HM King Juan Carlos I of Spain

Current sovereign of Spain


Date & place of birth January 5, 1963 Anglo-American Hospital, Rome
Born as HRH Infante of Spain
Names Juan Carlos Alfonso Victor Marie

Father Infante Juan of Spain, Count of Barcelona
Mother Princess Maria de las Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (Countess of Barcelona)





Royal house Bourbon-Parma
Heir presumptive July 22, 1969-November 22, 1975
Reign November 22, 1975-present
Predecessor King Alfonso XIII of Spain (grandfather)
Successor Prince Felipe, Prince of Asturias (son)





Siblings (3)
Second of four children (1 brother, 2 sisters)
Infanta Pilar of Spain
Infante Margarita of Spain
Infante Alfonso of Spain





Married May 14, 1962 Church of St. Denis, Rome (Roman Catholic) Metropolis, Athens
Spouse Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark





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 Infante of Spain
HM King of Spain





Paternal grandparents
King Alfonso XIII of Spain
Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg (Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain)

Paternal great-grandparents
King Alfonso XII of Spain
Archduchess Maria Christina of Austria (Queen Maria of Spain)
Prince Henry of Battenberg
Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom *

Juan Carlos is a paternal great-great-grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom*





Maternal grandparents
Prince Carlos of the Two Sicilies
Princess Louise of Orleans

Maternal great-grandparents
Prince Alfonso of the Two Sicilies, Count of Caserta
Princess Antonietta of the Two Sicilies
Prince Philippe of Orleans, Count of Paris
Princess Marie Isabelle of Orleans