Infante Luis of Spain

Infante Luis, Count of Chinchón (Luis Antonio Jaime de Borbón y Farnesio; 25 July 1727 – 7 August 1785), known as the Cardinal Infante, was a Spanish infante and clergyman. He was a son of Philip V of Spain and his second wife, Elisabeth Farnese. He was cardinal deacon of the titular church of Santa Maria della Scala in Rome, archbishop of Toledo and as such primate of Spain.

Infante Luis
Count of Chinchón
Portrait by Anton Raphael Mengs, 1776
13th Count of Chinchón
Tenure1761–1785
PredecessorInfante Philip of Spain
SuccessorLuis María de Borbón y Vallabriga
Born(1727-07-25)25 July 1727
Seville, Spain
Died7 August 1785(1785-08-07) (aged 58)
Palacio de la Mosquera, Arenas de San Pedro, Ávila
Burial
El Escorial
Spouse
María Teresa de Vallabriga
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(m. 1776)​
Issue
  • Luis María de Borbón, 14th Count of Chinchón
  • María Teresa de Borbón, 15th Countess of Chinchón
  • María Luisa de Borbón, Duchess of San Fernando
Names
Luis Antonio Jaime de Borbón y Farnesio
HouseBourbon
FatherPhilip V of Spain
MotherElisabeth Farnese
ReligionRoman Catholicism

He is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the youngest-ever cardinal.

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