CARLOS, MARIA DE LOS DOLORES JUAN ISIDOR JOSEF FRANCESCO QUIRINO ANTONIO MIGUEL GABRIEL RAFAEL, Don, b. Mar. 30, 1848; nephew of Luis Maria Fernando; present claimant of the throne of Spain as the legitimate heir of Charles VIII. As Charles VI. died without issue, his rights devolved upon his brother Don Juan, who had married the archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria, princess of Modena. Their son, the present Don Carlos, was educated principally in Austria, and married Mar garet de Bourbon, princess of Parma, daughter of the late duke Ferdinand, Charles III., and sister of the present count de Chanibord, who claims to be Henry V. of France. In Oct., 1868, Don Juan abdicated in favor of his son, whose standard was raised by some of his partisans in the n. of Spain April, 1872. On the 16th of July following, Don Carlos published a proclamation calling upon the people of Catalonia, Aragon, and Valencia to take arms in his cause, promising to restore their ancient liberties; and in Dec. his brother, Don Alfonso, assumed command of the Carlist forces in Cata lonia. Don Carlos himself made his entry to Spain, July 15, 1873, announcing that he
came for the purpose of saving the country. Thenceforward there was incessant war in the n. part of the kingdom or the republic, in which there were victories on both sides; but for the most part the battles were unfavorable to the Carlists, until Feb., 1876, when their caustl was completely crushed at Tolosa, the defenders of that last stronghold flying in a panic toward France. Don Carlos went to Pasts, where, Mar. 3, 1876, lie proclaimed: "Being desirous of putting a stop to bloodshed, I forbear con tinning a glorious but at present fruitless struggle. In the face of a great superiority of numbers, and in view especially of the sufferings of my volunteers, it becomesnecessary to return the sword to the scabbard. I will never sign a convention [abandonment of all claiirs]. My flag remains furled until the moment which God shall fix as the supreme hour of redemption." Don Carlos has five children, four daughters and a son.