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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Predicate Object
instanceOf hereditary title
royal title
appliesToJurisdiction Kingdom of Spain
appliesToPart Crown of Castile
Crown of Spain
associatedWithTerritory Asturias
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
follows no title (heir presumptive without specific title)
formerlyAssociatedAward Prince of Asturias Awards
foundedBy Henry III of Castile
John I of Castile
hasAssociatedAward Princess of Asturias Awards
hasEquivalentTitle Prince of Girona
Prince of Viana
hasFemaleForm Princess of Asturias
hasGender male title
heirApparentOf King of Spain
Spanish monarchy
inception 1388
isSimilarTo Dauphin of France
Prince of Portugal
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
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

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Prince of Viana equivalentTitleRole Prince of Asturias
Princess of Asturias genderedFormOf Prince of Asturias
Princess of Asturias formerlyKnownAs Prince of Asturias
this entity surface form: Prince of Asturias (when heir apparent was male)
Princess of Asturias precededByTitle Prince of Asturias
Duke of Molina relatedTitle Prince of Asturias
Carlos de Austria title Prince of Asturias