Juan Carlos I of Spain

Often the subject of scandal, King Juan Carlos I was born in Rome on January 5, 1938. He married the future Queen Sofia of Spain in 1962 and was the King from 1975 until he abdicated in 2014. The pair had three children: Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo, Infanta Cristina of Spain and King Felipe VI.

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Related entities: King Felipe VI of Spain Queen Letizia of Spain Queen Sofia of Spain

Felipe and Letizia remained 'untouchable' as public respect for Juan Carlos 'disappeared'

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