List of titles and honours of Felipe VI explained

Felipe VI has received titles, decorations, and honorary appointments as monarch of Spain and before as heir apparent to the throne of Spain: his titles and styles are listed by precedence of rank, nobility, and honour.^[1]

Titles and styles

King Felipe VI
Dipstyle:	His Majesty
Offstyle:	Your Majesty

• 30 January 19681 November 1977: His Royal Highness Infante Felipe of Spain
• 1 November 197719 June 2014: His Royal Highness The Prince of Asturias
  • In former Crown of Aragon territories: 22 January 197719 June 2014: His Royal Highness The Prince of Girona
  • In former Kingdom of Navarre territory: 22 January 197719 June 2014: His Royal Highness The Prince of Viana
  • He was also the Duke of Montblanc, Count of Cervera and Lord of Balaguer from 1977 to 2014.
• 19 June 2014present: His Majesty The King of Spain

Honours

See also: List of honours of the Spanish Royal Family by country.

Spanish Honours

• Spain:
  • 21st Grand Master and 1,182nd Knight of the Spanish Order of the Golden Fleece^{[2] [3]}
  • Grand Master and Knight of the Collar of the Royal and Distinguished Spanish Order of Charles III^[4]
  • De facto Sovereign of the Royal Order of Noble Ladies of Queen Maria Luisa
  • Grand Master of the Royal Order of Isabella the Catholic
  • Grand Master of the Royal Order of Civil Merit
  • Grand Master of the Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise
  • Grand Master of the Order of the Cross of St. Raymond of Peñafort
  • Grand Master of the Order of Constitutional Merit
  • Grand Master of the Royal and Military Order of St. Ferdinand
  • Grand Master and Knight Grand Cross with White Decoration of the Order of Military Merit^[5]
  • Grand Master and Knight Grand Cross with White Decoration of the Order of Naval Merit^[6]
  • Grand Master and Knight Grand Cross with White Decoration of the Order of Aeronautical Merit^[7]
  • Grand Master of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Hermenegild^[8]
  • Grand Master of the Decoration of Merit of Civil Guards^[9]
  • Grand Master of the Royal Military Order of Calatrava
  • Grand Master of the Royal Military Order of Santiago^[10]
  • Grand Master of the Royal Military Order of Alcántara
  • Grand Master of the Royal Military Order of Montesa
  • Plus Ultra Medal – INI.^[11]

Foreign honours

• Angola:
  • Recipient of the Order of Agostinho Neto (7 February 2023)
• Argentina:
  • Grand Cross of the Order of May of Military Merit
  • Collar of the Order of the Liberator General San Martín
• Austria:
  • Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria^[12]
• Belgium:
  • Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold
• Brazil:
  • Grand Cross of the National Order of the Southern Cross
• Chile:
  • Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit^{[13] [14]}
• Colombia:
  • Grand Collar of the Order of Boyaca^[15]
• Denmark:
  • Knight of the Order of the Elephant (6 November 2023)^[16]
• Dominican Republic:
  • Collar of the Order of Christopher Columbus (24 April 1987)^[17]
• Ecuador:
  • Grand Cross of the National Order of San Lorenzo^[18]
• El Salvador:
  • Grand Cross with Gold Star of the National Order of José Matías Delgado^[19]
• Estonia:
  • Member 1st Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana^[20]
• France:
  • Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour
  • Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit
• Germany:
  • Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (17 October 2022)
  • Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (11 November 2002)
• Greece:
  • Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer
• Honduras:
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Francisco Morazán^[21]
• Hungary:
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary
• Italy:
  • Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (25 October 2021)^[22]
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (27 June 1996)^[23]
  • Italian Royal Family:
    • Knight of the Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation (27 May 2023)^[24]
• Japan:
  • Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum
• Jordan:
  • Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Renaissance^[25]
• Latvia:
  • Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Three Stars^[26]
• Lebanon:
  • Grand Cordon of the Order of Merit
• Luxembourg:
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Civil and Military Merit of Adolph of Nassau^[27]
• Mexico

• • Collar of the Mexican Order of the Aztec Eagle (26 June 2015)^[28]
  • Sash of the Mexican Order of the Aztec Eagle (25 January 1996)
• Morocco

• • Member Special Class of the Order of Muhammad^[29]
• Netherlands

• • Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion (2024)^[30]
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau (2001)^[31]
  • Recipient of the King Willem-Alexander Inauguration Medal (2013)
• Norway

• • Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav^[32]
• Panama

• • Grand Cross Extraordinary of the Order of Vasco Núñez de Balboa
• Peru:
  • Grand Cross with Diamonds of the Order of the Sun of Peru (7 July 2015)
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Merit for Distinguished Service (12 November 2018)
• Philippines

• • Grand Cross of the Order of Lakandula (3 December 2007)^[33]
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Sikatuna (2 April 1995)^[34]
• Poland:
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (24 September 2003)^[35]
• Portugal:
  • Grand Collar of the Ancient and Most Noble Military Order of the Tower and of the Sword, of the Valour, Loyalty and Merit (28 November 2016)
  • Grand Cross of the Ancient and Most Noble Military Order of the Tower and of the Sword, of the Valour, Loyalty and Merit (25 September 2006)
  • Grand Officer of the Ancient and Most Noble Military Order of the Tower and of the Sword, of the Valour, Loyalty and Merit (23 May 1996)^{[36] [37]}
  • Grand Cross of the Military Order of Christ (13 October 1988)
  • Grand Cross of the Military Order of Saint Benedict of Aviz (22 April 1991)
  • Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Liberty (15 April 2018)
• Romania

• • Grand Cross of the Order of the Star of Romania (26 November 2007)^[38]
• Saudi Arabia:
  • Collar of the Order of King Abdulaziz (15 January 2017)^[39]
• :
  • Grand Gwanghwa Medal of the Order of Diplomatic Service Merit (12 February 2007)
  • Recipient of the Grand Order of Mugunghwa (15 June 2021)
• Sweden:
  • Knight, later with the Collar, of the Royal Order of the Seraphim (17 December 1991; 24 November 2021)
  • Recipient of the 50th Birthday Badge Medal of King Carl XVI Gustaf (30 April 1996)
• Thailand:
  • Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant (June 1989^[40])
• United Kingdom:
  • Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (17 October 1988)^{[41] [42]}
  • Stranger Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter (12 July 2017)
• :
  • Knight of the Collar of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (1 April 2022)
• North Atlantic Treaty Organization
  • Serge Lazareff Prize (2 May 2018)^[43]

Honorific eponyms

• Spain
  • Cáceres

Estadio Príncipe Felipe (Prince Felipe Stadium)

• • Oviedo

Auditorio-Palacio de Congresos de Oviedo Príncipe Felipe (Prince Felipe Auditorium and Congress Palace of Oviedo)^[44]

• • Valencia

Prince Felipe Museum of Sciences

• • Valencia: Centro de Investigación Príncipe Felipe, CIPF (Prince Felipe Research Centre)^[45]
  • Zaragoza

Prince Felipe Arena

• • Spanish aircraft carrier Príncipe de Asturias (R-11) (Spanish aircraft carrier Prince of Asturias)
• United States
  • Washington, D.C.

Prince of Asturias Chair in Spanish Studies in the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University^[46]

• • World Peace & Liberty Award
  • New York City: Foreign Policy Association Medal^[47]

Other honours

• • • Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore

Protocanon (ex officio)^[48] 19 June 2014present

• • Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura

Protocanon (ex officio)^[49] 19 June 2014present

• International Olympic Committee: Recipient of the Gold Olympic Order (18 December 2013)^[50]

Scholastic

Spanish Royal Academies

• Spanish Royal Academies Board: High Patron (ex officio)^[51] 19 June 2014present

Military Ranks

• 28 May 19771 August 1985: Honorary soldier of the 1st King's Inmemorial Infantry Regiment^[52]
• 1 August 19857 July 1986: Officer Cadet, Spanish Army^[53]
• 7 July 19867 July 1989: Cadet Ensign, Spanish Army^[54]
• 10 July 19867 July 1989: Midshipman, Spanish Navy^[55]
• 10 July 19877 July 1989: Cadet Ensign, Spanish Air Force^[56]
• 7 July 19891 December 2000: Lieutenant, Spanish Army^[57]
• 7 July 19891 December 2000: Ensign, Spanish Navy^[58]
• 7 July 19891 December 2000: Lieutenant, Spanish Air Force^[59]

18 March 1996: Qualified Helicopter Pilot, 402 Training Squadron, Spanish Air Force^[60]

• 1 December 20003 July 2009: Commandant, Spanish Army^[61]
• 1 December 20003 July 2009: Corvette Captain, Spanish Navy^[61]
• 1 December 2000 3 July 2009: Commandant, Spanish Air Force^[61]
• 3 July 200919 June 2014: Lieutenant Colonel, Spanish Army^[62]
• 3 July 200919 June 2014: Frigate Captain, Spanish Navy^[62]
• 3 July 200919 June 2014: Lieutenant Colonel, Spanish Air Force^[62]
• 19 June 2014present: Captain General of the Spanish Armed Forces^[63]

See also

• List of titles and honours of Queen Letizia of Spain
• List of titles and honours of Juan Carlos I of Spain
• List of titles and honours of Queen Sofía of Spain
• List of titles and honours of Leonor, Princess of Asturias
• List of titles and honours of the Spanish Crown
• List of honours of the Spanish Royal Family by country

Notes and References

1. The Royal Household of His Majesty the King
2. Boletín Oficial del Estado

   no. 116 p. 10546, 15 May 1981.

3. Web site: El pr韓cipe Felipe luce el uniforme de Gran Etiqueta del Ej閞cito de Tierra en su boda . 2016-03-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110317040851/http://www.hola.com/bodaprincipe/2004/05/22/bodatrajeprincipe/ . 2011-03-17 .
4. Boletín Oficial del Estado

   no. 25 p. 4050, 29 January 1986.

5. Boletín Oficial del Estado

   no. 163 p. 24935, 9 July 1986.

6. Boletín Oficial del Estado

   no. 167 p. 21435, 14 July 1987.

7. Boletín Oficial del Estado

   no. 164, p. 21339, 9 July 1988.

8. Boletín Oficial del Estado

   no. 104 p. 16176, 1 May 1999.

9. http://elpais.com/diario/1990/10/12/espana/655686008_850215.html Civil Guard Merit Gold Cross for Prince Felipe
10. http://www.ordenesmilitares.es/orden-de-santiago/dignidades/ Dignities and Knights. Spanish Military Orders official website
11. http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1991/10/15/010.html El Príncipe de Asturias, medalla del INI de Oro
12. Web site: Reply to a parliamentary question about the Decoration of Honour . German . 995 . 2012-11-28 .
13. Web site: Hola . Hola . 2018-06-20.
14. Web site: Los Reyes reciben al presidente de Chile en su visita de Estado a España . elmundo.es . 2018-06-20.
15. Web site: by S. Acosta . Cena de Gala en Honor del Presidente de Colombia y su esposa . Hola.com . 2 March 2015. 2018-06-20.
16. https://www.kongehuset.dk/nyheder/d-m-kongen-og-dronningen-af-spanien-tildeles-elefantordenen Kongehuset
17. Decree 224-87 of 24 April 1987
18. Web site: Visita de Estado del Presidente del Ecuador a España . Hola.com . 2018-06-20.
19. Web site: Visita de Estado del Presidente de El Salvador a España . Hemeroteca.abc.es . 2018-06-20.
20. http://www.president.ee/en/estonia/decorations/bearers.php?id=754 Estonian State Decorations – Bearers of decorations, Felipe
21. Web site: Inicio – Castellano – Casa Real .
22. https://www.quirinale.it/onorificenze/insigniti/370370 Sito web del Quirinale: dettaglio decorato.
23. Italian Presidency, FELIPE S.A.R. il Principe delle Asturie – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
24. https://www.ordinidinasticicasasavoia.it/site/wp-content/uploads/ELENCO_Ordine-Santissima-Annunziata_21.07.2023.pdf. Elenco dei Cavalieri dell'Ordine supremo della Santissima Annunziata
25. News: Los reyes de Jordania realizan en España su primera visita de Estado a un país de la Unión Europea. El País. 20 October 1999.
26. Latvian Presidency, Recipients list (.doc)
27. http://www.gouvernement.lu/publications/download/grandducalfamily.pdf Publications of Luxembourgish government
28. http://elpais.com/diario/1996/01/26/espana/822610826_850215.html El Presidente de México de Visita Oficial en España
29. Web site: Felipe VI elige Marruecos para realizar este verano su primer viaje oficial como Rey de España . Vozpopuli.com . 2014-06-17 . 2018-06-20.
30. https://elpais.com/espana/2024-04-17/felipe-vi-el-mundo-necesita-una-europa-fuerte-y-unida.html# Felipe VI: “El mundo necesita una Europa fuerte y unida”
31. https://www.farodevigo.es/sociedad/2013/04/30/emotiva-despedida-reina-holandesa-17469675.html Emotiva despedida de la reina holandesa
32. News: Visita de Estado de los Reyes de Noruega a España . ABC . Hemeroteca.abc.es . 1995-04-25 . 2018-06-20.
33. http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/the-order-of-lakandula/ Order of Lakandula
34. http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/the-order-of-sikatuna/ Order of Sikatuna
35. http://isap.sejm.gov.pl/DetailsServlet?id=WMP20040020045 Order of the President of the Republic of Poland of 26 September 2003 on awarding the honours
36. https://dre.pt/web/guest/pesquisa/-/search/106458752/details/maximized Alvará (extrato) n.º 2/2017
37. http://www.ordens.presidencia.pt/?idc=154&list=1 Foreigners with Portuguese Orders
38. Romanian Presidency, Star of Romania recipients list (.xls)
39. Web site: EFE . El rey Salman de Arabia recibe a Felipe VI con los máximos honores . Elmundo.es . 2017-01-15 . 2018-06-20.
40. ราชกิจจานุเบกษา, ประกาศสำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี เรื่อง พระราชทานเครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์, เล่ม ๑๐๖ ตอนที่ ๙๙ ง หน้า ๔๓๓๑, ๒๒ มิถุนายน ๒๕๓๒
41. Web site: La Reina llevará tocado y la Princesa pamela . Almudena. Martínez-Fornés . 28 April 2011 . abc.es. 10 June 2012. Spanish.
42. Web site: La Reina Isabel II de visita oficial en España . Hemeroteca.abc.es . 1988-10-17 . 2018-06-20.
43. Web site: Serge Lazareff Prize 2017–2020". 25 March 2022. SHAPE-NATO.
44. http://www.auditorioprincipefelipe.es/en/portada.php Auditorio-Palacio de Congresos de Oviedo Príncipe Felipe website
45. http://www.cipf.es/DEFAULT.ASPX Principe Felipe Research Centre, CIPF website
46. http://cges.georgetown.edu/faculty/princeofasturias/ Prince of Asturias Chair in Spanish Studies, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service website
47. https://www.hola.com/realeza/casa_espanola/20220527210546/rey-felipe-medalla-premio-nueva-york/ Felipe VI, premiado en Nueva York
48. Web site: Liberian chapter – The chapter of Saint Mary Major . The Papal basilica Santa Mara Maggiore . June 5, 2014.
49. Web site: Ente – San Paolo fuori le Mura . Vicariate of the Diocese of Rome . June 5, 2014.
50. Web site: Orden Olímpica . https://web.archive.org/web/20140426201456/http://www.laprensasa.com/309_america-in-english/2343812_spanish-sport-still-shines-after-failed-olympic-bid-crown-prince-says.html . 2014-04-26 . 2013-12-18 . 2018-06-20.
51. http://www.servat.unibe.ch/icl/sp00000_.html Spanish Constitution, Art. 61
52. News: 1977-05-28 . El Príncipe Felipe será desde hoy soldado honorario . es . El País . 2023-08-26 . 1134-6582.
53. Boletín Oficial del Estado

    no. 184, p. 24553, 2 August 1985.

54. Boletín Oficial del Estado

    no. 163, p. 24895, 9 July 1986.

55. Boletín Oficial del Estado

    no. 165, p. 25181, 11 July 1986.

56. Boletín Oficial del Estado

    no. 166, p. 21303, 13 July 1987.

57. Boletín Oficial del Estado

    no. 162, p. 21661, 8 July 1989.

58. Boletín Oficial del Estado

    no. 162, pp. 21661-21662, 8 July 1989.

59. Boletín Oficial del Estado

    no. 162, p. 21661, 8 July 1989.

60. http://hemeroteca.abcdesevilla.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/sevilla/abc.sevilla/1996/06/27/037.html HRH the Prince of Asturias honored Helicopter Pilot certificate in Armilla
61. Boletín Oficial del Estado

    no. 289, p. 42335, 2 December 2000.

62. Boletín Oficial del Estado

    no. 161, p. 55796, 4 July 2009.

63. Web site: Biography Of His Majesty the King . Casareal.es . 2018-06-20.