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BORN
Juan Carlos I who was born in Roma. son of the marriage between Juan de Borbon and Battenberg, count of Barcelona, and of Maria de las Mercedes de Bourbon and Orleans, was baptized as Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María de Borbón and Borbón, Juan Carlos I is grandson by paternal way of Alfonso XIII. -
MARRY
The 13 of September of 1961 the commitment of Juan Carlos with the princess Sofia of Greece, its third cousin was announced officially. Prior to its celebration, Franco had expressed his interest in Juan Carlos and Sofía living in Spain, so that, in early 1963, and despite Juan de Borbón's initial opposition, the marriage moved to Madrid to fix his Residence in the Palace of La Zarzuela. -
HOBBY
King Juan Carlos participated as a sailor in the Olympic Games of Munich 1972 competing in the Dragon class with his boat Fortuna. His two crew members were Felix Gancedo and Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba. -
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THE REING
It was proclaimed on November 22, 1975, after the death of Francisco Franco, according to the Law of Succession in the Headquarters of the State of 1947.
On June 2, 2014, Juan Carlos I expressed his willingness to resign in his son Felipe, who took office under the name Felipe VI. -
THE LETTER
On June 22, 1977, Juan Carlos I sent a letter to the Sah of Iran, Reza Pahleví, confirming his commitment to democracy, but he saw the monarchy in danger, since Adolfo Suarez, the candidate of his "full confidence" And that it considered support of the monarchical system, lacked the external sources of financing that other ideologies like the right, the Communists and the socialists had available, emphasizing of these last its Marxist ideology. -
DURING HIS REING
The Spanish Constitution, in its title II, article 56, paragraph 2, designated the title of king for Juan Carlos I, being able to make use of other titles and dignities, generally referred to historical entities, and that have been traditionally associated with the Spanish Crown :
*King of Spain.
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COUP
Carlos I was the attempt of coup d'etat of 23 of February of 1981, known like "23-F". On that day, during the second vote of the investiture of the candidate for the Presidency of the Government Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo, took the Congress of Deputies by Civil Guard forces under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Antonio Tejero. -
HEALD
He has had several surgical interventions in the last decades. The night of June 21-22, 1981 It had to be operated urgently as a result of a blow against a glass door when a tub was available in the pool of the Zarzuela, that the product a cut in the radial nerve. -
CITIZENSHIP
During most of his reign the king enjoyed a very high level of popularity in Spain and parts of Latin America, where he came to be considered the most popular leader in 2008. His figure, considered a guarantee of order and stability, always Enjoyed high popular support even during the early years of the economic crisis that began in 2008. -
PRIVATE LIFE
Following the controversy surrounding the king's hunt in Botswana in April 2012, it was noted, from certain journalistic areas, that kings would separate lives, an end that has not been confirmed by the King's House.
