Infante Philip of Spain

Who is Infante Philip of Spain?

Infante Philip Peter Gabriel of Spain was a Spanish infante as the third child and third of four sons born to King Philip V of Spain and his first queen consort, Maria Luisa of Savoy.

Infante Philip Peter Gabriel was born early in the morning of 7 June 1712, at El Escorial in Madrid, the King's official residence, three years after the death of his elder brother and namesake, Infante Philip Peter, who had died aged sixteen days.

By Christmas Day 1719, Philip was already very sick. His father arranged for his burial a few days before his death on 29 December 1719. Philip was buried in El Escorial complex.