Juan, Count of Montizón
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Carlist pretender to the Spanish throne as Juan III |
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| Pretendence | 13 January 1861 – 3 October 1868 |
| Predecessor | Carlos VI |
| Successor | Carlos VII |
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Legitimist pretender to the French throne as Jean III |
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| Pretendence | 24 August 1883 – 21 November 1887 |
| Predecessor | Henry V |
| Successor | Charles XI |
| Born | 15 May 1822 |
| Died | 18 November 1887 (aged 65) |
| Spouse | Maria Beatrix of Austria-Este |
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Carlos, Duke of Madrid Alfonso Carlos, Duke of San Jaime |
| Father | Infante Carlos, Count of Molina |
| Mother | Infanta Maria Francisca of Portugal |
Don Juan Carlos María Isidro de Borbón, Count of Montizón (French: Jean Charles Marie Isidore de Bourbon, comte de Montizón) (May 15, 1822 – November 18, 1887) was the Carlist claimant to the throne of Spain from 1860 to 1868, and the Legitimist claimant to the throne of France from 1883 to 1887.
Juan was born at the Palacio Real de Aranjuez in the province of Madrid, the younger son of the Infante Carlos of Spain, brother of King Ferdinand VII, and his first wife, Infanta Maria Francisca of Portugal. He was raised in an atmosphere imbued with traditional values of loyalty to the monarchy and the Church.
In March 1833 Juan moved with his family to Portugal. The following September Juan's uncle Ferdinand VII died, and Juan's father Carlos claimed the throne of Spain as King Carlos V. Carlos opposed the succession of his infant niece Queen Isabella II whose mother the Queen Regent Maria Christina managed to take control on behalf of her daughter. In June 1834 Juan moved with his family to England, where they lived at Gloucester Lodge, Old Brompton Road, and later at Alverstoke Old Rectory, Hampshire. He remained in England throughout the First Carlist War, playing no part in it on account of his youth.
On January 15, 1837 the Cortes which was controlled by the Isabellists passed a law, ratified by the Queen Regent Maria Christina, which excluded Juan, his father, and brothers from the Spanish succession. By the same law the title of Infante of Spain was removed from Juan and his family. From the perspective of the Carlists this law was invalid.
On February 6, 1847, Juan married the Archduchess Maria Beatrix of Austria-Este, daughter of Duke Francis IV of Modena and Princess Maria Beatrice of Savoy. The couple had two sons:
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