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Carlos Luis de Borbón, count de Montemolín

Spanish noble
Also known as: Carlos Luis de Borbón, Count de Montemolín, Charles VI, Don Carlos(Show More)
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Carlos Luis de Borbón, count de Montemolín (born Jan. 31, 1818, Madrid, Spain—died Jan. 13, 1861, Trieste, Austrian Empire [now in Italy]) was the second Carlist, or Bourbon traditionalist, Spanish pretender (as Charles VI) who twice attempted unsuccessfully to seize the throne and who by perpetuating the breach within the Bourbon royal family helped weaken support for the monarchy. Montemolín, grandson of Charles IV (reigned 1788–1808), was given the Carlist mantle by his father, Don...

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