List of titles and honours of Felipe VI of Spain

Felipe VI has received titles, decorations, and honorary appointments as monarch of Spain and before as heir apparent to the throne of Spain: his titles and styles are listed by precedence of rank, nobility, and honour.^[1]

Titles and styles

Royal styles of King Felipe VI
Reference style	His Majesty
Spoken style	Your Majesty
Alternative style	Sir

• 30 January 1968 – 1 November 1977: His Royal Highness The Infante Felipe of Spain
• 1 November 1977 – 19 June 2014: His Royal Highness The Prince of Asturias
  • In former Crown of Aragon territories: 22 January 1977 – 19 June 2014: His Royal Highness The Prince of Girona
  • In former Kingdom of Navarre territory: 22 January 1977 – 19 June 2014: His Royal Highness The Prince of Viana
• 19 June 2014 – present: His Majesty The King

Titles in official use

The Spanish titles of Felipe VI as Monarch of Spain were as follows: Note: Titles in Pretence marked with * are historical titles which are only nominal and ceremonial.

• King of Spain
• King of Castile, of León, of Aragon, of the Two Sicilies* (Naples and Sicily), of Jerusalem*, of Navarre, of Granada, of Toledo, of Valencia, of Galicia, of Majorca, of Seville, of Sardinia*, of Córdoba, of Corsica*, of Murcia, of Menorca, of Jaén, of the Algarves*, of Algeciras, of Gibraltar, of the Canary Islands, of the East Indies* and West Indies* and of the Islands and Mainland of the Ocean Sea*;
• Archduke of Austria*;
• Duke of Burgundy*, of Brabant*, of Milan*, of Athens*, of Neopatras* (New Patras) and of Limburg*;
• Count of Habsburg*, of Flanders*, of Tyrol*, of Roussillon* and of Barcelona;
• Lord of Biscay and of Molina

Spanish honours

Military Rank

• 1 August 1985 – 7 July 1986: Officer Cadet, Spanish Army^[2]
• 7 July 1986 – 7 July 1989: Cadet 2nd Lieutenant, Spanish Army^[3]
• 10 July 1986 – 7 July 1989: Midshipman, Spanish Navy^[4]
• 10 July 1987 – 7 July 1989: Cadet 2nd Lieutenant, Spanish Air Force^[5]
• 7 July 1989 – 1 December 2000: Lieutenant, Spanish Army^[6]
• 7 July 1989 – 1 December 2000: Ensign, Spanish Navy^[7]
• 7 July 1989 – 1 December 2000: Lieutenant, Spanish Air Force^[8]
• 18 March 1996 – 26 June 1996: Qualified Helicopter Pilot, 402 Training Squadron, Spanish Air Force^[9][10]
• 1 December 2000 – 3 July 2009: Commandant, Spanish Army^[11]
• 1 December 2000 – 3 July 2009: Corvette Captain, Spanish Navy^[11]
• 1 December 2000  – 3 July 2009: Commandant, Spanish Air Force^[11]
• 3 July 2009 – 19 June 2014: Lieutenant Colonel, Spanish Army^[12]
• 3 July 2009 – 19 June 2014: Frigate Captain, Spanish Navy^[12]
• 3 July 2009 – 19 June 2014: Lieutenant Colonel, Spanish Air Force^[12]
• from 19 June 2014: Captain General (Commander-in-Chief) of the Armed Forces

Hereditary Orders

• Sovereign Grand Master of the Illustrious Royal Order of the Golden Fleece** from 19 June 2014
• Grand Master of the Royal & Distinguished Order of Charles III* from 19 June 2014
• Grand Master of the Royal Order of Isabel, the Catholic* from 19 June 2014
• Grand Master of the Royal & Military Order of St. Ferdinand* from 19 June 2014
• Grand Master of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Hermenegild* from 19 June 2014
• Grand Master of the Order of Montesa** from 19 June 2014
• Grand Master of the Order of Alcántara** from 19 June 2014
• Grand Master of the Order of Calatrava** from 19 June 2014
• Grand Master of the Order of Santiago** from 19 June 2014
• Grand Master of the Order of Queen Maria Luisa** from 19 June 2014

Orders

• 3 May 1981: Knight of the Insigned Order of the Golden Fleece^[13] (1,182nd Knight)
• 24 January 1986: Knight of the Collar of the Royal and Distinguished Order of Charles III^[14]
• 7 July 1986: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Military Merit (White Decoration)^[15]
• 23 December 1986: Commandeur-Major of Castile of the Chivalric Military Order of St. James^[16][17]
• 13 July 1987: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Naval Merit (White Decoration)^[18]
• 4 July 1988: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Aeronautical Merit (White Decoration)^[19]
• 11 October 1990: Gold Cross of the Civil Guard Corps Order of Merit^[20]
• 30 April 1999: Knight Grand Cross of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Hermenegild^[21]

Foreign honours

• Austria
  • Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria (2 June 1997)^[22]
• Argentina
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Order of May (9 February 2009)^[23]
• Belgium
  • Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold (19 September 1994)^[24]
• Chile
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Merit (4 June 2001)^[25]
  • Collar of the Order of Merit (29 October 2014)^[26]
• Colombia
  • Grand Collar of the Order of Boyaca (2 March 2015)^[27]
• Dominican Republic
  • Grand Cross with Gold Breast Star of the Order of Christopher Columbus (24 April 1987)^[28]
• Ecuador
  • Grand Cross of the National Order of San Lorenzo (9 July 2001)^[29]
• El Salvador  :
  • Grand Cross with Silver Star of the Order of José Matías Delgado (10 March 1997)^[30][31]
• Estonia
  • Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class (9 July 2007)^[32]
• France
  • Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (27 April 2009)^[33]
• Greece
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer (25 September 2001)^[34]
• Hungary
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary, Civilian Class (31 January 2005)^[35]
• Italy
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (27 June 1996)^[36]
• Jordan
  • Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Renaissance (20 October 1999)^[37][38]
• Latvia
  • Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Three Stars, 1st Class (16 October 2004)^[39][40]
• Lebanon
  • Grand Cordon of the Order of Merit (19 October 2009)^[41]
• Luxembourg
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Adolphe of Nassau (7 May 2001)^[42][43]
• Mexico
  • Grand Cross (Sash) of the Order of the Aztec Eagle (25 January 1996)^[44][45]
• Morocco
  • Special Class of the Order of Muhammad (14 July 2014)^[46]
• Netherlands
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau (8 October 1985)^[47]
• Norway
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of St. Olav (25 April 1995)^[48]
• Panama
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Vasco Núñez de Balboa (19 October 1998)^[49][50]
• Peru
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun (5 July 2004)^[51]
• Philippines
  • Grand Commander of the Order of Sikatuna, Rank of Datu (02 April 1995)
  • Knight Grand Cross (Bayani) of the Order of Lakandula (3 December 2007)^[52]
• Portugal
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Aviz (22 April 1991)
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Christ (13 October 1988)
  • Grand Cross (25 September 2006) of the Order of the Tower and Sword
    • Grand Officer (23 August 1996)
• Poland
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (26 September 2003)
• Romania
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Star of Romania (26 November 2007)^[53][54]
• Sweden
  • Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim (17 December 1991)^[55]
• United Kingdom
  • Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (17 October 1988)^[56][57]

Honorific eponyms

•  Spain
  • Cáceres: Estadio Príncipe Felipe (Prince Felipe Stadium)
  • Oviedo: Auditorio-Palacio de Congresos de Oviedo Príncipe Felipe (Prince Felipe Auditorium and Congress Palace of Oviedo)^[58]
  • Valencia: Prince Felipe Museum of Sciences
  • Valencia: Centro de Investigación Príncipe Felipe, CIPF (Prince Felipe Research Centre)^[59]
  • Zaragoza: Prince Felipe Arena
  • Spanish aircraft carrier Príncipe de Asturias (R-11) (Spanish aircraft carrier Prince of Asturias)
•  USA
  • Washington, D.C.: Prince of Asturias Chair in Spanish Studies in the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University^[60]

Other honours

•  Holy See
  • Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore: Protocanon (ex officio)^[61] 19 June 2014 – present
  • Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura: Protocanon (ex officio)^[62] 19 June 2014 – present

Scholastic

Spanish Royal Academies

• Spanish Royal Academies Board: High Patron (ex officio)^[63] 19 June 2014 – present

See also

• List of titles and honours of Queen Letizia of Spain
• List of titles and honours of Leonor, Princess of Asturias
• List of titles and honours of the Spanish Crown
• List of honours of the Spanish Royal Family by country

References