HM Queen Sofia of Spain

Queen consort of Spain


Date & place of birth November 2, 1938 Psychiko, Athens
Born as HRH Princess of Greece and Denmark
Names Sophia Margarita Victoria Frederika

Father King Paul I of the Hellenes
Mother Princess Frederike of Hanover (Queen Frederike of the Hellenes)





Royal house house Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg (born) Bourbon-Parma (marriage)
Queen consort November 22, 1975-present
Predecessor Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg
Successor Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano





Siblings (2)
Eldest of three children (1 brother, 1 sister)
King Constantine II of the Hellenes (former king of Greece)
Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark





Married May 14, 1962 Church of St. Denis, Rome (Roman Catholic) Metropolis, Athens
Spouse King Juan Carlos I of Spain (then Infante Juan Carlos of Spain)





Issue (3)
(1 son, 2 daughters)
Infanta Elena of Spain
Infanta Cristina of Spain
Infante Felipe, Prince of Asturias





Grandchildren (8)
(4 grandsons, 4 granddaughters)
Don Felipe Juan de Todos los Santos de Marichalar y de Borbón
Don Juan Valentin de Todos los Santos Urdangarin y de Borbón
Dona Victoria Federica de Todos los Santos de Marichalar y de Borbón
Don Pablo Nicolas de Todos los Santos Urdangarin y de Borbón
Don Miguel de Todos los Santos Urdangarin y de Borbón
Dona Irene de Todos los Santos Urdangarin y de Borbón
Infanta Leonor of Spain
Infanta Sofia of Spain





Titles
HRH Princess of Greece and Denmark
HRH Infanta Juan Carlos of Spain, Princess of Greece and Denmark
HM Queen Sofia of Spain, Princess of Greece and Denmark





Paternal grandparents
King Constantine I of the Hellenes
Princess Sophia of Prussia (Queen Sophia of the Hellenes)

Paternal great-grandparents
King George I of the Hellenes
Grand Duchess Olga Konstantiovna of Russia (Queen Olga of the Hellenes)*
Emperor Friedrich III of the German Empire, King of Prussia
Princess Victoria, Princess Royal (Empress Victoria, Queen of Prussia)*

Sophia is a paternal great-great-granddaughter of Emperor Nicholas I of Russia and Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom*





Maternal grandparents
Duke Ernest Augustus of Brunswick
Princess Viktoria Luise of Prussia

Maternal great-grandparents
Crown Prince Ernest August of Hanover
Princess Thyra of Denmark*
Emperor Wilhelm II of the German Empire
Princess Augusta Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

Sophia is a maternal great-great-granddaughter of King Christian IX of Denmark*