166:
40:
306:
245:
for the couple. This title was then passed to the successive heirs, no matter if they were males or females. By birth, the firstborns of the kings had the title of infante like their brothers and sisters, but when they were proclaimed as heirs before the Cortes, they then became
Princes of Asturias.
285:
1. The children of the King who do not have the status of Prince or
Princess of Asturias and the children of the said Prince or Princess are Infantes of Spain and receive the style of Royal Highness. Their consorts, as long as they remain as such or as widowers, have the style and honours that the
148:
Spanish law allows the monarch to grant the title and style of infante by royal decree in exceptional circumstances outside of the above mentioned cases to people that prove to be specially worthy (they are then called infantes by grace). This title was for example granted to
94:
only the heir to the Crown is a prince or princess, holding the title of Prince or
Princess of Asturias, together with other traditional titles. By tradition, all other children of the Spanish monarch and that of the Prince or Princess of Asturias are titled infantes.
290:
3. Apart from what is provided for in this section and in the previous one, and with the exception of what is provided for in article 5 for the members of the
Regency, no person may:
288:
2. Also, the King can grant the dignity of
Infante and the style of Highness to the persons that he judges worthy of this honours by the existence of exceptional circumstances.
281:
The title of infante is legally regulated by Royal Decree 1368/1987, of 6 November, on the regime of titles, styles and honours of the Royal Family and the
Regents:
456:"BOE.es - BOE-A-1987-25284 Real Decreto 1368/1987, de 6 de noviembre, sobre régimen de títulos, tratamientos y honores de la Familia Real y de los Regentes"
404:"BOE.es – BOE-A-1987-25284 Real Decreto 1368/1987, de 6 de noviembre, sobre régimen de títulos, tratamientos y honores de la Familia Real y de los Regentes"
353:
265:, with the idea that this title should be passed to the heirs of the Crown of Navarre. But when Navarre was conquered by
120:
357:
320:
150:
378:
292:
a) Be titled Prince or
Princess of Asturias or bear any other title traditionally linked to the heir of the Crown.
514:
269:
in 1512, the title of the heir of
Navarre was assumed by the heir of Castile and Aragon, even thought the exiled
17:
337:
217:, all sons and daughters of the monarchs, including the firstborns, were infantes. However, at the end of the
165:
128:
427:
286:
King graciously grants them according to the provisions of article 62, section f) of the
Constitution.
347:
314:
174:
124:
327:
98:
Among other privileges, the infantes have the right to be buried in the
Pantheon of Infantes in
266:
254:
234:
170:
455:
403:
230:
182:
8:
519:
226:
379:"El Panteón Real de El Escorial, última morada de Reyes, Príncipes e Infantes de España"
257:
created for his grandson, the Infante Carlos, son of his daughter Blanca and the future
132:
242:
210:
202:
178:
104:
78:
67:
206:
296:
c) Receive the styles and honours that belong to the dignities of sections a) and b).
258:
222:
214:
74:
39:
488:
238:
59:
73:) is a royal title normally granted at birth to the children of reigning and past
262:
229:, when marrying his first born son, the Infante Enrique – future
83:
508:
341:
154:
218:
194:
141:
99:
305:
350:, younger daughter of King Juan Carlos I and sister of King Felipe VI.
331:
319:
There are currently only female infantas. The last male infante was
198:
81:. Individuals holding the title of infante also enjoy the style of
250:
153:, pretender to the throne of the Two Sicilies and cousin of King
113:
323:. According to Spanish law, the current infantes of Spain are:
270:
139:; furthermore, the former can use the title of Duke of Soria
91:
472:
186:
354:
Margarita de Borbón y Borbón, Duchess of Soria and Hernani
27:
Royal title for non-heir children of Spanish monarchs
489:"Gran Enciclopedia de Navarra | PRINCIPADO DE VIANA"
145:as long as he is her consort or remains a widower.
273:family continued using the title for their heirs.
135:) are not infantes, but they receive the style of
506:
237:, granddaughter of the dethroned and executed
102:. The children of infantes bear the style of
338:Elena de Borbón y de Grecia, Duchess of Lugo
300:
38:
304:
164:
14:
507:
90:Unlike other European monarchies, in
450:
448:
428:"Los títulos de la familia del Rey"
24:
151:Carlos de Borbón, Duke of Calabria
25:
531:
445:
309:Open heraldic crown of an infante
321:Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria
481:
420:
396:
371:
348:Cristina de Borbón y de Grecia
294:b) Be titled Infante of Spain.
13:
1:
478:Suárez González 2000, p. 395.
364:
344:and sister of King Felipe VI.
276:
119:The consorts of the Infantas
77:, and to the children of the
181:of Spain and the Indies (by
7:
360:and aunt of King Felipe VI.
330:, younger daughter of King
121:Margarita, Duchess of Soria
10:
536:
356:, younger daughter of the
312:
160:
44:Heraldic crown of infantes
340:, first daughter of King
315:List of Infantas of Spain
301:Current infantes of Spain
37:
32:
434:(in Spanish). 2015-06-12
385:(in Spanish). 2015-10-08
110:excelentísimo/a señor(a)
328:Sofía de Borbón y Ortiz
241:, created the title of
233: – with
225:, son and successor of
515:Spanish royal families
310:
298:
267:Ferdinand II of Aragon
235:Catherine of Lancaster
190:
308:
283:
249:The same happened in
168:
112:) and are considered
183:Sofonisba Anguissola
177:; daughters of King
171:Isabel Clara Eugenia
227:Henry II of Castile
358:Count of Barcelona
311:
243:Prince of Asturias
191:
137:The Most Excellent
105:The Most Excellent
259:John II of Aragon
223:John I of Castile
79:heir to the Crown
64:infante de España
49:
48:
16:(Redirected from
527:
499:
498:
496:
495:
485:
479:
476:
470:
469:
467:
466:
452:
443:
442:
440:
439:
424:
418:
417:
415:
414:
400:
394:
393:
391:
390:
375:
239:Peter of Castile
175:Catalina Micaela
133:Iñaki Urdangarin
75:Spanish monarchs
52:Infante of Spain
42:
33:Infante of Spain
30:
29:
21:
535:
534:
530:
529:
528:
526:
525:
524:
505:
504:
503:
502:
493:
491:
487:
486:
482:
477:
473:
464:
462:
454:
453:
446:
437:
435:
426:
425:
421:
412:
410:
402:
401:
397:
388:
386:
377:
376:
372:
367:
317:
303:
295:
293:
291:
289:
287:
279:
263:Prince of Viana
261:, the title of
163:
45:
28:
23:
22:
18:Spanish infante
15:
12:
11:
5:
533:
523:
522:
517:
501:
500:
480:
471:
444:
419:
395:
369:
368:
366:
363:
362:
361:
351:
345:
335:
302:
299:
278:
275:
162:
159:
84:Royal Highness
47:
46:
43:
35:
34:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
532:
521:
518:
516:
513:
512:
510:
490:
484:
475:
461:
457:
451:
449:
433:
429:
423:
409:
405:
399:
384:
380:
374:
370:
359:
355:
352:
349:
346:
343:
342:Juan Carlos I
339:
336:
333:
329:
326:
325:
324:
322:
316:
307:
297:
282:
274:
272:
268:
264:
260:
256:
252:
247:
244:
240:
236:
232:
228:
224:
220:
216:
212:
208:
204:
200:
196:
188:
184:
180:
176:
172:
169:The Infantas
167:
158:
156:
155:Juan Carlos I
152:
146:
144:
143:
138:
134:
130:
129:Carlos Zurita
126:
122:
117:
115:
111:
107:
106:
101:
96:
93:
88:
86:
85:
80:
76:
72:
69:
65:
61:
57:
53:
41:
36:
31:
19:
492:. Retrieved
483:
474:
463:. Retrieved
459:
436:. Retrieved
431:
422:
411:. Retrieved
407:
398:
387:. Retrieved
382:
373:
318:
284:
280:
248:
219:14th century
192:
147:
140:
136:
118:
109:
103:
97:
89:
82:
70:
63:
55:
51:
50:
255:Charles III
142:jure uxoris
100:El Escorial
520:Family law
509:Categories
494:2021-09-27
465:2021-09-27
460:www.boe.es
438:2021-09-25
413:2021-09-25
408:www.boe.es
389:2021-09-25
365:References
313:See also:
277:Regulation
201:, whether
199:monarchies
116:of Spain.
54:(feminine
332:Felipe VI
231:Henry III
215:Aragonese
203:Castilian
179:Philip II
211:Navarran
197:Spanish
195:medieval
125:Cristina
114:grandees
432:ELMUNDO
253:, when
251:Navarre
221:, King
207:Leonese
193:In the
161:History
71:infanta
60:Spanish
56:infanta
271:Albret
185:circa
92:Spain
383:HOLA
187:1570
173:and
131:and
123:and
213:or
511::
458:.
447:^
430:.
406:.
381:.
209:,
205:,
157:.
87:.
68:f.
66:;
62::
58:;
497:.
468:.
441:.
416:.
392:.
334:.
189:)
127:(
108:(
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
