spain juan carlos i of spain
Born Jan. 5, 1938, in Rome. King of Spain from November 1975. Juan Carlos I is the grandson of King Alfonso XIII, overthrown in 1931, and the son of Prince Don Juan, who has lived outside Spain since 1931. He received a military education and completed a course of study at the University of Madrid.
Juan Carlos is the grandson of Alfonso XIII, the last king of Spain prior to the monarchy's abolition in 1931 and the subsequent declaration of the Second Spanish Republic. Juan Carlos was born in Rome, Italy, during his family's exile.