a disease called typhus. All three are buried in the Cathedral of St. Just in Trieste. After Carlos Luis's death, his brother Juan became the clear Carlist claimant to the Spanish throne.
See also
In Spanish: Carlos Luis de Borbón y Braganza para niños
