List of titles and honours of Juan Carlos I of Spain

Juan Carlos I of Spain
Juan Carlos I of Spain
Juan Carlos I |Italy]]) is the reigning King of Spain.On 22 November 1975, two days after the death of General Francisco Franco, Juan Carlos was designated king according to the law of succession promulgated by Franco. Spain had no monarch for 38 years in 1969 when Franco named Juan Carlos as the...

has received numerous decorations and honorary appointments as monarch of Spain

Spain

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. Spanish monarchical

Spanish monarchy

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Titles or Style

Style (manner of address)

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are listed in order of degrees of sovereignty, nobility, and honor:

Titles and styles

5 January 1938 15 January 1941: His Royal Highness The Infante Juan Carlos of Spain
15 January 1941 21 July 1969: His Royal Highness The Prince of Asturias
21 July 1969 22 November 1975: His Royal Highness The Prince of Spain
22 November 1975: : His Majesty The King of Spain

Titles in official use

The Spanish titles of Juan Carlos I as Monach of Spain are follows:
Note: Titles in Pretence

Pretender

A pretender is one who claims entitlement to an unavailable position of honour or rank. Most often it refers to a former monarch, or descendant thereof, whose throne is occupied or claimed by a rival, or has been abolished....

marked with * are historical titles which are only nominal and ceremonial.

King of Spain, of Castile
Kingdom of Castile
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, of León
Kingdom of León
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, of Aragon
Crown of Aragon
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, of the Two Sicilies (Naples and Sicily), of Jerusalem
Kingdom of Jerusalem
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, of Navarre
Kingdom of Navarre
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, of Granada, of Toledo
Kingdom of Toledo
The Kingdom of Toledo was the juridical definition of a Christian medieval kingdom in what is now central Spain, created after Alfonso VI of León's capture of Toledo in 1085.-Background:...

, of Valencia
Kingdom of Valencia
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, of Galicia
Kingdom of Galicia
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, of Majorca
Kingdom of Majorca
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, of Seville
Kingdom of Seville
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, of Sardinia
Kingdom of Sardinia
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, of Córdoba
Kingdom of Córdoba
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, of Corsica, of Murcia, of Menorca, of Jaén
Kingdom of Jaén
The Kingdom of Jaén was a territorial jurisdiction of the Crown of Castile from the time it was won from Muslim rule in 1246 during the Reconquista until Javier de Burgos' provincial division of Spain in 1833...

, of the Algarves, of Algeciras, of Gibraltar
Kingdom of Gibraltar
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, of the Canary Islands
Canary Islands
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, of the Spanish East and West Indies and of the Islands and Mainland of the Ocean Sea;
Archduke of Austria;
Duke of Burgundy
Duchy of Burgundy
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, of Brabant
Duchy of Brabant
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, of Milan
Duchy of Milan
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, and of Neopatra
Ypati
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(New Patras);
Count of Habsburg, of Flanders
County of Flanders
The County of Flanders was one of the territories constituting the Low Countries. The county existed from 862 to 1795. It was one of the original secular fiefs of France and for centuries was one of the most affluent regions in Europe....

, of Tyrol
County of Tyrol
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, of Roussillon
County of Roussillon
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and of Barcelona;
Lord of Biscay
Lord of Biscay
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and of Molina

Military Rank

Captain General
Captain General
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of the Armed Forces
Spanish Armed Forces
The Spanish Armed Forces are the military forces of the Kingdom of Spain. The Spanish Armed Forces are a modern military force charged with defending the Kingdom's integrity and sovereignty...

22 November 1975

Hereditary Orders

Sovereign Grand Master
Grand Master (order)
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of the Illustrious Royal Order of the Golden Fleece
Order of the Golden Fleece
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** 14 May 1977
Grand Master of the Royal & Distinguished Order of Charles III* 22 November 1975
Grand Master of the Royal Order of Isabel, the Catholic
Order of Isabel the Catholic
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* 22 November 1975
Grand Master of the Royal & Military Order of St. Hermenegildo* 22 November 1975
Grand Master of the Royal & Military Order of St. Ferdinand
Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand
The Royal and Military Order of Saint Ferdinand , commonly known as Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand , is Spain's highest military award for gallantry...

* 22 November 1975
Grand Master of the Order of Montesa
Order of Montesa
The Order of Montesa is a Christian military order, territorially limited to the Kingdom of Aragon.-Templar background:The Templars had been received with enthusiasm in Aragon from their foundation in 1128...

** 14 May 1977
Grand Master of the Order of Alcántara
Order of Alcántara
The Order of Alcántara , also called the Knights of St. Julian, was originally a military order of León, founded in 1166 and confirmed by Pope Alexander III in 1177.-Alcántara:...

** 14 May 1977
Grand Master of the Order of Calatrava
Order of Calatrava
The Order of Calatrava was the first military order founded in Castile, but the second to receive papal approval. The papal bull confirming the Order of Calatrava as a Militia was given by Pope Alexander III on September 26, 1164.-Origins and Foundation:...

** 14 May 1977
Grand Master of the Order of Santiago
Order of Santiago
The Order of Santiago was founded in the 12th century, and owes its name to the national patron of Galicia and Spain, Santiago , under whose banner the Christians of Galicia and Asturias began in the 9th century to combat and drive back the Muslims of the Iberian Peninsula.-History:Santiago de...

** 14 May 1977
Grand Master of the Order of Maria Luisa** 14 May 1977

Military Orders and decorations

Grand Cross of the Order of Military Merit, white distinctive
Grand Cross of the Order of Naval Merit, white distinctive
Grand Cross of the Order of Air Force Merit, white distinctive

Foreign honours

- Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold (Belgium)
- First Class Star of the Order of the White Lion
  Order of the White Lion
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- Knight of the Order of the Elephant
  Order of the Elephant
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- Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose
  Order of the White Rose
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- Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
  Légion d'honneur
  The Legion of Honour, or in full the National Order of the Legion of Honour is a French order established by Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of the Consulat which succeeded to the First Republic, on 19 May 1802...
- Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit
  Ordre National du Mérite
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- Grand Cross, Special Class Class Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
  Bundesverdienstkreuz
  The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany is the only general state decoration of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has existed since 7 September 1951, and between 3,000 and 5,200 awards are given every year across all classes...
- Grand Cross Order of the Redeemer
  Order of the Redeemer
  The Order of the Redeemer , also known as the Order of the Savior, is an order of Greece. The Order of the Redeemer is the oldest and highest decoration awarded by the modern Greek state.- History :...
- Grand Necklace of the Dynasty of Reza
- Grand Cordon with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
  Italian orders of merit
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- House of Savoy
  House of Savoy
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  (No reigning)
  - Knight of the Order of the Annunziata
- Royal House of the Two Sicilies (No reigning)
  - Knight of the Illustrious Royal Order of Saint Januarius
  - Bailiff Grand Cross of Justice with Collar of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St. George
- Knight of the Order of the Nation
  Order of the Nation
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- Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum
  Order of the Chrysanthemum
  is Japan's highest order. The Grand Cordon of the Order was established in 1876 by Emperor Meiji of Japan; the collar of the Order was added on January 4, 1888. Although technically the order has only one class, it can either be awarded with collar , or with grand cordon...
- Golden Chain of the Order of Vytautas the Great
  Order of Vytautas the Great
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- Collar of the Order of the Aztec Eagle
  Order of the Aztec Eagle
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- Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion
- Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav
  The Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav
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Order of Malta
- Bailiff Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion of the Sovereign Order of Malta
- Knight of the Order of the White Eagle
- Grand Collar of the Order of the Tower and Sword
  Order of the Tower and Sword
  The Military Order of the Tower and of the Sword, of Valour, Loyalty and Merit is a Portuguese order of knighthood and the pinnacle of the Portuguese honours system. It was created by King Afonso V in 1459....
  
  (Portugal
  Portugal
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  )
- Sash rank of the Order of the Star of Romania
  Order of the Star of Romania
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- The medal for the Russian Federation State Prize and Laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation
  State Prize of the Russian Federation
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- Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim
  Order of the Seraphim
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- Knight of the Order of the Rajamitrabhorn
  Order of the Rajamitrabhorn
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- 974th Knight of the Order of the Garter
  Order of the Garter
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Honorific eponyms

- Madrid
  Madrid
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  : Rey Juan Carlos University
  Rey Juan Carlos University
  King Juan Carlos University is a public university located in Móstoles , and distributed into four campus: Madrid, Móstoles, Alcorcón and Fuenlabrada.It's named after king Juan Carlos I of Spain...
- Madrid
  Madrid
  Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
  
  : Juan Carlos I Park
  Juan Carlos I Park
  Juan Carlos I Park is the main municipal park in Madrid, Spain. The park was named after King Juan Carlos I. The park has many modern sculptures.The Music MetroRock festival is regularly held at the Juan Carlos park.-External links:*...
- Spanish ship Juan Carlos I (L61)
- Antarctica: Juan Carlos I Antarctic Base
- New York
  New York
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  : King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center
  New York University Graduate School of Arts and Science
  The New York University Graduate School of Arts and Science is one of 14 divisions within New York University and was founded in 1886 by Henry Mitchell MacCracken, establishing NYU as the second academic institution in the United States to grant Ph.D. degrees on academic performance and examination...
  
  (A center of the New York University
  New York University
  New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
  
  to foster the study of Hispanic culture and language).

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