Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona

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Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona was a Spanish royal, the third son of King Alfonso XIII and the father of King Juan Carlos I, long considered the legitimate heir to the Spanish throne during the Franco era.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Count of Barcelona
Spanish prince
pretender to the Spanish throne
birthDate 1913-06-20
birthPlace Castile and León NERFINISHED
La Granja de San Ildefonso
Province of Segovia
Spain
burialPlace Royal Vault of the Monastery of El Escorial
causeOfDeath cancer of the larynx
child Infanta Margarita, Duchess of Soria NERFINISHED
Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz NERFINISHED
Infante Alfonso of Spain
Juan Carlos I of Spain
countryOfCitizenship Spain
deathDate 1993-04-01
deathPlace Navarre NERFINISHED
Pamplona
Spain
educatedAt Naval School of San Fernando
familyName Battenberg
de Borbón
father Alfonso XIII of Spain
fullName Juan de Borbón y Battenberg
givenName Juan
honor Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III NERFINISHED
Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
house House of Bourbon
militaryRank naval officer
monarchistClaim claimed title King Juan III of Spain
mother Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg
notableFor being long regarded as the legitimate heir to the Spanish throne during the Franco era
being the father of King Juan Carlos I of Spain
being the third son of King Alfonso XIII of Spain
positionHeld Head of the House of Bourbon
Head of the Royal House of Spain in exile
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Estoril NERFINISHED
Portugal
sibling Alfonso, Prince of Asturias
Infanta Beatriz of Spain NERFINISHED
Infanta María Cristina of Spain NERFINISHED
Infante Jaime, Duke of Segovia
spouse María de las Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies NERFINISHED
style His Royal Highness
title Count of Barcelona
Infante of Spain


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