List of titles and honours of Juan Carlos I of Spain

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

Titles in official use

The Spanish titles of Juan Carlos I as Monarch of Spain were as follows: Note: Titles in Pretence marked with * are historical titles which are only nominal and ceremonial.

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

National honours Spain

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Sovereign Grand Master (1975–2014) and 1,171st Knight (1941) of the Royal Spanish Order of the Golden Fleece
Grand Master (1975–2014) and Knight Collar (1962) of the Order of Charles III
Grand Master (1975–2014) of the Order of Isabella the Catholic
Grand Master (1975–2014) of the Order of Civil Merit
Grand Master (1975–2014) of the Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise
Grand Master (1975–2014) of the Order of St. Raymond of Peñafort
Grand Master (1977–2014) of the Order of Cisneros
Grand Master (1975–2014) of the Military Orders of Montesa, Alcántara, Calatrava and Santiago
Grand Master (1975–2014) of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Hermenegild
Grand Master (1975–2014) of the Royal and Military Order of St. Ferdinand

Foreign honours

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Algeria:
- Order of the Athir^[1]
Argentina:
- Collar of the Order of the Liberator General San Martín (1 December 1978)
Austria:
- Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria^[2]
Belgium:
- Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold
Brazil:
- Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross (1991)
Bulgarian Royal Family:
- Knight of the Royal Order of Saints Cyril and Methodius
Chile:
- Collar of the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit^[3]
Colombia:
- Grand Collar of the Order of Boyaca
- Collar of the Order of San Carlos
Zaire:
- Grand Cordon of the National Order of the Leopard
Costa Rica:
- Grand Cross of Gold of the Order of Juan Mora Fernández^[4]
Czech Republic:
- Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Lion
Denmark:
- Knight of the Order of the Elephant (17 March 1980)
Dominican Republic:
- Collar of the Order of Merit of Duarte, Sánchez and Mella^[5]
Ecuador:
- Grand Collar of the National Order of San Lorenzo^[6]
Egypt:
- Grand Cordon of the Order of the Nile^[7]
El Salvador:
- Grand Cross with Golden Star of the Order of José Matías Delgado, Special Class^[8]^[9]
Estonia:
- Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana^[10]
Equatorial Guinea:
- Grand Cross with Collar of the National Order
Ethiopian Imperial Family:
- Knight Grand Collar of the Imperial Order of Solomon
- Knight Grand Cordon of the Imperial Order of the Seal of Solomon
Finland:
- Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose^[11]
France:
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Legion of Honour
- Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit
Germany:
- Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Greece:
- Greek Republic:
  - Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer
- Greek Royal Family:
  - Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Redeemer
  - Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Royal Order of Saints George and Constantine
  - Recipient of the Commemorative Badge for the Centenary of the Greek Royal House
Guatemala:
- Collar of the Order of the Quetzal^[12]
Holy See:
- Knight of the Collar of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre
- Knight of the Collar of the Order of Pius IX
Honduras:
- Grand Cross with Gold Star of the Order of Francisco Morazán
Hungary:
- Grand Cross with Chain the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary
Iceland:
- Grand Cross with Chain of the Order of the Falcon^[13]
Indonesia:
- Adipurna Grand Cross of the Order of the Star of the Republic of Indonesia
Imperial State of Iran:
- Member 1st Class of the Imperial Order of Pahlavi
- Recipient of the Commemorative Medal of the 2,500 year Celebration of the Persian Empire
Italy:
- Italian Republic:
  - Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic^[14]
- Italian Royal Family:
  - Knight of the Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation
- Two Sicilian Royal Family (Hispano-Neapolitan branch):
  - Knight of the Order of Saint Januarius^[15]
- Two Sicilian Royal Family (Hispano-Neapolitan branch):
  - Bailiff Knight Grand Cross with Collar of Justice of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George^[16]
Jamaica:
- Member of the Order of Excellence^[17]^[18]
Japan:
- Collar of the Order of the Chrysanthemum^[19]^[20]
Jordan:
- Grand Cordon with Collar of the Order of al-Hussein bin Ali^[21]
Kingdom of Nepal:
- Recipient of the Royal Mahendra Chain
- Member of the Royal Order of Honour
Kuwait:
- Collar of the Order of Mubarak the Great
Latvia:
- Commander Grand Cross with Chain of the Order of the Three Stars^[22]
Lebanon:
- Member Extraordinary Grade of the Order of Merit
Lithuania:
- Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Vytautas the Great^[23]^[24]
Luxembourg:
- Knight of the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau^[25]
Malta:
- Honorary Companion of Honour with Collar of the National Order of Merit^[26]
Mexico:
- Collar of the Order of the Aztec Eagle
Morocco:
- Member Special Class of the Order of Muhammad
Netherlands:
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion
- Grand Cross of the Order of the House of Orange
- Recipient of the Wedding Medal of Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands and Claus van Amsberg
Nigeria:
- Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger
Norway:
- Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of St. Olav^[27]
Oman:
- First Class military division of the Order of Oman
Panama:
- Collar of the Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero
- Extraordinary Grand Cross of the Order of Vasco Núñez de Balboa
Peru:
- Grand Cross with Diamonds of the Order of the Sun of Peru
Philippines:
- Grand Collar of the Order of Lakandula^[28]
- Grand Collar of the Order of Sikatuna^[29]
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Knights of Rizal
Poland:
- Knight of the Order of the White Eagle
Portugal:
- Portuguese Republic:
  - Grand Collar of the Order of the Tower and Sword^[30]
  - Grand Cross of the Order of Christ
  - Grand Collar of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword
  - Grand Cross of the Order of Aviz^[31]
  - Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry
  - Grand Collar of the Order of Liberty
- Portuguese Royal Family:
  - Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Royal Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa
Romania:
- Collar of the Order of the Star of Romania^[32]
Senegal:
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion^[33]
Slovakia:
- First Cross of the Order of the White Double Cross^[34]
Sovereign Military Order of Malta:
- Bailiff Knight Grand Cross of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
South Africa:
- Grand Collar of the Order of Good Hope^[35]
South Korea:
- Member of the Grand Order of Mugunghwa
Sweden:
- Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim (5 October 1979)
Thailand:
- Knight of the Order of the Rajamitrabhorn
- Knight of the Order of the Royal House of Chakri
United Arab Emirates:
- Collar of the Order of Zayed
United Kingdom:
- Stranger Knight of the Order of the Garter (970th member; 1988)^[36]
- Recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain (1986)
Uruguay:
- Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (1996)^[37]
Venezuela:
- Collar of the Order of the Liberator

Awards

Germany: Charlemagne Prize (1982)^[38]
Russia: Laureate of the Russian Federation National Award (2010) for Outstanding Achievement in the Humanitarian Field^[39]
Switzerland: Jean Monnet Award of the Jean Monnet Foundation for Europe for his work on integrating Spain into the European Community^[40]
USA:
- Member of the Sons of the American Revolution organisation^[41]
- Freedom medal of the Roosevelt Institute (1996)
- World Statesman Award (1997) of the Appeal of Conscience Foundation
Olympic Order (IOC)
UNESCO
- International Simón Bolívar Prize (1983)
- Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize^[42] (1994)

International sovereign organisations

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

Honorific eponyms

Spain
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^[43] 21 March 1991 – 19 June 2014
Holy See
- Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore: Protocanon (ex officio)^[44] 22 November 1975 – 19 June 2014
- Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura: Protocanon (ex officio)^[45] 22 November 1975 – 19 June 2014
Other:
- : Honorary President of the Organization of Ibero-American States

Scholastic

The king has been the recipient of numerous honorary doctorates and degrees,^[46] including:

Honorary doctorates

Argentina
- University of Buenos Aires^[47]
France
- University of Paris (La Sorbonne)
Italy
- University of Bologna
Philippines
- University of Santo Tomas^[46]
United Kingdom
- University of Cambridge^[46]
- University of Oxford
USA
- Harvard University^[46]
- Southern Methodist University^[46] (where, in 2001, he formally opened the Meadows Museum, housing the largest collection of Spanish art outside Spain)
- Georgetown University,^[46] Honorary Doctor of Laws

Degrees

Netherlands
- University of Utrecht^[46] in the Netherlands (25 October 2001).^[48]
USA
- New York University^[46]

Spanish Royal Academies

Spanish Royal Academies Board: High Patron (ex officio)^[49] 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.^[50]

See also

Notes

*: Orders of the Kingdom of Spain with the grand mastership assumed by Francisco Franco as Spanish Head of State.

**: Dynastic orders with the domain remained by Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona, Head of the Spanish Royal House, until his formal renounce in 1977.

References

HM The King, Official site of the Royal Household of Spain
(in Spanish) List of titles and honours of the Spanish Crown. dhistoria.com

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