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WEBJuan Carlos I (Spanish: [xwaŋˈkaɾlos]; Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias, born 5 January 1938) is a member of the Spanish royal family who reigned as King of Spain from 22 November 1975 until his abdication on 19 June 2014.
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WEBJuan Carlos I, (born Jan. 5, 1938, Rome, Italy), King of Spain from 1975 to 2014. The grandson of Alfonso XIII, he lived in exile until 1947. After Francisco Franco abolished the republic and declared Spain a representative monarchy, he prepared Juan Carlos for his future role, paying particular attention to his military education.
Juan Carlos | Biography & Facts | Britannica
WEBApr 25, 2024 · Juan Carlos (born January 5, 1938, Rome, Italy) was the king of Spain from 1975 to 2014. He acceded to the Spanish throne two days after the death of Francisco Franco. Juan Carlos was instrumental in Spain’s peaceful transition to democracy.
Juan Carlos I and the Spanish Royal Family's Game of Thrones
WEBAug 21, 2022 · Juan Carlos, who was crowned two days after the dictator’s death in November 1975, recognized that Spain needed to break from Franco’s economically stagnant and brutal autocracy, under which ...
Juan Carlos I | Encyclopedia.com
WEBMay 21, 2018 · Juan Carlos I (born 1938), proclaimed king of Spain on November 22, 1975, played an instrumental role in the transformation of his nation from a dictatorship to a constitutional monarchy. Juan Carlos Víctor María de Borbón y Borbón was born in the Anglo-American Hospital in Rome, Italy, on January 5, …
The life of Spain’s emeritus king Juan Carlos I in Abu Dhabi
WEBAug 3, 2021 · The mansion Juan Carlos is living in has six bedrooms, seven bathrooms, a swimming pool and access to a private beach. They were two of the four Civil Guard officers who protect the...
King Juan Carlos I Fast Facts | CNN
WEBDec 14, 2012 · November 22, 1975 - Crowned Juan Carlos I, King of Spain, two days after the death of Franco and restores the Spanish monarchy after a 44-year interregnum.
The downfall of Spain’s Juan Carlos I - EL PAÍS English Edition
WEBAug 4, 2020 · The Spanish royal family was forced into exile following the proclamation of the Second Spanish Republic in 1931. The dictator Francisco Franco overthrew the Second Republic but waited 10 years,...
Juan Carlos’s Fall from Grace in Spain and the Precarious Future …
WEBAug 25, 2020 · Jon Lee Anderson on the ignominious flight of Spain’s former king Juan Carlos I and the question of whether monarchy itself is an endangered species around the world.
The legacy of Spain’s Juan Carlos I | Spain | EL PAÍS English
WEBJan 5, 2018 · Juan Carlos I, father to Spain’s reigning Felipe VI, is turning 80 this Friday. It’s been nearly four years since he passed on the throne to his son at an agonizing time filled with...
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