Kings and Queens Regnant of Spain

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Spain’s constitution declares it a constitutional monarchy. From 1833 until 1939 Spain almost continually had a parliamentary system with a written constitution. Except during the First Republic (1873–74), the Second Republic (1931–36), and the Spanish Civil War (1936–39), Spain has always had a monarchy. The monarch is the head of state, but the crown’s role is defined as strictly neutral and apolitical.

The table provides a list of kings and queens regnant of Spain.

Kings and queens regnant of Spain
Asturias (including Galicia from 739 and Leon from 855)
Pelayo		c. 718–c. 737
Favila		c. 737–739
Alfonso I		739–757
Fruela I		757–768
Aurelio		768–774
Silo		774–783
Mauregato		783–788
Bermudo I		788–791
Alfonso II		791–842
Ramiro I		842–850
Ordoño I		850–866
Alfonso III (Kingdom divided between three sons)		866–910
Asturias	Fruela II	910–925
Leon	García I	910–914
Leon	Ordoño II	914–924
Galicia	Ordoño II	910–924
Leon (including Asturias and Galicia)
Fruela II		924–925
Alfonso IV		c. 925–c. 931
Ramiro II		c. 931–950
Ordoño III		950–955
Sancho I		955–958
Ordoño IV		958–960
Sancho I (2nd time)		960–966
Ramiro III		967–982
Bermudo II		982–999
Alfonso V		999–1028
Bermudo III		1028–37
Leon and Castile
Ferdinand I (Fernando) (Kingdom divided between three sons)		1039–65
Leon	Alfonso VI	1065–72
Castile	Sancho II	1065–72
Galicia	Garcia II	1065–71
Castile and Leon (including Galicia)
Sancho II		1072
Alfonso VI (restored)		1072–1109
Urraca (ruled with husband, Alfonso I of Aragon)		1109–26
Alfonso VII (Kingdom divided between two sons)		1126–57
Leon	Ferdinand II (Fernando)	1157–88
Leon	Alfonso IX	1188–1230
Castile	Sancho III	1157–58
	Alfonso VIII	1158–1214
	Henry I (Enrique)	1214–17
	Ferdinand III	1217–52
Castile (including Leon)
Alfonso X		1252–84
Sancho IV		1284–96
Ferdinand IV (Fernando)		1296–1312
Alfonso XI		1312–50
Peter I (Pedro)		1350–66
Henry II (Enrique)		1366–67
Peter I (2nd time)		1367–69
Henry II (2nd time)		1369–79
John I (Juan)		1379–90
Henry III (Enrique)		1390–1406
John II (Juan)		1406–54
Henry IV (Enrique)		1454–74
Isabella I and Ferdinand V (Ferdinand II of Aragon) (Isabel and Fernando)		1474–1504
Joan and Philip I (Juana and Felipe)		1504–06
Ferdinand V (2nd time)		1506–16
Aragon
Ramiro I		1035–63
Sancho I		1063–94
Peter I (Pedro)		1094–1104
Alfonso I		1104–34
Ramiro II		1134–37
Petronilla (ruled with husband, Ramón Berenguer IV of Barcelona)		1137–63
Alfonso II		1163–96
Peter II (Pedro)		1196–1213
James I (Jaime)		1213–76
Peter III (Pedro)		1276–85
Alfonso III		1285–91
James II (Jaime)		1291–1327
Alfonso IV		1327–36
Peter IV (Pedro)		1336–87
John I (Juan)		1387–95
Martin		1395–1412
Ferdinand I (Fernando)		1412–16
Alfonso V		1416–58
John II (Juan)		1458–79
Ferdinand II and Isabella I (1479–1504) (Fernando and Isabel)		1479–1516
Spain
House of Habsburg
Charles I (Carlos)		1516–56
Philip II (Felipe)		1556–98
Philip III (Felipe)		1598–1621
Philip IV (Felipe)		1621–65
Charles II (Carlos)		1665–1700
House of Bourbon (Borbón)
Philip V (Felipe)		1700–24
Louis (Luis)		1724
Philip V (2nd time)		1724–46
Ferdinand VI (Fernando)		1746–59
Charles III (Carlos)		1759–88
Charles IV (Carlos)		1788–1808
Ferdinand VII (Fernando)		1808
House of Bonaparte
Joseph (José)		1808–13
House of Bourbon (Borbón)
Ferdinand VII (2nd time)		1814–33
Isabella II (Isabel)		1833–68
Interregnum		1868–70
House of Savoy
Amadeus I (Amadeo)		1870–73
Republic		1873–74
House of Bourbon (Borbón)
Alfonso XII		1874–85
Alfonso XIII		1886–1931
*Republic*		1931–39
*Nationalist regime* (Francisco Franco)		1939–75
House of Bourbon (Borbón)
Juan Carlos		1975–2014
Felipe VI		2014–

This article was most recently revised and updated by Alison Eldridge.

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