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NO Chris, it is NOT one of his titles. Apart from being plain wrong, it is also highly offensive, as offensive as labelling Hitler "King of Jews".
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*King of [[Algarve]]
*King of [[Algarve]]
*King of [[Algeciras]]
*King of [[Algeciras]]
*[[Kingdom of Gibraltar|King of Gibraltar]]
*King of the [[Canary Islands]]
*King of the [[Canary Islands]]
*King of the [[Spanish East Indies|Spanish East]] and [[Spanish West Indies|West Indies]] and of the Islands and [[Spanish Main|Mainland]] of the [[Ocean Sea]]
*King of the [[Spanish East Indies|Spanish East]] and [[Spanish West Indies|West Indies]] and of the Islands and [[Spanish Main|Mainland]] of the [[Ocean Sea]]

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The Coat of Arms of the Spanish Crown

King Juan Carlos I is a direct descendant of many famous European rulers from different countries, such as Holy Roman Emperor Charles V (who as Carlos I is said to have been the first King of Spain), King Louis XIV of France and Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. Therefore, he is related to all the current monarchs of Europe.

The current Spanish constitution refers to the monarchy as "the crown of Spain" and the constitutional title of the monarch is simply rey/reina de España: that is, "king/queen of Spain". However, the constitution allows for the use of other historic titles pertaining to the Spanish monarchy, without specifying them. A decree promulgated 6 November 1987 at the Council of Ministers regulates the titles further, and on that basis the monarch of Spain has a right to use ("may use") those other titles appertaining to the Crown. Contrary to some belief, the long titulary that contains the list of over 20 kingdoms, etc., is not in state use, nor is it used in Spanish diplomacy. In fact, it has never been in use in that form, as "Spain" was never a part of the list in pre-1837 era when the long list was officially used[1].

Spain, unmentioned in titulary for more than three centuries, was symbolized by the long list that started "...of Castile, Leon, Aragon,..." - The following long titulary in the feudal style was the last used officially in 1836 by Isabella II of Spain (see the account of titulary in her article) before she became constitutional queen.

The first king to officially use the name Spain as the realm in the titulary was Joseph Napoleon Bonaparte, brother of Emperor Napoleon, who used King of the Spains and the Indias; the present Spanish monarch is not his heir. The Bourbons returned to the feudal format (...of Castile, Leon, Aragon,...) until 1837, when the short version "queen of the Spains" was taken into use. The singular Spain was first used by Amadeo - he was "by divine grace and will of nation, king of Spain"; the present Spanish monarch is not his heir, either. Alfonso XII, when restored, started to use "constitutional king of Spain, by divine and constitutional grace". Juan Carlos uses simply "king of Spain", without any divine, national or constitutional reference.

Titles held by the King of Spain

Greater royal arms of Spain from Charles III to Alfonso XIII (1761-1868 / 1875-1931)

Spanish monarchical Titles or Style are listed in order of degrees of sovereignty, nobility, and honor: [2]

Kingdoms

Archduchies

Coat of arms of the kingdom of Jerusalem.

Duchies

Counties

Coat of Arms of the Duchy of Neopatras

Lordships

Military Rank

Hereditary Orders

Neck Chain of a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece

Non-Hereditary Orders held by King Juan Carlos I

The Grand Cross of the Order of the king Charles III.

Titles held by the heir apparent to the Spanish Throne

The coat of arms of the Prince of Asturias

Titles and styles are listed in order of degrees of rank, nobility, and honor[3]:

Principalities

Duchies, Counties and Lordships

Orders

Spain

Foreign Orders

Byzantine Empire

The last titular Byzantine Emperor, Andreas Palaiologos, sold his imperial title to Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella of Castile before his death in 1502.[4] However, the sale of such a title in pretense was of uncertain validity and no kings of Spain are known to have used the Byzantine Imperial titles.

See also

References

  1. ^ http://noticias.juridicas.com/base_datos/Admin/constitucion.t2.html Article 57 of the Spanish Constitution (Spanish Only)
  2. ^ http://www.dhistoria.com/carpetas/2004/05/los_ttulos_del.html List of titles and honours of the Spanish Crown. dhistoria.com (Spanish Only)
  3. ^ http://www.casareal.es/sar_principe/index-ides-idweb.html The Royal Household of His Majesty the King (Spanish only)
  4. ^ Norwich, John Julius, Byzantium - The Decline and Fall, p.446
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