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.
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. 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 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. 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.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.
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.
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. 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. 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.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
Louis I of Spain
Ferdinand VI of Spain
Legitimate issue by Elisabeth of Parma
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
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 |