Infante Carlos, Count of Montemolin

Infante Carlos
Count of Montemolin
Carlist pretender as Carlos VI
Pretendence	1845–1861
Predecessor	Carlos V
Successor	Juan III
Born	(1818-01-31)31 January 1818 Madrid, Spain
Died	Trieste, Austrian Empire
Burial	Cathedral of St. Just, Trieste
Spouse	Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Full name Carlos Luis
House	House of Bourbon
Father	Infante Carlos, Count of Molina
Mother	Infanta Maria Francisca of Portugal

Infante Carlos, Conde de Montemolín (31 January 1818 – 13 January 1861) was the Carlist claimant to the throne of Spain under the name Carlos VI after his father's renouncement in 1845, when he took the title of Count of Montemolín.

Biography

Carlos was born at the Royal Palace in Madrid, the elder son of Infante Don Carlos María Isidro and of his first wife Infanta Maria Francisca of Portugal. The Second Carlist War (1847–49) took place during his reign.

Marriage

On 10 July 1850, Carlos married his first cousin Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, fifth daughter of Francis I of the Two Sicilies and his second wife Maria Isabella of Spain. They would have no children.

In 1860, during a Carlist rising, he and his brother Infante Don Fernando were taken prisoners at San Carlos de la Rápita. They were later liberated.

In 1861, suddenly and unexpectedly, Carlos Luis, his wife Carolina and his brother Fernando died, probably from typhus. The three are buried in Trieste, in the chapel of Saint Charles Borromeo in the cathedral. He was succeeded in pretendence by his brother Juan, Count of Montizón.

Ancestors

Family of Infante Carlos, Count of Montemolin

16. Philip V of Spain               8. Charles III of Spain                       17. Elisabeth of Parma               4. Charles IV of Spain                             18. Augustus III of Poland               9. Maria Amalia of Saxony                       19. Maria Josepha of Austria               2. Infante Carlos, Count of Molina                                   20. Philip V of Spain               10. Philip, Duke of Parma                       21. Elisabeth of Parma               5. Maria Luisa of Spain                             22. Louis XV of France               11. Princess Louise Élisabeth of France                       23. Marie Leszczyńska               1. Infante Carlos, Count of Montemolin                                         24. John V of Portugal               12. Peter III of Portugal                       25. Maria Anna of Austria               6. John VI of Portugal                             26. Joseph I of Portugal               13. Maria I of Portugal                       27. Mariana Victoria of Spain               3. Infanta Maria Francisca of Portugal                                   28. Charles III of Spain               14. Charles IV of Spain                       29. Maria Amalia of Saxony               7. Carlota Joaquina of Spain                             30. Philip, Duke of Parma               15. Maria Luisa of Spain                       31. Princess Louise Élisabeth of France

Infante Carlos, Count of Montemolin House of Bourbon Born: 31 January 1818 Died: 13 January 1861
Preceded by Carlos V	— TITULAR — King of Spain Carlist claimant to the throne of Spain 1845–1861	Succeeded by Juan III