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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.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 representation of Spain ...
On the abdication of his father, the Prince of Asturias, Felipe de Borbón y Grecia, ascended the throne under the name Felipe VI. [4] [5] Juan Carlos retained the title of king emeritus for life, with the ceremonial functions entrusted to him by Felipe. [6] [7] [8]
A Panamanian Lucum foundation had Juan Carlos as the first beneficiary and King Felipe VI as a named second beneficiary, [125] although Felipe has subsequently relinquished any inheritance from his father Juan Carlos. [130] Lucum received $100 million from the Saudi royal house in 2008. [130]
King Felipe VI was born on 30 January 1968. He is the third child and only son of King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofía. [3] He became heir apparent when his father became king in 1975, and was named Prince of Asturias in 1977. [4] He married Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano on 22 May 2004. [5] He became king on 19 June 2014 upon his father's abdication. [6]
Before his father's abdication, Felipe VI had his own secretariat as Prince of Asturias. The Spanish Armed Forces are represented by the Head of the Military Chamber, who does not advise the king on matters of national defense, which is the portfolio of the Minister of Defence and President of the Government to advise the king.
Queen Letizia and King Felipe VI were hit by mud thrown by protestors as they visited an area of Spain devastated by the recent flash flooding. On Sunday, Nov. 3, the King and Queen of Spain paid ...
Carlos Alcaraz receives the ’Rey Felipe’ sport award from King Felipe VI of Spain and Queen Letizia of Spain during the 2022 National Sports Awards. Carlos Alvarez - Getty Images.
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 ...