Titles of the King

[Conde Valleverde]

Article 56.2 of the Constitution states that the official title of the King is "King of Spain", although he may also use the other titles of the Crown. Here is the full list of the titles of the King. Some of then refer to territories which don´t belong anymore to the Crown (like the East and West Indies), but the King still holds the titles. The list in Spanish:

Majestad Católica, Rey de Castilla, de León, de Aragón, de Las Dos Sicilias, de Jerusalén, de Navarra, de Granada, de Toledo, de Valencia, de Galicia, de Mallorca, de Menorca, de Sevilla, de Córdoba, de Murcia, de Jaén, de los Algarves, de Algeciras, de Gibraltar, de las Islas Canarias, de las Indias Orientales y Occidentales, de las islas y tierra firme de la mar océana; Archiduque de Austria; Duque de Borgoña, de Brabante, de Milán, de Atenas y de Neopatria; Marqués de Oristan; Conde de Habsburgo, de Flandes, del Tirol, del Rosellón, de Gocéano, de Cerdeña y de Barcelona; Señor de Vizcaya y de Molina.

[zarzuela]

That's quite an impressive list of titles held by His Majesty. It's funny that it does not include the title of King of Spain though.

By the way, does anyone know when the Spanish Kings were stopped being referred to as "His Catholic Majesty"?

I have read some old law manuscripts and whenever they talk about the Spanish King the refer to him as His Catholic Majesty.

[Doña Metizia]

He still is. Majestad Católica = Catholic Majesty It does not say King of Spain but it mentions all the kingdoms that united to make up Spain. And also of other places that were ruled by his ancestors. Here is an article on His Majesty. It may help you understand better. His titles are listed at the end.

[bct88]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Ju...los_I_of_Spain

There is an argument here as to what His Majesty's official title is. Is it Juan Carlos, or Juan Carlos I. Since in the Spanish Constitution it is stated as Juan Carlos I, I would assume that is his official title.

[Elsa M.]

Yes, he's Juan Carlos I.

[Royal Fan]

How is he King of Jerusalem

[zarzuela]

He is indeed the heir of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.

If you speak Spanish, you may want to check the following website:

http://digital.telepolis.com/cgi-bin...igen=EDCorazon

[Enrique]

Originally Posted by Royal Fan

How is he King of Jerusalem

The kingdom of Jerusalem is one of the titles of the crown of Aragón (Corona de Aragón).

Originally Posted by zarzuela

That's quite an impressive list of titles held by His Majesty. It's funny that it does not include the title of King of Spain though.

By the way, does anyone know when the Spanish Kings were stopped being referred to as "His Catholic Majesty"?

I have read some old law manuscripts and whenever they talk about the Spanish King the refer to him as His Catholic Majesty.

Hello!!!.

The "title" of Catholic Majesty comes from the Catholic King (Fernando II of Aragón and Isabel I of Castilla). She recived this title by the Pope Alexander VI, I think that it happened in 1492 (annexation of the Kingdom of Granada)