Antoine, Duke of Montpensier

Antoine -Marie -Philippe Louis d' Orléans, duc de Montpensier ( born July 31, 1824 in Neuilly -sur -Seine, † February 4, 1890 in Sanlúcar de Barrameda ) was a French officer and Spanish pretender to the throne.

Origin

The Duke of Montpensier was the fifth son of the Duke of Orléans and later bourgeois king Louis -Philippe (1773-1850) and Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily ( 1782-1866 ). He entered 1842 in the 3rd Artillery Regiment, took part in 1844-45 several campaigns in Algeria and was on October 10, 1846 married the Spanish Infanta Maria Luisa Ferdinanda ( 1832-1897 ), whereby the House of Orléans for the prospects of childlessness to have the marriage of Queen Isabella II secured the throne of Spain believed.

Later life

After the February Revolution of 1848 he went to England, then to Spain, where he resided in Seville and was appointed captain-general of the Spanish army and Infante of Spain on 10 October 1859. Beginning in July 1868 came the Spanish Government a especially among the higher officers of the army widespread conspiracy to track down who wanted to bring the Duke of Montpensier to the Spanish throne after the dethronement of the Queen and the Duke pointed out from Spain, who, after had put down his Spanish titles and dignities, obeyed the order, but returned after the September Revolution in 1868 from Lisbon to Seville.

His hopes are now raised to the throne, but did not come true, because he was so unpopular with the people, that he fell twice in 1870 by the Corte elections. He also had the influence of Napoleon III. against himself, who wanted no Orléans in Spain to the king. Because of his ambitious intrigues he came with his cousin, the Infante Henry of Bourbon ( Enrique, Duke of Seville ) in dispute and shot this on March 12, 1870 duel. The royal election on 16 November 1870, he received only 25 votes. He left Spain in 1871 and went back to France, where he was reconciled with the Queen Isabella.

Progeny

The marriage produced nine children were born, of whom only five survived to adulthood:

  • Maria Isabella (1848-1919) ∞ 1864 Louis Philippe Albert d' Orléans, comte de Paris
  • Maria Amalia (1851-1870)
  • Maria Christina (1852-1879) died when betrothed of the Spanish King Alfonso XII.
  • Maria de la Regla (1856-1861)
  • Fernando (1859-1873)
  • Maria de las Mercedes (1860-1878) ∞ 1878 King Alfonso XII. from Spain
  • Felipe Raimundo Maria (1862-1864)
  • Antonio Maria Luis Felipe Juan Florencio (1866-1930) ∞ 1886 Infanta Maria Eulalia of Spain
  • Luis Felipe Antonio Maria (1867-1874)
  • Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece (Spain )
  • Prince (France)
  • House of Bourbon - Orléans
  • Frenchman
  • Born in 1824
  • Died in 1890
  • Man
Franz Xaver Winterhalter Neuilly-sur-Seine Isabella II of Spain French Revolution of 1848 Infanta Eulalia of Spain Integrated Authority File
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