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Francis of Spain
King Consort of Spain
Born	May 13, 1822(1822-05-13)
	Aranjuez, Spain
Died	April 17, 1902 (aged 79)
	Épinay-sur-Seine, France
Consort	October 10, 1846 - June 25, 1870
Consort to	Isabella II
Issue	Isabel, Alfonso XII, Maria de la Paz, Eulalia
Royal House	House of Bourbon
Father	Infante Francisco de Paula of Spain
Mother	Princess Luisa Carlotta of the Two Sicilies

Francis I of Spain (Spanish: Francisco de Asís de Borbón; 13 May 1822 - 17 April 1902) was king consort of Queen Isabella II of Spain.

Francis was born at Aranjuez, Spain, the second son of Infante Francisco de Paula of Spain and of his wife, Princess Luisa Carlotta of the Two Sicilies. He was named after Francis of Assisi.

Francis' paternal grandparents were Charles IV of Spain and Maria Luisa of Parma. His maternal grandparents were Francis I of the Two Sicilies and Maria Isabella of Spain. Maria Isabella was a daughter of Charles IV and Maria Luisa.

Francis married Isabella on 10 October 1846. Twelve children were born of the marriage, of whom only four reached adulthood:

• Isabel, Princess of Asturias (1851–1931), married her mother's and father's first cousin Prince Cajetan (Gaetano) of the Two Sicilies.
• Alfonso XII of Spain (1857 - 1885).
• Infanta María de la Paz (1862–1946), married her paternal first cousin Prince Louis Ferdinand of Bavaria.
• Infanta Eulalia (1864–1958), married her maternal first cousin don Antonio de Orléans y Borbón, Infante of Spain.

There has been considerable speculation that some or all of Isabella's children were not fathered by Francis, along with rumours that he was homosexual or had physical impediments. DNA tests would possibly solve nothing, as Francis and his wife were first cousins both through their fathers (who were brothers) and their mothers (who were sisters). DNA tests may show doses of genes neither in Isabella's nor in Francis' DNA, and if such are immense enough, a presumption would exist that such come from other men than Francis.

Starting in 1864, Francis acted as president of the Spanish Privy Council (Consejo del Reino). In 1868 he went into exile with his wife in France. They were amicably separated and, with time, became good friends, which they had certainly not been while she was Queen regnant. In exile, Francis adopted the incognito title of Count of Moratalla. The 1874 restoration placed his son Alfonso XII on the throne.

Francis took up residence at the château of Épinay-sur-Seine, France, in 1881 and died there in 1902. The castle is currently the Épinay-sur-Seine city hall.

Bergamini, John D. The Spanish Bourbons: The History of a Tenacious Dynasty. New York: Putnam, 1974. ISBN 0-399-11365-7