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His Majesty King Juan Carlos
Full Name: Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias
Birthday and birthplace: January 5, 1938 in Rome
Royal House: The House of Borbon (The Spanish Royal Family)
Ascension: November 22, 1975
Coronation Day: November 27, 1975 at Jeronimos Church in Madrid
Parents: Juan de Borbon y Battenberg (1913-1993) and Maria de las Mercedes de Borbon y Orleans (1910-2000)
Siblings: Infanta Pilar (b. 1936), Infanta Margarita (b. 1939), and Infante Alfonso of Spain (1941–1956)
Spouse: Queen Sofia (wedding day: May 14, 1962 at the Church of Saint Dennis at Athens)
Children: The Infanta Elena (b. 1963), The Infanta Cristina (b. 1965), and Prince Felipe (b. 1968)
Grandchildren: Don Felipe Juan (b. 1998) and Dona Victoria (b. 2000); Don Juan Valentin (b. 1999), Don Pablo (b. 2000), Don Miguel (b. 2002), and Dona Irene (b. 2005); and The Infanta Leonor (b. 2005) and The Infanta Sofia (b. 2007)
Official Residence: Palacio Real de Madrid (Royal Palace of Madrid)
Other Residences: La Zarzuela Palace; Marivent Palace in Palma de Mallorca
Education: Constitutional and international law, economics and taxation from Madrid’s Complutense University
Special Interests: skiing, sailing, amateur radio, motorbike riding
Heir Apparent: Prince Felipe, The Prince of Asturias
Other Notes of Interest: King Juan Carlos is a descendant Britain’s Queen Victoria, of France’s Louis XIV; of the Emperor Charles V of the Habsburg dynasty. The Capetian dynasty to which he belongs is the oldest in Europe. King Juan Carlos is fluent in Spanish, English, French, Italian, Portuguese and Catalan. He is a member of the World Scout Foundation.
source: The Official Website of the Spanish Monarchy, and Wikipedia; image credit: Bauer-Griffin