Don Carlos dead at 79

November 11, 1949

Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies died today at his home in Seville. He was 79 years old.
Don Carlos, who also had the title of Infante of Spain, was the father-in-law of Infante Don Juan of Spain, Count of Barcelona, who is the pretender to the Spanish throne, Reuters reports.
Don Carlos, who was the son of the late Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta, was married in 1901 to the Princess of Asturias, Maria de las Mercedes, who was the sister of King Alfonso XIII. Mercedes died in childbirth only three years later.
In 1907, Don Carlos married Princess Louise of Orleans. The couple had four children, including a daughter, Mercedes who is married to the Count of Barcelona.
In 1931, after Spain was declared a republic, Carlos and his family moved to Spain. They returned to Spain in 1936 after the start of the civil war.
Don Carlos is survived by his wife, Princess Louise, and five children: Alfonso, Isabel, Dolores, Mercedes and Esperanza. His younger son, Carlos, was killed in the Spanish civil war.