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Old 12-28-2005, 10:00 AM
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Felipe is not a prince of Greece. When Queen Sofia married she ceased to be a Princess of Greece and Denmark. The Spanish royal family actually uses surnames. In Spain & other spanish speaking countries people have two last names one from their father and one from their mother. Since the GRF did not have a last name they use of Greece (de Grecia in spanish). That is why his name is Felipe de Borbón y Grecia.

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O, I knew she relinquished her rights to the throne of Greece, but I was under the impression, that Queen Sofia didn't give up her title of Princess of Greece and Denmark

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Why do the Princes of Asturias sign their Christmas Cards with their title under their signature? If the cards are for family and friends mainly, isn't it tacky?
Same with the Infantas...the King and Queen don't sign like that, do they?
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Old 12-28-2005, 11:19 AM
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Why do the Princes of Asturias sign their Christmas Cards with their title under their signature? If the cards are for family and friends mainly, isn't it tacky?
Same with the Infantas...the King and Queen don't sign like that, do they?
Yes they do. The little R's under their names mean Rey & Reina. It's a custom in Spain to sign like that.
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Old 12-28-2005, 11:21 AM
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Actually after their names you can see an "R." (sometimes its just "R"). This in an abbreviation that stands for Rex (King) or Regina (Queen).
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Old 12-28-2005, 12:25 PM
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How many count and countess titles are there all in all in spain
Thats a good question. Is there a lot of nobility in spain as there is in britian?
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How many count and countess titles are there all in all in spain
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Old 12-28-2005, 01:07 PM
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Here is the english one, though the Spanish article is more complete.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_nobility
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O, I knew she relinquished her rights to the throne of Greece, but I was under the impression, that Queen Sofia didn't give up her title of Princess of Greece and Denmark
Does anyone know if I am correct??
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O, I knew she relinquished her rights to the throne of Greece, but I was under the impression, that Queen Sofia didn't give up her title of Princess of Greece and Denmark


Does anyone know if I am correct??

I think that you are correct.
When Queen Annemarie married King Konstantin of Greece she relinquished all of her rigths to the throne of Denmark.Therefore she can never becom Queen of Denmark...The funny thing of it is that when Princess Benedikte of Denmark married Prince Richardt of Berleburg she did not relinquished her rigths to the throne of Denmark and can therefore becom Queen of Denmark if and i pray to good it will never happend Queen Margrethe,Crownprince Frederik, Baby prince of Denmark,Prince Joachim,Prince Nikolai and Prince Felix woud be killed in a huge accident.
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O, I knew she relinquished her rights to the throne of Greece, but I was under the impression, that Queen Sofia didn't give up her title of Princess of Greece and Denmark
So if that's true, for example, Cristina's title would be HRH Cristina de Borbón, Infanta of Spain, Duchess of Palma, Princess of Greece and Denmark? Talk about being TOTALLY royal:)
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Sofia was never a Princess of Denmark. The Denmark portion is because of Queen Anne-Marie of Greece. Her children are of Princes of Greece and Denmark.
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Yes, she was. All the member of the GRF are Princes of Greece and Denmark because they are descendants of King George I of Greece who was born a prince of denmark. You can check on Wikipedia all the Greek royals and you can see that they are princes of Greece and Denmark.




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So if that's true, for example, Cristina's title would be HRH Cristina de Borbón, Infanta of Spain, Duchess of Palma, Princess of Greece and Denmark? Talk about being TOTALLY royal:)
If that were true all royals would be Princes of who know how many countries. Queen Sofia's mother was Princess of Hanover but Sofia was not.


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O, I knew she relinquished her rights to the throne of Greece, but I was under the impression, that Queen Sofia didn't give up her title of Princess of Greece and Denmark
You are wrong.


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Old 12-28-2005, 05:38 PM
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Yes, she was. All the member of the GRF are Princes of Greece and Denmark because they are descendants of King George I of Greece who was born a prince of denmark.


Thank you for pointing that out to me. I wasn't aware of it.
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Yes, she was. All the member of the GRF are Princes of Greece and Denmark because they are descendants of King George I of Greece who was born a prince of denmark. You can check on Wikipedia all the Greek royals and you can see that they are princes of Greece and Denmark.





If that were true all royals would be Princes of who know how many countries. Queen Sofia's mother was Princess of Hanover but Sofia was not.



You are wrong.


are you sure that I am wrong, because I am positive that I read it somewhere
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another question.. Is Filipe also an Infante of Spain, or is that included in his title of Prince of Asturias, and if he is an Infante, does that mean that Letizia is an Infanta of Spain??
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Old 01-30-2006, 06:28 AM
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another question.. Is Filipe also an Infante of Spain, or is that included in his title of Prince of Asturias, and if he is an Infante, does that mean that Letizia is an Infanta of Spain??
I think that Prince Felipe has the title Prince of Asturias since he swore the Constitution in 1985. Before that, he was Infante of Spain like his sisters. I'm not sure about this but i read somewhere and it was something like this!
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I think that Prince Felipe has the title Prince of Asturias since he swore the Constitution in 1985. Before that, he was Infante of Spain like his sisters. I'm not sure about this but i read somewhere and it was something like this!
The Prince felipe, is Prince of Asturias from the reestablishment of the Monarchy, and the approval of the Constitution. Previously he did not have any title, since the Spanish Monarchy was in the exile, his grandfather Don Juan was the one who had the rights of the throne and his parents were Princes of Spain, a title chosen by Franco, not Princes of Asturias. The Constitution of 1978 granted the Infantas' titles legally.

http://www.fundacionprincipedeasturi...do/index5.html

In recent times, the Royal Decree of 21 January 1977 restored the rank of Prince of Asturias; and on 1 November of the same year, Felipe de Borbón, the thirty-fifth Prince of Asturias, made his first visit to Asturias.
Felipe de Borbón received an artistic parchment in which Asturias recognised him as their Prince, a Cross of Victory made of gold and studded with jewels, and a symbolic donation of five hundred pesetas in a leather bag, as a substitute for the traditional thousand gold coins, from the hands of the President of the County Council, Luis Sáenz de Santamaría in Covadonga.

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