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Encyclopedia > Sofia of Greece and Denmark
Sofia of Greece and Denmark
Queen of Spain
Titles HM The Queen of Spain (1975-)
HRH Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark (1938-1962)
Born November 2, 1938 (age 68)
Athens, Greece
Consort November 22, 1975 - present
Consort to Juan Carlos I
Issue Infanta Elena, Infanta Cristina, Prince Felipe
Royal House House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Father Paul I of Greece
Mother Frederika of Hanover

Sofía, Queen of Spain (Sophia Margarita Victoria Frederika), born Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark, is the Queen Consort of King Juan Carlos I of Spain. Download high resolution version (480x639, 60 KB)Sofía de Grecia y Hannover / Queen Sofía of Spain Source: Ricardo Stuckert/ABr. ... November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Athens (Greek: Αθήνα, Athína IPA: ) is the capital and largest city of Greece and the birthplace of democracy. ... November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Juan Carlos I, King of Spain (baptized as Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María de Borbón y Borbón-Orleans; IPA: ) was born 5 January 1938 in Rome and is the reigning King of Spain (Rey de España). ... Her Royal Highness, Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo (Elena María Isabel Dominica de los Silos de Borbón y de Grecia de Marichalar), styled HRH The Infanta Elena (born December 20, 1963, in Madrid), is the eldest daughter of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía, and third in... Her Royal Highness, The Infanta Cristina, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca (Cristina Federica Victoria Antonia de la Santísima Trinidad de Borbón y de Grecia), styled HRH The Infanta Cristina (born June 13, 1965), is the younger daughter of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía. ... Felipe, Prince of Asturias (Don 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. ... Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (in Danish: Slesvig-Holsten-Sønderborg-Lyksborg (or Glücksborg)), from Glücksburg in northernmost Germany, is a line of the House of Oldenburg (Danish: Oldenborg), to which the royal houses of Denmark, Norway, and the former royal house of Greece belong. ... Paul, King of the Hellenes (December 14, 1901 - March 6, 1964), was King of Greece from 1947 to 1964. ... Frederika of Hanover (Friederike Luise Thyra Viktoria Margarete Sophie Olga Cecile Isabelle Christa, Princess of Hanover, Duchess of Brunswick and Lunenburg) 1917-1981 was Queen Consort of King Paul I of the Hellenes (1947-1964) as Queen Frideriki of the Hellenes Frederika was born on April 18, 1917 in Blankenburg... King George V of the United Kingdom and his consort, Queen Mary A queen consort is the wife and consort of a reigning king. ... Juan Carlos I, King of Spain (baptized as Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María de Borbón y Borbón-Orleans; IPA: ) was born 5 January 1938 in Rome and is the reigning King of Spain (Rey de España). ...

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Early life and family

Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark was born in Athens, Greece on November 2, 1938, the eldest child of the King Paul I of the Hellenes (1901-1964) and his wife, Queen Frederika (1917-1981), a former princess of Hanover. Queen Sofia is a member of the Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg dynasty. Her brother is King Constantine II of the Hellenes, and her sister is Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark. Athens (Greek: Αθήνα, Athína IPA: ) is the capital and largest city of Greece and the birthplace of democracy. ... November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Paul, King of the Hellenes (December 14, 1901 - March 6, 1964), was King of Greece from 1947 to 1964. ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Frederika of Hanover (Friederike Luise Thyra Viktoria Margarete Sophie Olga Cecile Isabelle Christa, Princess of Hanover, Duchess of Brunswick and Lunenburg) 1917-1981 was Queen Consort of King Paul I of the Hellenes (1947-1964) as Queen Frideriki of the Hellenes Frederika was born on April 18, 1917 in Blankenburg... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (in Danish: Slesvig-Holsten-Sønderborg-Lyksborg (or Glücksborg)), from Glücksburg in northernmost Germany, is a line of the House of Oldenburg (Danish: Oldenborg), to which the royal houses of Denmark, Norway, and the former royal house of Greece belong. ... Constantine of Greece, formerly Constantine II, King of the Hellenes (born June 2, 1940) was King of Greece from 1964 until the abolition of the monarchy in 1974. ... Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark (born May 11, 1942) is the youngest child of King Paul of Greece and his wife Frederika of Hanover. ...


Princess Sophia spent her childhood in Egypt and South Africa during her family's exile from Greece during World War II. They returned to Greece in 1946. She finished her education at the prestigious Schloss Salem boarding school in Southern Germany, and then studied pediatrics, music, and archeology in Athens. EXILE is a 6-member Japanese pop music band. ... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Salem Castle Spetzgart and Härlen Schule Schloss Salem (Anglicisation: School of Salem Castle, Salem Castle School) is a boarding school with campuses in Salem and Überlingen in Baden-Württemberg, Southern Germany. ... Pediatrics (also spelled paediatrics) is the branch of medicine that deals with the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents (from newborn to age 18-21). ... Music is a form of art and entertainment or other human activity that involves organized and audible sounds and silence. ... Archaeology or sometimes in American English archeology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains, including architecture, artefacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ...


The Queen is fluent in Spanish, Greek, German, French, and English. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...


She represented Greece in sailing at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Sailing at sunset Wooden sailing boat Sailing is the skillful art of controlling the motion of a sailing ship or sailboat, across a body of water. ... The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, were held in 1960 in Rome, Italy. ...


Marriage and family

Spanish Royal Family

On May 14, 1962 Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark married Prince Juan Carlos of Spain, the future king, whom she met on a cruise of the Greek islands in 1954. In doing so, she relinquished her rights to the throne of Greece and converted to Roman Catholicism from Greek Orthodoxy. Further, the Latin transliteration of her Greek name Σοφία was changed from Sophia to the Spanish variant Sofía, which nonetheless is pronounced identically to the original Greek version. In 1969, Prince Juan Carlos, who was never Prince of Asturias, the traditional title of the heir to the throne, was given the official title of Prince of Spain by the Spanish state; he acceded to the throne as Juan Carlos I in 1975. The Royal Family of the Kingdom of Spain consists of the direct descendants of the current king, Juan Carlos. ... Image File history File links Escudo_de_España. ... Juan Carlos I, King of Spain (baptized as Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María de Borbón y Borbón-Orleans; IPA: ) was born 5 January 1938 in Rome and is the reigning King of Spain (Rey de España). ... Queen Sofia of Spain Queen Sofía (Sophia Margarita Victoria Frederika), born Princess Sofia of Greece and Denmark is the Queen Consort of King Juan Carlos I of Spain. ... Felipe, Prince of Asturias (Don 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. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Infanta Leonor of Spain (Leonor de Todos los Santos de Borbón y Ortiz, in English: Eleanor), born 31 October 2005, in Madrid, is the first and only child of Felipe, the Prince of Asturias and his wife Princess Letizia, and thus second in the succession line to the... Elena of Spain The Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo (Elena María Isabel Dominica de los Silos de Borbón y de Grecia de Marichalar); born December 20, 1963, in Madrid), is the eldest daughter of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía, and third in the line of succession... Jaime de Marichalar y Sáenz de Tejada is the fourth of the six sons of Don Amalio de Marichalar y Bruguera, Conde de Ripalda, (who died in 1979) and his wife Doña Concepción Sáenz de Tejada y Fernández de Bobadilla. ... Felipe Juan Froilán de Todos los Santos de Marichalar y de Borbón (born July 17, 1998), is the eldest son of HRH The Infanta Elena and Jaime de Marichalar, and fourth in the Line of succession to the Spanish Throne, after his mother. ... Her Excellency Doña Victoria Federica de Todos los Santos de Marichalar y de Borbón (born September 9, 2000), is the daughter of HRH The Infanta Elena and Jaime de Marichalar, and fifth in the line of succession to the Spanish Throne, after her uncle Felipe, Prince of Asturias... The Infanta Cristina, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca (Cristina Federica Victoria Antonia de la Santísima Trinidad de Borbón y de Grecia), born June 13, 1965), is the younger daughter of King Juan Carlos of Spain and Queen Sofía. ... Iñaki Urdangarin Liebaert (born January 15, 1968) is the husband of the Infanta Cristina of Spain, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca, the youngest daughter of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain. ... Juan Valentín de Todos los Santos Urdangarín y de Borbón (born September 29, 1999 in Barcelona) is the eldest son of HRH the Infanta Cristina and Iñaki Urdangarin, and seventh in the Line of succession to the Spanish Throne, after his mother. ... Pablo Nicolás Sebastián de Todos los Santos Urdangarín y de Borbón (born December 6, 2000 in Barcelona, Spain) is the second son of HRH The Infanta Cristina and Iñaki Urdangarin, and eighth in the line of succession to the Spanish Throne, after his mother. ... Miguel de Todos los Santos Urdangarín y de Borbón (born April 30, 2002 in Barcelona), is the second son of HRH The Infanta Cristina and Iñaki Urdangarín, and nineth in the Line of succession to the Spanish Throne, after his mother. ... Irene Urdangarín y de Borbón (b. ... The Infanta Pilar,1 Duchess of Badajoz (Doña María del Pilar Alfonsa Juana Victoria Luisa Ignacia de Todos los Santos de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias) (born July 30, 1936) is the eldest daughter of Juan de Borbon, Count of Barcelona and Maria Mercedes de Borb... The Infanta Margarita, Duchess of Hernani and Soria (Doña Margarita María de la Victoria Esperanza Jacoba Felicidad Perpetua de Todos los Santos de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias) (born March 6, 1939), is the youngest daughter of Juan de Borbón, Count of Barcelona and Maria... May 14 is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (135th in leap years). ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... This is a list of some of the 3000 islands of Greece: Chrysi Crete Dia Euboea Gavdos Koufonisi Ydra The Cyclades Amorgos Anafi Andros Antiparos Anydro Delos Donoussa Folegandros Gyaros Ios Irakleia Kea Keros Kimolos Kithnos Makronisos Milos Mykonos (Mikonos) Naxos Paros Pholegandros Santorini (also called Thira) Serifos Sifnos Sikinos... The Roman Catholic Church or Catholic Church (see Terminology below) is the Christian Church in full communion with the Bishop of Rome, currently Pope Benedict XVI. 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The couple have three children: Infanta Elena born December 20, 1963, Infanta Cristina born June 13, 1965, and Prince Felipe born January 30, 1968. Her Royal Highness, Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo (Elena María Isabel Dominica de los Silos de Borbón y de Grecia de Marichalar), styled HRH The Infanta Elena (born December 20, 1963, in Madrid), is the eldest daughter of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía, and third in... December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... Her Royal Highness, The Infanta Cristina, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca (Cristina Federica Victoria Antonia de la Santísima Trinidad de Borbón y de Grecia), styled HRH The Infanta Cristina (born June 13, 1965), is the younger daughter of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía. ... June 13 is the 164th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (165th in leap years), with 201 days remaining. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Felipe, Prince of Asturias (Don 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. ... January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...


The King and Queen have seven grandchildren: Felipe Juan Froilán and Victoria Federica from the Infanta Elena; Juan Valentín, Pablo Nicolás, Miguel and Irene from the Infanta Cristina; and HRH Infanta Leonor, the only child of Prince Felipe and second in line to the Spanish throne. Don Felipe Juan Froilán de Todos los Santos de Marichalar y de Borbón (born July 17, 1998), is the eldest son of HRH The Infanta Elena and Jaime de Marichalar, Duke of Lugo, and fourth in the Line of succession to the Spanish Throne, after his mother. ... Doña Victoria Federica de Todos los Santos de Marichalar y de Borbón (born September 9, 2000), is the daughter of HRH The Infanta Elena and Jaime de Marichalar, Duke of Lugo, and fifth in the line of succession to the Spanish Throne, after her uncle Felipe, Prince of... Juan Valentín de Todos los Santos Urdangarín y de Borbón (born September 29, 1999 in Barcelona) is the eldest son of HRH the Infanta Cristina and Iñaki Urdangarin, and seventh in the Line of succession to the Spanish Throne, after his mother. ... Pablo Nicolás Sebastián de Todos los Santos Urdangarín y de Borbón (born December 6, 2000 in Barcelona, Spain) is the second son of HRH The Infanta Cristina and Iñaki Urdangarin, and eighth in the line of succession to the Spanish Throne, after his mother. ... Miguel de Todos los Santos Urdangarín y de Borbón (born April 30, 2002 in Barcelona), is the second son of HRH The Infanta Cristina and Iñaki Urdangarín, and nineth in the Line of succession to the Spanish Throne, after his mother. ... Irene Urdangarín y de Borbón (b. ... The Infanta Leonor of Spain (Leonor de Todos los Santos de Borbón y Ortiz, in English: Eleanor), born 31 October 2005, in Madrid, is the first and only child of Felipe, the Prince of Asturias and his wife Princess Letizia, and thus second in the succession line to the... Order of succession Monarchies   Belgium   Denmark   Ethiopia   Japan   Liechtenstein   Luxembourg   Monaco   Netherlands   Norway   Spain   Sweden   United Kingdom Presidencies   France   United States Spain uses the same system of (male-preference) primogeniture as the United Kingdom. ...


Ancestry

Through her parents, Queen Sofía is a great-great granddaughter of Queen Victoria and is, through several lines, her husband's third cousin. Because of this descent, she is also related to all of the royal families of Europe. She is a first cousin of Ernst August of Hannover (Pretender), and through her great-grandfather George I of Greece, she is a second cousin to Charles, the Prince of Wales. Through Christian IX of Denmark and Queen Victoria, she is a double third cousin to Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. She is also a first cousin once removed of Queen Elizabeth II's husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837, and the first Empress of India from 1 January 1877, until her death in 1901. ... HRH The Prince of Hanover Ernst August, Prince of Hanover (German: Prinz von Hannover, in English also known as Ernest Augustus of Hanover), styled His Royal Highness The Prince of Hanover; born 26 February 1954 in Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany) is the eldest son of Ernest Augustus IV, Prince of... George I, King of the Hellenes (Greek: Γεώργιος A, Βασιλεύς των Ελλήνων) (December 24, 1845 – March 18, 1913) was King of the Hellenes (Greece) from 1863 to 1913. ... The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (Charles Philip Arthur George Mountbatten-Windsor; born Windsor, 14 November 1948), is the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. ... Christian IX of Denmark (April 8, 1818 – January 29, 1906) was King of Denmark from November 15, 1863 to January 29, 1906. ... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of 16 sovereign states, holding each crown and title equally. ... The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, (Philip Mountbatten; born Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark, 10 June 1921) is the husband and consort of Queen Elizabeth II. Originally a Prince of Greece and Denmark, Prince Philip abandoned those titles to serve in the Royal Navy, but did not renounce them. ...

Image File history File links Sofia,_Laura_Bush,_George_W._Bush_and_Juan_Carlos. ... Image File history File links Sofia,_Laura_Bush,_George_W._Bush_and_Juan_Carlos. ... Martha Washington, Original First Lady of the United States. ... Laura Lane Welch Bush (born November 4, 1946) is the wife of U.S. President George W. Bush and is the current First Lady of the United States. ... The presidential seal was used by President Hayes in 1880 and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ...

Royal duties

Besides travelling with her husband within Spain and abroad, the Queen has her own agenda. She is the executive president of the Queen Sofía Foundation, which in 1993 sent funds for relief in Bosnia, and is the honorary president of the Royal Board on Education and Care of Handicapped Persons and the Foundation for Aid for Drug Addicts. She takes special interest in programs against drug addiction, travelling to conferences in both Spain and abroad. The Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía is named after her, as is Reina Sofía Airport in Tenerife. 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Motto: none Anthem(s): Intermeco Capital Sarajevo Largest city Sarajevo Official language(s) Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian Government Republic  - Presidency members Haris Silajdžić1 (Bosniak) NebojÅ¡a Radmanović (Serb) Željko KomÅ¡ić (Croat)  - Chairman of the Council of Ministers Adnan Terzić Independence From Yugoslavia   - Recognized 6 April 1992  Area  - Total... Drug addiction, or dependency is the compulsive use of drugs, to the point where the user has no effective choice but to continue use. ... The main entrance The Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (MNCARS) is the official name Spains national museum of 20th century art (informally shortened to the Museo Reina Sofía, Queen Sofia Museum, or simply The Sofia). ... Reina Sofía Airport (IATA: TFS, ICAO: GCTS) is an international airport operated by Spanish firm Aena, located on the island of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands. ... Flag of Tenerife Tenerife, a Spanish island, is the largest of the seven Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa. ...


She has been working closely with Dr. Muhammed Yunus on his Grameen Bank (or "Bank for the Poor"), which offers microcredits to women across the world. Her Majesty has travelled to Bangladesh, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico to support the activities of the organization led by Yunus. The Grameen Bank (Bangla: গ্রামীণ ব্যাংক) is a microfinance organization started in Bangladesh that makes small loans (known as microcredit) to the impoverished without requiring collateral. ...


The Queen is an Honorary Member of the San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts and of the Royal Academy of History. She has received Honorary Doctorates from the Universities of Rosario (Bogota), Valladolid, Cambridge, Oxford, Georgetown, Evora, St. Mary's University, Texas, and New York. An honorary degree (Latin: honoris causa ad gradum, not to be confused with an honors degree) is an academic degree awarded to an individual as a decoration, rather than as the result of matriculating and studying for several years. ... Plaza Mayor and city hall, Valladolid Valladolid is an industrial city and its municipality in central Spain, upon the Rio Pisuerga and within the Ribera del Duero region. ... Shown within Cambridgeshire Geography Status: City (1951) Region: East of England Admin. ... Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ... Georgetown University, formally the The President and Directors of Georgetown University, is a private university in the United States, located in Georgetown, a historic neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded on January 23, 1789 by Archbishop John Carroll, it is both the oldest Roman Catholic and oldest Jesuit university in... Évora is both a town and a district in eastern Portugal. ... St. ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ...

Styles of
Queen Sofia of Spain
Reference style Her Majesty
Spoken style Your Majesty
Alternative style Ma'am

Image File history File links Escudo_de_España. ... A style of office, or honorific, is a form of address which by tradition or law precedes a reference to a person who holds a title or post, or to the political office itself. ... Look up majesty in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Majesty is an English word rooting in the Latin Maiestas, meaning literally, Greatness. ...

Titles from birth

Here is a list of titles Queen Sofía held from birth in chronological order :

  • Her Royal Highness Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark (1938-1962)
  • Her Royal Highness Princess Sofía of Spain (1962-1969)
  • Her Royal Highness The Princess of Spain (1969-1975)
  • Her Majesty The Queen of Spain (1975-present)

Trivia

She is a pescetarian (a vegetarian who eats fish), which is a rather uncommon custom in Spain. She also does not watch bullfighting, in contrast with her husband, who is an aficionado. Pesco/pollo vegetarianism, pescetarianism, and semi-vegetarianism are neologisms coined to describe certain lifestyles of restricted diet. ... For animals adapted to eat primarily plants, sometimes referred to as vegetarian animals, see Herbivore. ... Spanish toreo, corrida de toros or tauromaquia; Portuguese corrida de touros or tauromaquia) is a blood sport that involves, most of the times, professional performers (matadores) who execute various formal moves with the goal of appearing graceful and confident, while masterful over the bull itself; these maneuvers are performed at... For an alternate meaning, see Fan (implement). ...


When she and King Juan Carlos I made their first official state visit to Puerto Rico in 1987, after taking a tour of the governor's mansion La Fortaleza, she was left so enchanted by the Rattan Room (known as Salón Ratán in Spanish), that the room officially was renamed in her honor as La Galería de la Reina (The Queen's Gallery). [1] 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. ... La Fortaleza (or The Fortress in English) is the current residence of the Governor of Puerto Rico. ...


References

  1. ^ Salón Ratán o Galería de la Reina

External links

  • Official website of the Spanish Royal Family
  • Official website of the Queen Sofia Foundation
Vacant
Title last held by
Victoria Eugenia of Battenberg
Queen Consort of Spain
1975–Present
Incumbent


 

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