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Francis of Spain

Francisco de Asís of Spain
Duke of Cádiz
Francis King consort of Spain.jpg
Photograph by Herbert, c 1860
King consort of Spain
Tenure 10 October 1846 – 30 September 1868
Born (1822-05-13)13 May 1822
Aranjuez, Spain
Died 17 April 1902(1902-04-17) (aged 79)
Épinay-sur-Seine, France
Burial El Escorial
Spouse Isabella II of Spain
Issue
Full name
Francisco de Asís María Fernando de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias
House Bourbon
Father Francisco de Paula of Spain
Mother Luisa Carlotta of the Two Sicilies
Religion Roman Catholicism
Full name
Francisco de Asís María Fernando de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias

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

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.

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.


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