[1] Until Charles III, King 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.

[1] He was appointed to the following posts: He was not present in Rome at the time of his elevation to the rank of cardinal, and the galero, biretta, and ring were sent to him.

He died in Madrid aged 45, a few weeks before France invaded Spain and restored Ferdinand VII, and some fifteen years after Napoleon's invasion in May 1808.

The Cardinal-Archbishop officiating the ceremonies related to his promotion in the Church was Antonio Sentmanat y Castellá [es].

He had two sisters:[2] He died of gout in 1823 and was buried in the sacristy of Toledo Cathedral.