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Doña Sofía (Sophia Margaret Victoria Frederica of Greece and Denmark, Greek: Σοφία; born 2 November 1938) is a member of the Spanish royal family who was Queen of Spain from 1975 to 2014 as the wife of King Juan Carlos I until his abdication. She is the eldest child of King Paul of Greece and his wife, Queen Frederica.
Elena as a child in 1975. Infanta Elena was born on 20 December 1963 at Our Lady of Loreto Hospital, now known as ORPEA Madrid Loreto, in Madrid.She is the first member to be born in hospital from King Juan Carlos I's family and she is eldest child of King Juan Carlos I, the former Spanish monarch, and his wife, Queen Sofía (born Princess of Greece and Denmark).
On 14 May 1962, Juan Carlos married Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark, with whom he has three children. [11] Following General Franco's death, Juan Carlos was proclaimed king on 22 November 1975. [12] On 19 June 2014, he abdicated and his son was enthroned as King Felipe VI. [6] Queen Sofía is the wife of King Juan
Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María was born to Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona, and Princess María de las Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies in their family home in Rome, where his grandfather King Alfonso XIII and other members of the Spanish royal family lived in exile following the proclamation of the Second Spanish Republic in 1931.
Spain's former king Juan Carlos will pause his self-imposed exile in Abu Dhabi to attend Queen Elizabeth's funeral. Juan Carlos and his wife have communicated their intention to accept the British ...
King Juan Carlos I with Queen Sofía, soon after he ascended to the throne in 1975. For a time, they were the most glamorous royal couple in Europe. Jacques Pavlovsky - Getty Images
Don Juan Carlos was the eldest son of Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona, pretender to the Spanish throne, and Princess María de las Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, while Princess Sofía was the eldest daughter of King Paul and Queen Frederica of Greece. Juan Carlos and Sofía were king and queen of Spain from 1975 until his abdication in 2014.
Former Spanish King Juan Carlos I won his London court battle Friday with an ex-lover who had sought 126 million pounds ($153 million) in damages for allegedly being harassed and spied on by him ...