Juan Carlos I of Spain

King of Spain

Juan Carlos I was the King of Spain from 1975 to 2014. He was the son of King Alfonso XIII and Queen Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg. Juan Carlos was born on January 5, 1938, in Rome, Italy. He studied at the Reales Escuelas Militares in Madrid and graduated as a military officer. He became King of Spain after the death of his father and reigned for nearly four decades. Juan Carlos was known for his efforts to moderni...