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* Princess Sofía, Comtesse de Lafontaine
* Princess Sofía, Comtesse de Lafontaine
* Princess Ana Carlota, Duchess of Seville
* Princess Ana Carlota, Duchess of Seville
* Claudia, Princess George of Saxe-Lauenburg
* Claudia, Princess of Saxe-Lauenburg
* Prince Carlos, Duke of Vendomar
* Prince Carlos, Duke of Vendomar
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* [[Princess Sofía, Comtesse de Lafontaine]] (Sofía María Claudia Luisa; 1841-1910), married to [[Comte Louis de Lafontaine]], had issue.
* [[Princess Sofía, Comtesse de Lafontaine]] (Sofía María Claudia Luisa; 1841-1910), married to [[Comte Louis de Lafontaine]], had issue.
* [[Princess Ana Carlota, Duchess of Seville]] (Ana Carlota María Matilda; 1843-1868), married to [[Enrique de Borbón y Castellví, 2nd Duke of Seville]], no issue.
* [[Princess Ana Carlota, Duchess of Seville]] (Ana Carlota María Matilda; 1843-1868), married to [[Enrique de Borbón y Castellví, 2nd Duke of Seville]], no issue.
* [[Claudia, Princess George of Saxe-Lauenburg]] (Claudia María Victoria Elena; 1846-1921), married to [[Prince George of Saxe-Lauenburg]], had issue.
* [[Claudia, Princess of Saxe-Lauenburg]] (Claudia María Victoria Elena; 1846-1921), married to [[George, Prince of Saxe-Lauenburg]], had issue.
* [[Prince Carlos, Duke of Vendomar]] (Carlos Alejandro Domenico Esteban; 1848-1906), married to [[Princess Isabel of Orléans-Braganza]], no issue.
* [[Prince Carlos, Duke of Vendomar]] (Carlos Alejandro Domenico Esteban; 1848-1906), married to [[Princess Isabel of Orléans-Braganza]], no issue.

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Juan VI
King of Escandria
Reign14 February 1859 – 24 May 1878
PredecessorEnrique V
SuccessorMonarchy abolished
Head of the House of Astugón
Reign14 February 1859 – 26 October 1889
PredecessorEnrique V
SuccessorEnrique, Hereditary Prince of Escandria
Born(1810-05-05)5 May 1810
Astugón, Kingdom of Escandria
Died26 October 1889(1889-10-26) (aged 79)
Madrid, Spain
Spouse
Issue
    • Enrique, Hereditary Prince of Escandria
    • Princess Sofía, Comtesse de Lafontaine
    • Princess Ana Carlota, Duchess of Seville
    • Claudia, Princess of Saxe-Lauenburg
    • Prince Carlos, Duke of Vendomar
Full name
Spanish: Juan Carlos Enrique Alejandro
English: John Charles Henry Alexander
HouseAstugón
FatherEnrique V of Escandria
MotherCountess Marie von Lilienthal-Faulstich
ReligionRoman Catholic

Juan VI of Escandria (Juan Carlos Enrique Alejandro; 5 May 1810 – 26 October 1889), sometimes referred to as John VI in English, was the last King of Escandria, from 1859 until his deposition and exile in 1878, following the creation of the new Democratic Republic of Escandria.

Early life

Prince Juan Carlos Enrique Alejandro of Escandria was born on 5 May 1810 at the Oritiva Palace in Astugón. His father, then Hereditary Prince of Escandria, Enrique, was the eldest son of King Carlos III of Escandria. His mother, Hereditary Princess María (born Countess Marie von Lilienthal-Faulstich), was from an Austro-Hungarian noble family.

Marriage and children

On 24 May 1839, Hereditary Prince Juan Carlos married Doña María Claudia de Mallén Contador, a Spanish noblewoman from southern Spain. Together, they had five children: