Francisco de Borbón y Borbón


Francisco Enrique de Borbón y Borbón, Grandee of Spain, was a Spanish aristocrat and a distant relative of the Spanish royal family. He had a brilliant and outstanding military career as a Lieutenant General and commander of the cavalry in the Spanish Army.

Biography

He was born in Santander as the youngest child and second son of Francisco de Borbón y de la Torre and his wife, Enriqueta de Borbón y Parade, 4th Duchess of Seville. He 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. He renounced his rights to succeed to his mother's ducal title in 1968, in favour of his eldest son.

Marriages and issue

He was married on 4 October 1942 at Madrid to Enriqueta Escasany y Miguel, daughter of Ignacio Escasany y Ancell and Enriqueta de Miguel, Marquesa de la Pobla de Claramunt. The couple had two sons:
Francisco married for the second time on 15 March 1967 at Madrid to María Josefa García de Lóbez y Salvador, daughter of Nicolas García and Dolores Salvador. They had one son:

Order of Saint Lazarus

During his tenure, the order suffered a schism which led to the development of two obediences, termed the Malta Obedience and the Paris Obedience. 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

Francisco's patriline is the line from which he is descended from father to son.
Patrilineal descent is the principle behind membership in royal houses, as it can be traced back through the generations, which means that Francisco is a member of the House of Bourbon.
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  4. Robert I of France, 866–923
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  30. Infante Francisco de Paula of Spain, 1794–1865
  31. Infante Enrique, Duke of Seville, 1823–1870
  32. Francisco de Paula de Borbón y Castellví, 1853–1942
  33. Francisco de Borbón y de la Torre, 1882–1952
  34. Francisco Enrique de Borbón y Borbón, 1912–1995