HRH The Prince of Asturias

The title Prince of Asturias is given to the heir apparent to the Spanish throne, and the earlier kingdom of León. The current Prince of Asturias is Infante Felipe, son of King Juan Carlos of Spain and Queen Sofia. If the heir apparent exists, the title is not given to heir presumptive, whereas (contrary to practice in other than Iberian countries) in the event of the lack of an heir apparent, the title can be (but is not necessarily) given to the heir presumptive. For example of heirs presumptive who had received the title: The grandson and heir presumptive of Queen Isabel I, Miquel de la Paz, Prince of Portugal, only son of the queen´s deceased eldest daughter, was styled Prince of the Asturias sometime during his two-year long life. Infanta Infanta Maria de las Mercedes of Spain, eldest daughter of Alfonso XII, was styled Princess of the Asturias during her childhood, particularly when her posthumous brother Alfonso XIII was not yet born. Taken from set of official pictures in the Spanish Royal Houses official web site: http://www. ... Taken from set of official pictures in the Spanish Royal Houses official web site: http://www. ... HRH is an abbreviation for the style His Royal Highness or Her Royal Highness. ... Capital Oviedo Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 10th  10 604 km²  2,1% Population  â€“ Total (2003)  â€“ % of Spain  â€“ Density Ranked 12th  1 056 789  2,5%  99,65/km² Demonym  â€“ English  â€“ Asturian  â€“ Spanish  Asturian  asturianu/a,  asturiano/a Statute of Autonomy January 11, 1982 Parliamentary representation  â€“ Congress seats  â€“ Senate seats... Contrasting with heir presumptive, an heir apparent is one who cannot be prevented from inheriting by the birth of any other person. ... The city of León was founded by the Roman Seventh Legion (for unknown reasons always written as Legio Septima Gemina (twin seventh legion). It was the headquarters of that legion in the late empire and was a center for trade in gold which was mined at Las Médulas... Prince Felipe, Prince of Asturias (Felipe Juan Pablo Alfonso de Todos los Santos de Borbón y de Grecia; born January 30, 1968), is the third child of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía of Spain. ... King Juan Carlos I His Majesty King Juan Carlos I (Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María de Borbón y Borbón), styled HM The King (born January 5, 1938), is the reigning King of Spain. ... Queen Sofía Her Majesty Queen Sofía (Sofía de Grecia y Hannover), styled HM The Queen, is the queen of Spain, wife of King Juan Carlos of Spain. ... An Heir Presumptive (capitalised) is the person provisionally scheduled to inherit a throne but whose position can be displaced by the birth of an Heir Apparent or of a new Heir Presumptive with a better claim to the throne. ... An Heir Presumptive (capitalised) is the person provisionally scheduled to inherit a throne but whose position can be displaced by the birth of an Heir Apparent or of a new Heir Presumptive with a better claim to the throne. ... Infanta Maria de las Mercedes of Spain (1880–1904), Princess of the Asturias, for all 24 years of her life the Heiress Presumptive of the Spanish royal crown, and for a period in 1885–1886, the extant Head of the State of Spain, was born as Doña María...

Other associated titles originate from the rest of kingdoms that formed Spain, such as Prince of Viana.

Military dictator Francisco Franco appointed Juan Carlos de Borbón as his "successor with the title of King" but gave him the new title of Prince of Spain instead of Prince of Asturias. Francisco Franco Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco y Bahamonde (pron. ... Juan Carlos King of Spain King Juan Carlos (Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias; pron. ...

The current Prince of Asturias has instituted the Prince of Asturias Awards. The Prince of Asturias Awards (in Spanish: Premios Príncipe de Asturias) is a series of annual prizes given in Spain by the Fundación Príncipe de Asturias to individuals from around the world who make notable achievements in the sciences, humanities, or public affairs. ...

List of the Princes of Asturias

The holders of the title have been:

The coat of arms of the Prince of Asturias

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See also

• Asturias
• Spanish monarchy
• Spanish aircraft carrier Principe de Asturias

Capital Oviedo Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 10th  10 604 km²  2,1% Population  â€“ Total (2003)  â€“ % of Spain  â€“ Density Ranked 12th  1 056 789  2,5%  99,65/km² Demonym  â€“ English  â€“ Asturian  â€“ Spanish  Asturian  asturianu/a,  asturiano/a Statute of Autonomy January 11, 1982 Parliamentary representation  â€“ Congress seats  â€“ Senate seats... The Spanish monarchy, referred to as the Crown of Spain (Corona de España) in the Spanish Constitution of 1978, is the office of the King or Queen of Spain. ... The Principe de Asturias (R 11) is the only active aircraft carrier of the Spanish Navy. ...

Exteral link

• The title of Prince of Asturias (in Spanish)