Background
JUAN CARLOS I, His Majesty was born on January 5, 1938 in Rome, Italy. Parents: HRH Don Juan de Borbón y Battenberg, Count of Barcelona and HRH Doña Maria de las Mercedes de Borbón y Orleans.
JUAN CARLOS I, His Majesty was born on January 5, 1938 in Rome, Italy. Parents: HRH Don Juan de Borbón y Battenberg, Count of Barcelona and HRH Doña Maria de las Mercedes de Borbón y Orleans.
Educated privately in Fribourg (Switzerland), Madrid. San Sebastián, Institute of San Isidro. Madrid, Colegio del Carmen.
General Military Academy, Zaragoza. University of Madrid.
Commissioned into the three armed forces, 1957-1959. Studied organization and activities of various government ministries. Named by General Franco as future King of Spain, 1969.
Inaugurated as King of Spain, November 1975. Named as Capt.-Gen. of the Armed Forces, Nov, 1975.
Clubs: foreign member, Académie des sciences morales et politiques, Association, member, 1988.
Spouse Princess Sophia. Children: Crown Prince Felipe, Princess Elena, Princess Cristina.