Royal Profile: 50 Facts About King Felipe VI of Spain

1. King Felipe VI of Spain was born as the third child and only son of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia on 30 January 1968{Source}. 
2. He has two older sisters{Source}:
1. The Infanta Elena, The Duchess of Lugo 
2. The Infanta Cristina of Spain
3. He has  a brother-in-law and a former brother-in-law{Source}:
1. Iñaki Urdangarín
2. Don Jaime de Marichalar y Sáenz de Tejada (1963, m. 1995-2010, div)
4. He has four nephews:
1. Don Felipe Juan Froilán de Todos los Santos de Marichalar y de Borbón (1998)
2. Don Juan Urdangarín y de Borbón(1999)
3. Don Pablo Urdangarín y de Borbón (2000)
4. Don Miguel Urdangarín y de Borbón (2002)
5. He has two nieces:
1. Doña Victoria Federica de Todos los Santos de Marichalar y de Borbón (2000)
2. Doña Irene Urdangarín y de Borbón (2005)
6. He was named for{Source}:
1. Felipe: in memory of the first Bourbon to reign in Spain
2. Juan: His paternal grandfather, the Count of Barcelona
3. Pablo: His maternal grandfather, King Paul (Pablo in Spanish) of Greece
4. Alfonso: His paternal great-grandfather, King Alfonso XIII of Spain
7. His godparents were{Source}:
1. Juan de Borbon, Count of Barcelona (paternal grandfather)
2. Queen Victoria Eugenie (paternal great-grandmother) 
8. He attended the Santa Maria de los Rosales School until 1984{Source}.
9.  He completed his secondary education, made the last-equivalent school at University Orientation Course-in Lakefield College School in Canada course in 1985{Source}.
10.  From September 1985 to July 1988, he undertook military studies at the General Military Academy of Zaragoza, where he served Pledge of Allegiance on October 11, 1985{Source}.
11. He continued his military training at the Naval School of Marín and the General Air Academy in San Javier successively receiving in the month of July 1989 the offices of lieutenant of Infantry, Lieutenant Junior Grade and Lieutenant Aviation Weapon{Source}.
12.  From October 1988 to June 1993 he studied at the Autonomous University of Madrid, where he graduated in law, also studying various subjects in the degree of Economics in order to complete their training in this area{Source}.
13. In September 1993 he began a Masters in International Relations at the Edmund Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University (Washington DC) graduated on May 26, 1995{Source}.
14. He began his public duties when he proclaimed his allegiance to his father on 22 November 1975 {Source}. 
15. He received the titles of Prince of Asturias, along with the Prince of Girona and Prince of Viana on 22 January 1977 {Source}. 
16. In 1981, he received the Illustrious Order of the Golden Fleece {Source}. 
17. On his 18th birthday in 1986, he swore before Parliament loyalty to the king, to faithfully perform functions, observe and enforce the Constitution and laws, and rights of the citizens and the Autonomous Communities, assuming the fullness of its institutional role as successor to the Crown {Source}.
18. On 1 November 2003, his parents announced his engagement to commoner journalist, Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano {Source}.
19.  The religious ceremony took place on 22 May 2004 in Spain {Source}. 
20. Their wedding attendants included:
1. Ana Codorniu Álvarez de Toledo, second cousin once removed of the groom, great great granddaughter of King Alfonso XIII of Spain and Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg, age 17
2. Victoria López Quesada Borbón Dos Sicilias, daughter of Princess Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies who is a daughter of Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria, age 7
3. Felipe Juan de Marichalar y de Borbón, nephew of the groom, age 5
4. Juan Valentin Urdangarín y de Borbón, nephew of the groom, age 5
5. Victoria Federica de Marichalar y de Borbón, niece of the groom, age 4
6. Pablo Nicolas Urdangarín y de Borbón, nephew of the groom, age 4
7. Carla Vigo Ortiz, niece of the bride, age age 4
8. Miguel Urdangarín y de Borbón, nephew of the groom, age 2
9. Claudia González Ortiz, first cousin of the bride
21. Together, they have two daughters:
1. Leonor, Princess of Asturias (2005)
2. Infanta Sofia (2007)
22. He is six years younger than King Abdullah II of Jordan.
23. King Felipe VI is 10 years older than Princess Cornelie-Cecile of Prussia
24. The former Prince of Austrias is 37 years older than Prince Hashem of Jordan.
25. He is a maternal nephew of:
1. King Constantine II of Greece
2. Queen Anne Marie of Greece
3. Princess Irene of Greece & Denmark
26. He is the godfather of:
1. Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece & Denmark (1998)
2. Princess Sofia of Bulgaria (1999)
3. Don Felipe Juan Froilan de Todos los Santos de Maricharlar y de Borbon (1999)
4. Maria de las Mercedes Fernandez y Gomez-Acebo (2000)
27. Through his maternal aunt and uncle, he is the cousin of:
1. Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark (1965)
2. Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece, Prince of Denmark (1967)
3. Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark (1969)
4. Princess Theodora of Greece & Denmark (1983)
5. Prince Philippos of Greece & Denmark (1986)
28. Through his maternal cousins, he is the cousin-in-law of:
1. Carlos Morales Quintana (m. 1999, Alexia)
2. Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece, Princess of Denmark (m. 1995)
3. Princess Tatiana of Greece & Denmark (m. 2010)
29. Through his maternal cousins, he is the 1st cousin 1x removed of:
1. Princess Maria Olympia of Greece and Denmark (1996, Pavlos)
2. Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece and Denmark (Pavlos, 1998)
3. Prince Achileas Andreas of Greece and Denmark (Pavlos, 2000)
4. Arrietta Morales y de Grecia (2002, Alexia)
5. Ana-Maria Morales y de Grecia (2003, Alexia)
6. Prince Odysseas Kymon of Greece and Denmark (2004, Pavlos)
7. Carlos Morales y de Grecia (2005, Alexia)
8. Amelia Morales y de Grecia (2007, Alexia)
9. Prince Aristidis Stavros of Greece and Denmark (2008, Pavlos)
30. His paternal aunts and uncles are:
1. Infanta Maria del Pilar Alfonsa Juana Victoria Luisa Ignacia y Todos los Santos [et omnes sancti]), Duchess of Badajoz (1936)
1. Don Luis Gómez-Acebo y Duque de Estrada, ?th Viscount de la Torre (m. 1967)
2. Infanta Margarita, Duchess of Soria, 2nd Duchess of Hernani (1939)
1. Carlos Zurita y Delgado (m. 1972)
3. Infante Alfonso Cristino Teresa Angelo Francisco de Asis y Todos los Santos of Spain (1941-1956)
31. Through his father, he is a cousin of:
1. Doña María de Fátima Simoneta Luisa Gómez-Acebo y de Borbón (1968)
2. Don Juan Filiberto Nicolás Gómez-Acebo y de Borbón, The Viscount de la Torre (1969)
3. Don Bruno Alejandro Gómez-Acebo y de Borbón (1971)
4. Don Luis Beltrán Ataúlfo Alfonso Gómez-Acebo y de Borbón (1973)
5. Don Fernando Humberto Gómez-Acebo y de Borbón (1974)
6. Doña María Sofía Emilia Carmen Zurita y de Borbón (1975)
7. Don Alfonso Juan Carlos Zurita y de Borbón (1975)
32. He has the following cousins-in-law, both of the current and former variety{Source}:
1. Don José Miguel Fernández-Sastrón (1959, m. 1990-2012, div)
2. Winston Holmes Carney (m. 2014)
3.  Bárbara Cano y de la Plaza (m. 2002)
4. Laura Ponte y Martinez (m. 2004, div. 2011)
5. Andrea Pascual Vicens (m. 2016)
6. Mónica Martín Luque (m. 2004, div. 2013)
7. Nadia Halamandari (m. 2016)
33. King Felipe VI has the following first cousins 1x removed on his father's side{Source}:
1. Luis Juan Fernández-Sastrón y Gómez-Acebo (1991)
2. Pablo Fernández-Sastrón y Gómez-Acebo (1995)
3. María de las Mercedes Fernández-Sastrón y Gómez-Acebo (2000)
4. Nicolás Gómez-Acebo y Carney (2013)
5. Alejandro Juan Gómez-Acebo y Cano (2004)
6. Guillermo Gómez-Acebo y Cano (2005)
7. Luis Felipe Gómez-Acebo y Ponte (2005)
8. Laura Gómez-Acebo y Ponte (2005)
9. Álvaro Gómez-Acebo y Cano (2011)
10. Juan Gómez-Acebo y Pascual (2016){Source}
11. Nicolás Gómez-Acebo y Halamandari (2016)
34. Through both of his parents he is related to Queen Victoria.
35. Through his mother, he is Queen Victoria's greatx3 grandson through her eldest daughter, Princess Victoria, Princess Royal.
36. Through his father, he is connected through Queen Victoria's youngest daughter, Princess Beatrice, as Queen Victoria's greatx3 grandson.
37. Despite being a greatx3 grandson of Queen Victoria twice, he is not in succession for the British throne as he is Catholic.
38. His godfather, Juan de Borbon, Count of Barcelona  died when he was 25 years old.
39. His godmother, Queen Victoria Eugenie, died approximately 1 year, two months and 7 days after his baptism, or when the young infante of Spain was only 1 year, two months and sixteen days old.
40. In addition to his official activities, King Felipe is Honorary President of diverse Associations and Foundations, to whose activities he is especially committed, participating in working meetings and chairing the meetings of their Boards of Trustees. Noteworthy among these are the Princess of Asturias Foundation, the Princess of Girona Foundation, and The Hesperia Foundation {Source}
41. Hhe was a member of the Olympic Sailing team in the Soling class at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics{Source}.
42. During the 1992 Olympics, he was the Spanish flagbearer{Source}.
43. His final result was that he came in 6th place overall being beat out by Denmark, USA anmd Great Britain{Source}.
44. His sister, Infanta Cristina, participated in the previous Olympics, where she was also part of the Spanish sailing team and the country's flagbearer.
45. His eldest sister, Infanta Elena is an equestrian, but has not participated in the Olympics.
46. Since becoming King of Spain, he has made official visits to:
1. United Kingdom
2. Japan
3. Saudi Arabia
4. Portugal
5. Columbia
6. Puerto Rico 
7. Mexico
8. France
9. Belgium
47. He speaks:
1. Spanish
2. English
3. French
4. Catlalian
5. Greek (conversational)
48. He holds honors from (among others):
1. Argentina
2. Austria
3. Belgium
4. Chile
5. Columbia
6. Dominican Republic
7. Equador
8. El Salvador
9. Estonia
10. France
11. Greece
12. Hungary
13. Italy
14. Japan
15. Jordan
16. Latvia
17. Lebonon
18. Luxembourg
19. Mexico
20. Morrocco
21. The Netherlands
22. Norway
23. Panama
24. Peru
25. Philipines
49. Through his mother, his ancestry consists of Greek, Danish, German, Russian, and British.
50. Through his father, his is Spanish, Austrian, German, British, Italian and French.