Infanta Sofía of Spain

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Infanta Sofía of Spain
Born	April 29, 2007(2007-04-29) (&&&&&&&&&&&&04091 yr 1 mo) Madrid, Spain
Other names	Sofía de Todos los Santos de Borbón Ortiz
Title	Infanta of Spain
Religious beliefs	Catholic
Parents	Felipe, Prince of Asturias and Letizia, Princess of Asturias

Spanish Royal Family

HM The King
HM The Queen
- HRH The Prince of Asturias
- HRH The Princess of Asturias
  - HRH Infanta Leonor
  - HRH Infanta Sofía
- HRH The Duchess of Lugo
- HRH The Duchess of Palma de Mallorca

Styles of Infanta Sofía of Spain

Reference style	Her Royal Highness
Spoken style	Your Royal Highness
Alternative style	Ma'am

The Infanta Sofía of Spain (Sofía de Todos los Santos de Borbón Ortiz^[1]., in English: Sophia of All the Saints of Bourbon Ortiz; born 29 April 2007, Madrid) is the second child of Felipe, Prince of Asturias and his wife Princess Letizia. As the daughter of the heir to the throne, she is styled and titled Her Royal Highness, Infanta of Spain. She has an older sister, Infanta Leonor, and is third in the line of succession to the Spanish throne after her father and older sister.

She was born at 4:50 pm in the Ruber International Clinic in Madrid by means of a caesarean section, two days after Letizia's due date. She weighed 3.3 kg and was 50cm long at birth. Like her elder sister, her birth was announced by the Royal Family to the press via SMS. It was announced that her umbilical cord cells would be sent to a European private bank and to a Spanish public one for future prevention of diseases. The couple did the same practice with Infanta Leonor's cells that were taken to a private center in Arizona, which caused controversy in Spain.

The Infanta was named after her paternal grandmother, Queen Sofía of Spain. Likewise, her grandmother, Queen Sofía of Spain, is named after her paternal grandmother, Queen Sophie of the Hellenes. She was christened on July 15 in the gardens of the Palacio de la Zarzuela. Her godparents are Paloma Rocasolano (her maternal grandmother) and Konstantin-Assen, Prince of Vidin. Like her sister, she was given one name, with the additional name of de Todos los Santos (of All the Saints), at her christening, a Bourbon tradition. ^[2].

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Ancestors of Infanta Sofía of Spain

16. Alfonso XIII of Spain

8. Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona

17. Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg

4. Juan Carlos I of Spain

18. Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

9. Maria Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

19. Princess Louise of Orléans

2. Felipe, Prince of Asturias

20. Constantine I of Greece

10. Paul of Greece

21. Sophia of Prussia

5. Sophia of Greece & Denmark

22. Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick

11. Frederika of Hanover

23. Princess Viktoria Luise of Prussia

1. Infanta Sofía of Spain

12. José Luis Ortiz Velasco

6. Jesus Ortiz Álvarez

13. Maria Carmen (Menchu) Álvarez del Valle

3. Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano

28. Miguel Rocasolano Cebrian

14. Francisco Julio Rocasolano Camacho

29. Maria Camacho

7. Paloma Rocasolano Rodríguez

15. Enriqueta Rodríguez Figarredo

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Spanish royalty
Infanta Sofía of Spain House of Bourbon Born: 29 April 2007
Preceded by Infanta Leonor	Line of succession to the Spanish Throne 3^rd position	Succeeded by Infanta Elena