King of Spain

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The King of Spain is the constitutional monarch and head of state of Spain, representing national unity and performing ceremonial, diplomatic, and moderating political roles within the Spanish parliamentary system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional monarch
head of state
monarchical office
appoints President of the Council of Ministers of Spain
surface form: President of the Government of Spain

members of the Government of Spain
appointsOnProposalOf Congress of Deputies
President of the Council of Ministers of Spain
surface form: President of the Government of Spain
associatedInstitution Spanish royal court
surface form: Spanish Royal Household
calls general elections in Spain
ceremonialDuty opening of the Cortes Generales
presiding over state ceremonies
receiving foreign ambassadors
confers civil and military honors of Spain
constitutionalArticle Spanish Constitution
surface form: Title II of the Spanish Constitution
constitutionalStatus inviolable
not subject to responsibility
convenes Cortes Generales
country Spain
diplomaticFunction hosting foreign heads of state
state visits abroad
dissolves Cortes Generales
dynasty House of Bourbon
establishedInCurrentFormBy Spanish Constitution
surface form: Spanish Constitution of 1978
governmentForm parliamentary monarchy
heirPresumptive Leonor, Princess of Asturias
heirTitle Leonor, Princess of Asturias
surface form: Princess of Asturias
languageOfTitle Spanish
nativeLabel King of Spain self-linksurface differs
surface form: Rey de España
powerType largely ceremonial
limited political powers
predecessorOffice Head of State of the Spanish State
promulgates laws of Spain
religiousRole participation in major Catholic ceremonies in Spain
residence Royal Palace of Zarzuela
surface form: Palacio de la Zarzuela

Royal Palace of Madrid
role ceremonial representative of Spain
commander-in-chief of the Spanish Armed Forces
diplomatic representative of Spain
guarantor of the regular functioning of the institutions
head of state of Spain
moderator of the functioning of Spanish institutions
supreme representative of Spain in international relations
symbol of national unity of Spain
sanctions laws passed by the Cortes Generales
style His Majesty
successionLaw male-preference cognatic primogeniture
titleHolder Felipe VI
surface form: Felipe VI of Spain

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Court of Madrid governedBy King of Spain
Oidor of the Real Audiencia of Manila appointedBy King of Spain
subject surface form: Oidore of the Real Audiencia of Manila
María Pimentel positionHeld King of Spain
subject surface form: Philip IV of Spain
Philippe de France positionHeld King of Spain
Alfonso of Austria fatherTitle King of Spain
Planet King relatedToTitle King of Spain
Catalan institutions governedBy King of Spain
Coat of arms of Spain usedBy King of Spain
Condesa de Barcelona positionHeld King of Spain
subject surface form: Juan Carlos I of Spain
House of Bourbon-Anjou hasTitle King of Spain
Duke of Neopatria hasTitleInTitulatureOf King of Spain
this entity surface form: King of Spain (composite monarchy)
Manuela positionHeld King of Spain
subject surface form: Philip II of Spain
Amadeo I of Spain positionHeld King of Spain
Spanish royal guard subordinateTo King of Spain
this entity surface form: Spanish monarch
oidores appointedBy King of Spain
Prince of the Peace grantedBy King of Spain
Charles of Bourbon (Charles VII of Naples, later Charles III of Spain) title King of Spain
subject surface form: Charles of Bourbon
Viceroy of New Granada subordinateTo King of Spain
Grand Cross awardedBy King of Spain
subject surface form: Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III
Orden de Carlos III grandMaster King of Spain
Orden de Carlos III awardingBody King of Spain
Viceroy of Peru subordinateTo King of Spain
Viceroy of Peru appointedBy King of Spain
Captain General of Peru appointedBy King of Spain
Elizabeth of Valois spousePosition King of Spain
Governorate of Paraguay sovereign King of Spain
Intendancy of Potosí sovereign King of Spain
Captain General of Valencia officeHolderSelectedBy King of Spain
this entity surface form: king of Spain
Isabel of Bourbon spouseTitle King of Spain
Prince of Girona subordinateTo King of Spain