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On 19 June 2014, Letizia became Queen of Spain with her husband's accession as Felipe VI; as such, she holds the style of Majesty. [57] She is the first Spanish-born queen consort since Mercedes of Orléans, the first wife of Alfonso XII, in 1878. [58] She is also the first Spanish queen to have been born as a commoner. [23]
Queen Letizia, wife of King Felipe VI, is the current queen consort. This is a list of the women who were queens as wives of Spanish monarchs from the 16th century, when Spain was unified, until present. Francisco de Asís, Duke of Cádiz is the only King Consort, as the husband of Queen Isabella II.
Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images. Queen Letizia, aka Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano, is the wife of King Felipe VI of Spain. After marrying her husband (formerly Prince Felipe of Asturias) in May 2004, she ...
Felipe VI (Spanish: [feˈlipe ˈseksto]; [b] 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 ...
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Letizia’s new title proved to be historic for Spain, making her the first Spanish-born queen consort since 1878 and the first Spanish queen to have been born a commoner.
The King and Queen have two daughters. [9] [10] Leonor, Princess of Asturias, is the elder daughter of King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, [9] and the heir presumptive to the Spanish throne since her father's accession in 2014. [6] She was born on 31 October 2005. [9] Infanta Sofía is the younger daughter of King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia. She ...
King Felipe VI of Spain and Queen Letizia of Spain host a lunch for the President of Guatemala Cesar Bernardo Arevalo de Leon and his wife Lucrecia Eugenia Peinado Villanueva at the Royal Palace ...