Spanish monarchy

The Spanish monarchy, referred to as the Crown of Spain (Corona de España) in the Spanish Constitution of 1978, is the office of the King or Queen of Spain. The current King of Spain is His Majesty Juan Carlos I.

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Spanish - Spanish Constitution of 1978 - Juan Carlos I

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The King is the head of state and the commander in chief of the Royal Armed Forces. His power is mainly symbolic, because all his acts must be approved by either the President of the Government or the President of the Congress of Deputies to be valid.

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Head of state - Commander in chief - Royal Armed Forces - President of the Government - President of the Congress of Deputies

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The official residence of the Spanish monarch is the Palacio Real de Madrid; however, the royal family actually resides at the Palacio de la Zarzuela on the outskirts of Madrid.

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Palacio Real de Madrid - Palacio de la Zarzuela

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The Heir Apparent of the Spanish Monarchy receives the titles Prince of Asturias, Prince of Gerona and Prince of Viana, Asturias being on behalf of kingdom of Castile and Leon, Gerona on behalf of kingdom of Aragon, and Viana, a disputed title, on behalf of kingdom of Navarre. (There are, besides King of Spain as King of Navarre, also the Kings of France and Navarre, whose hereditary descent to Navarre is basically more legal. Spanish Navarre being a part of Spain originating from conquest of southern portion of Navarrese kingdom by Ferdinand II of Aragon. French Navarre, the portion north of the Pyrenees, belongs to France whose kings inherited it when Henry of Navarre succeeded as Henry IV of France.)

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Prince of Asturias - Prince of Gerona - Prince of Viana - Castile - Leon - Kingdom of Aragon - Viana - Kingdom of Navarre

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