List of titles and honours of Juan Carlos I of Spain

Juan Carlos I of Spain has received numerous decorations and honorary appointments as monarch of Spain. Spanish monarchical Titles or Style are listed in order of degrees of sovereignty, nobility, and honor:

Titles and styles

Royal styles of King Juan Carlos
Reference style	His Majesty
Spoken style	Your Majesty
Alternative style	Sir

• 5 January 1938 – 15 January 1941: His Royal Highness The Infante Juan Carlos of Spain
• 15 January 1941 – 21 July 1969: His Royal Highness The Prince of Asturias
• 21 July 1969 – 22 November 1975: His Royal Highness The Prince of Spain
• 22 November 1975 – 19 June 2014: His Majesty The King of Spain
• 19 June 2014 – present : His Majesty King Juan Carlos

Titles in official use

The Spanish titles of Juan Carlos I 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 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

• Captain General (Commander-in-Chief) of the Armed Forces 22 November 1975 – 19 June 2014
• Captain General of the reserve^[1] 19 June 2014 – present

Hereditary Orders

• Sovereign Grand Master of the Illustrious Royal Order of the Golden Fleece** 14 May 1977 – 19 June 2014
• Grand Master of the Royal & Distinguished Order of Charles III* 22 November 1975 – 19 June 2014
• Grand Master of the Royal Order of Isabel, the Catholic* 22 November 1975 – 19 June 2014
• Grand Master of the Royal & Military Order of St. Ferdinand* 22 November 1975 – 19 June 2014
• Grand Master of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Hermenegild* 22 November 1975 – 19 June 2014
• Grand Master of the Order of Montesa** 14 May 1977 – 19 June 2014
• Grand Master of the Order of Alcántara** 14 May 1977 – 19 June 2014
• Grand Master of the Order of Calatrava** 14 May 1977 – 19 June 2014
• Grand Master of the Order of Santiago** 14 May 1977 – 19 June 2014
• Grand Master of the Order of Queen Maria Luisa** 14 May 1977 – 19 June 2014

Military Orders and decorations

• Grand Cross of the Order of Military Merit, white distinctive
• Grand Cross of the Order of Naval Merit, white distinctive
• Grand Cross of the Order of Air Force Merit, white distinctive

Other orders and decorations

• Knight of the Order of St. Xavier^[2]
• Protector of the International Order of St. Hubertus^[3]

Foreign honours

• Austria
  • Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (31 January 1978)^[4]
• Argentina
  • Collar of the Order of the Liberator General San Martín^[5]
• Belgium
  • Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold (26 September 1978)^[6][7][8]
• Brazil
  • Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross (16 May 1991)^[9]
• Chile
  • Collar of the Order of Merit (4 June 2001)^[10][11]
• Colombia
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Boyacá (1976)^[12]
  • Collar of the Order of San Carlos (1979)^[13][14]
• Costa Rica
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Juan Mora Fernández (26 January 1993)^[15]
• Czech Republic
  • First Class Star of the Order of the White Lion
• Denmark
  • Knight of the Order of the Elephant (17 March 1980)
• Dominican Republic
  • Grand Cross with Gold Breast Star of the Order of Christopher Columbus (24 October 1969)^[16]
• Ecuador
  • Grand Cross of the National Order of San Lorenzo (13 May 1980)^[17]
• Egypt
  • Grand Cordon of the Order of the Nile (18 February 1997)^[18]
• El Salvador
  • Grand Cross with Golden Star of the Order of José Matías Delgado (14 September 1977)^{[19][20][21][22]}
• Estonia
  • Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (9 July 2007)^[23]
• Finland
  • Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose (4 June 1975)^[24][25]
• France
  • Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (28 June 1978)^[26][27]
  • Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit
• Germany
  • Grand Cross, Special Class Class Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (19 April 1977)
• Greece
  • Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer (13 May 1962)^[28]
• Guatemala
  • Collar of the Order of the Quetzal (10 September 1977)^[29]
• Holy See
  • Order of Pius IX
• Honduras
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Francisco Morazán (13 September 1977)^[30]
• Hungary
  • Grand Cross with Chain the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary, Civilian Class (31 January 2005)^[31]
• Iceland
  • Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Falcon (16 September 1985)^[32]
• Italy
  • Grand Cordon with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (26 May 1980)^[33]
• Jamaica
  • Member of the Order of Excellence (17 February 2009)^[34][35]
• Japan
  • Collar of the Order of the Chrysanthemum (28 October 1980)^[36][37][38]
• Jordan
  • Collar of the Order of al-Hussein bin Ali (26 March 1985)^[39][40]
• Latvia
  • Commander Grand Cross with Chain of the Order of Three Stars (16 October 2004)^[41]
• Lebanon
  • Extraordinary Grade of the Order of Merit (19 October 2009)^[42]
• Lithuania
  • Grand Cross with Golden Chain of the Order of Vytautas the Great^[43]
• Luxembourg
  • Knight of the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau (9 July 1980)^[44][45][46]
• Malta
  • Honorary Companion of Honour with Collar of the National Order of Merit (25 November 2009)^[47]
• Mexico
  • Collar of the Order of the Aztec Eagle (8 October 1977)^[48][49][50]
• Morocco
  • Special Class of the Order of Muhammad (25 September 1989)^[51]
• Nepal
  • Member of the order of Nepal Pratap Bhaskara (19 September 1983)^[52]
• Netherlands
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion (8 October 1985)^[53]
• Nigeria
  • Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (19 November 1991, GCON)^[54]
• Norway
  • Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav (14 April 1982)^[55]
• Order of Malta
  • Bailiff Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion of the Sovereign Order of Malta
• Panama
  • Collar of the Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero (16 September 1977)^[56]
  • Extraordinary Grand Cross of the Order of Vasco Núñez de Balboa (27 April 1979)^[57]
• Peru
  • Grand Cross with Diamonds of the Order of the Sun (5 July 2004)^[58]
• Philippines
  • Grand Collar (Supremo) of the Order of Lakandula (3 December 2007)^[59][60]
  • Grand Collar (Raja) of the Order of Sikatuna
• Poland
  • Knight of the Order of the White Eagle (14 May 2001)
• Portugal
  • Grand Cross (20/05/1970) later Grand Collar (11/09/2000) of the Order of the Tower and Sword
  • Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry (17/04/1978)
  • Grand Collar of the Order of Saint James of the Sword (11/10/1978)
  • Grand Collar of the Order of Liberty (13/10/1988)
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Christ (23/08/1996)
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Aviz (18/06/2007)
• Romania
  • Sash (Collar) of the Order of the Star of Romania (2003)^[61]
• Russia
  • The medal for the Russian Federation State Prize
• Senegal
  • Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion (13 November 1978)^[62][63]
• Slovakia
  • Grand Cross (or 1st Class) of the Order of the White Double Cross (2002)^[64]
• South Africa
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Good Hope (15 February 1999)^[65]
• Sweden
  • Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim (5 October 1980)
• Thailand
  • Knight of the Order of the Rajamitrabhorn (19 November 1987)^[66]
• United Kingdom
  • 974th Knight of the Order of the Garter (17 October 1988)^[67]
  • Royal Victorian Chain
• Venezuela
  • Collar of the Order of the Liberator (8 September 1977)^[68]
•  Zaire, now Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Grand Cordon of the National Order of the Leopard (1 December 1986)^[69]

Other foreign and international awards and honors

•  Germany: Charlemagne Prize (1982)^[70]
•  Russia: Laureate of the Russian Federation National Award (2010) for Outstanding Achievement in the Humanitarian Field^[71]
•   Switzerland: The Jean Monnet Award (Jean Monnet Foundation for Europe) for his work on integrating Spain into the European Community.^[72]
•  USA:
  • Member of the Sons of the American Revolution Organization.^[73]
  • World Statesman Award (1997) of the Appeal of Conscience Foundation^[74]
• Olympic Order (IOC)
• UNESCO
  • International Simón Bolívar Prize (1983)^[75]
  • Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize^[76] (1994)
• : President of the Organization of Ibero-American States
• 1996: Freedom medal^[77]

International sovereign organisations

•  : Bailiff and Knight Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta

Former sovereign families

• House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
  • Knight Grand Cross of Justice of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George (1960)^[78]
  • Knight of the Illustrious Royal Order of Saint Januarius^[79]
• House of Braganza
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa
• House of Pahlavi
  • Grand Collar of the Order of Pahlavi
  • Commemorative Medal of the 2500th Anniversary of the founding of the Persian Empire (14 October 1971)^[80][81]
• House of Savoy
  • Knight of the Order of the Most Holy Annunciation (1978)^[82]
• House of Wittelsbach
  • Lord Protector of the International Order of St Hubertus

Honorific eponyms

•  Spain
  • Madrid: Rey Juan Carlos University
  • Madrid: Juan Carlos I Park
  • Spanish ship Juan Carlos I (L61)
  • Antarctica: Juan Carlos I Antarctic Base on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
•  USA
  • New York: King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center (A center of the New York University to foster the study of Hispanic culture and language).

Other honours

•  Spain
  • Instituto Cervantes: Honorary President^[83] 21 March 1991 –
•  Holy See
  • Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore: Protocanon (ex officio)^[84] 22 November 1975 – 19 June 2014
  • Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura: Protocanon (ex officio)^[85] 22 November 1975 – 19 June 2014

Scholastic

The king has been the recipient of numerous honorary doctorates and degrees,^[86] including:

Honorary doctorates

•  France
  • University of Paris (La Sorbonne)^[75]
•  Italy
  • University of Bologna^[75]
•  Philippines
  • University of Santo Tomas^[86]
•  United Kingdom
  • University of Cambridge^[86]
  • University of Oxford^[75]
•  USA
  • Harvard University^[86]
  • Southern Methodist University^[86] (where, in 2001, he formally opened the Meadows Museum, housing the largest collection of Spanish art outside Spain)
  • Georgetown University,^[86] Honorary Doctor of Laws

Degrees

•  Netherlands
  • University of Utrecht^[86] in the Netherlands (25 October 2001).^[87]
•  USA
  • New York University^[86]

Spanish Royal Academies

• Spanish Royal Academies Board: High Patron (ex officio)^[88] 22 November 1975 – 19 June 2014

Other

• Gold Medal of the Jean Monnet Foundation for Europe, in 1996.

See also

• Juan Carlos I of Spain
• List of honours of the Spanish Royal Family by country
• List of titles and honours of the Spanish Crown

Notes

*: Orders of the Kingdom of Spain with the grand mastership assumed by Francisco Franco as Spanish Head of State.

**: Dynastic orders with the domain remained by Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona, Head of the Spanish Royal House, until his formal renounce in 1977.

References

• HM The King, Official site of the Royal Household of Spain

• (Spanish) List of titles and honours of the Spanish Crown. dhistoria.com