List of titles and honours of the Spanish Crown



The current Spanish constitution refers to the monarchy as "The Crown" and the constitutional title of the monarch is simply rey/reina de España: that is, "king/queen of Spain". However, the constitution allows for the use of other historic titles pertaining to the Spanish monarchy, without specifying them. A decree promulgated 6 November 1987 at the Council of Ministers regulates the titles further, and on that basis the monarch of Spain has a right to use ("may use") those other titles appertaining to the Crown. Contrary to some belief, the long titulary that contains the list of over 20 kingdoms is not in state use, nor is it used in Spanish diplomacy. In fact, it has never been in use in that form, as "Spain" was never a part of the list in the pre-1837 era when the long list was officially used.

Spain, mentioned differently in the titulary depending on which monarch was reigning, was for more than three centuries also symbolized by the long list that started "... of Castile, León, Aragón, ..." The following long titulary in the feudal style was last used officially in 1836 by Queen Isabella II (see the account of titulary in her article) before she became constitutional queen.

Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon were together described as the Catholic Monarchs of Spain. The first king to officially use a derivation of the name "Spain" as the realm in the titulary was Charles I of Spain, who used Rex Hispaniarum et Indiarum (i.e. King of the Spains and the Indies). This title was often used after his title of Holy Roman Emperor which was superior to that of king. During his brief and controversial occupancy of the throne Joseph Bonaparte, brother of Emperor Napoleon, also used a similar title, King of the Spains and the Indies, and conferred the title "Prince of Spain" to be hereditary on his children and grandchildren in the male and female line.

During the first restoration of the Bourbons, it returned to the traditional format ("of Castile, Leon, Aragon, ...") until 1837, when the short version "queen of the Spains" was taken into use by Isabella II. The singular Spain was first used by Amadeo—he was "by divine grace and will of nation, king of Spain". During the second restoration, King Alfonso XII started to use "constitutional king of Spain, by divine and constitutional grace".

Juan Carlos I, King from 1975 to 2014, did not use the style of Catholic Majesty and the other titles and honours, but did not relinquish them. Like his father, King Felipe VI uses the simple title of "King of Spain", without any divine, national or constitutional reference.

Titles associated with the Spanish Crown
The titles used by the last Habsburg king of Spain, Charles II, were:

"By the Grace of God, King of Castile, of León, of Aragon, of the Two Sicilies, of Jerusalem, of Dalmatia, of Croatia, of Navarre, of Granada, of Toledo, of Valencia, of Galicia, of Mallorca, of Seville, of Sardinia, of Córdoba, of Corsica, of Murcia, of Jaén, of the Algarves, of Algeciras, of the Canary Islands, of the East and West Indies, of the Islands and Mainland of the Ocean Sea; Archduke of Austria; Duke of Burgundy, of Brabant, of Milan, of Athens and Neopatria; Count of Habsburg, of Flanders, of Tyrol, of Barcelona, of Roussillon, and of Cerdanya; Marquess of Oristano and Count of Goceano."The title used by the first Bourbon (Bourbon-Anjou branch of the House of Capet) king of Spain, King Philip V of Spain, was:

Don Philip, By the Grace of God, King of Castile, of León, of Aragon, of the Two Sicilies, of Jerusalem, of Navarre, of Granada, of Toledo, of Valencia, of Galicia, of Mallorca, of Seville, of Sardinia, of Cordóba, of Corsica, of Murcia, of Jaen, of the Algarves, of Algeciras, of Gibraltar, of the Canary Islands, of the East and West Indies, of the Islands and Mainland of the Ocean Sea, Archduke of Austria, Duke of Anjou, of Burgundy, of Brabant and of Milan, Count of Habsburg, of Flanders, of Tyrol and of Barcelona, Lord of Biscay and of Molina, etc.

Kingdoms

 * Arms of Spanish Monarch (corrections of heraldist requests).svg King of Spain
 * Arms of Asturias.svg King of Asturias
 * Arms of Castile (16th-20th Centuries).svg King of Castile
 * Arms of León- Coat of Arms of Spain Template.svg King of León
 * Arms of the Former Crown of Aragon-Coat of Arms of Spain Template.svg King of Aragon
 * Arms of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.svg King of Jerusalem
 * Armoiries Chypre.svg King of Cyprus
 * Arms of Navarre-Coat of Arms of Spain Template.svg King of Navarre
 * Cruz d'Eneco Arista.svg Arms of Navarre-Coat of Arms of Spain Template.svg King of Pamplona
 * Arms of the Castilian Realm of Granada.svg King of Granada
 * Royal Coat and Shield of Majorca c.1276-14th Century.svg King of Mallorca
 * Arms of the Realm of Toledo.svg King of Toledo
 * Arms of the Realm of Seville.svg King of Seville
 * Coat of Arms of Valencian Community.svg King of Valencia
 * Arms of Galicia (Spain), 16th-18th Centuries.svg King of Galicia
 * Arms of Sardinia.svg King of Sardinia
 * Arms of the Realm of Cordoba (Kingdom of Leon Arms Variant).svg King of Cordoba
 * Arms of Corsica.svg King of Corsica
 * Former Arms of Minorca.svg King of Menorca
 * Arms of the Realm of Murcia.svg King of Murcia
 * Arms of the Realm of Jaen.svg King of Jaén
 * Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of the Algarve.svg King of the Algarves
 * Former Arms of Algeciras.svg King of Algeciras
 * Arms of Gibraltar (c.1506-1713).svg King of Gibraltar
 * Arms of the Realm of Canary Islands.svg King of the Canary Islands
 * Colonial Currency Badge of the Spanish West Indies.svg King of the Spanish East and West Indies and of the Islands and Mainland of the Ocean Sea

Duchies

 * Arms of Eudes de Bourgogne.svg Duke of Burgundy
 * Royal Arms of Belgium.svg Duke of Brabant
 * Arms of the Duke of Limburg.svg Duke of Limburg
 * Austria_coat_of_arms_simple.svg Duke of Lothier
 * Arms of the House of Sforza.svg Duke of Milan
 * Arms_of_the_Count_of_Luxembourg.svg Duke of Luxembourg
 * Royal arms of Aragon.svg Duke of Athens
 * Coat of Arms of the Duchy of Neopatria.svg Duke of Neopatria

Counties

 * Arms of Counts of Habsbourg.svg Count of Habsburg
 * Arms of Flanders.svg Count of Flanders
 * Coats_of_arms_of_the_county_of_Holland_%28no_reflection%29.svg Count of Holland
 * Coat_of_arms_of_Zeeland.svg Count of Zeeland
 * Arms_of_County_of_Burgundy.svg Count of Burgundy
 * Hainaut_Modern_Arms.svg Count of Hainaut
 * Arms_of_Namur.svg Count of Namur
 * Blason province fr Artois.svg Count of Artois
 * Blason_Charolais.svg Count of Charolais
 * Arms of the County of Tyrol.svg Count of Tyrol
 * Arms of Roussillon.svg Count of Roussillon
 * Arms of Cerdanya.svg Count of Cerdanya
 * Arms of Roussillon.svg Count of Barcelona
 * Arms of Roussillon.svg Count of Girona
 * Arms of Roussillon.svg Count of Osona
 * Arms of Roussillon.svg Count of Besalú
 * Arms of Asturias.svg Count of Covadonga

Lordships

 * Arms of the House of Haro, Lords of Biscay.svg Lord of Biscay
 * Arms of the Royal Lordship of Molina (Spain).svg Lord of Molina

Other titles maintained, but usually abbreviated with "etc."
Because of the large number of titles associated with the Spanish Crown, only the most important were written, finishing the list with "etc." or "&c.", referring to minor or obsolete titles. These titles are:
 * Duke of Limburg, of Lothier, of Luxemburg, of Gelderland, of Styria, of Carniola, of Carinthia, and of Württemberg;
 * Landgrave of Alsace;
 * Prince of Swabia;
 * Palatine Count of Burgundy;
 * Count of Artois, of Hainaut, of Namur, of Gorizia, of Ferrette, of Haut-Rhin, and of Kyburg;
 * Marquis of Oristano, and of Goceano;
 * Margrave of the Holy Roman Empire, and of Burgau;
 * Lord of Salins, of Mechelen, of the Slovenian March, of Pordenone, and of Tripoli.
 * Rex Catholicissimus

Andreas Palaiologos, the nephew of the last Byzantine emperor, designated Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile as his heirs at his death in 1502. However, neither Ferdinand nor Isabella, nor any succeeding monarch of Spain, ever used the title.

Military rank

 * Emblem of the Spanish Armed Forces.svg: Captain General of the Spanish Armed Forces

Hereditary orders of Spain

 * Sovereign Grand Master of the Celebrated Order of the Golden Fleece
 * Grand Master of the Royal & Distinguished Order of Charles III
 * Grand Master of the Royal Order of Isabel, the Catholic
 * Grand Master of the Royal Order of Civil Merit
 * Grand Master of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Ferdinand
 * Grand Master of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Hermenegild
 * Grand Master of the Order of Montesa
 * Grand Master of the Order of Alcántara
 * Grand Master of the Order of Calatrava
 * Grand Master of the Order of Santiago
 * Grand Master of the Order of Queen Maria Luisa

Titles of the heir apparent or heir presumptive


Titles and styles are listed in order of degrees of rank, nobility, and honor:

Principalities

 * Arms of Asturias.svg Prince of Asturias—title of the first-in-line to the Kingdom of Spain and earlier Crown of Castile-León
 * Arms Joaoe.svg Prince of Girona—title of the first-in-line of the Crown of Aragon
 * Arms of Charles, Prince of Viana.svg Prince of Viana—title of the first-in-line of the Kingdom of Navarre

Duchy, county and lordship

 * Arms of Montblanc (Catalonia).svg Duke of Montblanc—title of the first-in-line to the Principality of Catalonia
 * Arms of Cervera.svg Count of Cervera—title of the first-in-line to the Kingdom of Valencia
 * Arms of Balaguer.svg Lord of Balaguer—title of the first in line to the Kingdom of Mallorca

Orders of the heir apparent
The following orders are traditionally granted to the heir apparent:
 * Knight of the Celebrated Order of the Golden Fleece
 * Knight of the Collar of the Royal and Distinguished Order of Charles III
 * Knight Grand Cross of the Royal and Military Order of San Hermenegildo
 * Commandeur-Major of Castile of the Order of Santiago
 * Knight of the Order of Alcántara
 * Knight of the Order of Calatrava
 * Knight of the Order of Montesa

Duchies

 * Cádiz
 * Seville
 * Segovia
 * Badajoz
 * Soria
 * Lugo
 * Palma de Mallorca

Counties

 * Chinchón
 * Molina
 * Montemolín
 * Montizón
 * Barcelona
 * Covadonga