List of titles and honours of Felipe VI of Spain

The king's monogram

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]

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 The 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

Titles in official use

The Spanish titles of Felipe VI 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

Honours

National honours

•  Spain: Sovereign of the Orders, decorations, and medals of Spain
•  Spain: 21st Sovereign and 1, 182nd Knight with Collar of the Spanish Order of the Golden Fleece^{[2][3][4][5][6]}
•  Spain: Sovereign Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Charles III^{[7][8][9][10][11]}
•  Spain: Sovereign Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic^[12]
•  Spain: Sovereign Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Civil Merit
•  Spain: Sovereign Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise
•  Spain: Sovereign Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Raymond of Peñafort
•  Spain: Sovereign Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Constitutional Merit
•  Spain: Sovereign Knight Grand Cross of the Royal and Military Order of St. Ferdinand
•  Spain: Sovereign Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Military Merit, 1st Class^[9][13]
•  Spain: Sovereign Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Naval Merit, 1st Class^{[9][14][15][16]}
•  Spain: Sovereign Knight Grand Cross of the Order Aeronautical Merit, 1st Class^{[9][17][18][19]}
•  Spain: Sovereign Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Royal Military Order of St. Hermenegild^{[9][20][21][22]}
•  Spain: Sovereign Knight Grand Cross of the Decoration of Merit of Civil Guards^[23]
•  Spain: Sovereign Knight of the Royal Military Order of Calatrava
•  Spain: Sovereign Knight of the Royal Military Order of Santiago^[24][25]
•  Spain: Sovereign Knight of the Royal Military Order of Alcántara
•  Spain: Sovereign Knight of the Royal Military Order of Montesa

Foreign honours

•  Argentina: Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Liberator General San Martín^[26]
•  Argentina: Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of May^[26]
•  Austria: Grand Cross of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria, Grand Star^[27]
•  Belgium: Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold^[28]
•  Chile: Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit^{[29][30][31][32]}
•  Colombia: Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Boyaca^[33][34][35]
•  Dominican Republic: Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Christopher Columbus^[36]
•  Ecuador: Grand Cross with Collar of the National Order of San Lorenzo^[37]
•  El Salvador: Grand Cross of the Order of José Matías Delgado, Gold^[38][39]
•  Estonia: Grand Cross of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana^[40]
•  France: Grand Cross of the Order of the Legion of Honour^[41][42]
•  Greece: Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer^[43]
•  Hungary: Grand Cross with Chain of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary^[44][45]
•  Italy: Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic^[46]
•  Jordan: Knight Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Renaissance^[47]
•  Latvia: Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Three Stars^[48][49][50]
•  Lebanon: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit
•  Luxembourg: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Adolphe of Nassau^[51][52][53]
•  Mexico: Grand Cross with Chain of the Order of the Aztec Eagle^{[54][55][56][57]}
•  Morocco: Knight Grand Collar of the Order of Muhammad, 1st Special Class^[58][59]
•  Netherlands: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau^{[60][61][62][63]}
•  Netherlands: Recipient of the King Willem-Alexander Inauguration Medal
•  Norway: Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of St. Olav^[64][65]
•  Panama: Grand Cross of the Order of Vasco Núñez de Balboa, Special Class^[66]
•  Peru: Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Sun of Peru^{[67][68][69][70]}
•  Philippines: Supremo Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Lakandula^[71]
•  Philippines: Raja Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Sikatuna^[72]
•  Poland: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland
•  Portugal: Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Tower and Sword^[73]
•  Portugal: Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Christ
•  Portugal: Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Aviz
•  Romania: Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Star of Romania^[74][75]
•  Sweden: Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Seraphim^[76]
•  Sweden: Recipient of the 50th Birthday Badge Medal of King Carl XVI Gustaf^[77]
•  United Kingdom: Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order^[78][79][80]

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)^[81]
  • Valencia: Prince Felipe Museum of Sciences
  • Valencia: Centro de Investigación Príncipe Felipe, CIPF (Prince Felipe Research Centre)^[82]
  • 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^[83]

Other honours

•  Holy See
  • Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore: Protocanon (ex officio)^[84] 19 June 2014 – present
  • Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura: Protocanon (ex officio)^[85] 19 June 2014 – present
• International Olympic Committee: Recipient of the Gold Olympic Order (18 December 2013)^[86]

Scholastic

Spanish Royal Academies

• Spanish Royal Academies Board: High Patron (ex officio)^[87] 19 June 2014 – present

Ranks

Military

• 1 August 1985 – 7 July 1986: Officer Cadet, Spanish Army^[88]
• 7 July 1986 – 7 July 1989: Cadet 2nd Lieutenant, Spanish Army^[89]
• 10 July 1986 – 7 July 1989: Midshipman, Spanish Navy^[90]
• 10 July 1987 – 7 July 1989: Cadet 2nd Lieutenant, Spanish Air Force^[91]
• 7 July 1989 – 1 December 2000: Lieutenant, Spanish Army^[92]
• 7 July 1989 – 1 December 2000: Ensign, Spanish Navy^[93]
• 7 July 1989 – 1 December 2000: Lieutenant, Spanish Air Force^[94]
• 18 March 1996 – 26 June 1996: Qualified Helicopter Pilot, 402 Training Squadron, Spanish Air Force^[95][96]
• 1 December 2000 – 3 July 2009: Commandant, Spanish Army^[97]
• 1 December 2000 – 3 July 2009: Corvette Captain, Spanish Navy^[97]
• 1 December 2000  – 3 July 2009: Commandant, Spanish Air Force^[97]
• 3 July 2009 – 19 June 2014: Lieutenant Colonel, Spanish Army^[98]
• 3 July 2009 – 19 June 2014: Frigate Captain, Spanish Navy^[98]
• 3 July 2009 – 19 June 2014: Lieutenant Colonel, Spanish Air Force^[98]
• from 19 June 2014: Captain General (Commander-in-Chief) of the Armed Forces

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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