Senor Joaquin Felipe of Polop

Joaquin Felipe is the only son and illegitimate child of Juan Pablo de Polop. He is also the man having an affair with Infanta Maria Amalía.

Childhood | Senor de Polop
Afrer an affair with an unknown woman Joaquin was delivered to Juan's doorsteps and presented as his legitimate son. Juan took pity on the boy and raised him as his heir despite the disgust and horror of the court. He was raised in a simple manner,with tutoring in the basic subjects such as military and politics. He met Maria Amalia when he was about seven in a garden and they became close friends which his father approved of as he saw this as a way to raise his reputation at court and his son's.

Adulthood | Senor de Polop
During his adulthood Maria and Joaquin fell in love and began a passionate affair that was discovered after a servant saw Maria leaving Joaquin's chambers. They would leave a few minutes apart in court sometimes which fueled the rumors. This did not help Joaquin's current reputation as the "bastard child of Polop" and his parentage did not help either as most of the court despised Juan Pablo. Maria Amalia however would defend Juan in court and ask them to stop the gossip. Juan would be deeply affected by these actions when Maria suddenly came to him in private to ask if they could stop the affair. He grew quite angry at this and began to make her feel guilty. She decided to continue the affair afterwards despite being engaged to the Duke of Seville.