Leonor, Princess of Asturias
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Born | Ruber International Hospital, Madrid, Kingdom of Spain | 31 October 2005||||
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House | Bourbon-Anjou | ||||
Father | Felipe VI of Spain | ||||
Mother | Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano | ||||
Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||
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King's family
Children of the late Duchess of Badajoz:
The Duchess of Soria and Hernani
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Leonor, Princess of Asturias (born 31 October 2005), is an Infanta of Spain. She is the present heiress to the Spanish throne.[2]
Leonor was born at Ruber International Hospital in Madrid, She is the elder daughter of King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain. She became heiress on her father's accession to the throne, 19 June 2014. Her younger sister, Infanta Sofía, follows her in the line of succession.
On 22 September 2023, the Royal Household said that the princess would be sworn in the Constitution on 31 October 2023, on her 18th birthday.[3][4] Three weeks earlier, on 7 October 2023, the Princess swore allegiance to the Spanish flag at the Military Academy.[5]
If Leonor ascends to the throne, she will be Spain's first queen regnant since her 4th great-grandmother Isabella II, who reigned from 1833 to 1868.[6]
Titles and styles and Honors
[change | change source]- 31 October 2005 – 18 June 2014: Her Royal Highness Infanta Leonor of Spain
- 19 June 2014 – present: Her Royal Highness The Princess of Asturias, The Princess of Girona, The Princess of Viana, The Duchess of Montblanc, The Countess of Cervera, Lady of Balaguer
- National Honors
- Order of the Golden Fleece (awarded 30 October 2015; presented 30 January 2018)
- Dame of the Collar of the Order of Charles III (awarded 10 October 2023; presented 31 October 2023)
- Congress of Deputies and the Senate granted her the Gold Medals of the Spanish parliament (31 October 2023)
References
[change | change source]- ↑
- ↑ Royal family official website – Third paragraph fourth line.
- ↑ "La Casa Real confirma que la Princesa Leonor jurará la Constitución el 31 de octubre". Diario ABC (in Spanish). 2023-09-22. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
- ↑ "La Princesa Leonor jurará la Constitución ante las Cortes el 31 de octubre y Don Juan Carlos irá a la fiesta privada en El Pardo". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). 2023-09-22. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
- ↑ "Jura de Bandera de la Princesa Leonor: Horario y dónde ver hoy por TV". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). 2023-10-06. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
- ↑ "Who Is Princess Leonor? Meet the Glamorous 18-Year-Old Heiress to the Spanish Throne". MSN. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
Other websites
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Leonor, Princess of Asturias Cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty Born: 31 October 2005
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Lines of succession | ||
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First |
Succession to the Spanish throne | Succeeded by Infanta Sofía |
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Preceded by Felipe |
Princess of Asturias, Princess of Viana Princess of Girona, Duchess of Montblanc, Countess of Cervera, Lady of Balaguer 2014–present |
Incumbent |