Prince of Asturies

official Title of the heir to the throne of Spain.

The Asturies are the cradle of the Spanish Monarchie. It is in the mountains of Asturies that took refuge the Goths in 712 and 713, and that Pélage the Conqueror, proclaimed king with Cangas de Onís (718), gained the victory with the Bataille of Covadonga into 719, meadows of the Devas river.

The seat of the monarchy of Asturies was established with; one speaks then about the kingdom of Oviedo.

The heir to the crown of Castille then of Spain carries since 1388 the title of prince of Asturies. The current prince, Felipe de Borbón, received the title by royal decree of January 21st, 1977, one year after his/her father Juan Carlos I {{er}} became king on November 22nd, 1975.

List princes of Asturies

* 1388-1390: Henri III Morbid the, wire of Jean Ier de Castille, king de Castille and of Leon (1390)

1405-1406: Jean II of Castille, wire of the precedent, king de Castille and of Leon (1406)
1425-1454: Henri IV Impotent the, wire of the precedent, king de Castille and of Leon (1454)
1480-1497: Jean d' Aragon (1478-1497), wire of Ferdinand the Catholic, king d' Aragon, and of Isabelle the Catholic, queen of Castille-Leon, s.p.
1497-1504: Jeanne Insane the, sister of the precedent, queen of Castille and Leon (1504), wife of Philippe the Beautiful, of which:
1504-1516: Charles de Habsbourg, known as “Charles Quint”, wire of the preceding one, first king d' Espagne (1516).
1527-1556: Philippe II of Habsbourg, wire of the precedent, king d' Espagne (1556) and of Portugal (1580)
1556-1568: Charles of Austria, wire of the precedent, s.p.
1578-1598: Philippe III of Habsbourg, brother of the precedent, king d' Espagne, of Naples, of Portugal and Sicily (1598)
1605-1621: Philippe IV of Habsbourg, wire of the precedent, king d' Espagne, of Naples, of Sicily (1621) and Portugal (1621-1640)
1629-1646: Baltasar Carlos, wire of the precedent, s.p.
1661-1665: Charles II of Habsbourg, brother of the precedent, king d' Espagne, of Naples, of Sicily (1665)
1707-1724: Louis Ier of Spain, oldest son of Philippe V, transitory king d' Espagne (1724)
1724-1746: Ferdinand VI of Spain, brother of the precedent, king d' Espagne, etc (1746)
1759-1788: Charles IV of Spain, nephew of the precedent, prince de Tarente (1748), king d' Espagne (1788)
1788-1808: Ferdinand VII of Spain, king d' Espagne (1808 - in fact: 1814)
1851-1857: Isabelle of Spain (1851-1931), grand-daughter of the precedent, girl of Isabelle II of Spain, s.p.
1857-1868: Alphonse XII of Spain, brother of the preceding one, king d' Espagne (1874)
1874-1880: Isabelle of Spain (1851-1931), for the 2nd time
1880-1886: María of mow Mercedes de Borbón, niece of the preceding one, older sister of Alphonse XIII
1907-1931: Alfonso de Borbón, oldest son of Alphonse XIII, “count de Covadonga” (1933)
Since 1977: Felipe de Borbón, great nephew of the precedent, wire of current king d' Espagne, Juan Carlos I {{er}}.

See too

Price Prince of Asturies

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