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Taifas. Valencia. Viguera. Visigoths. This is a list of monarchs of Spain, a dominion started with the dynastic union of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain — Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile . The regnal numbers follow those of the rulers of Asturias, León, and Castile. Thus, Alfonso XII is numbered in succession to Alfonso XI of ...
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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The monarchy of Spain or Spanish monarchy ( Spanish: Monarquía Española) is the constitutional form of government of Spain. It consists of a hereditary monarch that reigns as the head of state, being the highest office of the country. [1] The current King is Felipe VI since 19 June 2014, after the abdication of his father, King Juan Carlos I .
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Kings and queens regnant of Spain 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 Mauregato 783–788 Bermudo I 788–791 Alfonso II
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Ferdinand II (left) and his wife, Isabella I, relief with gilt and polychromy by Alonso de Mena, 1632; in the Capilla Real, Granada, Spain. (more) When Ferdinand II (1479–1516; also known as Ferdinand V of Castile from 1474) succeeded to the Crown of Aragon in 1479, the union of Aragon (roughly eastern Spain) and Castile (roughly western ...
Aug 21, 2022 · The object of their attention was an octogenarian sailor sporting salmon-colored chinos and a pink baseball cap: Spain’s former king, Juan Carlos I. Having abdicated the throne in 2014, ...
Philip II. 1527–1598. King of Spain. P hilip II ruled Spain at a time when it reached its greatest power. A member of the Habsburg dynasty, he oversaw an empire that included nations in Europe and colonies in the Americas.