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Marriage and children. King Felipe VI, Queen Letizia and their two daughters, the Princess of Asturias and Infanta Sofia, in June 2019. Felipe's bachelor years were a source of interest to the Spanish press for several years.
King Felipe VI is the son of Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia of Spain. Born on Jan. 30, 1968, he is younger than his two sisters, but he became king due to Spain's male-preference...
The royal family is headed by King Felipe VI and currently consists of the King; Queen Letizia; their children, Leonor, Princess of Asturias, and Infanta Sofía; and Felipe's parents, King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofía.
King Felipe VI's father and sister are not the only family members to find themselves in the center of a public scandal. Another relationship that seems to be under stress is the one between King Felipe VI and his nephew, Felipe Juan Froilán, who is simply referred to as Froilán in Spain.
Leonor, Princess of Asturias[a][1] (Leonor de Todos los Santos de Borbón y Ortiz; [b] born 31 October 2005) is the heir presumptive to the Spanish throne. She is the elder daughter of King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia. Leonor was born during the reign of her paternal grandfather, King Juan Carlos I.
They had two children: Leonor, born in 2005, and Sofía, born in 2007. When Felipe was proclaimed king, Leonor became princess of Asturias and heir to the Spanish throne, a position that she would retain unless her parents had a son.
Felipe (full name Felipe Juan Pablo Alfonso de Todos los Santos de Borbón y Grecia) is the youngest child of Juan Carlos and Sofía, but since the Spanish throne follows male-preference...
Felipe's mother, Sofia (born Sophie of Greece and Denmark) is the daughter of Paul of Greece, whose mother was Sophia of Prussia, whose grandmother was Queen Victoria through Queen Victoria's eldest child, Vicky. The former queen of Spain also happens to be Queen Victoria's great-great great granddaughter through her mother, Frederica of Hanover.
Felipe VI, or Philip VI, is the current king of Spain and the youngest monarch in Europe. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, family, personal life, career, and achievements.
On November 22, 1975, two days after Franco’s death, Felipe’s father, Juan Carlos, became king. Two years later his only son and heir apparent, Felipe, was named prince of Asturias. In 1981 Felipe was made a member of the Order of the Golden Fleece.