Spanish royal family
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Extended royal family
Children of the late Duchess of Badajoz:
The Duchess of Soria and Hernani
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The Spanish royal family, a branch of the
Titles and styles
The titles and styles of the Royal Family are as follows:[2]
- The occupant of the throne is the King (Spanish: el Rey) or the Queen (Spanish: la Reina), together with other titles pertaining to the Crown or belonging to members of the royal family. They are styled His or Her Majesty.
- The King's wife bears the title of Queen (consort) with the style Her Majesty.
- The husband of the His Royal Highness.[a]
- The King's heir apparent or heir presumptive bears the title of Prince or Princess of Asturias with the style Royal Highness.
- A monarch's children besides the Prince or Princess of Asturias, as well as the children of the Prince or Princess, bear the title of Infante or Infanta and use the style Royal Highness. The children of an Infante or Infanta have the rank (but not the title) of Grandees and the style of Excellency.
- Spouses and widows/widowers of the monarch's sons and daughters, other than those of the Prince or Princess of Asturias, are entitled to the form of address and honours the monarch may grant them.
- The sovereign may also grant the dignity of Infante or Infanta with the style of Highness.
Members of the royal family
- King Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano on 22 May 2004.[5] He became king on 19 June 2014 upon his father's abdication.[6]
- Queen Letizia of Spain was born on 15 September 1972,[7] the eldest daughter of Jesús José Ortiz Álvarez and María de la Paloma Rocasolano Rodríguez.[8] The King and Queen have two daughters.[9][10]
- Leonor, Princess of Asturias is the elder daughter of King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia,[9] and the heir presumptive to the Spanish throne since her father's accession in 2014.[6] She was born on 31 October 2005.[9]
- Infanta Sofía is the younger daughter of King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia. She was born on 29 April 2007.[10]
- queen consort of Spain during her husband's reign.[13]
Members of the King's family
- The Duchess has two children with Marichalar:
- Don Felipe de Marichalar y Borbón (born 17 July 1998)[17]
- Doña Victoria de Marichalar y Borbón (born 9 September 2000)[18]
- Infanta Cristina and Iñaki Urdangarin have four children:
- King Felipe's aunt, the late Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz, had five children with her husband Luis Gómez-Acebo y Duque de Estrada, 2nd Viscount of La Torre. The children of the Duchess and the Viscount are:
- Doña Simoneta Gómez-Acebo y Borbón (born 31 October 1968)
- Don Juan Gómez-Acebo y Borbón, 3rd The Viscount of La Torre (born 6 December 1969)
- Don Bruno Gómez-Acebo y Borbón (born 15 June 1971)
- Don Luis Gómez-Acebo y Borbón (born 20 May 1973)
- Don Fernando Gómez-Acebo y Borbón (born 13 September 1974)
- Carlos Zurita y Delgado on 12 October 1972.[23]
- Carlos Zurita, Duke of Soria was born on 9 October 1943[24] as the son of Carlos Zurita y González-Vidalte and María del Carmen Delgado y Fernández de Santaella.[25] The Duchess and Duke of Soria have two children:
- Don Alfonso Zurita y Borbón (born 9 August 1973)
- Doña María Zurita y Borbón (born 16 September 1975)
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Infanta Cristina
House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
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The Dowager Duchess
Royal family tree
King Alfonso XII | Queen María Cristina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
King Alfonso XIII | Queen Victoria Eugenia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Infanta Alicia, Duchess of Calabria | Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona | Princess María de las Mercedes, Countess of Barcelona | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
King Juan Carlos I* | Queen Sofía* | The Duke of Soria and Hernani** | The Duchess of Soria and Hernani** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Doña Simoneta Gómez-Acebo y Borbón** | The Viscount de la Torre** | Don Bruno Gómez-Acebo y Borbón** | Don Luis Gómez-Acebo y Borbón** | Don Fernando Gómez-Acebo y Borbón** | Don Alfonso Zurita y Borbón** | Doña María Zurita y Borbón** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The King* | The Queen* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Don Felipe de Marichalar y Borbón** | Doña Victoria de Marichalar y Borbón** | Don Juan Urdangarín y Borbón** | Don Pablo Urdangarín y Borbón** | Don Miguel Urdangarín y Borbón** | Doña Irene Urdangarín y Borbón** | The Princess of Asturias* | Infanta Sofía* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Notes
* - Member of the Royal Family (as opposed to the Family of the King, or extended family)
** - Member of the Extended royal family
Public role
Members of the Spanish Royal Family are often asked by
Additionally, members of the royal family may also pursue their own charitable and cultural interests. Queen Sofía devotes much of her time to the Queen Sofia Foundation (Fundación Reina Sofía);[30] while Leonor, Princess of Asturias presents the annual Princess of Asturias Awards (Premios Princesa de Asturias), which aims to promote "scientific, cultural and humanistic values that form part of mankind's universal heritage."[31] The Princess of Asturias Foundation (Fundación Princesa de Asturias) holds the annual Princess of Asturias Awards acknowledging the contributions of individuals, entities, and/or organizations from around the world who make notable achievements in the sciences, humanities, or public affairs.
King Felipe VI serves as president of the Organization of Ibero-American States which hosts the annual Ibero-American Summit, serves as president of the Codespa Foundation, which finances specific economic and social development activities in Latin American and other countries, and serves as president of the Spanish branch of the Association of European Journalists, which is composed of achieving communications professionals.[32] King Felipe VI also serves as honorary chair of the Ministry of Culture National Awards Ceremonies.[33]
King Juan Carlos, Queen Sofia, and Infanta Cristina are all members of the
See also
Notes
- Francis, Duke of Cádiz, the title of King and the style of His Majesty.
References
- ^ Royal Decree 2917/1981, dated 27 November, on the Civil Registry of the Royal Family Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE)
- ^ Royal Decree 1368/1987, dated 6 November, regulating titles, forms of address and honours pertaining to the Royal Family and to the Regents Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE)
- ^ "Casa de Su Majestad el Rey de España – Actividades y Agenda – Hitos más importantes de Su Alteza Real el Príncipe de Asturias". Casareal.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ^ "Don Felipe de Borbón, principe de Asturias". El Pais (in Spanish). 22 January 1977. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ^ Wilkinson, Isambard (22 May 2004). "Fiesta spirit returns for royal wedding". telegraph.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2022-01-12. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ a b c "Felipe takes over as king of Spain". BBC News. 18 June 2014.
- ^ Álvarez, Leticia (19 June 2014). "Letizia Ortiz, Reina de España". El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Paloma Rocasolano, enlace sindical" (in Spanish). ES: Diario de Navarra. Archived from the original on 16 February 2007.
- ^ a b c "Spain's future queen gives birth". BBC News. 31 October 2005. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Spanish crown princess has second daughter". Reuters. 29 April 2007. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ Gay, Danielle (13 May 2019). "Inside Queen Sofía and King Juan Carlos's 1962 wedding". Vogue Australia. Condé Nast. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
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- ^ "BOE.es – Documento BOE-A-1995-5742". Archived from the original on 16 January 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ Villar, Cote. Guardián de acero para el divorcio real. La otra crónica, no. 55 (6 February 2010). El Mundo.
- ^ ESchismógrafo (2018-07-18). "Froilán descoloca a sus propios familiares y amigos con un giro inesperado". esdiario.com. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
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- ^ Real Decreto 1502/1997 Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE)
- ^ "La infanta Cristina e Iñaki Urdangarin firman su divorcio en secreto". HOLA (in Spanish). 2024-01-24. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ^ a b c d Luis Gómez (11 February 2014). "How an ideal couple's life went to hell". El Pais. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ Bianchi, Martin (6 March 2020). "Doña Margarita, la 'super infanta' que caminaba por las cornisas de los castillos, cumple 81 años". ¡Hola!. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ Salas y Guirior, José (13 October 1972). "La Infanta Doña Margarita ha contraído matrimonio con el doctor Don Carlos Zurita". ABC.
- ^ "Carlos Zurita cumple 78 años, un cumpleaños más marcado por la polémica de Casa Real" (in Spanish). Europa Press. 9 October 2021.
- ^ Obituary of Dr. Carlos Zurita y González-Vidalte, ABC (in Spanish)
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- ^ Kamm, Henry (13 May 1965). "French Princess Wed To Spaniard". The New York Times. Dreux, France.
- ^ 1978 Spanish Constitution. Part II. The Crown
- ^ Queen Sofia Foundation
- ^ Prince of Asturias Foundation
- ^ Codespa Foundation Archived 2009-05-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Delivery of the National Awards of the Ministry of Culture 2008
- ^ Infanta Elena
- ^ Infanta Cristina
- ^ Mark Oliver (4 June 2004). "The Bilderberg group". The Guardian.
- ^ "Bilderberg Meeting of 1997 Assembles". PR Newswire. 13 June 1997. Archived from the original on 30 April 2011.
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