List of titles and honours of Juan Carlos I of Spain
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Juan Carlos I of Spain has received numerous decorations and honourary appointments as monarch of Spain. Spanish monarchical Titles or Style are listed in order of degrees of sovereignty, nobility, and honour.
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Titles and styles
Royal styles of King Juan Carlos |
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Reference style | His Majesty |
Spoken style | Your Majesty |
Alternative style | Sir |
- 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 – 19 June 2014: His Majesty The King of Spain
- 19 June 2014 – present : His Majesty King Juan Carlos of Spain
Titles in official use
The Spanish titles of Juan Carlos I as Monarch of Spain were as follows: Note: Titles in Pretence marked with * are historical titles which are only nominal and ceremonial.
- King of Spain
- King of Castile, of León, of Aragon, of the Two Sicilies* (Naples and Sicily), of Jerusalem*, of Navarre, of Granada, of Toledo, of Valencia, of Galicia, of Majorca, of Seville, of Sardinia*, of Córdoba, of Corsica*, of Murcia, of Menorca, of Jaén, of the Algarves*, of Algeciras, of Gibraltar, of the Canary Islands, of the East Indies* and West Indies* and of the Islands and Mainland of the Ocean Sea*;
- Archduke of Austria*;
- Duke of Burgundy*, of Brabant*, of Milan*, of Athens*, of Neopatras* (New Patras) and of Limburg*;
- Count of Habsburg*, of Flanders*, of Tyrol*, of Roussillon* and of Barcelona;
- Lord of Biscay and of Molina
Spanish honours
Military rank
Captain General (Commander-in-Chief) of the Armed Forces 22 November 1975 – 19 June 2014
- Captain General of the reserve[1] 19 June 2014 – present
Hereditary orders
- Sovereign Grand Master of the Illustrious Royal Order of the Golden Fleece** 14 May 1977 – 19 June 2014
- Grand Master of the Royal and Distinguished Order of Charles III* 22 November 1975 – 19 June 2014
- Grand Master of the Royal Order of Isabel, the Catholic* 22 November 1975 – 19 June 2014
- Grand Master of the Royal and Military Order of St. Ferdinand* 22 November 1975 – 19 June 2014
- Grand Master of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Hermenegild* 22 November 1975 – 19 June 2014
- Grand Master of the Order of Montesa** 14 May 1977 – 19 June 2014
- Grand Master of the Order of Alcántara** 14 May 1977 – 19 June 2014
- Grand Master of the Order of Calatrava** 14 May 1977 – 19 June 2014
- Grand Master of the Order of Santiago** 14 May 1977 – 19 June 2014
- Grand Master of the Order of Queen Maria Luisa** 14 May 1977 – 19 June 2014
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
Austria
- Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (31 January 1978)[2]
Argentina
- Collar of the Order of the Liberator General San Martín[3]
Belgium
- Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold (26 September 1978)[4][5][6]
Brazil
- Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross (16 May 1991)[7]
Chile
- Collar of the Order of Merit (4 June 2001)[8][9]
Colombia
- Grand Cross of the Order of Boyacá (1976)[10]
- Collar of the Order of San Carlos (1979)[11][12]
Costa Rica
- Grand Cross of the Order of Juan Mora Fernández (26 January 1993)[13]
Czech Republic
- First Class Star of the Order of the White Lion
Denmark
- Knight of the Order of the Elephant (17 March 1980)
Dominican Republic
- Grand Cross with Gold Breast Star of the Order of Christopher Columbus (24 October 1969)[14]
Ecuador
- Grand Cross of the National Order of San Lorenzo (13 May 1980)[15]
Egypt
- Grand Cordon of the Order of the Nile (18 February 1997)[16]
El Salvador
- Grand Cross with Golden Star of the Order of José Matías Delgado (14 September 1977)[17][18][19][20]
Estonia
- Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (9 July 2007)[21]
Finland
- Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose (4 June 1975)[22][23]
France
- Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (28 June 1978)[24][25]
- Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit
Germany
- Grand Cross, Special Class Class Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (19 April 1977)
Greece
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer (13 May 1962)[26]
Guatemala
- Collar of the Order of the Quetzal (10 September 1977)[27]
Holy See
Honduras
- Grand Cross of the Order of Francisco Morazán (13 September 1977)[28]
Hungary
- Grand Cross with Chain the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary, Civilian Class (31 January 2005)[29]
Iceland
- Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Falcon (16 September 1985)[30]
Italy
- Grand Cordon with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (26 May 1980)[31]
Jamaica
- Member of the Order of Excellence (17 February 2009)[32][33]
Japan
- Collar of the Order of the Chrysanthemum (28 October 1980)[34][35][36]
Jordan
- Collar of the Order of al-Hussein bin Ali (26 March 1985)[37][38]
Latvia
- Commander Grand Cross with Chain of the Order of Three Stars (16 October 2004)[39]
Lebanon
- Extraordinary Grade of the Order of Merit (19 October 2009)[40]
Lithuania
- Grand Cross with Golden Chain of the Order of Vytautas the Great[41]
Luxembourg
- Knight of the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau (9 July 1980)[42][43][44]
Malta
- Honorary Companion of Honour with Collar of the National Order of Merit (25 November 2009)[45]
Mexico
- Collar of the Order of the Aztec Eagle (8 October 1977)[46][47][48]
Morocco
- Special Class of the Order of Muhammad (25 September 1989)[49]
Nepal
- Member of the order of Nepal Pratap Bhaskara (19 September 1983)[50]
Netherlands
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion (8 October 1985)[51]
Nigeria
- Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (19 November 1991, GCON)[52]
Norway
- Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav (14 April 1982)[53]
Panama
- Collar of the Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero (16 September 1977)[54]
- Extraordinary Grand Cross of the Order of Vasco Núñez de Balboa (27 April 1979)[55]
Peru
- Grand Cross with Diamonds of the Order of the Sun (5 July 2004)[56]
Philippines
- Grand Collar (Supremo) of the Order of Lakandula (3 December 2007)[57][58]
- Grand Collar (Raja) of the Order of Sikatuna
Poland
- Knight of the Order of the White Eagle (14 May 2001)
Portugal
- Grand Cross (20/05/1970) later Grand Collar (11/09/2000) of the Order of the Tower and Sword
- Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry (17/04/1978)
- Grand Collar of the Order of Saint James of the Sword (11/10/1978)
- Grand Collar of the Order of Liberty (13/10/1988)
- Grand Cross of the Order of Christ (23/08/1996)
- Grand Cross of the Order of Aviz (18/06/2007)
Romania
- Sash (Collar) of the Order of the Star of Romania (2003)[59]
Russia
- The medal for the Russian Federation State Prize
Senegal
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion (13 November 1978)[60][61]
Slovakia
- Grand Cross (or 1st Class) of the Order of the White Double Cross (2002)[62]
South Africa
- Grand Cross of the Order of Good Hope (15 February 1999)[63]
Sweden
- Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim (5 October 1980)
Thailand
- Knight of the Order of the Rajamitrabhorn (19 November 1987)[64]
United Kingdom
- 974th Knight of the Order of the Garter (17 October 1988)[65]
- Royal Victorian Chain
Venezuela
- Collar of the Order of the Liberator (8 September 1977)[66]
Zaire, now
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Grand Cordon of the National Order of the Leopard (1 December 1986)[67]
Other foreign and international awards and honours
Germany: Charlemagne Prize (1982)[68]
Russia: Laureate of the Russian Federation National Award (2010) for Outstanding Achievement in the Humanitarian Field[69]
Switzerland: Jean Monnet Award of the Jean Monnet Foundation for Europe for his work on integrating Spain into the European Community[70]
USA:
- Member of the Sons of the American Revolution organisation[71]
- Freedom medal of the Roosevelt Institute (1996)[72]
- World Statesman Award (1997) of the Appeal of Conscience Foundation[73]
Olympic Order (IOC)
UNESCO
- 20px: President of the Organization of Ibero-American States
International sovereign organisations
Sovereign Military Order of Malta: Bailiff and Knight Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
Former sovereign families
House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
- Knight Grand Cross of Justice of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George (1960)[76]
- Knight of the Illustrious Royal Order of Saint Januarius[77]
House of Braganza
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa
Iranian Imperial Family: Knight Grand Cordon with Collar of the Order of Pahlavi[78]
- Commemorative Medal of the 2500th Anniversary of the founding of the Persian Empire[79][80]
House of Savoy
- Knight of the Order of the Most Holy Annunciation (1978)[81]
House of Wittelsbach
- Lord Protector of the Order of Saint Hubert
Honorific eponyms
Spain
USA
- New York: King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center (A center of the New York University to foster the study of Hispanic culture and language).
Other honours
Spain
- Instituto Cervantes: Honorary President[82] 21 March 1991 –
Holy See
- Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore: Protocanon (ex officio)[83] 22 November 1975 – 19 June 2014
- Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura: Protocanon (ex officio)[84] 22 November 1975 – 19 June 2014
Scholastic
The king has been the recipient of numerous honorary doctorates and degrees,[85] including:
Honorary doctorates
France
- University of Paris (La Sorbonne)[74]
Italy
Philippines
United Kingdom
USA
- Harvard University[85]
- Southern Methodist University[85] (where, in 2001, he formally opened the Meadows Museum, housing the largest collection of Spanish art outside Spain)
- Georgetown University,[85] Honorary Doctor of Laws
Degrees
Netherlands
- University of Utrecht[85] in the Netherlands (25 October 2001).[86]
USA
Spanish Royal Academies
- Spanish Royal Academies Board: High Patron (ex officio)[87] 22 November 1975 – 19 June 2014
Other
See also
- Juan Carlos I of Spain
- List of honours of the Spanish Royal Family by country
- List of titles and honours of the Spanish Crown
Notes
*: Orders of the Kingdom of Spain with the grand mastership assumed by Francisco Franco as Spanish Head of State.
**: Dynastic orders with the domain remained by Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona, Head of the Spanish Royal House, until his formal renounce in 1977.
References
- (Spanish) List of titles and honours of the Spanish Crown. dhistoria.com
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- ↑ Latvian Presidency, Recipients list (.doc)
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- ↑ Lithuanian Presidency, Lithuanian Orders searching form
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- Grand Masters of the Order of Montesa
- Grand Masters of the Order of Alcántara
- Grand Masters of the Order of Calatrava
- Grand Masters of the Order of Santiago
- Collars of the Order of Abdulaziz al Saud
- Collars of the Order of the Aztec Eagle
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- Grand Collars of the Order of Sikatuna
- Grand Collars of the Order of Prince Henry
- Grand Collars of the Order of Lakandula
- Grand Collars of the Order of Liberty
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- Recipients of the Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana
- Bailiffs Grand Cross of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George
- Bailiffs Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
- Grand Crosses with Golden Chain of the Order of Vytautas the Great
- Recipients of the Royal Victorian Chain
- Extraordinary Grades of the Order of Merit (Lebanon)
- Extraordinary Grand Crosses of the Order of Vasco Núñez de Balboa
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- Grand Cordons of the National Order of the Leopard
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- Grand Crosses of the Order of Christ (Portugal)
- Grand Crosses of the Order of Good Hope
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- Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa
- Honorary Companions of Honour with Collar of the National Order of Merit (Malta)
- Extra Knights Companion of the Garter
- Knights of Malta
- Knights of the Golden Fleece
- Knights of the Order of Saint Januarius
- Knights of the Order of the Rajamitrabhorn
- Recipients of the Order of al-Hussein bin Ali
- Recipients of the Olympic Order
- Recipients of the Grand Star of the Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria
- Recipients of the Order of Excellence (Jamaica)
- Members of Nepal Pratap Bhaskara
- Grand Crosses of the Order of José Matías Delgado
- Grand Crosses with Diamonds of the Order of the Sun of Peru
- Grand Crosses of the Order of Christopher Columbus
- Gold Collars of the Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero
- Grand Cordons of the Order of the Nile
- Recipients of the Order of Muhammad
- Recipients of the Order of Boyaca
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