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List of titles and honours of the Spanish Crown

May 08, 2024

The current Spanish constitution refers to the monarchy as "The Crown" and the constitutional title of the monarch is simply rey/reina de España:[1] that is, "king/queen of Spain". However, the constitution allows for the use of other historic titles pertaining to the Spanish monarchy,[1] without specifying them. A decree promulgated 6 November 1987 at the Council of Ministers regulates the titles further, and on that basis the monarch of Spain has a right to use ("may use") those other titles appertaining to the Crown.[2] Contrary to some belief, the long titulary that contains the list of over 20 kingdoms is not in state use, nor is it used in Spanish diplomacy. In fact, it has never been in use in that form, as "Spain" was never a part of the list in the pre-1837 era when the long list was officially used.[3]

The coat of arms of the Spanish Crown

Spain, mentioned differently in the titulary depending on which monarch was reigning, was for more than three centuries also symbolized by the long list that started "... of Castile, León, Aragón, ..." The following long titulary in the feudal style was last used officially in 1836 by Queen Isabella II (see the account of titulary in her article) before she became constitutional queen.

Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon were together described as the Catholic Monarchs of Spain. The first king to officially use a derivation of the name "Spain" as the realm in the titulary was Charles I of Spain, who used Rex Hispaniarum et Indiarum (i.e. King of the Spains and the Indies). This title was often used after his title of Holy Roman Emperor which was superior to that of king. During his brief and controversial occupancy of the throne Joseph Bonaparte, brother of Emperor Napoleon, also used a similar title, King of the Spains and the Indies, and conferred the title "Prince of Spain" to be hereditary on his children and grandchildren in the male and female line.

During the first restoration of the Bourbons, it returned to the traditional format ("of Castile, Leon, Aragon, ...") until 1837, when the short version "queen of the Spains" was taken into use by Isabella II. The singular Spain was first used by Amadeo—he was "by divine grace and will of nation, king of Spain". During the second restoration, King Alfonso XII started to use "constitutional king of Spain, by divine and constitutional grace".

Juan Carlos I, King from 1975 to 2014, did not use the style of Catholic Majesty and the other titles and honours, but did not relinquish them.[4] Like his father, King Felipe VI uses the simple title of "King of Spain", without any divine, national or constitutional reference.[citation needed]

Titles associated with the Spanish Crown edit

See also: List of titles and honours of Felipe VI of Spain

The titles used by the last Habsburg king of Spain, Charles II, were:[5][6]

By the Grace of God, King of Castile, of León, of Aragon, of the Two Sicilies, of Jerusalem, of Hungary, of Dalmatia, of Croatia, of Navarre, of Granada, of Toledo, of Valencia, of Galicia, of Mallorca, of Seville, of Sardinia, of Córdoba, of Corsica, of Murcia, of Jaén, of the Algarves, of Algeciras, of the Canary Islands, of the East and West Indies, of the Islands and Mainland of the Ocean Sea; Archduke of Austria; Duke of Burgundy, of Brabant, of Milan, of Athens and Neopatria; Count of Habsburg, of Flanders, of Tyrol, of Barcelona, of Roussillon, and of Cerdanya; Marquess of Oristano and Count of Goceano.

The title used by the first Bourbon (Bourbon-Anjou branch of the House of Capet) king of Spain, King Philip V of Spain, was:[7] Don Philip, By the Grace of God, King of Castile, of León, of Aragon, of the Two Sicilies, of Jerusalem, of Navarre, of Granada, of Toledo, of Valencia, of Galicia, of Mallorca, of Seville, of Sardinia, of Cordóba, of Corsica, of Murcia, of Jaen, of the Algarves, of Algeciras, of Gibraltar, of the Canary Islands, of the East and West Indies, of the Islands and Mainland of the Ocean Sea, Archduke of Austria, Duke of Anjou, of Burgundy, of Brabant and of Milan, Count of Habsburg, of Flanders, of Tyrol and of Barcelona, Lord of Biscay and of Molina, etc.

 
Greater royal arms of Spain from Charles III (1761-1868) to Alfonso XIII (1875-1931)

Kingdoms edit

Duchies edit

Counties edit

Lordships edit

Other titles maintained, but usually abbreviated with "etc." edit

Because of the large number of titles associated with the Spanish Crown, only the most important were written, finishing the list with "etc." or "&c.", referring to minor or obsolete titles. These titles are:

Andreas Palaiologos, the nephew of the last Byzantine emperor, designated Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile as his heirs at his death in 1502.[10]: 463 [11][12] However, neither Ferdinand nor Isabella, nor any succeeding monarch of Spain, ever used the title.[12]

Military rank edit

Hereditary orders of Spain edit

 
Collar of a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece.
 
The insignia of the Order of Charles III.

Titles of the heir apparent or heir presumptive edit

 
The coat of arms of the Princess of Asturias
See also: List of titles and honours of Leonor, Princess of Asturias

Titles and styles are listed in order of degrees of rank, nobility, and honor:[14]

Principalities edit

Duchy, county and lordship edit

Orders of the heir apparent edit

The following orders are traditionally granted to the heir apparent:

Royal titles edit

Duchies edit

Counties edit

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y Titles in Pretence: historical title which is only nominal and ceremonial.
  2. ^ Spain today holds Ceuta, a city which, at time when the country got hold of it, was part of the Kingdom of the Algarves.
  3. ^ In 2010 the Government of Gibraltar began referring to Queen Elizabeth II as Queen of Gibraltar.[8] Initially just on coinage, the title now appears on many government documents.[9]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Constitution, article 56(2)
  2. ^ Royal Decee 1368/1987, article 1(1)
  3. ^ (in Spanish) Article 57 of the Spanish Constitution
  4. ^ Almanach de Gotha 1999, Page 336, Decree of 1987
  5. ^ Seiler, Louis (1998). "Las fracturas políticas de la historia europea: una aplicación de la Carta de Rokkan". In Francisco Letamendía (ed.). Nacionalidades y regiones en la Unión Europea (in Spanish). Editorial Fundamentos. pp. 161–182. ISBN 9788424508036., p. 177
  6. ^ Piferrer, Francisco (1859). Nobiliario de los reinos y señorios de España (in Spanish). Vol. III. Madrid. pp. 239–240 (note 2).{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  7. ^ V, 1713, Felipe (29 March 2012), Español: Perdon general de Felipe V a los catalanes 30 marzo 1713, retrieved 25 May 2022{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "No. 103/2010" (PDF) (Press release). Gibraltar: Government of Gibraltar. 6 May 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  9. ^ "United Kingdom Partnership Agreement" (PDF). www.gov.uk. HM Government. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2016. The Governor of Gibraltar is the representative of the Queen of Gibraltar, Queen Elizabeth II.
  10. ^ Setton, Kenneth M. (1978). The Papacy and the Levant (1204–1571), Volume II: The Fifteenth Century. Philadelphia: The American Philosophical Society. ISBN 0-87169-127-2.
  11. ^ Enepekides, P. K. (1960). "Das Wiener Testament des Andreas Palaiologos vom 7. April 1502" [The Vienna Testament of Andreas Palaiologos from 7 April 1502]. Akten des 11. Internat. Byzantinisten-Kongresses 1958 (in German). Munich: C.H. Beck. pp. 138–143. OCLC 761003148.
  12. ^ a b Freiberg, Jack (2014). Bramante's Tempietto, the Roman Renaissance, and the Spanish Crown. New York: Cambridge University Press. p. 152. ISBN 978-1107042971.
  13. ^ "Inicio - la Corona Hoy - the Functions of the Head of State".
  14. ^ Casa de Su Majestad el Rey de España - La Monarquía en la Historia - The Monarchy through History

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Parts of this article those related to the title of King of Gibraltar need to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information Last update September 2022 January 2024 The current Spanish constitution refers to the monarchy as The Crown and the constitutional title of the monarch is simply rey reina de Espana 1 that is king queen of Spain However the constitution allows for the use of other historic titles pertaining to the Spanish monarchy 1 without specifying them A decree promulgated 6 November 1987 at the Council of Ministers regulates the titles further and on that basis the monarch of Spain has a right to use may use those other titles appertaining to the Crown 2 Contrary to some belief the long titulary that contains the list of over 20 kingdoms is not in state use nor is it used in Spanish diplomacy In fact it has never been in use in that form as Spain was never a part of the list in the pre 1837 era when the long list was officially used 3 The coat of arms of the Spanish Crown Spain mentioned differently in the titulary depending on which monarch was reigning was for more than three centuries also symbolized by the long list that started of Castile Leon Aragon The following long titulary in the feudal style was last used officially in 1836 by Queen Isabella II see the account of titulary in her article before she became constitutional queen Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon were together described as the Catholic Monarchs of Spain The first king to officially use a derivation of the name Spain as the realm in the titulary was Charles I of Spain who used Rex Hispaniarum et Indiarum i e King of the Spains and the Indies This title was often used after his title of Holy Roman Emperor which was superior to that of king During his brief and controversial occupancy of the throne Joseph Bonaparte brother of Emperor Napoleon also used a similar title King of the Spains and the Indies and conferred the title Prince of Spain to be hereditary on his children and grandchildren in the male and female line During the first restoration of the Bourbons it returned to the traditional format of Castile Leon Aragon until 1837 when the short version queen of the Spains was taken into use by Isabella II The singular Spain was first used by Amadeo he was by divine grace and will of nation king of Spain During the second restoration King Alfonso XII started to use constitutional king of Spain by divine and constitutional grace Juan Carlos I King from 1975 to 2014 did not use the style of Catholic Majesty and the other titles and honours but did not relinquish them 4 Like his father King Felipe VI uses the simple title of King of Spain without any divine national or constitutional reference citation needed Contents 1 Titles associated with the Spanish Crown 1 1 Kingdoms 1 2 Duchies 1 3 Counties 1 4 Lordships 1 5 Other titles maintained but usually abbreviated with etc 1 6 Military rank 1 7 Hereditary orders of Spain 2 Titles of the heir apparent or heir presumptive 2 1 Principalities 2 2 Duchy county and lordship 2 3 Orders of the heir apparent 3 Royal titles 3 1 Duchies 3 2 Counties 4 See also 5 Notes 6 ReferencesTitles associated with the Spanish Crown editSee also List of titles and honours of Felipe VI of Spain The titles used by the last Habsburg king of Spain Charles II were 5 6 By the Grace of God King of Castile of Leon of Aragon of the Two Sicilies of Jerusalem of Hungary of Dalmatia of Croatia of Navarre of Granada of Toledo of Valencia of Galicia of Mallorca of Seville of Sardinia of Cordoba of Corsica of Murcia of Jaen of the Algarves of Algeciras of the Canary Islands of the East and West Indies of the Islands and Mainland of the Ocean Sea Archduke of Austria Duke of Burgundy of Brabant of Milan of Athens and Neopatria Count of Habsburg of Flanders of Tyrol of Barcelona of Roussillon and of Cerdanya Marquess of Oristano and Count of Goceano The title used by the first Bourbon Bourbon Anjou branch of the House of Capet king of Spain King Philip V of Spain was 7 Don Philip By the Grace of God King of Castile of Leon of Aragon of the Two Sicilies of Jerusalem of Navarre of Granada of Toledo of Valencia of Galicia of Mallorca of Seville of Sardinia of Cordoba of Corsica of Murcia of Jaen of the Algarves of Algeciras of Gibraltar of the Canary Islands of the East and West Indies of the Islands and Mainland of the Ocean Sea Archduke of Austria Duke of Anjou of Burgundy of Brabant and of Milan Count of Habsburg of Flanders of Tyrol and of Barcelona Lord of Biscay and of Molina etc nbsp Greater royal arms of Spain from Charles III 1761 1868 to Alfonso XIII 1875 1931 Kingdoms edit nbsp King of Spain nbsp King of Asturias nbsp King of Castile nbsp King of Leon nbsp King of Aragon nbsp King of Jerusalem fn 1 nbsp King of Cyprus fn 1 nbsp King of Navarre nbsp nbsp King of Pamplona nbsp King of Granada nbsp King of Mallorca nbsp King of Toledo nbsp King of Seville nbsp King of Valencia nbsp King of Galicia nbsp King of Sardinia fn 1 nbsp King of Cordoba nbsp King of Corsica fn 1 nbsp King of Menorca nbsp King of Murcia nbsp King of Jaen nbsp King of the Algarves fn 1 fn 2 nbsp King of Algeciras nbsp King of Gibraltar fn 3 nbsp King of the Canary Islands nbsp King of the Spanish East and West Indies and of the Islands and Mainland of the Ocean Sea fn 1 Duchies edit nbsp Duke of Burgundy fn 1 nbsp Duke of Brabant fn 1 nbsp Duke of Limburg fn 1 nbsp Duke of Lothier fn 1 nbsp Duke of Milan fn 1 nbsp Duke of Luxembourg fn 1 nbsp Duke of Athens fn 1 nbsp Duke of Neopatria fn 1 Counties edit nbsp Count of Habsburg fn 1 nbsp Count of Flanders fn 1 nbsp Count of Holland fn 1 nbsp Count of Zeeland fn 1 nbsp Count of Burgundy fn 1 nbsp Count of Hainaut fn 1 nbsp Count of Namur fn 1 nbsp Count of Artois fn 1 nbsp Count of Charolais fn 1 nbsp Count of Tyrol fn 1 nbsp Count of Roussillon fn 1 nbsp Count of Cerdanya nbsp Count of Barcelona nbsp Count of Girona nbsp Count of Osona nbsp Count of Besalu nbsp Count of Covadonga Lordships edit nbsp Lord of Biscay nbsp Lord of Molina Other titles maintained but usually abbreviated with etc edit Because of the large number of titles associated with the Spanish Crown only the most important were written finishing the list with etc or amp c referring to minor or obsolete titles These titles are Duke of Limburg of Lothier of Luxemburg of Gelderland of Styria of Carniola of Carinthia and of Wurttemberg Landgrave of Alsace Prince of Swabia Palatine Count of Burgundy Count of Artois of Hainaut of Namur of Gorizia of Ferrette of Haut Rhin and of Kyburg Marquis of Oristano and of Goceano Margrave of the Holy Roman Empire and of Burgau Lord of Salins of Mechelen of the Slovenian March of Pordenone and of Tripoli Rex Catholicissimus Andreas Palaiologos the nephew of the last Byzantine emperor designated Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile as his heirs at his death in 1502 10 463 11 12 However neither Ferdinand nor Isabella nor any succeeding monarch of Spain ever used the title 12 Military rank edit nbsp Captain General of the Spanish Armed Forces 13 Hereditary orders of Spain edit nbsp Collar of a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece nbsp The insignia of the Order of Charles III Sovereign Grand Master of the Celebrated Order of the Golden Fleece Grand Master of the Royal amp Distinguished Order of Charles III Grand Master of the Royal Order of Isabel the Catholic Grand Master of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Ferdinand Grand Master of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Hermenegild Grand Master of the Order of Montesa Grand Master of the Order of Alcantara Grand Master of the Order of Calatrava Grand Master of the Order of Santiago Grand Master of the Order of Queen Maria LuisaTitles of the heir apparent or heir presumptive edit nbsp The coat of arms of the Princess of Asturias See also List of titles and honours of Leonor Princess of Asturias Titles and styles are listed in order of degrees of rank nobility and honor 14 Principalities edit nbsp Prince of Asturias title of the first in line to the Kingdom of Spain and earlier Crown of Castile Leon nbsp Prince of Girona title of the first in line of the Crown of Aragon nbsp Prince of Viana title of the first in line of the Kingdom of Navarre Duchy county and lordship edit nbsp Duke of Montblanc title of the first in line to the Principality of Catalonia nbsp Count of Cervera title of the first in line to the Kingdom of Valencia nbsp Lord of Balaguer title of the first in line to the Kingdom of Mallorca Orders of the heir apparent edit The following orders are traditionally granted to the heir apparent Knight of the Celebrated Order of the Golden Fleece Knight of the Collar of the Royal and Distinguished Order of Charles III Knight Grand Cross of the Royal and Military Order of San Hermenegildo Commandeur Major of Castile of the Order of Santiago Knight of the Order of Alcantara Knight of the Order of Calatrava Knight of the Order of MontesaRoyal titles editDuchies edit Cadiz Seville Segovia Badajoz Soria Lugo Palma de Mallorca Counties edit Chinchon Molina Montemolin Montizon Barcelona CovadongaSee also editImperator totius Hispaniae List of titles and honours of Juan Carlos I of Spain List of titles and honours of Queen Sofia of Spain List of titles and honours of Felipe VI of Spain List of titles and honours of Queen Letizia of Spain List of titles and honours of Leonor Princess of AsturiasNotes edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y Titles in Pretence historical title which is only nominal and ceremonial Spain today holds Ceuta a city which at time when the country got hold of it was part of the Kingdom of the Algarves In 2010 the Government of Gibraltar began referring to Queen Elizabeth II as Queen of Gibraltar 8 Initially just on coinage the title now appears on many government documents 9 References edit a b Constitution article 56 2 Royal Decee 1368 1987 article 1 1 in Spanish Article 57 of the Spanish Constitution Almanach de Gotha 1999 Page 336 Decree of 1987 Seiler Louis 1998 Las fracturas politicas de la historia europea una aplicacion de la Carta de Rokkan In Francisco Letamendia ed Nacionalidades y regiones en la Union Europea in Spanish Editorial Fundamentos pp 161 182 ISBN 9788424508036 p 177 Piferrer Francisco 1859 Nobiliario de los reinos y senorios de Espana in Spanish Vol III Madrid pp 239 240 note 2 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link V 1713 Felipe 29 March 2012 Espanol Perdon general de Felipe V a los catalanes 30 marzo 1713 retrieved 25 May 2022 a href Template Citation html title Template Citation citation a CS1 maint numeric names authors list link No 103 2010 PDF Press release Gibraltar Government of Gibraltar 6 May 2010 Retrieved 18 April 2016 United Kingdom Partnership Agreement PDF www gov uk HM Government 15 October 2014 Retrieved 18 April 2016 The Governor of Gibraltar is the representative of the Queen of Gibraltar Queen Elizabeth II Setton Kenneth M 1978 The Papacy and the Levant 1204 1571 Volume II The Fifteenth Century Philadelphia The American Philosophical Society ISBN 0 87169 127 2 Enepekides P K 1960 Das Wiener Testament des Andreas Palaiologos vom 7 April 1502 The Vienna Testament of Andreas Palaiologos from 7 April 1502 Akten des 11 Internat Byzantinisten Kongresses 1958 in German Munich C H Beck pp 138 143 OCLC 761003148 a b Freiberg Jack 2014 Bramante s Tempietto the Roman Renaissance and the Spanish Crown New York Cambridge University Press p 152 ISBN 978 1107042971 Inicio la Corona Hoy the Functions of the Head of State Casa de Su Majestad el Rey de Espana La Monarquia en la Historia The Monarchy through History Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of titles and honours of the Spanish Crown amp oldid 1222492216 Titles held by the heir 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