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Bookmark or Share- Juan Carlos I - WikipediaJuan 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.
- Juan Carlos | Biography & Facts | BritannicaJuan Carlos, 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. Learn more about Juan Carlos’s life and reign in this article.
- Juan Carlos’s Fall from Grace in Spain and the Precarious Future of the ...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 EnglishJuan 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 physical setbacks and a scandal – the Nóos case – that entangled his daughter Cristina.
- Juan Carlos I summary | BritannicaJuan 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.
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