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Queen Letizia and King Felipe of Spain (May 22, 2004) ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images Held at the Almudena Cathedral in Madrid, the event marked Spain’s first royal wedding in nearly a century.
Felipe VI (Spanish: [feˈlipe ˈseksto]; [b] Felipe Juan Pablo Alfonso de Todos los Santos de Borbón y Grecia; born 30 January 1968) is King of Spain since 19 June 2014. In accordance with the Spanish Constitution, as monarch, he is head of state and commander-in-chief of the Spanish Armed Forces, holding the military rank of captain general, [3] [4] and also plays the role of the supreme ...
Queen Letizia and King Felipe are celebrating their 20th anniversary with a pair of very special glamour shots, lensed by famed (and longtime royals) photographer Annie Leibovitz. On November 26 ...
King Juan Carlos I and Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz. Queen Sofía and Prince Felipe, Prince of Asturias. The bride arrived at 11:12 in the morning to the cathedral in a Rolls-Royce Phantom IV, instead of on foot as planned, due to the persistent, intense rain. When King Juan Carlos I entered the cathedral, the anthem of Spain sounded.
Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images. Queen Letizia, aka Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano, is the wife of King Felipe VI of Spain. After marrying her husband (formerly Prince Felipe of Asturias) in May 2004, she ...
Although the French won the day and prevented a British-backed suitor from becoming Spain's king consort, they and their moderado allies in Spain had to pressure the young queen into the marriage, as the Duke of Cádiz was thought to be impotent. [4] The affair was a source of embarrassment for France. [1]
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The following is the family tree of the Spanish monarchs starting from Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon till the present day. The former kingdoms of Aragon (see family tree), Castile (see family tree) and Navarre (see family tree) were independent kingdoms that unified in 1469 as personal union, with the marriage of the Catholic Monarchs, to become the Kingdom of Spain (de ...