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  2. Instead, 22 years later, in 1969, he declared as his successor Juan Carlos, Prince of Spain and son of the Count of Barcelona. This succession took place upon Franco's death in 1975, when Juan Carlos became King of Spain.

  3. Article History. This is a chronologically ordered list of monarchs of Spain, including the medieval kingdoms of Asturias, Leon, Castile, Galicia, and Aragon. Asturias (including Galicia from 739 and Leon from 855) Pelayo ( c. 718– c. 737) Favila ( c. 737–739) Alfonso I (739–757) Fruela I (757–768) Aurelio (768–774) Silo (774–783)

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  4. After sixteen years without monarchy or kingdom, in 1947, Spain was made a Kingdom again by General Franco, who claimed to rule Spain as Head of state of the Kingdom of Spain through the Law of Succession.

  5. When Spain's first Habsburg ruler Charles I became king of Spain in 1516 (with his mother and co-monarch Queen Juana I effectively powerless and kept imprisoned till her death in 1555), Spain became central to the dynastic struggles of Europe.

  6. Charles I of Spain, born on February 24, 1500, was king of Spain from 1516 to 1556 and Holy Roman emperor, as Charles V, from 1519 to 1558. The grandson of Ferdinand II and Isabella I as well as the emperor Maximilian I, Charles inherited an empire that stretched from Germany to the Americas.

  7. Aug 15, 2023 · Spain has had a rich history with numerous significant monarchs who’ve ruled different kingdoms before the formation of what is now modern Spain. From Isabella I of Castile to Philip V, here’s a list of ten notable Spanish monarchs: Isabella I of Castile & Ferdinand II of Aragon.

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