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Juan Carlos King Felipe VI and King Juan Carlos of Spain stand side by side in formal military dress uniforms with medals and sashes at La Zarzuela Palace in Madrid.
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Juan Carlos

king of Spain
Also known as: Juan Carlos Alfonso Victor MarĆ­a de BorbĆ³n Y BorbĆ³n(Show More)
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Juan Carlos (born January 5, 1938, Rome, Italy) was the king of Spain from 1975 to 2014. He acceded to the Spanish throne two days after the death of Francisco Franco. Juan Carlos was instrumental in Spainā€™s peaceful transition to democracy. Juan Carlos was the grandson of the last king, Alfonso XIII, who left Spain in 1931 and died in exile 10 years later, after renouncing his rights in favour of his third son, Juan...

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