The House of Bourbon-Anjou,[1][2][3] or simply sometimes House of Bourbon (Spanish: Casa de Borbón), is the currently in government royal house of the Kingdom of Spain. The current Spanish royal family has the current king, King Felipe VI, the wife of the King, Queen Letizia, their children Leonor, Princess of Asturias and Infanta Sofía of Spain, and the king's parents, King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofía. The House of Bourbon-Anjou is a part of the House of Bourbon that comes from Philip, Duke of Anjou. The royal family usually lives at Zarzuela Palace in Madrid, but their official home is the Royal Palace of Madrid.
Country | Spain Former countries |
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estates | Royal Palace of Madrid (seat) Palace of Zarzuela (residence) Royal Palace of El Pardo Royal Site of El Escorial Royal Palace of Aranjuez Royal Palace of La Granja Royal Palace of Riofrío Royal Palace of La Almudaina |
Parent house | House of Bourbon |
Titles | List
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Style(s) | "His/Her Majesty" "His/Her Royal Highness" "His/Her Excellency" |
Founded | 16 November 1700 |
Founder | Philip V (Felipe V) |
Current head | Felipe VI of Spain Louis Alphonse, Duke of Anjou Carlo, Duke of Castro and Two-Sicilies Pedro, Duke of Calabria and Two-Sicilies Carlos, Duke of Parma |
Deposition | Spain:
Naples, Sardinia, Sicily, Milan, Lothier, Brabant, Limburg, Luxemburg, Namur, Flanders, Hainaut:
New Granada:
Río de la Plata:
New Spain:
Peru:
Parma:
Two Sicilies:
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Cadet branches | House of Bourbon-Braganza House of Bourbon-Parma House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies |
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