Felipe VI | |||||
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King of Spain | |||||
Reign | 19 June 2014 – present | ||||
Enthronement | 19 June 2014 | ||||
Predecessor | Juan Carlos I | ||||
Heir presumptive | Leonor | ||||
Prime ministers | Mariano Rajoy Pedro Sánchez | ||||
Born | Madrid, Spain | 30 January 1968||||
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House | Bourbon[1][a] | ||||
Father | Juan Carlos I | ||||
Mother | Sophia of Greece and Denmark | ||||
Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
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Military career | |||||
Allegiance | Spain | ||||
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Years of service | 1986–2014[b] | ||||
Rank | Captain general (See list) |
Spanish royal family |
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Extended royal family
Children of the late Duchess of Badajoz:
The Duchess of Soria and Hernani
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Felipe VI (Spanish: [feˈlipe ˈseɣsto];[c] Felipe Juan Pablo Alfonso de Todos los Santos de Borbón y Grecia; born 30 January 1968) is King of Spain. In accordance with the Spanish Constitution, as monarch, he is head of state and commander-in-chief of the Spanish Armed Forces, holding the military rank of captain general,[3][4] and also plays the role of the supreme representation of Spain in international relations.[3][4]
Felipe was born in Madrid during the dictatorship of Francisco Franco as the third child and only son of Prince Juan Carlos of Spain and Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark. Felipe was officially created Prince of Asturias in 1977, two years after his father became king. Felipe was formally proclaimed as prince in 1986. He was also made honorary soldier of the Spanish Army at the age of 9. Felipe was educated at Santa María de los Rosales School and went to Lakefield College School in Canada. Later, he studied law at the Autonomous University of Madrid and he obtained a Master of Science in Foreign Service degree from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.
To prepare for his future role as commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces, Felipe joined the Spanish Army in 1985. During the next two years, he completed his military training in the Navy and Air Force. After completing his civil and military studies, he undertook official duties representing his father in different social and institutional events, such as chairing charity foundations or attending inaugurations of Latin American leaders. At one of these events with the press, Felipe met TV news journalist Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano, whom he married in 2004. They have two daughters, Leonor, Princess of Asturias, and Infanta Sofía.
Felipe ascended the throne on 19 June 2014 upon the abdication of his father.[5][6][7] His reign has been marked by his condemnation of the Catalan independence referendum that led to the 2017–18 Spanish constitutional crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic, and moves towards greater transparency in royal affairs. According to a poll conducted in 2020, Felipe has moderately high approval ratings.[8]
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