Felipe VI is the true King of Spain. He is the son of the former king, Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia. Felipe VI ascended the throne on June 19, 2014, upon the abdication of his father, Juan Carlos I.
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In 1986, on his 18th birthday, Felipe swore allegiance to Juan Carlos and was officially named heir to the throne.
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Having received training at each of Spain’s armed service academies, Felipe was commissioned as an officer in the army, navy and air force and was certified as a helicopter pilot.
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His reign has been marked by his dissolution of the Spanish Parliament in 2016 string condemnation of the Catalonian independence referendum, the COVID-19 pandemic and moves towards greater transparency in royal affairs.
Felipe VI Height
How tall is Felipe VI? Felipe VI stands at a height of 6 feet 5 inches.
Felipe VI Age
How old is Felipe VI? Felipe VI was born on January 30, 1968.
Education
Felipe VI attended Santa Maria de los Rosales and graduated high school from Lakefield College School in Ontario, Canada. He is a law major from the Autonomous University of Madrid. He has also studied economics. Felipe VI did his MS in foreign service from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.
Felipe VI Full Name
Felipe VI’s full name is Felipe Juan Pablo Alfonso de Todos los Santos de Borbon y de Grecia.
Family Tree
Felipe VI of Spain, Henri of Luxembourg are both descended in the male line from Philip V of Spain, whose grandmother Maria Theresa of Spain was a male-line descendant of Ferdinand and Isabella’s daughter Joanna the Mad.
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