Prince of Asturias

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The Prince of Asturias is the traditional title given to the heir apparent to the Spanish throne, comparable to the British title Prince of Wales.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Príncipe de Asturias 2
Hereditary Prince of Spain 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf hereditary title
royal title
appliesToJurisdiction Kingdom of Spain NERFINISHED
appliesToPart Crown of Castile NERFINISHED
Crown of Spain
associatedWithTerritory Asturias NERFINISHED
Oviedo
category Spanish monarchy
Titles of nobility in Spain
confersStyle His Royal Highness
surface form: Royal Highness
country Spain
endCause accession of Felipe VI to the Spanish throne
endTime 2014
firstHolder Henry III of Castile NERFINISHED
follows no title (heir presumptive without specific title)
formerlyAssociatedAward Prince of Asturias Awards
foundedBy Henry III of Castile NERFINISHED
John I of Castile NERFINISHED
hasAssociatedAward Princess of Asturias Awards
hasEquivalentTitle Prince of Girona
Prince of Viana
hasFemaleForm Princess of Asturias NERFINISHED
hasGender male title
heirApparentOf King of Spain
Spanish monarchy
inception 1388
isSimilarTo Dauphin of France NERFINISHED
Prince of Portugal NERFINISHED
Prince of Wales
languageOfName Spanish
lastHolder Felipe VI
surface form: Felipe VI of Spain

Felipe Juan Pablo Alfonso de Todos los Santos de Borbón y de Grecia
surface form: Felipe de Borbón y Grecia
legalBasis Spanish Constitution
surface form: Spanish Constitution of 1978
namedAfter Asturias NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Asturias
surface form: Principality of Asturias
nativeLabel Prince of Asturias self-linksurface differs
surface form: Príncipe de Asturias
positionHeldBy heir apparent to the Spanish throne
precedenceOver other Spanish royal titles except the monarch
seat Oviedo
startTime 1388
status currently unused as of 2014
historical title
successorTitle Princess of Asturias
surface form: Princess of Asturias (for female heir apparent)
traditionalHolderStyle His Royal Highness
surface form: Royal Highness
usedByDynasty House of Bourbon
House of Habsburg
House of Trastámara

Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Louis I of Spain heldTitleBeforeAccession Prince of Asturias
Prince of Asturias nativeLabel Prince of Asturias self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Príncipe de Asturias
Prince of Asturias, 1759-12-10 nativeLabel Prince of Asturias
this entity surface form: Príncipe de Asturias
Joseph Ferdinand of Bavaria nobleTitle Prince of Asturias
Louis I of Spain nobleTitle Prince of Asturias
Ferdinand VII of Spain positionHeld Prince of Asturias
Alfonso XII of Spain title Prince of Asturias
Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias title Prince of Asturias
Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias title Prince of Asturias
this entity surface form: Hereditary Prince of Spain
Charles IV of Spain title Prince of Asturias
Don Carlos, Prince of Asturias title Prince of Asturias
Henry IV of Castile title Prince of Asturias