Spanish Royal Family

For more information about the Spanish Royal Family, past and present, see Unofficial Royalty: Spanish Index. Unless otherwise noted, all photos below are from Wikipedia.

    • King Felipe VI

      Full Name: Felipe Juan Pablo Alfonso de Todos los Santos de Borbón y de Grecia

      Titles: His Catholic Majesty The King of Spain, of Castile, of León, of Aragon, of the Two Sicilies (Naples and Sicily), of Jerusalem, of Navarre, of Granada, of Toledo, of Valencia, of Galicia, of Majorca, of Seville, of Sardinia, of Cordoba, of Corsica, of Murcia, of Menorca, of Jaen, of the Algarves, of Algeciras, of Gibraltar, of the Canary Islands, of the Spanish East and West Indies and of the Islands and Mainland of the Ocean Sea; Archduke of Austria; Duke of Burgundy, of Brabant, of Milan, and of Neopatra; Count of Habsburg, of Flanders, of Tyrol, of Rousillon and of Barcelona; Lord of Biscay and of Molina.

      While he has the right to use all of the above titles, The King is officially titled His Majesty The King of Spain

      Born: 30 January 1968 in Madrid, Spain

      Parents: HM King Juan Carlos of Spain and Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark
      Married: 22 May 2004 to Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano, in Madrid, Spain

      Children:
      – The Infanta Leonor, Princess of Asturias (2005)
      – The Infanta Sofía (2007)

      Education:
      – Law, Autonomous University of Madrid
      – Foreign Service, Edmund Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University,      Washington DC

      Reign: 19 June 2014 – present

      Links:
      Unofficial Royalty: King Felipe VI
      Royal House: King Felipe VI

      Queen Letizia

      Full Name: Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano
      Titles: Her Majesty The Queen
      Born: 15 September 1972 in Oviedo, Spain
      Parents: Jesús José Ortiz Álvarez and María de la Paloma Rocasolano Rodríguez
      Married: 22 May 2004 to The Infante Felipe, Prince of Asturias (future King Felipe VI) in Madrid, Spain

      Children:
      – The Infanta Leonor, Princess of Asturias (2005)
      – The Infanta Sofía (2007)

      Education:
      – Journalism, Complutense University of Madrid
      – Audiovisual Journalism, Institute for Studies in Audiovisual Journalism

      Links:
      Unofficial Royalty: Queen Letizia
      Royal House: Queen Letizia

      The Princess of Asturias

      Full Name: Leonor de Todos los Santos de Borbón Ortiz
      Titles: Her Royal Highness The Infanta Leonor, Princess of Asturias, Princess of Gerona, Princess of Viana, Duchess of Montblanc, Countess of Cervera and Lady of Balaguer
      Born: 31 October 2005 in Madrid, Spain
      Parents: HM King Felipe VI and Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano
      Education:
      – 2008-present: Santa María de los Rosales School, Aravaca

      Place in line of Succession to the Spanish throne: 1

      Links:
      Unofficial Royalty: Infanta Leonor, Princess of Asturias
      Royal House: The Princess of Asturias

      The Infanta Sofía

      Full Name: Sofía de Todos los Santos de Borbón Ortiz
      Titles: Her Royal Highness The Infanta Sofia
      Born: 29 April 2007 in Madrid, Spain
      Parents: HM King Felipe VI and Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano
      Place in line of Succession to the Spanish throne: 2

      Links:
      Unofficial Royalty: Infanta Sofia
      Royal House: The Infanta Sofía

      King Juan Carlos

      Full Name: Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias
      Titles: His Majesty King Juan Carlos
      Born: 5 January 1938 in Rome, Italy
      Parents: The Infante Juan of Spain, Count of Barcelona and Princess María Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
      Married: 14 May 1962 to Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark, in Athens, Greece
      Children:
      – The Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo (1963)
      – The Infanta Cristina (1965)
      – King Felipe VI (1968)

      Grandchildren:
      – HE Felipe Juan Froilán, son of Infanta Elena and Jaime de Marichalar (1998)
      – HE Juan Valentín, son of Infanta Cristina and Inaki Urdangarin (1999)
      – HE Victoria Frederica, daughter of Infanta Elena and Jaime de Marichalar (2000)
      – HE Pablo Nicolás Sebastián, son of Infanta Cristina and Iñaki Urdangarin (2000)
      – HE Miguel, son of Infanta Cristina and Iñaki Urdangarin (2002)
      – HE Irene, daughter of Infanta Cristina and Iñaki Urdangarin (2005)
      – HRH The Infanta Leonor, Princess of Asturias, daughter of King Felipe VI and Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano (2005)
      – HRH The Infanta Sofía, daughter of King Felipe VI and Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano (2007)

      Reign: 22 November 1975 – 19 June 2014
      Link:
      Unofficial Royalty: King Juan Carlos
      Royal House: King Juan Carlos

      Queen Sofía

      Full Name: Sophia Margaret Victoria Frederica (Princess of Greece and Denmark)
      Titles: Her Majesty Queen Sofía
      Born: 2 November 1938 in Psychiko, Athens, Greece
      Parents: HM King Paul I of the Hellenes and Princess Frederica of Hanover
      Married: 14 May 1962 to The Infante Juan Carlos of Spain (future King Juan Carlos), in Athens, Greece

      Children:
      – The Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo (1963)
      – The Infanta Cristina (1965)
      – King Felipe VI (1968)

      Grandchildren:
      – HE Felipe Juan Froilán, son of Infanta Elena and Jaime de Marichalar (1998)
      – HE Juan Valentín, son of Infanta Cristina and Inaki Urdangarin (1999)
      – HE Victoria Frederica, daughter of Infanta Elena and Jaime de Marichalar (2000)
      – HE Pablo Nicolás Sebastián, son of Infanta Cristina and Iñaki Urdangarin (2000)
      – HE Miguel, son of Infanta Cristina and Iñaki Urdangarin (2002)
      – HE Irene, daughter of Infanta Cristina and Iñaki Urdangarin (2005)
      – HRH The Infanta Leonor, daughter of King Felipe VI and Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano (2005)
      – HRH The Infanta Sofía, daughter of King Felipe VI and Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano (2007)

      Links:
      Unofficial Royalty: Queen Sofía
      Royal House: Queen Sofía

      The Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo

      Full Name: Elena Maria Isabel Dominica de Silos de Borbon y Grecia
      Titles: Her Royal Highness The Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo
      Born: 20 December 1963 in Madrid, Spain
      Parents: HM King Juan Carlos of Spain and Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark
      Married: 18 March 1995 to Don Jaime de Marichalar y Sáenz de Tejada, in Seville, Spain (divorced)

      Children:
      – His Excellency Felipe Juan Froilán de Todos los Santos de Marichalar y de Borbón (1998)
      – Her Excellency Victoria Federica de Todos los Santos de Marichalar y de Borbón (2000)

      Education:
      – Education, University of Comillas, Madrid

      Place in line of Succession to the Spanish throne: 3

      Link: Unofficial Royalty: Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo

      The Infanta Cristina

      Full Name: Cristina Federica Victoria Antonia de la Santísima Trinidad de Borbón y de Grecia
      Titles: Her Royal Highness The Infanta Cristina  (from 1997-2015 she was also Duchess of Palma de Mallorca)
      Born: 13 June 1965 in Madrid, Spain
      Parents: HM King Juan Carlos of Spain and Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark
      Married: 4 October 1997 to Don Ignacio (Iñaki) Urdangarín Liebaert, in Barcelona, Spain (divorced)

      Children:
      – His Excellency Juan Valentín de Todos los Santos (de) Urdangarín y de Borbón (1999)
      – His Excellency Pablo Nicolás Sebastián de Todos los Santos (de) Urdangarín y de Borbón (2000)
      – His Excellency Miguel de Todos los Santos (de) Urdangarín y de Borbón (2002)
      – Her Excellency Irene de Todos los Santos (de) Urdangarin y de Borbón (2005)

      Education:
      – Political Science, Complutense University of Madrid
      – International Relations, New York University

      Place in line of Succession to the Spanish throne: 6

      Link: Unofficial Royalty: Infanta Cristina
      Link: Unofficial Royalty: Iñaki Urdangarin

      The Infanta Margarita, Duchess of Soria,
      Duchess of Hernani

      photo: Wikipedia

      Full Name: Margarita María de la Victoria Esperanza Jacoba Felicidad Perpetua y Todos los Santos de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias
      Titles: Her Royal Highness The Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Soria, Duchess of Hernani
      Born: 6 March 1939 in Rome, Italy
      Parents: The Infanta Juan, Count of Barcelona and Princess Maria Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
      Married: 6 May 1967 to Carlos Emilio Juan Zurita y Delgado, in Estoril, Spain

      Children:
      – Alfonso Juan Carlos Zurita y de Borbón (1968)
      – María Sofía Emilia Carmen Zurita y de Borbón (1969)

      Place in line of Succession to the Spanish throne: The Infanta Margarita is not in the immediate line of succession. For more information, see Spanish Succession

      Link: Unofficial Royalty: Infanta Margarita, Duchess of Soria and Hernani