List of titles and honours of Juan Carlos I

Juan Carlos I has received numerous decorations and honorary appointments as monarch of Spain. Spanish monarchical titles or styles are listed in order of degrees of sovereignty, nobility, and honour.

Royal titles and styles

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Styles of
King Juan Carlos I
 
Reference styleHis Majesty
Spoken styleYour Majesty
  • 5 January 1938 – 15 January 1941: His Royal Highness Infante Juan Carlos of Spain
  • 15 January 1941 - 21 July 1969: His Royal Highness The Prince of Asturias (titular)
  • 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

As a grandson to deposed King Alfonso XIII, Juan Carlos was an Infante of Spain from birth. His father Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona became Head of the Royal House after his father's and elder brother's deaths and his other elder brother's renunciation. Juan Carlos thus became titular Prince of Asturias,[1] the title traditionally held by the heir to the Spanish throne. In 1969, twelve years after the Law of Succession to the Headship of the State, the Spanish dictator Francisco Franco skipped Infante Juan and designated Juan Carlos as his successor, with the title Prince of Spain.[2] On Franco's death in 1975, he thus became King of Spain.

The Spanish titles of Juan Carlos I as monarch of Spain were as follows:

Titles in pretence marked with * are historical titles which are only nominal and ceremonial.

Honours

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Country Date Appointment Ribbon Other
  Spain 1941 1,171st Knight of the Royal Spanish Order of the Golden Fleece   [citation needed]
1962 Knight of the Collar of the Royal and Distinguished Spanish Order of Charles III  
1975–2014 20th Grand Master of the Spanish Order of the Golden Fleece  
Grand Master of the Royal and Distinguished Spanish Order of Charles III  
De facto Sovereign of the Royal Order of Noble Ladies of Queen Maria Luisa  
Grand Master of the Royal Order of Isabella the Catholic  
Grand Master of the Royal Order of Civil Merit  
Grand Master of the Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise  
Grand Master of the Order of the Cross of St. Raymond of Peñafort  
Grand Master of the Order of Constitutional Merit  
Grand Master of the Royal and Military Order of St. Ferdinand  
Grand Master and Knight Grand Cross with White Decoration of the Order of Military Merit  
Grand Master and Knight Grand Cross with White Decoration of the Order of Naval Merit  
Grand Master and Knight Grand Cross with White Decoration of the Order of Aeronautical Merit  
Grand Master of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Hermenegild  
Grand Master of the Decoration of Merit of Civil Guards  
Grand Master of the Royal Military Order of Calatrava  
Grand Master of the Royal Military Order of Santiago  
Grand Master of the Royal Military Order of Alcántara  
Grand Master of the Royal Military Order of Montesa  
  Algeria Order of the Athir   [3]
  Argentina 1 December 1978 Collar of the Order of the Liberator General San Martín   [citation needed]
  Austria Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria   [4]
  Belgium Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold   [citation needed]
  Brazil 1991 Grand Collar of the National Order of the Southern Cross  
  Bulgarian Royal Family Knight of the Royal Order of Saints Cyril and Methodius  
  Chile Collar of the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit   [5]
  Colombia Grand Collar of the Order of Boyaca   [citation needed]
Collar of the Order of San Carlos  
  Costa Rica 27 January 1993 Grand Cross of Gold of the Order of Juan Mora Fernández   [6]
  Czech Republic 12 July 1995 Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Lion   [7]
  Denmark 17 March 1980 Knight of the Order of the Elephant   [citation needed]
  Dominican Republic 24 October 1969 Collar of the Order of Merit of Duarte, Sánchez and Mella   [8]
  Ecuador Grand Collar of the National Order of San Lorenzo   [9]
  Egypt Grand Cordon of the Order of the Nile   [10]
  El Salvador Grand Cross with Gold Plaque and Special Distinction of the National Order of José Matías Delgado   [11][12]
  Estonia Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Marian   [13]
  Equatorial Guinea Grand Cross with Collar of the National Order   [citation needed]
  Ethiopian Imperial Family Knight Grand Collar of the Imperial Order of Solomon  
Knight Grand Cordon of the Imperial Order of the Seal of Solomon  
  Finland Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose   [14]
  France Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour   [citation needed]
Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit  
  Germany Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany  
  Greek Republic Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer  
  Greek Royal Family Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Redeemer  
Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Royal Family Order of Saints George and Constantine  
Recipient of the Commemorative Badge for the Centenary of the Greek Royal House [15]
  Guatemala Collar of the Order of the Quetzal   [16]
  Holy See Knight of the Collar of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem   [citation needed]
Knight of the Collar of the Order of Pope Pius IX  
  Honduras Grand Cross with Gold Star of the Order of Francisco Morazán  
  Hungary Grand Cross with Chain the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary  
  Iceland Collar with Grand Cross Breast Star of the Order of the Falcon   [17]
  Indonesia Member 1st class (Adipurna) of the Order of the Star of the Republic of Indonesia   [citation needed]
  Imperial State of Iran Member 1st Class of the Imperial Order of Pahlavi  
Recipient of the Commemorative Medal of the 2,500 year Celebration of the Persian Empire  
  Italian Republic Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic   [18]
  Italian Royal Family Knight of the Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation   [19]
  Two Sicilian Royal Family (Hispano-Neapolitan branch) Knight of the Illustrious Royal Order of Saint Januarius   [20]
Bailiff Knight Grand Cross with Collar of Justice of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George   [21]
  Jamaica Member of the Order of Excellence   [22][23]
  Japan Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum   [24][25]
  Jordan Grand Cordon with Collar of the Order of al-Hussein bin Ali   [26]
  Kingdom of Nepal Recipient of the Royal Mahendra Chain   [citation needed]
Member of the Royal Order of Honour  
  Kuwait Collar of the Order of Mubarak the Great  
  Latvia Commander Grand Cross with Chain of the Order of the Three Stars   [27]
  Lebanon Member Extraordinary Grade of the Order of Merit   [citation needed]
  Lithuania Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Vytautas the Great   [28][29]
  Luxembourg Knight of the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau   [30]
  Malta Honorary Companion of Honour with Collar of the National Order of Merit   [31]
  Mexico Collar of the Mexican Order of the Aztec Eagle   [citation needed]
  Monaco Grand Officer of the Order of Saint-Charles   [32]
  Morocco Member Special Class of the Order of Muhammad   [citation needed]
  Netherlands Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion  
Grand Cross of the Order of the House of Orange  
Recipient of the Wedding Medal of Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands and Claus van Amsberg  
  Nigeria Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger  
  Norway Grand Cross with Collar of the Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav   [33]
  Oman Member 1st Class (military division) of the Order of Oman   [citation needed]
  Panama Collar of the Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero  
Extraordinary Grand Cross of the Order of Vasco Núñez de Balboa  
  Peru Grand Cross with Diamonds of the Order of the Sun of Peru  
  Philippines Grand Collar of the Order of Lakandula   [34]
Grand Collar of the Order of Sikatuna   [35]
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Knights of Rizal   [citation needed]
  Poland Knight of the Order of the White Eagle  
  Portuguese Republic Grand Collar of the Ancient and Most Noble Military Order of the Tower and of the Sword, of the Valour, Loyalty and Merit   [36]
Grand Cross of the Military Order of Christ   [citation needed]
Grand Collar of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword  
Grand Cross of the Military Order of Saint Benedict of Aviz   [37]
Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry   [citation needed]
Grand Collar of the Order of Liberty  
  Portuguese Royal Family Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Royal Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa  
  Romania Collar of the Order of the Star of Romania   [38]
  Senegal Grand Cross of the National Order of the Lion   [39]
  Slovakia Grand Cross of the Order of the White Double Cross   [40]
  Sovereign Military Order of Malta Bailiff Knight Grand Cross of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta   [citation needed]
  South Africa Grand Collar of the Order of Good Hope   [41]
  South Korea Member of the Grand Order of Mugunghwa   [citation needed]
  Sweden 5 October 1979 Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim  
  Thailand Knight of the Most Auspicious Order of the Rajamitrabhorn  
Knight of the Most Illustrious Order of the Royal House of Chakri  
  United Arab Emirates Collar of the Order of Zayed  
  United Kingdom 1988 Stranger Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter   (970th member)[42]
1986 Recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain   [citation needed]
  Uruguay 1996 Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay   [43]
  Venezuela Collar of the Order of the Liberator   [citation needed]
  Yugoslavia 1985 Order of the Yugoslav Great Star   [44]
  Zaire Grand Cordon of the National Order of the Leopard   [citation needed]

Awards

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International sovereign organisations

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Honorific eponyms

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Other honours

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Scholastic

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The king has been the recipient of numerous honorary doctorates and degrees,[53] including:

Honorary doctorates

Degrees

Spanish Royal Academies

  • Spanish Royal Academies Board: High Patron (ex officio)[56] 22 November 1975 – 19 June 2014

Other

Military rank

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See also

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Notes

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*: 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

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  14. ^ Matikkala, Antti (2017). Suomen Valkoisen Ruusun ja Suomen Leijonan ritarikunnat (in Finnish). Helsinki: Edita. p. 498. ISBN 978-951-37-7005-1.
  15. ^ Does not have a ribbon, but a badge.  
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  22. ^ "Order of Excellence (OE)". Government of Jamaica. Archived from the original on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
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  37. ^ Alvará (extracto) n.º 50/2007. Diário da República n.º 115/2007, Série II de 2007-06-18.
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