Francisco de Borbón y Borbón

Francisco de Borbón y Borbón
Born (1912-11-16)16 November 1912
Santander, Spain
Died 18 November 1995(1995-11-18) (aged 83)
Madrid, Spain
Spouse Enriqueta Escasany y Miguel
Maria de Lobez y Salvador
Issue Francisco de Borbón y Escasany
Alfonso Carlos de Borbón y Escasany
Enrique de Borbón y de Lobez
House House of Bourbon
Father Francisco de Borbón y de la Torre
Mother Enriqueta de Borbón y Parade
Religion Roman Catholicism

Francisco Enrique de Borbón y Borbón, Grandee of Spain (16 November 1912 - 18 November 1995), was a Spanish aristocrat and a distant relative of the Spanish Royal Family.[1] He had a brilliant and outstanding military career as a Lieutenant General and commander of the cavalry in the Spanish army.

Biography

Francisco was born in Santander and was the eldest child of Francisco de Borbón y de la Torre (1882–1953) and Enriqueta de Borbón y Parade, 4th Duchess of Seville. He was descended from a morganatic line of the Spanish branch of the House of Bourbon and was a relative of King Juan Carlos I of Spain.

Marriages and issue

Francisco was married in 1942 to Enriqueta Escasany y Miguel (1925–1962). The couple had two sons:

Francisco married for the second time in 1967 to Maria de Lopez y Salvador. They had one son.

Distinctions

Order of Saint Lazarus (statuted 1910)

During his tenure, the order suffered a schism which led to the development of two obediences, termed the Malta and Paris Obediences. He continued to lead the Malta Obedience until his death in 1995. Under his leadership a 1986 attempt to reunite the two obediences proved unsuccessful; they were subsequently reunited in 2008, after his death.

Patrilineal descent

References

  1. Enache, Nicolas. La Descendance de Marie-Therese de Habsburg. ICC, Paris, 1996. pp. 550-554. (French). ISBN 2-908003-04-X


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