Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Prince or Princess of Asturias (Spanish: Príncipe/Princesa de Asturias) is the main substantive title used by the heir apparent, or heir presumptive to the Spanish Crown. [1] According to the Spanish Constitution of 1978 :
The heir, whether heir apparent or heir presumptive, was often granted the title of Prince of Asturias. Significant breaks in the succession, where the designated heir did not in fact succeed (due to usurpation, conquest, revolution, or lack of heirs) are shown as breaks in the table below.
Don Carlos, Prince of Asturias (8 July 1545 – 24 July 1568), was the eldest son and heir apparent of King Philip II of Spain. His mother was Maria Manuela of Portugal, daughter of John III of Portugal. Carlos was known to be mentally unstable and was imprisoned by his father in early 1568, dying after half a year of solitary confinement.
The heir's princely titles derive from the ancient kingdoms which united to form Spain. Three titles of prince are held by the heir to the Spanish throne. Prince of Asturias as heir apparent to the throne of the Kingdom of Castile and León. Prince of Girona as heir apparent to the throne of the Kingdom of Aragon.
John, Prince of Asturias and Girona (Spanish: Juan; 30 June 1478 – 4 October 1497) was the only son of King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile, and heir apparent to both their thrones for nearly his entire life.
This category covers all the Princes and Princesses of Asturias, the title given to the heir to the Castilian throne since 1388, and to the Spanish throne since its creation. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Princes of Asturias .
Balthasar Charles (Spanish: Baltasar Carlos de Austria; 17 October 1629 – 9 October 1646), Prince of Asturias, Prince of Girona, Duke of Montblanc, Count of Cervera, and Lord of Balaguer, Prince of Viana was heir apparent to all the kingdoms, states and dominions of the Spanish monarchy from his birth until his death.
Alfonso, Prince of Asturias (10 May 1907 – 6 September 1938), was heir apparent to the throne of Spain from birth until the abolition of the monarchy in 1931. He renounced his rights to the defunct throne in 1933.