ma , ▁was ▁Louis , ▁Prince ▁of ▁P iac enza , ▁son ▁and ▁he ir ▁of ▁Ferdinand , ▁Duke ▁of ▁Par ma . ▁His ▁mother , ▁Inf anta ▁Maria ▁Louis a ▁of ▁Spain , ▁was ▁a ▁daughter ▁of ▁King ▁Charles ▁IV ▁of ▁Spain . ▁They ▁had ▁married ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 5 ▁when ▁the ▁Her edit ary ▁Prince ▁of ▁Par ma ▁came ▁to ▁Madrid ▁in ▁search ▁of ▁a ▁wife . ▁The ▁couple ▁remained ▁in ▁Spain ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁years ▁of ▁their ▁married ▁life . ▁It ▁was ▁for ▁this ▁reason ▁that ▁Charles ▁Louis ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Madrid ▁at ▁his ▁mat ernal ▁grand father ' s ▁court ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁included ▁in ▁Francisco ▁de ▁Go ya ' s ▁famous ▁portrait ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁of ▁Charles ▁IV , ▁in ▁the ▁arms ▁of ▁his ▁mother . ▁ ▁Charles ▁Louis ' s ▁early ▁life ▁was ▁over - shadow ed ▁by ▁the ▁actions ▁of ▁Napoleon ▁Bon ap arte ▁who ▁was ▁interested ▁in ▁conqu ering ▁the ▁Italian ▁states . ▁French ▁troops ▁inv aded ▁the ▁Duch y ▁of ▁Par ma ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 6 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 1 , ▁for ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁A ran j uez , ▁Charles ▁Louis ▁became ▁Crown ▁Prince ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁created ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁E tr uria , ▁formed ▁from ▁the ▁former ▁territ ories ▁of ▁the ▁Grand ▁Duch y ▁of ▁T usc any , ▁as ▁he ir ▁to ▁his ▁father , ▁whom ▁Napoleon ▁had ▁made ▁King ▁of ▁E tr uria ▁in ▁compens ation ▁for ▁giving ▁up ▁his ▁right ▁to