Aged 39, he married on August 25, 1795,María Amalia of Spain, 16-year-old daughter of his brother Charles IV in a double wedding where Maria Amalia's younger sister,Maria Luisa married Louis, Duke of Parma. She died 3 years later in childbirth after giving birth to a dead son.
During thePeninsular War he lived with the rest of the Royal Family under house arrest at theChâteau de Valençay. After the war he served in several high functions. He was a fervent supporter ofabsolutism, organizing support for the restoration of theabsolute monarchy.
The generations indicate descent fromCarlos I, under whom the crowns of Castile and Aragon were united, forming the Kingdom of Spain. Previously, the title Infante had been largely used in the different realms.
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