Infante Carlos, Count of Montemolin
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Infante Don Carlos Luis de Borbón y Braganza, Conde de Montemolín (January 31, 1818 - January 13, 1861) was the Carlist claimant to the throne of Spain under the name Carlos VI after his father's abdication in 1845, when he took the title of Count of Montemolín.
Carlos was born at the Royal Palace in Madrid, the elder son of Infante Don Carlos María Isidro and of his first wife María Francisca de Bragança. The Second Carlist War (1847-1849) took place during his reign.
On 10 July 1850, Carlos married Maria Carolina of the Two Sicilies, fifth daughter of Francis I of the Two Sicilies and his second wife Maria Isabella of Spain. They would have no children.
In 1860, during a Carlist rising, he and his brother Infante Don Fernando were taken prisoners at San Carlos de la Rápita. They were later liberated.
In 1861, suddenly and unexpectedly, Carlos Luis, his wife Carolina and his brother Fernando died, for reasons not yet fully explained. The three are buried in Trieste, in the chapel of Saint Charles Borromeo in the Basilica di San Giusto. He was succeeded by his brother Juan, Count of Montizón.
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Infante Carlos, Count of Montemolin
Born: 31 January 1818 Died: 13 January 1861 |
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| Preceded by Carlos V |
— TITULAR — King of Spain Carlist claimant to the throne of Spain 1845-1861 |
Succeeded by Juan III |
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