Autógrafo - Firma Rey Carlos IV. Nacimiento hijo Francisco de Paula. Año 1794. Pieza histórica. - 1794

Official Royal Letter of the birth and baptism of the infant Francisco de Paula de Borbón. Signed by King Charles IV. Delivery by his wife, Queen Maria Luisa of Parma, of an infant at five-thirty in the afternoon on March 10, 1794, baptized with the names Francisco de Paula Antonio María.

Rare and Exceptional document of the Spanish Crown from the late 18th century. Manuscript Royal Notification Letter issued in Aranjuez (Madrid) on March 16, 1794), with the imposing royal signature “I, The King” of the monarch Charles IV. The document is addressed to the “Council, Justice, Governors, Knights, Squires, Officials, and Honest Men of the City of Alcalá la Real.”

The King solemnly communicates the birth and baptism of his last son, the Infante Don Francisco de Paula Antonio María: “…to grant the favor that with humble petitions we implored for the happy birth of the Queen, my very dear and beloved Wife, giving birth to an Infante at five-thirty in the afternoon of the tenth day of the present month, to whom at Baptism have been given the names of Francisco de Paula Antonio Maria...”.

Protagonist and key figure in the historic May 2, 1808: The boy whose birth is announced in this sheet would become one of the most decisive figures in modern Spanish history. Fourteen years after this document, on the morning of the historic May 2, 1808 at the Royal Palace of Madrid, the French attempt to force the young Infante Francisco de Paula into the carriage with the cry of “Take him away!” sparked the fury of the Madrid populace against Murat’s troops, unleashing the national uprising and the War of Independence. Decades later, his son Don Francisco de Asís de Borbón would reign in Spain as consort to his cousin Isabel II.

A precious complete document, original from the period and in magnificent condition. An authentic Real and history of Spain collectible piece.
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