Luis María de Borbón y Vallabriga, 14th Count of Chinchón

Who was Luis María de Borbón y Vallabriga, 14th Count of Chinchón?

Don Luis María Cardinal de Borbón y Vallabriga, Farnesio y Rozas, son of a morganatic marriage of Luis de Borbón y Farnesio, Infante of Spain and 13th Count of Chinchón, and wife María Teresa de Vallabriga y Rozas, Español y Drummond, was the 14th Conde de Chinchón, Grandee of Spain First Class, with a Coat of Arms of de Bourbon and 1st Marqués de San Martín de la Vega.

Until King Charles III of Spain died in 1788, this Borbón offspring was compelled not to use the family name and since 1785 when his father Luis, the king's brother, died, they had to move to the city of Toledo to be educated under the protection of the Archbishop of Toledo Francisco Antonio de Lorenzana y Butrón, notorious cardinal, historian and "illustrated" Spaniard.

He was Cavaliere dell'insigne Reale ordini di San-Gennaro in 1793, Knight of the order of Carlos III in 1793, Archbishop of Seville, Archbishop of Toledo, and Primate of Spain in 1800 and Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Scala on October 20, 1800. He was not present in Rome at the time and the red hat, biretta and ring were sent to him.