Don Luis de Borbón (1727-1785), the younger brother of Charles
III, and a patron of Goya. Destined
by his family for an ecclesiastic career, he was made Cardinal-Archbishop
of Toledo shortly after his eighth birthday in 1735. In 1841, he became
Archbishop of Seville. However, his scandalous behavior forced him to renounce
his ecclesiastical offices at the age of twenty-seven. In 1776, he married
Teresa de Vallabriga y Rozcas against the wishes of his family. Since
the marriage violated the laws specifing that the child of the King was
to marry a person of high noble rank, Don Luis' family was not allowed
to visit Madrid. The family lived in their palace at Arenas de San Pedro
(Avila), where Don Luis invited various artists, including Goya, to live
with them for extended periods. The Infante had two children,
de Borbón y Vallabriga (1777-1823), later the cardinal,
and María Teresa de Borbón y Vallabriga (1780-1828)
later Condesa de Chinchón, wife of Godoy).
See: Francisco de Goya. Equestrian Portrait of Dona Maria Teresa de Vallabriga. Portrait of the Countess of Chinchón. The Family of the Infante Don Luis de Borbón. Cardinal Luis Maria de Borbón y Vallabriga. Portrait of the Countess of Chinchón.