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Heads of State

Felipe VI, King

  • Full Name: Felipe Juan Pablo Alfonso de Todos los Santos de Borbón y Grecia
  • Reign: 19 June 2014 – Present
  • Predecessor: Juan Carlos I
  • Successor: NA
  • Born: 30 January 1968
  • Birth Place: Our Lady of Loreto Clinic, Madrid, Kingdom of Spain
  • Died: NA
  • Alma Mater: Lakefield College School in Ontario, Canada; Autonomous University of Madrid; School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University
  • Spouse(s): Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano (m. 2004)
  • Children: Leonor; Infanta Sofía
  • Previous Positions: Prince of Asturias (1977–2014); Prince of Viana (1977–2014); Prince of Girona (1990–2014); Duke of Montblanc (1990–2014); Count of Cervera (1990–2014); Lord of Balaguer (1990–2014)

Juan Carlos I, King

  • Full Name: Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias
  • Reign: 22 November 1975 – 19 June 2014
  • Predecessor: Alfonso XIII (as King); Francisco Franco (as Caudillo)
  • Successor: Felipe VI
  • Born: 5 January 1938
  • Birth Place: Rome, Kingdom of Italy
  • Alma Mater: University of Madrid; Complutense University
  • Spouse(s): Sophia of Greece and Denmark (m. 1962)
  • Children: Infanta Elena; Infanta Cristina; Felipe VI

Alfonso XIII, King

  • Full Name: Alfonso León Fernando María Jaime Isidro Pascual Antonio de Borbón y Habsburgo-Lorena
  • Reign: 17 May 1886–14 April 1931
  • Predecessor: Alfonso XII
  • Successor: Monarchy abolished
  • Born: 17 May 1886
  • Birth Place: Madrid, Kingdom of Spain
  • Died: 28 February 1941
  • Death Place: Rome, Kingdom of Italy
  • Internment: El Escorial, Spain
  • Spouse(s): Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg (m. 1906)
  • Children: Alfonso; Infante Jaime; Infanta Beatriz; Infante Fernando; Infanta María Cristina; Infante Juan; Infante Gonzalo

Alfonso XII, King

  • Full Name: Alfonso Francisco de Asís Fernando Pío Juan María de la Concepción Gregorio Pelayo
  • Reign: 29 December 1874–25 November 1885
  • Predecessor: Amadeo I
  • Successor: Alfonso XIII
  • Born: 28 November 1857
  • Birth Place: Royal Palace of Madrid, Madrid, Kingdom of Spain
  • Died: 25 November 1885
  • Death Place: Royal Palace of El Pardo, Madrid, Kingdom of Spain
  • Internment: El Escorial, Spain
  • Alma Mater: Military College, Sandhurst
  • Spouse(s): Mercedes of Orléans; Maria Christina of Austria
  • Children: María de las Mercedes; María Teresa; Alfonso XIII; Alfonso Sanz y Martínez de Arizala; Fernando Sanz y Martínez de Arizala
  • Previous Positions: Prince of Asturias (1857–1868)

Amadeo I, King

  • Full Name: Amedeo Ferdinando Maria di Savoia
  • Reign: 16 November 1870–11 February 1873
  • Predecessor: Isabella II
  • Successor: Alfonso XIII
  • Born: 30 May 1845
  • Birth Place: Royal Palace, Turin, Sardinia, Italy
  • Died: 18 January 1890
  • Death Place: Royal Palace, Turin, Kingdom of Italy
  • Internment: Basilica of Superga, Italy
  • Spouse(s): Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo; Maria Letizia Bonaparte
  • Children: Emanuele Filiberto; Vittorio Emanuele; Luigi Amedeo; Umberto

Isabella II, Queen

  • Full Name: María Isabel Luisa de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias
  • Reign: 29 September 1833–30 September 1868
  • Predecessor: Ferdinand VII
  • Successor: Amadeo I
  • Born: 10 October 1830
  • Birth Place: Madrid, Kingdom of Spain
  • Died: 9 April 1904
  • Death Place: Paris, French Third Republic
  • Internment: El Escorial, Spain
  • Spouse(s): Infante Francis, Duke of Cádiz (m. 1846,died 1902)
  • Children: Isabel; Alfonso XII; Infanta María del Pilar; Infanta María de la Paz; Infanta Eulalia
  • Previous Positions: Princess of Asturias (1830–1833)

Ferdinand VII, King

  • Full Name: Fernando Francisco de Paula Domingo Vincente Ferrer Antonio José Joaquín Pascual Diego Juan Nepomuceno Januario Francisco Javier Rafael Miguel Gabriel Calisto Cayetano Fausto Luis Raimundo Gregorio Lorenzo Jerónimo de Borbón y Borbón-Parma
  • Reign: 11 December 1813–29 September 1833
  • Predecessor: Joseph I
  • Successor: Isabella II
  • Born: 14 October 1784
  • Birth Place: El Escorial, Spain
  • Died: 29 September 1833
  • Death Place: Madrid, Spain
  • Internment: El Escorial, Spain
  • Spouse(s): Maria Antonia (m. 1802, died 1806); Maria Isabel (m. 1816, died 1818); Maria Josepha Amalia (m. 1819, died 1829); Maria Christina (m. 1829)
  • Children: Infanta María Luisa Isabel; Isabella II; Luisa Fernanda

Joseph Bonaparte, King

  • Full Name: Joseph-Napoléon Bonaparte
  • Reign: 6 June 1808–11 December 1813
  • Predecessor: Ferdinand VII
  • Successor: Ferdinand VII
  • Born: 7 January 1768
  • Birth Place: Corte, Corsica, Republic of Genoa
  • Died: 28 July 1844
  • Death Place: Florence, Tuscany
  • Internment: Les Invalides building complex in Paris
  • Spouse(s): Julie Clary (m. 1794)
  • Children: Zénaïde Laetitia Julie Bonaparte; Charlotte Napoléone Bonaparte
  • Previous Positions: King of Naples and Sicily (30 March 1806–6 June 1808)

Ferdinand VII, King

  • Full Name: Fernando Francisco de Paula Domingo Vincente Ferrer Antonio José Joaquín Pascual Diego Juan Nepomuceno Januario Francisco Javier Rafael Miguel Gabriel Calisto Cayetano Fausto Luis Raimundo Gregorio Lorenzo Jerónimo de Borbón y Borbón-Parma
  • Reign: 19 March 1808–6 May 1808
  • Predecessor: Charles IV
  • Successor: Joseph I
  • Born: 14 October 1784
  • Birth Place: El Escorial, Spain
  • Died: 29 September 1833
  • Death Place: Madrid, Spain
  • Internment: El Escorial, Spain
  • Spouse(s): Maria Antonia (m. 1802, died 1806); Maria Isabel (m. 1816, died 1818); Maria Josepha Amalia (m. 1819, died 1829); Maria Christina (m. 1829)
  • Children: Infanta María Luisa Isabel; Isabella II; Luisa Fernanda

Charles IV, King

  • Full Name: Carlos Antonio Pascual Francisco Javier Juan Nepomuceno José Januario Serafín Diego de Borbón y Sajonia
  • Reign: 14 December 1788–19 March 1808
  • Predecessor: Charles III
  • Successor: Ferdinand VII
  • Born: 11 November 1748
  • Birth Place: Palace of Portici, Portici, Naples, Italy
  • Died: 20 January 1819
  • Death Place: Palazzo Barberini, Rome, Papal States
  • Internment: El Escorial, Spain
  • Spouse(s): Maria Luisa
  • Children: Carlota Joaquina; Infanta María Amalia; María Luisa; Ferdinand VII; Infante Carlos; María Isabel; Infante Francisco de Paula
  • Previous Positions: Prince of Asturias (1759–1788)

Charles III, King

  • Full Name: Carlos Sebastián de Borbón y Farnesio
  • Reign: 10 August 1759–14 December 1788
  • Predecessor: Ferdinand VI
  • Successor: Charles IV
  • Born: 20 January 1716
  • Birth Place: Royal Alcazar of Madrid, Spain
  • Died: 14 December 1788
  • Death Place: Royal Palace of Madrid, Spain
  • Internment: El Escorial, Spain
  • Spouse(s): Maria Amalia
  • Children: Infanta Maria Josefa; Maria Luisa; Infante Philip; Charles IV; Ferdinand I; Infante Gabriel; Infante Antonio Pascual; Infante Francisco Javier; Maria Isabel; Maria Josefa; María Isabel Ana; Maria Teresa; Maria Ana
  • Previous Positions: Duke of Parma and Piacenza (22 July 1731–3 October 1735); King of Naples and Sicily (15 May 1734–10 August 1759)

Ferdinand VI, King

  • Full Name: Fernando de Borbón y Saboya
  • Reign: 9 July 1746–10 August 1759
  • Predecessor: Philip V
  • Successor: Charles III
  • Born: 23 September 1713
  • Birth Place: Royal Alcazar of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
  • Died: 10 August 1759
  • Death Place: Villaviciosa de Odón, Madrid, Spain
  • Internment: Convent of the Salesas Reales, Madrid, Spain
  • Spouse(s): Barbara
  • Previous Positions: Prince of Asturias (1724–1746)

Philip V, King

  • Full Name: Felipe de Borbón y Baviera
  • Reign: 6 September 1724–9 July 1746
  • Predecessor: Louis I
  • Successor: Ferdinand VI
  • Born: 19 December 1683
  • Birth Place: Palace of Versailles, France
  • Died: 9 July 1746
  • Death Place: Madrid, Spain
  • Internment: Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso, Spain
  • Spouse(s): Maria Luisa; Elisabeth Farnese
  • Children: Louis I; Infante Philip Peter; Ferdinand VI; Charles III; María Ana Victoria; Philip; María Teresa Rafaela; Infante Luis; María Antonia Fernanda
  • Previous Positions: Duke of Anjou (1683–1700)

Louis I, King

  • Full Name: Luis Felipe de Borbón y Saboya
  • Reign: 15 January 1724–31 August 1724
  • Predecessor: Philip V
  • Successor: Philip V
  • Born: 25 August 1707
  • Birth Place: Buen Retiro, Madrid, Spain
  • Died: 31 August 1724
  • Death Place: Buen Retiro, Madrid, Spain
  • Internment: El Escorial, Spain
  • Spouse(s): Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans
  • Previous Positions: Prince of Asturias (1709–1724)

Philip V, King

  • Full Name: Felipe de Borbón y Baviera
  • Reign: 1 November 1700–15 January 1724
  • Predecessor: Charles II
  • Successor: Louis I
  • Born: 19 December 1683
  • Birth Place: Palace of Versailles, France
  • Died: 9 July 1746
  • Death Place: Madrid, Spain
  • Internment: Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso, Spain
  • Spouse(s): Maria Luisa; Elisabeth Farnese
  • Children: Louis I; Infante Philip Peter; Ferdinand VI; Charles III; María Ana Victoria; Philip; María Teresa Rafaela; Infante Luis; María Antonia Fernanda
  • Previous Positions: Duke of Anjou (1683–1700)

Charles II, King

  • Full Name: Charles II
  • Reign: 17 September 1665–1 November 1700
  • Predecessor: Philip IV
  • Born: 6 November 1661
  • Birth Place: Royal Alcazar of Madrid, Spain
  • Died: 1 November 1700
  • Death Place: Royal Alcazar of Madrid, Spain
  • Internment: Monasterio del Escorial, Spain
  • Spouse(s): Marie Louise d’Orléans; Maria Anna

Philip IV, King

  • Full Name: Felipe Domingo Víctor de la Cruz de Austria y Austria
  • Reign: 31 March 1621–17 September 1665
  • Predecessor: Philip III
  • Successor: Charles II
  • Born: 8 April 1605
  • Birth Place: Royal Palace of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
  • Died: 17 September 1665
  • Death Place: Madrid, Spain
  • Internment: El Escorial, Spain
  • Spouse(s): Elisabeth (1602–1644); Archduchess Maria Anna (1634–1696); María Calderón
  • Children: Maria Margaret; Margaret Maria Catherine; Maria Eugenia; Isabella Maria Theresa; Balthasar Charles; Francis Ferdinand; Infanta Maria Anna "Mariana" Antonia; Maria Theresa; Margaret Theresa; Infanta Maria Ambrosia de la Concepción; Philip Prospero; Ferdinand Thomas; Charles II; John

Philip III, King

  • Full Name: Philip III
  • Reign: 13 September 1598–31 March 1621
  • Predecessor: Philip II
  • Successor: Philip IV
  • Born: 14 April 1578
  • Birth Place: Madrid, Spain
  • Died: 31 March 1621
  • Death Place: Madrid, Spain
  • Internment: El Escorial, Spain
  • Spouse(s): Margaret
  • Children: Anne; Philip IV; Maria Anna; Infante Charles of Spain; Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand

Philip II, King

  • Full Name: Philip II
  • Reign: 16 January 1556–13 September 1598
  • Predecessor: Charles I
  • Successor: Philip III
  • Born: 21 May 1527
  • Birth Place: Palacio de Pimentel, Valladolid, Castile, Spain
  • Died: 13 September 1598
  • Death Place: El Escorial, San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Castile, Spain
  • Internment: El Escorial, Spain
  • Spouse(s): Maria Manuela; Mary I; Anna
  • Children: Carlos; Isabella; Catherine; Ferilnand; Diego; Philip III

Charles I, King

  • Full Name: Charles I
  • Reign: 23 January 1516–16 January 1556
  • Predecessor: Philip I
  • Successor: Philip II
  • Born: 24 February 1500
  • Birth Place: Prinsenhof of Ghent, Habsburg Netherlands, Holy Roman Empire,Spain
  • Died: 21 September 1558
  • Death Place: Monastery of Yuste, Crown of Castile, Spain
  • Internment: El Escorial, Spain
  • Spouse(s): Isabella
  • Children: Philip II; Maria; Joanna

Philip I, King

  • Full Name: Philip I
  • Reign: 26 November 1504–25 September 1506
  • Predecessor: Joanna
  • Successor: Charles I
  • Born: 22 July 1478
  • Birth Place: Bruges, Flanders, Burgundian Netherlands
  • Died: 25 September 1506
  • Death Place: Burgos, Castile, Spain
  • Internment: Royal Chapel of Granada, Spain
  • Spouse(s): Joanna
  • Children: Eleanor; Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor; Isabella, Queen of Denmark; Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor; Mary, Queen of Hungary; Catherine, Queen of Portugal

Joanna, Queen of Castile

  • Full Name: Joanna
  • Reign: 26 November 1504–12 April 1555
  • Predecessor: Isabella I and Ferdinand V
  • Successor: Philip I
  • Born: 6 November 1479
  • Birth Place: Toledo, Castile,Spain
  • Died: 12 April 1555
  • Death Place: Tordesillas, Castile ,Spain
  • Internment: Capilla Real, Granada, Castile, Spain
  • Spouse(s): Philip I
  • Children: Eleanor; Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor; Isabella, Queen of Denmark; Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor; Mary, Queen of Hungary; Catherine, Queen of Portugal

Ferdinand V, King of Castile

  • Full Name: Ferdinand V
  • Reign: 15 January 1475–26 November 1504
  • Predecessor: Isabella I
  • Successor: Joanna
  • Born: 10 March 1452
  • Birth Place: Sada Palace, Sos, Aragon, Spain
  • Died: 23 January 1516
  • Death Place: Madrigalejo, Extremadura, Spain
  • Internment: Royal Chapel of Granada, Spain
  • Spouse(s): Isabella I; Germaine of Foix
  • Children: Isabella; John (1478–1497); Joanna I (1479–1555); Maria (1482–1517); Catalina; John; Alonso de Aragón (1469–1520); Juana de Aragón (1469 – bef. 1522); María Esperanza de Aragón; also including 1 daughter