Felipe VI of Spain

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

Felipe VI
Felipe VI
	King Felipe VI in January 2019
King of Spain
Reign	19 June 2014 – present
Enthronement	19 June 2014
Predecessor	Juan Carlos I
Heir presumptive	Leonor
Prime ministers	Mariano Rajoy; (2014–2018); Pedro Sánchez; (2018–present)
Born	30 January 1968; Madrid, Spain
Spouse	Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano (m. 2004)
Issue	Leonor, Princess of Asturias; Infanta Sofía of Spain;
Full name
Full name
	Felipe Juan Pablo Alfonso de Todos los Santos de Borbón y Grecia
House	Bourbon-Anjou[1][lower-alpha 1]
Father	Juan Carlos I of Spain
Mother	Sophia of Greece and Denmark
Religion	Roman Catholicism
Signature
Allegiance	Spain
Service/branch	Spanish Army; Spanish Air Force; Spanish Navy
Years of service	1986–2014 ; (end of active service)
Rank	Captain General (See list)

King Felipe VI (Spanish pronunciation: [feˈlipe], baptised as Felipe Juan Pablo Alfonso de Todos los Santos de Borbón y de Grecia;[2] born 30 January 1968) is the current King of Spain.

Felipe was born at ORPEA Madrid Loreto in Madrid. He is youngest child and only son of former King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofía of Spain. He had two sisters Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo and Infanta Cristina of Spain. He was baptized at Palace of Zarzuela in Madrid.

Felipe VI has studied at Centro Privado de Enseñanza Santa María de los Rosales. He accepted his high school education at Lakefield College School, and then studied Law and Economics at Autonomous University of Madrid. After that, he studied Foreign Service at Georgetown University.

He received military training at General Military Academy and served in the military from 1986 to 2014.

King Felipe VI married Queen Letizia of Spain at Almudena Cathedral at 2004. They have two children together, Leonor, Princess of Asturias and Infanta Sofia of Spain.

On 2 June 2014, King Juan Carlos I announced that he would abdicate in favor of Felipe.

Felipe became king on 19 June 2014 at 0:00 CET and was named Felipe VI.[3]

Titles and styles

30 January 1968 – 22 January 1977: His Royal Highness The Infante Felipe of Spain
22 January 1977 – 18 June 2014: His Royal Highness The Prince of Asturias
- in former Crown of Aragon territories: 22 January 1977 – 19 June 2014: His Royal Highness The Prince of Girona
- in former Kingdom of Navarre territories: 22 January 1977 – 19 June 2014: His Royal Highness The Prince of Viana
- Duke of Montblanc, Count of Cervera and Lord of Balaguer
19 June 2014 – present: His Majesty The King

References

"His Majesty the King Juan Carlos". The Royal Household of His Majesty the King. Archived from the original on 18 February 2011.
"Christening of King Felipe VI of Spain, 1968". The Royal Watcher. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
"Spanish politicians lay out abdication timetable". BBC News. 2014-06-03.

Notes

The English-language version of the Official Royal Family website is rendered as "Borbon", while in Spanish it is rendered as "Borbón". In English, the house is traditionally called House of Bourbon.

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[1] "His Majesty the King Juan Carlos". The Royal Household of His Majesty the King. Archived from the original on 18 February 2011.

[3] "Christening of King Felipe VI of Spain, 1968". The Royal Watcher. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2021.

[BBCDiscuss-4] "Spanish politicians lay out abdication timetable". BBC News. 2014-06-03.

[2] The English-language version of the Official Royal Family website is rendered as "Borbon", while in Spanish it is rendered as "Borbón". In English, the house is traditionally called House of Bourbon.