Infante Enrique, Duke of Seville

Infante Enrique, 1st Duke of Seville (Spanish: Infante Enrique María Fernando Carlos Francisco Luis de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias, Duque de Sevilla; 17 April 1823 – 12 March 1870), was an Infante of Spain and a member of the Spanish branch of the House of Bourbon. He was the grandson of Charles IV of Spain and became the first Duke of Seville in 1823. He was known for his progressive, even revolutionary, ideas during the reign of his double first cousin and sister-in-law, Isabella II of Spain.

Early life

Infante Enrique was born at Seville, Spain, the fourth child and second son of Infante Francisco de Paula of Spain (1794–1865; son of Charles IV of Spain and Princess Maria Luisa of Parma) and his wife, Princess Luisa Carlotta of Naples and Sicily (1804–1844), who was the daughter of Francis I of the Two Sicilies and Infanta María Isabella of Spain.

Born in the Andalusian city of Seville, his uncle King Ferdinand VII granted him the title of Duke of Seville in 1823. Ferdinand VII had conferred the title of Duke of Cádiz on Infante Francisco de Paula's first son Francisco de Asís in 1820 and then, after the child's death the following year, on Infante Francisco de Paula's next son, Francis. Enrique was baptized with the name Enrique María Fernando Carlos Francisco Luís and his godparents were his maternal aunt, Princess Marie Caroline, Duchess of Berry, and her son, the Duke of Bordeaux, for whom he was named.

In 1833, the death of his uncle, King Ferdinand VII, divided the court between supporters of Queen Isabella II, and their mutual uncle, Don Carlos. Enrique's aunt, Queen Maria Christina, the widow of Ferdinand VII, served as regent of Spain from 1833 to 1840.

The second marriage of Maria Christina with Agustín Fernando Muñoz y Sánchez in 1833 caused a disagreement between her and her sister, Infanta Luisa Carlotta, resulting in the banishment of Luisa Carlota and her family to Paris, where the queen consort was her aunt.

Enrique and his brothers were educated in the French capital. At the Lycée he met his cousin, Antoine, Duke of Montpensier, with whom he later developed an intense rivalry that would eventually end in tragedy. Enrique spent time in Belgium, where his cousin, Louise, was queen. There he learned of the expulsion from Spain in 1840 of Maria Christina and her husband.

Finally able to return to Spain, Enrique soon began his military career in Ferrol, Galicia, where he was praised for his excellent conduct. In 1843 he was promoted to lieutenant, and was commander of the ship Manzanares. By 1845 he was captain of a frigate.

Although a possible marriage between Enrique and Isabella II was considered, she married Enrique's brother, Francis, Duke of Cádiz, who was Enrique's elder, but whose effeminacy had been construed as rendering him an unlikely father and therefore a less suitable marital candidate. At the same time the queen's younger sister, Infanta Luisa, was married to the Duke of Montpensier at the instigation of France.

Openly offended at these setbacks, and accused of taking part in a revolt against the monarchy in Galicia, Enrique was expelled from Spain in March 1846, shortly before the wedding of his brother and the Queen. Don Enrique took refuge in Belgium, where his sister Isabel Fernandina was staying. At that time he was considered a candidate for the throne of Mexico, although there is little evidence that Enrique pursued that prospect with enthusiasm.

Marriage and family

Shortly thereafter, Enrique was allowed to return to Spain, where he met Elena María de Castellvi y Shelly (1821–1863), daughter of Antonio de Padua de Castellvi y Fernández de Córdoba, Count of Castellá and his wife Margarita Shelly. The Queen did not support the misalliance, so the couple eloped to Rome on 6 May 1847. Upon their return to Spain, the couple was banished to Bayonne, later settling in Toulouse.

They had four sons and one daughter:

Enrique de Borbón y Castellví, 2nd Duke of Seville (3 October 1848 – 12 July 1894) who, in 1870 married Joséphine Parade, and had issue.
Luis de Borbón y Castellví (7 November 1851 – 25 February 1854).
Francisco de Paula de Borbón y Castellví (29 March 1853 – 28 March 1942) who, in 1877 married Maria Luisa de La Torre y Bassave, and had issue. He married secondly in 1890 Felisa de León y Navarro de Balboa, and had further issue.
Alberto de Borbón y Castellví (22 February 1854 – 21 January 1939), 1st Duke of Santa Elena who, in 1878 married Marguerite d'Ast de Novelé, and had issue.
María del Olvido de Borbón y Castellví (28 November 1863 – 14 April 1907) who, in 1888 married Cárlos Fernández-Maquieira y Oyanguren, and had issue.

Return to Spain

While in France, Enrique several times proclaimed himself a revolutionary, and was asked to join the International Workingmen's Association. He publicly became a freemason, and attained the 33rd rank in the Masonic Scottish Rite.

On 13 May 1848 he was stripped of his royal rank and titles (his children, being born of a morganatic marriage were untitled). In 1849 he asked the Queen's forgiveness in order to return from exile. The family settled in Valladolid in 1851, but were soon forced to return to France. Later in 1854 he returned to Spain, residing in Valencia, where his fourth son, Alberto, was born and where his second son, Luis, died shortly after Alberto's birth. Enrique's ducal title was restored, but not the title of Infante.

Exile to France

Soon after the Duke of Seville again expressed leftist ideas in 1860, he again went in exile to France. There he obtained the rank of Captain General of the army, and three years later he was promoted to Lieutenant General. In 1863 his wife died after giving birth to their fifth child, and was buried in the convent of Descalzas Reales, rather than in the Spanish royal tombs at the El Escorial, reserved for queens and infantas of Spain.

Death

Engraving of the duel

Between 1869 and 1870, Enrique published several pamphlets and articles hostile to his cousin, Antoine, Duke of Montpensier. He challenged Montpensier to a duel, which took place near La Fortuna in Leganés, Madrid, on 12 March 1870. Enrique was shot and killed, removing him as a public critic of the duke's alleged aspirations on the Spanish throne.

Enrique's eldest son refused to accept the 30,000 pesetas that the Duke of Montpensier offered as compensation. Enrique, who was no longer an Infante of Spain, could not be buried in El Escorial, but was buried in the cemetery of San Isidro, in Madrid.

Enrique's children were adopted by his brother, Francis.^[1]

Titles and styles

17 April 1823 – 13 May 1848: His Royal Highness Infante Enrique of Spain, Duke of Seville
13 May 1848 – 12 March 1870: Don Enrique de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias, Duque de Sevilla

Honours

Foreign

Knight of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta

Arms

Heraldry of Enrique, Duke of Seville



Coat of arms of Enrique as Infante of Spain and Duke of Seville (Until 1848)	Coat of arms of Enrique as Duke of Seville (1848-1870)

Ancestry

Ancestors of Infante Enrique, Duke of Seville

16. Philip V of Spain

8. Charles III of Spain

17. Elisabeth Farnese

4. Charles IV of Spain

18. Augustus III of Poland

9. Princess Maria Amalia of Saxony

19. Archduchess Maria Josepha of Austria

2. Infante Francisco de Paula of Spain

20. Philip V of Spain (= 16)

10. Philip, Duke of Parma

21. Elisabeth Farnese (= 17)

5. Princess Maria Luisa of Parma

22. Louis XV of France

11. Princess Louise-Élisabeth of France

23. Maria Leszczyńska

1. Infante Enrique, Duke of Seville

24. Charles III of Spain (= 8)

12. Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies

25. Princess Maria Amalia of Saxony (= 9)

6. Francis I of the Two Sicilies

26. Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
Francis III Stephen, Duke of Lorraine

13. Archduchess Maria Carolina of Austria

27. Maria Theresa of Austria
Queen of Hungary & Bohemia

3. Princess Luisa Carlotta of Naples and Sicily

28. Charles III of Spain (= 8)

14. Charles IV of Spain (= 4)

29. Princess Maria Amalia of Saxony (= 9)

7. Infanta María Isabella of Spain

30. Philip, Duke of Parma (= 10)

15. Princess Maria Luisa of Parma (= 5)

31. Princess Louise-Élisabeth of France (= 11)

Notes and sources

↑ Fuente: La Ilustración Española y Americana 25.3.1870 pag.94 - Don Enrique de Borbón

Genealogics - Leo van de Pas - Infant Enrique of Spain, Duque of Sevilla
thePeerage.com - Enrique Maria Fernando de Borbón, Duque de Sevilla
Mateos Sáinz de Medrano, Ricardo. The Unknown Infant of Spain. Thassalia, 1996.
Mateos Sáinz de Medrano, Ricardo. Nobleza Obliga. La Esfera de Los Libros, 2006. ISBN 84-9734-467-7.

Spanish nobility
Infante Enrique, Duke of Seville House of Bourbon Cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty Born: 17 April 1823 Died: 12 March 1870
New title	Duke of Seville 1823–1870	Succeeded by Enrique de Borbón y Castellvi

Infantes of Spain

The generations indicate descent from Carlos I, under whom the crowns of Castile and Aragon were united, forming the Kingdom of Spain. Previously, the title Infante had been largely used in the different realms.

1st generation	Felipe II Infante Fernando Infante Juan Infante João

2nd generation	Carlos, Prince of Asturias Fernando, Prince of Asturias Infante Carlos Lorenzo Diego, Prince of Asturias Felipe III

3rd generation	Felipe IV Infante Carlos Infante Fernando Infante Alfonso Mauricio

4th generation	Baltasar Carlos, Prince of Asturias Felipe Próspero, Prince of Asturias Infante Fernando Tomás Carlos II

5th generation	None

6th generation	None

7th generation	Luis I Infante Felipe Infante Felipe Pedro Fernando VI Carlos III Felipe, Duke of Parma Infante Luis, Count of Chinchón

8th generation	Infante Felipe, Duke of Calabria Carlos IV Fernando I of the Two Sicilies Infante Gabriel Infante Antonio Pascual Infante Francisco Javier Fernando, Duke of Parma ¹

9th generation	Infante Carlos Clemente Infante Carlos Domingo Infante Carlos Francisco de Paula Infante Felipe Francisco de Paula Fernando VII Infante Carlos, Count of Molina Infante Felipe María Infante Francisco de Paula Infante Pedro Carlos, Infante of Portugal ¹ Infante Carlos¹ Luis I of Etruria ²

10th generation	Infante Antonio, Duke of Montpensier ² Infante Carlos, Count of Montemolin ¹ Infante Juan, Count of Montizón ¹ Infante Fernando¹ Infante Francisco de Asís, Duke of Cádiz¹ Francisco de Asís, King consort of Spain ¹ Infante Enrique, Duke of Seville ¹ Infante Eduardo Felipe ¹ Infante Fernando María¹ Infante Sebastián, Infante of Portugal ¹ Carlos II, Duke of Parma ¹

11th generation	Infante Fernando Infante Francisco de Asís Alfonso XII Infante Francisco de Asís Infante Gaetan, Count of Girgenti ² Infante Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria ² Infante Fernando of Orléans ¹ Infante Felipe of Orleans¹ Infante Antonio, Duke of Galliera ¹ Infante Luis of Orleans¹ Carlos III, Duke of Parma ¹

12th generation	Infante Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies ² Infante Ferdinand of Bavaria ² Infante Alfonso, Duke of Galliera ¹ Infante Luis Fernando of Orléans ¹ Roberto I, Duke of Parma ¹

13th generation	Alfonso, Prince of Asturias Infante Jaime, Duke of Segovia Infante Fernando Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona Infante Gonzalo Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria ¹ Infante Fernando of Bourbon-Two Sicilies¹ Infante Luis Alfonso of Bavaria ¹ Infante José Eugenio of Bavaria ¹ Infante Alvaro, Duke of Galliera ¹ Infante Afonso of Orléans ¹ Infante Ataúlfo of Orléans ¹

14th generation	Juan Carlos I Infante Alfonso Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria ¹

15th generation	Felipe VI

16th generation	None

¹ title granted by Royal Decree ² consort to an Infanta naturalized as a Spanish Infante

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