List of titles and honours of Juan Carlos I

Juan Carlos I has received numerous decorations and honorary appointments as monarch of Spain. Spanish monarchical titles or styles are listed in order of degrees of sovereignty, nobility, and honour.

Royal titles and styles

 * 5 January 1938 – 15 January 1941: His Royal Highness Infante Juan Carlos of Spain
 * 15 January 1941 - 21 July 1969: His Royal Highness The Prince of Asturias (titular)
 * 21 July 1969 - 22 November 1975: His Royal Highness The Prince of Spain
 * 22 November 1975 - 19 June 2014: His Majesty The King of Spain
 * 19 June 2014 – present: His Majesty King Juan Carlos

As a grandson to deposed King Alfonso XIII, Juan Carlos was an Infante of Spain from birth. His father Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona became Head of the Royal House after his father's and elder brother's deaths and his other elder brother's renunciation. Juan Carlos thus became titular Prince of Asturias, the title traditionally held by the heir to the Spanish throne. In 1969, twelve years after the Law of Succession to the Headship of the State, the Spanish dictator Francisco Franco skipped Infante Juan and designated Juan Carlos as his successor, with the title Prince of Spain. On Franco's death in 1975, he thus became King of Spain.

The Spanish titles of Juan Carlos I as monarch of Spain were as follows:


 * King of Spain
 * 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 Algeciras, of Gibraltar*, of the Canary Islands, of the East Indies* and 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

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

National honours

 * Order of the Golden Fleece ribbon bar.svg Sovereign Grand Master (1975–2014) and 1,171st Knight (1941) of the Royal Spanish Order of the Golden Fleece
 * Order of Charles III - Sash of Collar.svg Grand Master (1975–2014) and Knight Collar (1962) of the Royal and Distinguished Spanish Order of Charles III
 * Order of Isabella the Catholic - Sash of Collar.svg Grand Master (1975–2014) of the Royal Order of Isabella the Catholic
 * ESP Order of Civil Merit - Collar.svg Grand Master (1975–2014) of the Royal Order of Civil Merit
 * ESP Alfonso X Order - Common.svg Grand Master (1975–2014) of the Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise
 * ESP St Raymond of Penyafort Order - Common.svg Grand Master (1975–2014) of the Order of the Cross of Saint Raymond of Peñafort
 * Orde del Cardenal Cisneros.gif Grand Master (1977–2014) of the Order of Cisneros
 * ESP Order of Montesa BAR.svg Grand Master (1975–2014) of the Military Orders of Montesa, ESP Order of Alcantara BAR.svg Alcántara, ESP Order of Calatrava BAR.svg Calatrava and ESP Order of Santiago BAR.svg Santiago
 * ESP Orden de San Hermenegildo Gran Cruz pasador.svg Grand Master (1975–2014) of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Hermenegild
 * ESP Laureada pasador.svg Grand Master (1975–2014) of the Royal and Military Order of St. Ferdinand

Foreign honours

 * 🇩🇿 Algeria:
 * National Order of Merit - Athir v.1 (Algeria) - ribbon bar.gif Order of the Athir
 * 🇦🇷 Argentina:
 * ARG Order of the Liberator San Martin - Grand Cross BAR.svg Collar of the Order of the Liberator General San Martín (1 December 1978)
 * 🇦🇹 Austria:
 * AUT Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria - 1st Class BAR.svg Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria
 * 🇧🇪 Belgium:
 * BEL - Order of Leopold - Grand Cordon bar.svg Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold
 * 🇧🇷 Brazil:
 * BRA - Order of the Southern Cross - Grand Cross BAR.svg Grand Collar of the National Order of the Southern Cross (1991)
 * 🇧🇬 Bulgarian Royal Family:
 * Order of SS. Cyril and Methodius ribbon.png Knight of the Royal Order of Saints Cyril and Methodius
 * 🇨🇱 Chile:
 * CHL Order of Merit of Chile - Grand Cross BAR.svg Collar of the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit
 * 🇨🇴 Colombia:
 * COL Order of Boyaca - Grand Cross BAR.svg Grand Collar of the Order of Boyaca
 * Order of San Carlos - Grand Cross (Colombia) - ribbon bar.png Collar of the Order of San Carlos
 * Zaire:
 * Ribbon bar of the National Order of the Leopard (Zaire).svg Grand Cordon of the National Order of the Leopard
 * 🇨🇷 Costa Rica:
 * CR Order Juan Mora Fernandez Grand Cross BAR.svg Grand Cross of Gold of the Order of Juan Mora Fernández (27 January 1993)
 * 🇨🇿 Czech Republic:
 * CZE Rad Bileho Lva 1 tridy BAR.svg Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Lion (12 July 1995)
 * 🇩🇰 Denmark:
 * Order of the Elephant Ribbon bar.svg Knight of the Order of the Elephant (17 March 1980)
 * 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic:
 * DOM Order of Merit of Duarte, Sanchez and Mella ribbon.svg Collar of the Order of Merit of Duarte, Sánchez and Mella (24 October 1969)
 * 🇪🇨 Ecuador:
 * Ribbon bar of Orden Nacional de San Lorenzo.png Grand Collar of the National Order of San Lorenzo
 * 🇪🇬 Egypt:
 * EGY Order of the Nile - Grand Cordon BAR.svg Grand Cordon of the Order of the Nile
 * 🇸🇻 El Salvador:
 * National Order of José Matias Delgado (El Salvador) - ribbon bar.gif Grand Cross with Gold Plaque and Special Distinction of the National Order of José Matías Delgado
 * 🇪🇪 Estonia:
 * EST Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana - 1st Class BAR.svg Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana
 * 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea:
 * National Order of Equatorial Guinea - ribbon bar.svg Grand Cross with Collar of the National Order
 * 🇪🇹 Ethiopian Imperial Family:
 * ETH Order of Solomon BAR.png Knight Grand Collar of the Imperial Order of Solomon
 * ETH Order of Solomon BAR.png Knight Grand Cordon of the Imperial Order of the Seal of Solomon
 * 🇫🇮 Finland:
 * FIN Order of the White Rose Grand Cross BAR.svg Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose
 * 🇫🇷 France:
 * Legion Honneur GC ribbon.svg Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour
 * Ordre national du Merite GC ribbon.svg Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit
 * 🇩🇪 Germany:
 * GER Bundesverdienstkreuz 9 Sond des Grosskreuzes.svg Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
 * Greece:
 * 🇬🇷 Greek Republic:
 * GRE Order Redeemer 1Class.svg Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer
 * Greek Royal Family:
 * GRE Order Redeemer 1Class.svg Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Redeemer
 * Royal Order of Saints George and Constantine ribbon.svg Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Royal Family Order of Saints George and Constantine
 * Recipient of the Commemorative Badge for the Centenary of the Greek Royal House
 * 🇬🇹 Guatemala:
 * Order of the Quetzal - Grand Cross (Guatemala) - ribbon bar.png Collar of the Order of the Quetzal
 * Holy See:
 * OESSG Cavaliere di Collare BAR.jpg Knight of the Collar of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
 * VA Ordine Piano BAR.svg Knight of the Collar of the Order of Pope Pius IX
 * 🇭🇳 Honduras:
 * Order of Francisco Morazan (Honduras) - ribbon bar.gif Grand Cross with Gold Star of the Order of Francisco Morazán
 * 🇭🇺 Hungary:
 * HUN Order of Merit of the Hungarian Rep 1class Collar BAR.svg Grand Cross with Chain the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary
 * 🇮🇸 Iceland:
 * ISL Icelandic Order of the Falcon - Grand Cross BAR.png Collar with Grand Cross Breast Star of the Order of the Falcon
 * 🇮🇩 Indonesia:
 * Bintang Republik Indonesia Adipurna rib.svg Member 1st class (Adipurna) of the Order of the Star of the Republic of Indonesia
 * 🇮🇷 Imperial State of Iran:
 * Order of Pahlavi Ribbon Bar - Imperial Iran.svg Member 1st Class of the Imperial Order of Pahlavi
 * 25th Centennial Anniversary Medal Ribbon Bar - Imperial Iran.svg Recipient of the Commemorative Medal of the 2,500 year Celebration of the Persian Empire
 * Italy:
 * Italian Republic:
 * Cordone di gran Croce di Gran Cordone OMRI BAR.svg Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
 * Italian Royal Family:
 * Order of the Most Holy Annunciation BAR.svg Knight of the Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation
 * Two Sicilian Royal Family (Hispano-Neapolitan branch):
 * IT TSic Order Santo Gennaro BAR.svg Knight of the Illustrious Royal Order of Saint Januarius
 * Two Sicilian Royal Family (Hispano-Neapolitan branch):
 * ESP Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George Justicia BAR.svg Bailiff Knight Grand Cross with Collar of Justice of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George
 * 🇯🇲 Jamaica:
 * JAM Order of Excellence ribbon.png Member of the Order of Excellence
 * 🇯🇵 Japan:
 * JPN Daikun'i kikkasho BAR.svg Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum
 * 🇯🇴 Jordan:
 * JOR Al-Hussein ibn Ali Order BAR.svg Grand Cordon with Collar of the Order of al-Hussein bin Ali
 * Kingdom of Nepal:
 * Decoration without ribbon - en.svg Recipient of the Royal Mahendra Chain
 * Nepal Pratap Bhaskara.svg Member of the Royal Order of Honour
 * 🇰🇼 Kuwait:
 * KUW Order of Mubarak the Great ribbon.svg Collar of the Order of Mubarak the Great
 * 🇱🇻 Latvia:
 * Order of the Three Stars Ribbon bar.svg Commander Grand Cross with Chain of the Order of the Three Stars
 * 🇱🇧 Lebanon:
 * Lebanese Order of Merit Extraordinary Grade.gif Member Extraordinary Grade of the Order of Merit
 * 🇱🇹 Lithuania:
 * LTU Order of Vytautas the Great with the Golden Chain BAR.svg Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Vytautas the Great
 * 🇱🇺 Luxembourg:
 * Ordre du Lion d'Or de la Maison de Nassau ribbon.svg Knight of the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau
 * 🇲🇹 Malta:
 * MLT National Order of Merit BAR.svg Honorary Companion of Honour with Collar of the National Order of Merit
 * 🇲🇽 Mexico:
 * MEX Order of the Aztec Eagle 1Class BAR.png Collar of the Mexican Order of the Aztec Eagle
 * 🇲🇨 Monaco:
 * MCO Order of Saint-Charles - Grand Officer BAR.svg Grand Officer of the Order of Saint-Charles
 * 🇲🇦 Morocco:
 * Decoration without ribbon - en.svg Member Special Class of the Order of Muhammad
 * 🇳🇱 Netherlands:
 * Order of the Netherlands Lion ribbon - Knight Grand Cross.svg Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion
 * NLD Order of the House of Orange - Grand Cross BAR.svg Grand Cross of the Order of the House of Orange
 * Royal Wedding Medal 1966.gif Recipient of the Wedding Medal of Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands and Claus van Amsberg
 * 🇳🇬 Nigeria:
 * Order of the Niger civil division ribbon.svg Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger
 * 🇳🇴 Norway:
 * St Olavs Orden storkors stripe.svg Grand Cross with Collar of the Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav
 * 🇴🇲 Oman:
 * MilitaryOrderOman.gif Member 1st Class (military division) of the Order of Oman
 * 🇵🇦 Panama:
 * PAN Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero - Grand Cross BAR.png Collar of the Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero
 * PAN Order of Vasco Nunez de Balboa - Grand Cross BAR.png Extraordinary Grand Cross of the Order of Vasco Núñez de Balboa
 * 🇵🇪 Peru:
 * PER Order of the Sun of Peru - Grand Cross BAR.png Grand Cross with Diamonds of the Order of the Sun of Peru
 * 🇵🇭 Philippines:
 * PHI Order of Lakandula Grand Collar BAR.svg Grand Collar of the Order of Lakandula
 * PHL Order of Sikatuna - Grand Cross BAR.png Grand Collar of the Order of Sikatuna
 * Order of the Knights of Rizal Ribbon.png Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Knights of Rizal
 * 🇵🇱 Poland:
 * POL Order Orła Białego BAR.svg Knight of the Order of the White Eagle
 * Portugal:
 * Portuguese Republic:
 * PRT Military Order of the Tower and of the Sword - Grand Collar.svg Grand Collar of the Ancient and Most Noble Military Order of the Tower and of the Sword, of the Valour, Loyalty and Merit
 * PRT Order of Christ - Grand Cross BAR.svg Grand Cross of the Military Order of Christ
 * PRT Order of Saint James of the Sword - Grand Collar BAR.png Grand Collar of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword
 * PRT Military Order of Aviz - Grand Cross BAR.svg Grand Cross of the Military Order of Saint Benedict of Aviz
 * PRT Order of Prince Henry - Grand Collar BAR.svg Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry
 * PRT Order of Liberty - Grand Collar BAR.svg Grand Collar of the Order of Liberty
 * Portuguese Royal Family:
 * PRT Ordem de Nossa Senhora da Conceicao de Vila Vicosa Cavaleiro ribbon.svg Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Royal Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa
 * 🇷🇴 Romania:
 * ROU Order of the Star of Romania 1999 GCross BAR.svg Collar of the Order of the Star of Romania
 * 🇸🇳 Senegal:
 * SEN Order of the Lion - Grand Cross BAR.svg Grand Cross of the National Order of the Lion
 * 🇸🇰 Slovakia:
 * SVK Rad Bieleho Dvojkriza 1 triedy BAR.svg Grand Cross of the Order of the White Double Cross
 * Sovereign Military Order of Malta:
 * SMOM-gcs.svg Bailiff Knight Grand Cross of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
 * 🇿🇦 South Africa:
 * Ord.GoodHope-ribbon.gif Grand Collar of the Order of Good Hope
 * 🇰🇷 South Korea:
 * Grand Order of Mugunghwa (South Korea) - ribbon bar.svg Member of the Grand Order of Mugunghwa
 * 🇸🇪 Sweden:
 * Order of the Seraphim - Ribbon bar.svg Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim (5 October 1979)
 * 🇹🇭 Thailand:
 * Order of the Rajamitrabhorn (Thailand) ribbon.svg Knight of the Most Auspicious Order of the Rajamitrabhorn
 * Order of the Royal House of Chakri (Thailand) ribbon.svg Knight of the Most Illustrious Order of the Royal House of Chakri
 * 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates:
 * Ribbon bar of the Order of Zayed.svg Collar of the Order of Zayed
 * 🇬🇧 United Kingdom:
 * Order of the Garter UK ribbon.svg Stranger Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter (970th member; 1988)
 * Royal Victorian Chain Ribbon.svg Recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain (1986)
 * Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay - ribbon bar.gif Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (1996)
 * 🇻🇪 Venezuela:
 * VEN Order of the Liberator - Grand Cordon BAR.png Collar of the Order of the Liberator
 * Yugoslavia:
 * Order of the Yugoslavian Great Star Rib.png Order of the Yugoslav Great Star (1985)
 * Order of the Yugoslavian Great Star Rib.png Order of the Yugoslav Great Star (1985)

Awards

 * 🇩🇪 Germany: Charlemagne Prize (1982)
 * 🇷🇺 Russia: Laureate of the Russian Federation National Award (2010) for Outstanding Achievement in the Humanitarian Field
 * 🇨🇭 Switzerland: Jean Monnet Award of the Jean Monnet Foundation for Europe for his work on integrating Spain into the European Community
 * 🇺🇸 USA:
 * Member of the Sons of the American Revolution organisation
 * Freedom medal of the Roosevelt Institute (1996)
 * World Statesman Award (1997) of the Appeal of Conscience Foundation
 * [[Image:Olympic flag.svg|25px|IOC]] Gold Olympic Order, 1985
 * Flag of UNESCO.svg UNESCO
 * International Simón Bolívar Prize (1983)
 * Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize (1994)

International sovereign organisations

 * International Order of St. Hubertus
 * Protector of the International Order of St. Hubertus

Honorific eponyms

 * 🇪🇸 Spain
 * Madrid: Rey Juan Carlos University
 * Madrid: Juan Carlos I Park
 * Spanish ship Juan Carlos I (L61)
 * Antarctica: Juan Carlos I Antarctic Base on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
 * King Juan Carlos Prize in Economics
 * 🇺🇸 USA
 * New York City: King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center at New York University Graduate School of Arts and Science, to foster the study of Hispanic culture and language

Other honours

 * 🇪🇸 Spain
 * Instituto Cervantes: Honorary President 21 March 1991 – 19 June 2014
 * Holy See
 * Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore: Protocanon (ex officio) 22 November 1975 – 19 June 2014
 * Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura: Protocanon (ex officio) 22 November 1975 – 19 June 2014
 * Other:
 * Logo of the Organization of Ibero-American States.svg: Honorary President of the Organization of Ibero-American States

Scholastic
The king has been the recipient of numerous honorary doctorates and degrees, including:

Honorary doctorates
 * 🇦🇷 Argentina
 * University of Buenos Aires
 * 🇫🇷 France
 * University of Paris (La Sorbonne)
 * 🇮🇹 Italy
 * University of Bologna
 * 🇵🇭 Philippines
 * University of Santo Tomas
 * 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
 * University of Cambridge
 * University of Oxford
 * 🇺🇸 USA
 * Harvard University
 * Southern Methodist University (where, in 2001, he formally opened the Meadows Museum, housing the largest collection of Spanish art outside Spain)
 * Georgetown University, Honorary Doctor of Laws

Degrees
 * 🇳🇱 Netherlands
 * University of Utrecht in the Netherlands (25 October 2001).
 * 🇺🇸 USA
 * New York University

Spanish Royal Academies
 * Spanish Royal Academies Board: High Patron (ex officio) 22 November 1975 – 19 June 2014

Other
 * Gold Medal of the Jean Monnet Foundation for Europe, in 1996.
 * Elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1992.

Military rank

 * Emblem of the Spanish Army.svg 1973 – 22 November 1975: Brigadier general, Spanish Army
 * Emblem of the Spanish Armed Forces.svg 22 November 1975 – 19 June 2014: Captain General of the Spanish Armed Forces