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King Felipe of Bourbon and Greece Biography of King Felipe de Bourbon and Greece King of Spain Philip of Bourbon and Greece (Madrid, on January 30, 1968) is the current King of Spain under the name of Felipe VI. It is the first and only descendant male King Juan Carlos I, although it has two older sisters: the Infanta Doña Elena (Madrid, 1963) and the Infanta Doña Cristina (Madrid, 1965). Philip VI was born in the clinic of our Lady of Loreto, in Madrid, and he was baptised in the Zarzuela Palace by the Archbishop of Madrid with the names of Felipe Juan Pablo Alfonso de Todos los Santos de Borbón y Greece. Her godparents were Queen Victoria Eugenia, spouse of Alfonso XIII, Victoria Eugenia, who had not walked Spain from his exile on 14 April 1931, and the count of Barcelona, Juan de Borbón, which was quite an event. A 'blue Prince' His picture of child's tale, blonde, with clear eyes and charming smile, won you huge sympathy between the Spanish citizenship. But that friendly image of happy childhood was not incompatible with the discipline and rigor of education who was destined to occupy the throne of the country's own. Thus, he attended Basic General education in the school of Santa Elena, in Madrid, and secondary education at the Instituto Santa Maria of the Rosales, also of Madrid. At the age of 16, he studied a course of college readiness in the Lockfield College School of Toronto, Canada. At 17, in 1985, he returned to Spain to join in the General Military Academy of Zaragoza, where he was appointed gentleman Cadet and, after one year, received from his father, the King, the office of cadet army second lieutenant. Military, University and sports training In addition, his military training followed the school Naval Militar de Marín (1986), the Academy General of air from San Javier (1987). His naval training Juan Sebastián Elcano included a five-month journey in the sailed to become as midshipman (age 18). He holds the posts of Lieutenant-Colonel of the body General of the weapons of the army's land of infantry, Commander of the General body of the Navy and Lieutenant-Colonel of the General body of the air force. Once the stage of military training, Felipe de Borbón began his studies that would be essential in the education of a modern monarch: law in the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and a master's degree in international relations in the Edmund Walsh School of Foreign Service of Georgetown University, in Washington. Amateur sport, especially squash, skiing and sailing, in this last discipline your boat won the Championship of Spain in the Soling class, and the cup of Spain, in 1989 and 1990, year, the latter, who was fifth in the Championship of the sailing world, an important step for their classification in the Olympic Games of Barcelona 1992 , in which was championed for the Spanish Olympic team. An eligible bachelor Selected on several occasions in the lists of the world's most attractive men, Felipe de Borbón was an eligible bachelor. Between 1989 and 1992, he maintained a relationship with Isabel Sartorius, daughter of the Marquis of Marino, and, later, various romances and possible commitments are attributed as, for example, with Tatiana of Liechtenstein (1995), with the Mexican Bibiana Corcuera, with Giselle Howard (1995), with Victoria of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1996), with Esmeralda Giacobella Macioti (1997), daughter of the count of Velletri, and, among other , Adelaide of Orléans (1997). For four years (between 1997 and 2001), according to the national and the foreign press, don Felipe maintains a relationship with the Norwegian model Eva Sannum. Installed in Spain for work, the model had to leave the country because of media pressure, he spread the rumor of imminent wedding, but the couple continued seeing until, in 2001, she announced that they had broken amicably. Marriage to Letizia Ortiz Don Felipe, representative of a monarchy that is open and modern, always said that she would marry the woman who will fall in love, aside from their social origin, and, indeed, on November 1, 2003 the Royal House announced its commitment to Asturian journalist, presenter of the TVE Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano telenoticias he had 35 years, and her 31. The 11 day of the same month, at 12 o'clock took place the proposal of marriage in the Palacio de la Zarzuela, with assistance from the family of the couple, and after half an hour, they appeared before the press in the courtyard of the Austrias of the Palacio del Pardo. She wore an Alliance of white gold with diamonds, size baguette, and the ones with blue Sapphire white gold cufflinks, carving cabochon jewelry Suarez. In addition, he gave him a family jewel, sapphires and pearls necklace belonging to Queen Mary of the Mercedes, and she an edition of 1850's 'El doncel de Don Enrique el Doliente', of José Mariano de Larra. The Kings gave to Letizia with a pendant belonging to the Queen Federica of Greece, mother of Queen Sofia, and the journalist's parents gave to don Felipe a Swiss Sports Watch. The wedding took place on 22 May 2004 at the Cathedral of the Almudena in Madrid, attended by representatives of the aristocracy and the Royal houses of most of the world, as well as relevant figures from the world of politics, art, as Plácido Domingo, and culture, such as the writer Mario Vargas Llosa. Don Felipe and Doña Letizia had two daughters, infanta Leonor (31 October 2005), and the infanta Sofía (29 April 2007). Only, in the company of Doña Letizia, current Felipe VI made countless trips all over the world, while he was Crown Prince, representing the Crown. Proclamation as King of Spain In a solemn ceremony held in Las Cortes on June 19, 2014, Felipe VI was proclaimed King of Spain, after the abdication of his father, Juan Carlos I. Leonor, Princess of Asturias, became the youngest heir of Europe Princess. In the first official acts of the new Kings Felipe and Letizia met with the victims of terrorism and members of associations of gays and lesbians. They also traveled to the Vatican, France, Portugal and Morocco. Data 1,97 m Related topics Photos of King Felipe de Bourbon and Greece All about King Philip of Bourbon and Greece Subscribe to our newsletter and don't miss anything! Never miss