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He was the yongest son of Carlos IV and thus the youngest brother of Ferdinand VII and Carlos (of Carlist fame). He was also the father of Francis, the King-Consort to Isabella II. He seems to have been considered as King of the United Kingdom of the Rio de la Plata, Chile, and Peru under a version of the Arandite Plan proposed in 1815 (I think).

I've run across scant records that he participated in government in some way in about 1838, which would have been during the regency of Maria Christina, before the prunanciemento of Espartero.

However, I haven't been able to unearth much of anything on his opinions or political disposition...which is a pity since he too could have succeeded to the throne if, say, Carlos had died. Would he have acted as Ferdinand did, resisting the utmost form of authoritarianism but also resisiting the 1812 Constitution? Would he have acted as Carlos proposed to do? Would he have been so content to be king that maybe a liberal government could take hold in Spain in such a way as to avoid the ire of the reactionary powers?

Thoughts? Tidbits of information as to his potential disposition?
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