List of titles and honours of Felipe VI of Spain

Felipe VI has received titles, decorations, and honorary appointments as monarch of Spain and before as heir apparent to the throne of Spain: his titles and styles are listed by precedence of rank, nobility, and honour.[1]

The king's monogram

Titles and styles

Royal styles of King Felipe VI
Reference style	His Majesty
Spoken style	Your Majesty
Alternative style	Sir

• 30 January 1968 – 1 November 1977: His Royal Highness Infante Felipe of Spain
• 1 November 1977 – 19 June 2014: His Royal Highness The Prince of Asturias
  • In former Crown of Aragon territories: 22 January 1977 – 19 June 2014: His Royal Highness The Prince of Girona
  • In former Kingdom of Navarre territory: 22 January 1977 – 19 June 2014: His Royal Highness The Prince of Viana
• 19 June 2014 – present: His Majesty The King of Spain

Titles in official use

The Spanish titles of Felipe VI as Monarch of Spain were as follows:

Note: Titles marked with * are titles in pretence, historical titles which are only nominal and ceremonial.

• King of Spain, Catholic Majesty.
• King of Castile, of León, of Aragon, of the Two Sicilies* (Naples and Sicily), of Jerusalem*, of Navarre, of Granada, of Toledo, of Valencia, of Galicia, of Majorca, of Seville, of Sardinia*, of Córdoba, of Corsica*, of Murcia, of Menorca, of Jaén, of the Algarves*, of Gibraltar, of Algeciras, of the Canary Islands, of the East Indies* and the West Indies* and of the Islands and Mainland of the Ocean Sea*;
• Archduke of Austria*;
• Duke of Burgundy*, of Brabant*, of Milan*, of Athens*, of Neopatras* (New Patras) and of Limburg*;
• Count of Habsburg*, of Flanders*, of Tyrol*, of Roussillon* and of Barcelona;
• Lord of Biscay and of Molina

Honours

Spanish Honours

•  Spain:
  • 21st Grand Master and 1,182nd Knight of the Spanish Order of the Golden Fleece[2][3][4][5][6]
  • Grand Master and Knight of the Collar of the Order of Charles III[7][8][9][10][11]
  • De facto Sovereign of the Order of Queen Maria Luisa
  • Grand Master of the Order of Isabella the Catholic[12]
  • Grand Master of the Order of Civil Merit
  • Grand Master of the Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise
  • Grand Master of the Order of St. Raymond of Peñafort
  • Grand Master of the Order of Constitutional Merit
  • Grand Master of the Royal and Military Order of St. Ferdinand
  • Grand Master and Knight Grand Cross with White Decoration of the Order of Military Merit[9][13]
  • Grand Master and Knight Grand Cross with White Decoration of the Order of Naval Merit[9][14][15][16]
  • Grand Master and Knight Grand Cross with White Decoration of the Order of Aeronautical Merit[9][17][18]
  • Grand Master of the Royal Military Order of St. Hermenegild[9][19][20][21]
  • Grand Master of the Decoration of Merit of Civil Guards[22]
  • Grand Master of the Royal Military Order of Calatrava
  • Grand Master of the Royal Military Order of Santiago[23][24]
  • Grand Master of the Royal Military Order of Alcántara
  • Grand Master of the Royal Military Order of Montesa

Foreign honours

•  Argentina:
  • Grand Cross of the Order of May of Military Merit[25]
  • Collar of the Order of the Liberator General San Martín
•  Austria:
  • Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria[26]
•  Belgium:
  • Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold[27]
•  Brazil:
  • Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross
•  Chile:
  • Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit[28][29][30][31]
•  Colombia:
  • Grand Collar of the Order of Boyaca[32][33][34]
•  Dominican Republic:
  • Collar of the Order of Christopher Columbus (24 April 1987)[35]
•  Ecuador:
  • Grand Cross of the National Order of San Lorenzo[36]
•  El Salvador:
  • Grand Cross with Gold Star of the Order of José Matías Delgado[37][38]
•  Estonia:
  • Member 1st Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana[39]
•  France:
  • Grand Cross of the Order of the Legion of Honour[40][41]
•  Germany:
  • Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
•  Greece:
  • Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer[42]
•  Honduras:
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Francisco Morazán[43]
•  Hungary:
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary[44][45]
•  Italy:
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic[46]
•  Japan:
  • Collar of the Order of the Chrysanthemum[47]
•  Jordan:
  • Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Renaissance[48]
•  Latvia:
  • Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Three Stars[49][50][51]
•  Lebanon:
  • Grand Cordon of the Order of Merit
•  Luxembourg:
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Adolphe of Nassau[52][53][54]
•  Mexico:
  • Collar of the Order of the Aztec Eagle (26 June 2015)[55][56][57][58]
  • Order of the Aztec Eagle, Sash (25 January 1996)
•  Morocco:
  • Member Special Class of the Order of Muhammad[59][60]
•  Netherlands:
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau[61][62][63][64]
  • Recipient of the King Willem-Alexander Inauguration Medal
•  Norway:
  • Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav[65][66]
•  Panama:
  • Extraordinary Grand Cross of the Order of Vasco Núñez de Balboa[67]
•  Peru:
  • Grand Cross with Diamonds of the Order of the Sun of Peru (7 July 2015)[68][69][70][71]
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Merit for Distinguished Service (12 November 2018)
•  Philippines:
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Lakandula (3 December 2007)[72][73]
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Sikatuna (2 April 1995)[74]
•  Poland:
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (24 September 2003)[75]
•  Portugal:
  • Grand Collar of the Order of the Tower and Sword (28 November 2016)
  • Grand Cross of the Order of the Tower and Sword (25 September 2006)
  • Grand Officer of the Order of the Tower and Sword (23 May 1996) [76][77][78]
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Christ (13 October 1988)[77]
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Aviz (22 April 1991)[77]
  • Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Liberty (15 April 2018)[77]
•  Romania:
  • Grand Cross of the Order of the Star of Romania (26 November 2007)[79][80]
•  Saudi Arabia:
  • Collar of the Order of King Abdulaziz (15 January 2017)[81]
•  South Korea:
  • Grand Gwanghwa Medal of the Order of Diplomatic Service Merit (12 February 2007)[82]
•  Sweden:
  • Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim (17 December 1991)[83]
  • Recipient of the 50th Birthday Badge Medal of King Carl XVI Gustaf (30 April 1996)[84]
•  United Kingdom:
  • Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (17 October 1988)[85][86]
  • Stranger Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter (12 July 2017)

Honorific eponyms

•  Spain
  • Cáceres: Estadio Príncipe Felipe (Prince Felipe Stadium)
  • Oviedo: Auditorio-Palacio de Congresos de Oviedo Príncipe Felipe (Prince Felipe Auditorium and Congress Palace of Oviedo)[87]
  • Valencia: Prince Felipe Museum of Sciences
  • Valencia: Centro de Investigación Príncipe Felipe, CIPF (Prince Felipe Research Centre)[88]
  • Zaragoza: Prince Felipe Arena
  • Spanish aircraft carrier Príncipe de Asturias (R-11) (Spanish aircraft carrier Prince of Asturias)
•  USA
  • Washington, D.C.: Prince of Asturias Chair in Spanish Studies in the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University[89]

Other honours

•   Holy See
  • Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore: Protocanon (ex officio)[90] 19 June 2014 – present
  • Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura: Protocanon (ex officio)[91] 19 June 2014 – present
• International Olympic Committee: Recipient of the Gold Olympic Order (18 December 2013)[92]

Scholastic

Spanish Royal Academies

• Spanish Royal Academies Board: High Patron (ex officio)[93] 19 June 2014 – present

Military Ranks

• 1 August 1985 – 7 July 1986: Officer Cadet, Spanish Army[94]
• 7 July 1986 – 7 July 1989: Cadet 2nd Lieutenant, Spanish Army[95]
• 10 July 1986 – 7 July 1989: Midshipman, Spanish Navy[96]
• 10 July 1987 – 7 July 1989: Cadet 2nd Lieutenant, Spanish Air Force[97]
• 7 July 1989 – 1 December 2000: Lieutenant, Spanish Army[98]
• 7 July 1989 – 1 December 2000: Ensign, Spanish Navy[99]
• 7 July 1989 – 1 December 2000: Lieutenant, Spanish Air Force[100]
• 18 March 1996 – 26 June 1996: Qualified Helicopter Pilot, 402 Training Squadron, Spanish Air Force[101][102]
• 1 December 2000 – 3 July 2009: Commandant, Spanish Army[103]
• 1 December 2000 – 3 July 2009: Corvette Captain, Spanish Navy[103]
• 1 December 2000  – 3 July 2009: Commandant, Spanish Air Force[103]
• 3 July 2009 – 19 June 2014: Lieutenant Colonel, Spanish Army[104]
• 3 July 2009 – 19 June 2014: Frigate Captain, Spanish Navy[104]
• 3 July 2009 – 19 June 2014: Lieutenant Colonel, Spanish Air Force[104]
• 19 June 2014 – present: Captain General of the Spanish Armed Forces[105]

See also

• List of titles and honours of Queen Letizia of Spain
• List of titles and honours of Leonor, Princess of Asturias
• List of titles and honours of the Spanish Crown
• List of honours of the Spanish Royal Family by country

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