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The current Spanish constitution refers to the monarchy as "The Crown" and the constitutional title of the monarch is simply rey/reina de España: [1] that is, "king/queen of Spain". However, the constitution allows for the use of other historic titles pertaining to the Spanish monarchy, [1] without specifying them.
Dame Grand Cross of the Royal and Distinguished Order of Charles III (on 10 May 1962) [9] Dame of the Royal Order of Queen Maria Luisa (1,193rd lady on 14 May 1962) Dame of the Collar of the Royal and Distinguished Order of Charles III (on 31 October 1983) [10] Leonor, Princess of Asturias. Dame of the Order of the Golden Fleece (30 October ...
Portrait of a Spanish nobleman, The 5th Duke of Alburquerque, Grandee of Spain, at the height of the Spanish Empire, 1560 The Spanish nobility are people who possess a title of nobility confirmed by the Spanish Ministry of the Presidency, Justice and Relations with the Cortes, as well as those individuals appointed to one of Spain's three highest orders of knighthood: the Order of the Golden ...
The King's wife bears the title of Queen (consort) with the style Her Majesty. The husband of the Queen regnant, known as "Consort to the Queen of Spain", bears the title of Prince and is styled 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.
The British embassy in the United States informs that "the sale of British titles is prohibited". [6] Titles in the Scottish baronage are arguably the only British nobility titles that may be passed to any person, of either sex, by inheritance or conveyance. Baronetcies are hereditary titles granted by the Crown, but are not part of the peerage ...
Heraldic representation of the coronet of a Spanish duke. This is a list of the 149 present and extant royal and non-royal dukes in the peerage of the Kingdom of Spain.. The oldest six titles – created between 1380 and 1476 – were Duke of Medina Sidonia (1380), Duke of Alburquerque (1464), Duke of Segorbe (1469), Duke of Alba (1472), Duke of Escalona (1472), and Duke of Infantado (1475).
In 1969, twelve years after the Law of Succession to the Headship of the State, the Spanish dictator Francisco Franco skipped Infante Juan and designated Juan Carlos as his successor, with the title Prince of Spain. [2] On Franco's death in 1975, he thus became King of Spain. The Spanish titles of Juan Carlos I as monarch of Spain were as follows:
Dame of the Royal Cavalry Armory of Zaragoza [10] Infanta Cristina of Spain: Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III (14 October 1988) [11] Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (13 June 1983) [12] Iñaki Urdangarin, her husband: Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Sports Merit (30 November 2001) [13]