Armor
of Infante Luis, Prince of Asturias, Signature probably refers to Jean
Drouart, dated 1712, French (Paris), steel, gilt brass, silk, cotton,
metallic yarn and paper. "Possibly the last royal armor made in Europe,
this is believed to have been presented
to 5-yr-old Infante Luis (1707–1724), prince of Asturias, by his
great-grandfather Louis XIV of France (1638–1715, reigned from 1643).
Luis was the first Spanish-born Bourbon heir to the throne of Spain and
ruled briefly as Luis I in 1724."
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