List of titles and honours of Juan Carlos I of Spain
Introduction 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.
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 (Hohenzollern)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: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* Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Emir
National honours {{flag|Spain}} * 70px Sovereign Grand Master (1975–2014) and 1,171st Knight (1941) of the Royal Spanish Order of the Golden Fleece* 70px Grand Master (1975–2014) and Knight Collar (1962) of the Order of Charles III* 70px Grand Master (1975–2014) of the Order of Isabella the Catholic* 70px Grand Master (1975–2014) of the Order of Civil Merit* 70px Grand Master (1975–2014) of the Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise* 70px Grand Master (1975–2014) of the Order of St. Raymond of Peñafort* 70px  Grand Master (1977–2014) of the Order of Cisneros* 70px  Grand Master (1975–2014) of the Military Orders of Montesa, 70px Alcántara, 70px Calatrava and 70px Santiago* 70px Grand Master (1975–2014) of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Hermenegild* 70px Grand Master (1975–2014) of the Royal and Military Order of St. Ferdinand
Foreign honours * :** 70px Order of the Athir* : ** 70px Collar of the Order of the Liberator General San Martín (1 December 1978)* :** 70px Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria* :** 70px Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold* :** 70px Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross (1991)*  Bulgarian Royal Family:** 70px Knight of the Royal Order of Saints Cyril and Methodius* :** 70px Collar of the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit* :** 70px Grand Collar of the Order of Boyaca** 70px Collar of the Order of San Carlos* :** 70px Grand Cordon of the National Order of the Leopard* :** 70px Grand Cross of Gold of the Order of Juan Mora Fernández (27 January 1993)* :** 70px Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Lion (12 July 1995)* :** 70px Knight of the Order of the Elephant (17 March 1980)* :** 70px Collar of the Order of Merit of Duarte, Sánchez and Mella (24 October 1969)* :** 70px Grand Collar of the National Order of San Lorenzo* :** 70px Grand Cordon of the Order of the Nile* :** 70px Grand Cross with Golden Star of the Order of José Matías Delgado, Special Class* :** 70px Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana* :** 70px Grand Cross with Collar of the National Order*  Ethiopian Imperial Family:** 70px Knight Grand Collar of the Imperial Order of Solomon** 70px Knight Grand Cordon of the Imperial Order of the Seal of Solomon* :** 70px Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose* :** 70px Grand Cross of the Order of the Legion of Honour** 70px Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit* :** 70px Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany* Greece:**  Greek Republic:*** 70px Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer**  Greek Royal Family:***70px Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Redeemer*** 70px 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* :** 70px Collar of the Order of the Quetzal* :** 70px Knight of the Collar of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre** 70px Knight of the Collar of the Order of Pius IX* :** 70px Grand Cross with Gold Star of the Order of Francisco Morazán* :** 70px Grand Cross with Chain the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary* :** 70px Grand Cross with Chain of the Order of the Falcon* :** 70px Adipurna Grand Cross of the Order of the Star of the Republic of Indonesia*  Imperial State of Iran:** 70px Member 1st Class of the Imperial Order of Pahlavi** 70px Recipient of the Commemorative Medal of the 2,500 year Celebration of the Persian Empire* Italy:** :*** 70px Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic**  Italian Royal Family:*** 70px Knight of the Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation**  Two Sicilian Royal Family (Hispano-Neapolitan branch):*** 70px Knight of the Order of Saint Januarius**  Two Sicilian Royal Family (Hispano-Neapolitan branch):*** 70px Bailiff Knight Grand Cross with Collar of Justice of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George* :** 70px Member of the Order of Excellence* :** 70px Collar of the Order of the Chrysanthemum* :** 70px Grand Cordon with Collar of the Order of al-Hussein bin Ali* :**70px Recipient of the Royal Mahendra Chain** 70px Member of the Royal Order of Honour* :** 70px Collar of the Order of Mubarak the Great* :** 70px Commander Grand Cross with Chain of the Order of the Three Stars* :** 70px Member Extraordinary Grade of the Order of Merit* :** 70px Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Vytautas the Great* :** 70px Knight of the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau* :** 70px Honorary Companion of Honour with Collar of the National Order of Merit* :** 70px Collar of the Order of the Aztec Eagle* :**70px Grand Officer of the Order of Saint-Charles* :**70px Member Special Class of the Order of Muhammad* :** 70px Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion** 70px Grand Cross of the Order of the House of Orange** 70px Recipient of the Wedding Medal of Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands and Claus van Amsberg* :** 70px Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger* :** 70px Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of St. Olav* :** 70px First Class military division of the Order of Oman* :** 70px Collar of the Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero** 70px Extraordinary Grand Cross of the Order of Vasco Núñez de Balboa* :** 70px Grand Cross with Diamonds of the Order of the Sun of Peru* :** 70px Grand Collar of the Order of Lakandula** 70px Grand Collar of the Order of Sikatuna** 70px Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Knights of Rizal* :** 70px Knight of the Order of the White Eagle* Portugal:** :*** 70px Grand Collar of the Order of the Tower and Sword*** 70px Grand Cross of the Order of Christ*** 70px Grand Collar of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword*** 70px Grand Cross of the Order of Aviz*** 70px Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry*** 70px Grand Collar of the Order of Liberty**  Portuguese Royal Family:*** 70px Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Royal Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa* :** 70px Collar of the Order of the Star of Romania* :** 70px Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion* :** 70px First Cross of the Order of the White Double Cross* :** 70px Bailiff Knight Grand Cross of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta* :** 70px Grand Collar of the Order of Good Hope* :** 70px Member of the Grand Order of Mugunghwa* :** 70px Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim (5 October 1979)* :** 70px Knight of the Order of the Rajamitrabhorn** 70px Knight of the Order of the Royal House of Chakri* :** 70px Collar of the Order of Zayed* :** 70px Stranger Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter (970th member; 1988)** 70px Recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain (1986)*:**70x70px Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (1996)* :** 70px Collar of the Order of the Liberator
Awards *: Charlemagne Prize (1982)*: Laureate of the Russian Federation National Award (2010) for Outstanding Achievement in the Humanitarian Field*: Jean Monnet Award of the Jean Monnet Foundation for Europe for his work on integrating Spain into the European Community*:**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*IOC Olympic Order (IOC)*20px 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 ***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***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 ***Instituto Cervantes: Honorary President '''21 March 199119 June 2014'''***Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore: Protocanon (''ex officio'') '''22 November 197519 June 2014'''**Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura: Protocanon (''ex officio'') '''22 November 197519 June 2014'''*Other:** 20px: 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'''***University of Buenos Aires***University of Paris (''La Sorbonne'')***University of Bologna***University of Santo Tomas***University of Cambridge**University of Oxford***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'''***University of Utrecht in the Netherlands (25 October 2001). ***New York University'''Spanish Royal Academies'''* Spanish Royal Academies Board: ''High Patron'' (''ex officio'') '''22 November 197519 June 2014''''''Other'''* Gold Medal of the Jean Monnet Foundation for Europe, in 1996. * Elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1992.
Military rank *18px 197322 November 1975: Brigadier general, Spanish Army*20px 22 November 197519 June 2014: Captain General of the Spanish Armed Forces
See also * Juan Carlos I of Spain* List of honours of the Spanish Royal Family by country* List of titles and honours of the Spanish Crown* Military career and honours of Francisco Franco
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*    List of titles and honours of the Spanish Crown. dhistoria.com