The Most Excellent The Duke of Seville |
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Born |
Toulouse, France |
3 November 1848
Died | 12 July 1894 Red Sea |
(aged 45)
Title | Duke of Seville |
Tenure | 1870–1894 |
Predecessor | Infante Enrique of Spain |
Successor | María Luisa de Borbón y Parade |
Spouse(s) | Josephine Parade |
Parents |
Infante Enrique, Duke of Seville Elena María de Castellvi y Shelly |
Enrique de Borbón y Castellví, 2nd Duke of Seville (Spanish: Don Enrique Pio Maria Francisco de Paula Luis Antonio de Borbón y Castellví, Duque de Sevilla; 3 October 1848 – 12 July 1894), was a Spanish aristocrat who became the second Duke of Seville. He was the eldest son of the controversial Infante Enrique, Duke of Seville, grandson of Charles IV of Spain and younger brother of Francis, Duke of Cádiz, King consort of Isabella II of Spain. Despite his family ties, Enrique was never entitled Infante of Spain, due to the unequal marriage of his parents, which did not receive approval from Queen Isabella II.
Enrique was born at Toulouse, France, the first child of Infante Enrique, Duke of Seville (1823–1870), (son of Infante Francisco de Paula of Spain and Princess Luisa Carlotta of Naples and Sicily) and his wife, Elena María de Castellvi y Shelly (1821–1863), (daughter of Antonio de Padua de Castellvi y Fernández de Córdoba, Count of Castellá and Margarita Shelly). His mother was of Valencian and Irish ancestry. His parents' marriage was not approved by Queen Isabella II and they were married in secret in Rome. Once returned to Spain, the couple were exiled to Bayonne, and later they settled in Toulouse. He had four brothers and one sister.