Descendants of Philip V of Spain

The descendants of Philip V of Spain, Bourbon monarch of the Kingdom of Spain, Kingdom of Naples, and Kingdom of Sicily are numerous. He had two wives; by his first wife Maria Luisa of Savoy he had two children. After the death of his first wife Philip married Elisabeth of Parma and they had children. Philip's descendants have formed a major part of history around the globe; several becoming monarchs of Spain, Portugal and Sardinia.

Philip V of Spain

His descendants also founded several cadet branches; the House of Bourbon-Parma in the Duchy of Parma and the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.[1] This article deals with the children of Philip V and in turn their senior descendants.

Background of Philip V of Spain

Philip was born at the Palace of Versailles[2] in France. His older brother, Louis de France, Duke of Burgundy, was in line to the throne right after their father, Le Grand Dauphin, thus leaving him and his younger brother, Charles de France, Duke of Berry little expectation to ever rule over France.

Claims to the Spanish throne

In the year 1700, the King of Spain, Charles II, died. Charles' will named the 16-year-old Philip, the grandson of Charles' sister Maria Theresa of Spain, as his successor.[3] Upon any possible refusal the Crown of Spain would be offered next to Philip's younger brother Charles, Duke of Berry, or, next, to Archduke Charles of Austria.[3]

Philip and his family with his second wife, Queen Elizabeth Farnese

By genealogical right alone, the Spanish throne should have passed to Louis, Grand Dauphin, son of King Louis XIV of France and Maria Theresa of Spain, sister of Charles II and daughter of Philip IV of Spain. However, the Grand Dauphin was the heir apparent to the throne of France; the union of France and Spain would greatly upset the balance of power in Europe. Thus, Charles had settled on Philip, the second son of the Grand Dauphin (whose prospect of inheriting France was slim).

However, the Austrian branch claimed that Philip's grandmother had renounced the Spanish throne for her descendants as part of her marriage contract. This was countered by the French branch's claim that it was on the basis of a dowry that had never been paid.[4]

After a long council meeting where the Dauphin spoke up in favor of his son's rights, it was agreed that Philip would ascend the throne but would forever renounce his claim to the throne of France for himself and his descendants.[5] This, however, contradicted a fundamental principle of the French succession - the right of a legitimate male prince to succeed cannot be alienated. This conflict would manifest in the War of Spanish Succession. In the Treaty of Utrecht that ended the war, Philip finally agreed to renounce for himself and his descendants, his rights to the French throne only after the introduction of semi-Salic law in Spain.

War of Spanish Succession

However, the other powers of Europe contested the idea, eventually leading to the War of Spanish Succession (1701–1714). Although Philip was allowed to remain on the Spanish throne, Spain was forced to cede Menorca and Gibraltar to Great Britain; the Spanish Netherlands, Naples, Milan, and Sardinia to the Austrian Habsburgs; and Sicily and parts of the Milanese to Savoy.[6]

These losses greatly diminished the Spanish Empire in Europe, which had already been in decline. Throughout his reign, Philip sought to reverse the decline of Spanish power as Great Britain increasingly began to dominate at sea.

Philip's descendants

Legitimate issue by Maria Luisa of Savoy

Maria Luisa of Savoy

Louis I of Spain

Descendant	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death
Louis I of Spain 1707–1724		25 August 1707 Madrid son of Philip V of Spain and Maria Luisa of Savoy	Louise Elisabeth of Orléans 20 January 1722 No children	31 August 1724 Madrid aged 17

Ferdinand VI of Spain

Descendant	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death
Ferdinand VI of Spain 1713–1759		23 September 1713 Madrid son of Philip V of Spain and Maria Luisa of Savoy	Barbara of Portugal 20 January 1729 No children	10 August 1759 Villaviciosa de Odón, Madrid aged 45

Legitimate issue by Elisabeth of Parma

Isabella of Parma, Philip's second wife

Charles III of Spain

Descendant	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death
Charles III of Spain 1716–1788		20 January 1716 Madrid son of Philip V and Elizabeth of Parma	Maria Amalia of Saxony 1738 13 children	14 December 1788 Madrid aged 72
Charles IV of Spain 1788–1819		11 November 1748 Portici son of Charles III of Spain and Maria Amalia of Saxony	Maria Luisa of Parma 10 October 1846 14 children
Ferdinand VII of Spain 1819–1833		14 October 1784 El Escorial son of Charles IV of Spain and Maria Luisa of Parma	Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies 4 October 1802 Barcelona No children Maria Isabel of Portugal 1816 1 child Maria Josepha Amalia of Saxony 20 October 1819 No children Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies 11 December 1829 Madrid 2 children	29 September 1833 Madrid aged 48
Isabella II of Spain 1833–1904		10 October 1830 Madrid daughter of Ferdinand VII of Spain and Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies	Francis of Spain 10 October 1846 12 children	10 April 1904 Paris aged 73
Alfonso XII of Spain 1874–1885		28 November 1857 Madrid son of Isabella II of Spain and Francis, Duke of Cádiz	Mercedes of Orléans 23 January 1878 No children Maria Christina of Austria 29 November 1879 3 children	25 November 1885 El Pardo aged 27
Alfonso XIII of Spain 1904–1941		17 May 1886 Madrid son of Alfonso XII of Spain and Maria Christina of Austria	Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg 31 May 1906 7 children	28 February 1941 Rome aged 54
Infante Jaime, Duke of Segovia 1941–1975		23 June 1908 Segovia son of Alfonso XIII of Spain and Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg	Emmanuelle de Dampierre 4 March 1935 Rome 2 children	20 March 1975 St. Gallen aged 67
Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz 1975–1989		20 April 1936 Rome son of Infante Jaime, Duke of Segovia and Emmanuelle de Dampierre	María del Carmen Martínez-Bordiú y Franco 8 March 1972 Royal Palace of El Pardo 2 children	30 January 1989 Beaver Creek aged 53
Louis Alphonse, Duke of Anjou 1989–present		25 April 1974 Madrid son of Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz and María del Carmen Martínez-Bordiú y Franco	Maria Margarita, Duchess of Anjou 5 November 2004 Caracas 3 children

Marianna Victoria of Spain

Descendant	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death
Marianna Victoria of Spain 1718–1781		31 March 1718 Madrid daughter of Philip V of Spain and Elizabeth Farnese	Joseph I of Portugal 19 January 1729 4 children	15 January 1781 Lisbon aged 62
Maria I of Portugal 1781–1816		17 December 1734 Lisbon daughter of Marianna Victoria of Spain and Joseph I of Portugal	Peter III of Portugal 6 June 1760 6 children	20 March 1816 Rio de Janeiro aged 81
John VI of Portugal 1816–1826		13 May 1767 Lisbon son of Maria I of Portugal and Peter III of Portugal	Charlotte of Spain 8 May 1785 7 children	10 March 1826 Lisbon aged 58
Pedro IV of Portugal 1826–1834		12 October 1798 Lisbon son of John VI of Portugal and Charlotte of Spain	Maria Leopoldina of Austria 1817 7 children Amélie of Leuchtenberg 1829 1 child	24 September 1834 Lisbon aged 35
Pedro II of Brazil 1834–1891		2 December 1825 Rio de Janeiro son of Pedro I of Brazil and Maria Leopoldina of Austria	Teresa of the Two Sicilies 17 September 1842 4 children	5 December 1891 Paris aged 66
Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil 1891–1921		29 July 1846 Rio de Janeiro daughter of Pedro II of Brazil and Teresa of the Two Sicilies	Prince Gaston, Count of Eu 15 October 1864 3 children	14 November 1921 Eu, Seine-Maritime aged 75
Prince Pedro de Alcantara of Orléans-Braganza 1921–1940		15 October 1875 Petrópolis son of Prince Gaston, Count of Eu and Isabel of Brazil	Elisabeth Dobrzensky 14 November 1908 5 children	29 January 1940 aged 64
Prince Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza 1940–2007		19 February 1913 Eu, Seine-Maritime son of Prince Pedro de Alcantara of Orléans-Braganza and Elisabeth Dobrzensky	Maria de la Esperanza of the Two Sicilies 18 December 1944 Seville 6 children	27 December 2007 Villamanrique de la Condesa aged 94
Prince Pedro Carlos of Orléans-Braganza 2007–present		31 October 1945 Rio de Janeiro son of Prince Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza and Maria de la Esperanza of the Two Sicilies	Rony Kuhn de Souza 2 September 1975 1 child Patricia Alexandra Brascomb 16 July 1981 1 child

Philip, Duke of Parma

Descendant	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death
Philip, Duke of Parma 1720–1765		15 March 1720 Madrid son of Philip V of Spain and Elizabeth of Parma	Princess Louise Élisabeth of France 25 October 1739 3 children	18 July 1765 Alessandria aged 45
Ferdinand, Duke of Parma 1765–1802		20 January 1751 Parma son of Philip, Duke of Parma and Princess Louise Élisabeth of France	Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria 19 July 1769 7 children	9 October 1802 Fontevivo aged 51
Louis of Etruria 1802–1803		5 July 1773 Rome son of Ferdinand, Duke of Parma and Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria	Maria Luisa of Spain, Duchess of Lucca 25 August 1795 2 children	27 May 1803 Florence aged 30
Charles II, Duke of Parma 1803–1883		22 December 1799 Madrid son of Louis of Etruria and Maria Luisa of Spain, Duchess of Lucca	Maria Teresa of Savoy 5 September 1820 2 children	16 April 1883 Nice aged 84
Robert I, Duke of Parma 1883–1907		9 July 1848 Florence son of Charles III, Duke of Parma and Louise Marie Thérèse d'Artois	Maria Pia of the Two Sicilies 1869 12 children Maria Antonia of Portugal 1884 12 children	16 November 1907 Viareggio aged 63
Henry, Duke of Parma 1907–1939		13 June 1873 Wartegg son of Robert I, Duke of Parma and Maria Pia of the Two Sicilies	never married	16 November 1939 Pianore aged 66
Joseph, Duke of Parma 1939–1950		30 June 1875 Biarritz son of Robert I, Duke of Parma and Maria Pia of the Two Sicilies	never married	7 January 1950 Pianore aged 75
Elias, Duke of Parma 1950–1959		23 July 1880 Biarritz son of Robert I, Duke of Parma and Maria Pia of the Two Sicilies	Maria Anna of Austria 25 May 1903 Vienna 8 children	27 June 1959 Friedberg aged 79
Robert II, Duke of Parma 1959–1974		7 August 1909 Weilburg son of Elias, Duke of Parma and Maria Anna of Austria	never married	25 November 1974 Vienna aged 65
Elisabetta of Bourbon-Parma 1974–1983		17 March 1904 Vienna daughter of Elias, Duke of Parma and Maria Anna of Austria	never married	13 June 1983 Bad Ischl aged 79
Alicia, Duchess of Calabria 1983–2017		13 November 1917 Vienna daughter of Elias, Duke of Parma and Maria Anna of Austria	Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria 30 November 1901 3 children	28 March 2017 Madrid aged 99
Prince Pedro, Duke of Calabria 2017–present		16 October 1968 Madrid son of Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria and Anne of Orléans	Sofía Landaluce y Melgarejo 30 March 2001 7 children

Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain

Descendant	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death
Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain 1726–1746		11 June 1726 Madrid daughter of Philip V of Spain and Elizabeth of Parma	Louis, Dauphin of France 23 February 1745 1 child	22 July 1746 Versalles aged 20
Marie-Thérèse de France 1746–1748		19 July 1746 daughter of Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain and Louis, Dauphin of France	never married	27 April 1748 aged 2

Luis de Borbón y Farnesio, 13th Count of Chinchón

Descendant	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death
Infante Luis, Count of Chinchón 1727–1785		25 July 1727 Seville son of Philip V of Spain and Elizabeth of Parma	María Teresa de Vallabriga y Rozas, Español y Drummond 4 children	7 August 1785 Vila de Arenas de San Pedro, Ávila aged 56
Luis María de Borbón y Vallabriga, 14th Count of Chinchón 1785–1823		22 May 1777 Cadalso de los Vidrios son of Infante Luis, Count of Chinchón and María Teresa de Vallabriga y Rozas, Español y Drummond	never married	19 March 1823 Madrid aged 45
María Teresa de Borbón, 15th Countess of Chinchón 1823–1828		6 March 1779 Velada, Spain daughter of Infante Luis, Count of Chinchón and María Teresa de Vallabriga y Rozas, Español y Drummond	Don Manuel de Godoy y Álvarez de Faria, 1st Duke of Sueca 1 child	23 November 1828 Paris, France aged 49
Carlota de Godoy, 2nd Duchess of Sueca 1828–1886		7 October 1800 Madrid, Spain daughter of María Teresa de Borbón, 15th Countess of Chinchón and Don Manuel de Godoy, 1st Duke of Sueca	Camillo Ruspoli 2 children	13 May 1886 Paris, France aged 85
Adolfo Ruspoli, 2nd Duke of Alcudia 1886–1914		28 December 1822 Bordeaux, France son of Carlota de Godoy, 2nd Duchess of Sueca and Camillo Ruspoli	Doña Rosalía Álvarez de Toledo y Silva-Bazán, de Palafox-Portocarrero y Téllez-Girón 5 children	4 February 1914 Paris, France aged 91
Carlos Ruspoli, 3rd Duke of Alcudia and Sueca 1914–1936		1 March 1858 Madrid, Spain son of Adolfo Ruspoli, 2nd Duke of Alcudia and Doña Rosalía Álvarez de Toledo	Doña María del Carmen Caro y Caro, Álvarez de Toledo y Gomurcio 3 children Doña Josefa Pardo y Manuel de Villena no children	10 November 1936 Madrid, Spain aged 78
Camilo Ruspoli, 4th Duke of Alcudia and Sueca 1936–1975		5 June 1904 Madrid, Spain son of Carlos Ruspoli, 3rd Duke of Alcudia and Sueca and Doña María del Carmen Caro y Caro	Doña María de Belén Morenés y Arteaga, 18th Countess of Bañares 3 children	20 November 1975 Madrid, Spain aged 71
Carlos Ruspoli, 5th Duke of Alcudia and Sueca 1975–2016		5 August 1932 San Sebastián, Spain son of Camilo Ruspoli, 4th Duke of Alcudia and Sueca and Doña María de Belén Morenés y Arteaga, 18th Countess of Bañares	Doña María del Rosario Herbosch y Huidobro, Lodie y Cavanilles no children	25 October 2016 Madrid, Spain aged 84
Luis Carlos Ruspoli, 6th Duke of Alcudia and Sueca 2018–		4 April 1963 Madrid, Spain son of Luis Ruspoli, 7th Marquis of Boadilla del Monte and Doña María del Carmen Sanchíz y Núñez-Robres, 13th Marquise of La Casta	Doña María Alvarez de las Asturias Bohorques y Rumeu, Silva y Cruzat 4 children

Maria Antonietta of Spain

Descendant	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death
Maria Antonietta of Spain 1729–1785		17 November 1729 Seville daughter of Philip V of Spain and Elizabeth of Parma	Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia 12 children	19 September 1785 Moncalieri aged 56
Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia 1785–1802		24 May 1751 Turin son of Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia and Maria Antonietta of Bourbon	Marie Clotilde of France 1775 No children	6 October 1819 Rome aged 68
Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia 1802–1821		24 July 1759 Turin son of Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia and Maria Antonietta of Bourbon	Maria Teresa of Austria-Este 21 April 1789 7 children	10 January 1824 Moncalieri aged 65
Maria Beatrice of Savoy 1821–1840		6 December 1792 daughter of Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia and Maria Teresa of Austria-Este	Francis IV, Duke of Modena 20 June 1812 4 children	15 September 1840 aged 48
Francis V, Duke of Modena 1840–1875		1 June 1819 Modena son of Maria Beatrice of Savoy and Francis IV, Duke of Modena	Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria 30 March 1842 1 child	20 November 1875 Vienna aged 56
Maria Theresia of Austria-Este 1875–1919		2 July 1849 Brno daughter of Ferdinand of Austria-Este and Elisabeth of Austria	Ludwig III of Bavaria 13 children	7 November 1918 Chiemgau aged 69
Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria 1919–1955		18 May 1869 Munich son of Maria Theresia of Austria-Este and Ludwig III of Bavaria	Maria Gabrielle in Bavaria 10 July 1900 Munich 4 children Princess Antonia of Luxembourg 7 April 1921 Lenggries 6 children	2 August 1955 Schloß Leutstetten aged 86
Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria 1955–1996		3 May 1905 Munich son of Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria and Maria Gabrielle in Bavaria	Countess Maria Draskovich von Trakostjan 1930 4 children Countess Marie-Jenke Keglevich von Buzin 1971 No children	8 July 1996 Castle Berg aged 91
Franz, Duke of Bavaria 1996–present		14 July 1933 Munich son of Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria and Countess Maria Draskovich von Traskotjan	not married

References

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4. Durant, Will. "The Age of Louis XIV", p.699. Simon & Schuster, New York 1963.
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