Prince of Spain explained

Post:Prince of Spain
Native Name:Príncipe de España
Flag:Estandarte del infante Juan Carlos de Borbón como Príncipe de España.svg
Flagsize:105px
Flagcaption:Standard
Insignia:Coat of Arms of Juan Carlos of Spain as Prince.svg
Insigniasize:105px
Insigniacaption:Coat of arms
Style:His Royal Highness
Residence:Palace of Zarzuela
Appointer:Francisco Franco
Termlength:No fixed term
Precursor:Prince of Asturias
Formation:22 July 1969
First:Juan Carlos de Borbón
Last:Juan Carlos de Borbón
Abolished:22 November 1975
Succession:Prince of Asturias

Prince of Spain (Spanish; Castilian: Príncipe de España) was the title created by law on 22 July 1969 for Prince Juan Carlos de Borbón, the designated successor of Generalísimo Francisco Franco.[1] Juan Carlos held the title until 22 November 1975, when he became King of Spain following the death of Franco. The only person to hold this title was Juan Carlos; the title given to the heir-apparent or heir-presumptive to the Spanish throne has since been Prince of Asturias or Princess of Asturias.

The title was given the associated style of His Royal Highness and the military honours of the Brigadier General of the Army.[2] The design of the coat of arms and the royal standard was regulated by decree on 22 April 1971 for the personal use of the Prince of Spain, not to be confused with an earlier hereditary confirmation by Joseph Bonaparte on his children and grandchildren.[3]

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  1. https://www.boe.es/diario_boe/txt.php?id=BOE-A-1969-915 Ley 62/1969
  2. https://destinorepublicano.wordpress.com/2012/08/02/relationship-between-king-juan-carlos-i-and-franco/ Relationship between Spanish King Juan Carlos I and Franco´s dictatorship
  3. Decree 814 of 22nd April 1971. Boletín Oficial del Estado, Official Gazette of the Spanish Government, no. 99. Retrieved 10 December 2015.