Religion Roman Catholicism | House House of Bourbon | |
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Spouse Enriqueta de Borbón y Parade Issue Isabella de BorbónEnrique de BorbónFrancisco de Borbón y Borbón Father Francisco de Paula de Borbón y Castellví Mother Maria Luisa de la Torre Parents Francisco de Paula de Borbón y Castellví Children Francisco de Borbón y Borbón Similar Francisco de Paula de Borbó, Francisco de Borbón y Escasa, Infante Enrique - Duke of S, Robert - Count of Clermont | ||
Francisco de Borbón y de la Torre (Spanish: Francisco de Paula de Borbón y La Torre; 16 January 1882 – 6 December 1952) was a Spanish aristocrat, military officer (Captaincy General) and member of parliament in Spain.
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He was a cousin of King Alfonso XIII of Spain. As a military officer, he took part in the Spanish Civil War. He was by marriage the Duke of Seville.
Francisco de Borbón y de la Torre was authorised by his cousin King Alfonso XIII to accept the appointment as Grand Master (1935-1952) of the Order of Saint Lazarus, hence resurrecting the office that had been vacant since 1814 after the 43rd Grand Master, Louis Stanislas Xavier de France, became King Louis XVIII after the Bourbon restoration.
Family
He was the elder son of Francisco de Paula de Borbón y Castellví (1853-1942) and his morganatic wife, Maria Luisa de la Torre (1856-1887). On 21 August 1907, he married his cousin Enriqueta de Borbón y Parade (1885-1967), 4th Duchess of Seville and daughter of Enrique de Borbón y Castellví, 2nd Duke of Seville (1848-1894). From this marriage, three children were born:
Order of Saint Lazarus
Francisco de Borbón y de la Torre was appointed Lieutenant-General of the Order of Saint Lazarus in 1930. Subsequently, on 12 December 1935, he was authorised by his cousin King Alfonso XIII to accept the appointment as Grand Master (1935-1952) of the Order of Saint Lazarus, hence resurrecting the office.
The symbolic value of this appointment was limited, however, by the fact that the Spanish Republic itself dissolved the royal orders in 1933. The Order of Saint Lazarus in Spain was subsequently officially accepted by the Spanish Republican Government by decree dated 9 May 1940.