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Kings and Queens Regnant of Spain
Spain’s constitution declares it a constitutional monarchy. From 1833 until 1939 Spain almost continually had a parliamentary system with a written constitution. Except during the First Republic (1873–74), the Second Republic (1931–36), and the Spanish Civil War (1936–39), Spain has always had a monarchy. The monarch is the head of state, but the crown’s role is defined as strictly neutral and apolitical.
The table provides a list of kings and queens regnant of Spain.
| Asturias (including Galicia from 739 and Leon from 855) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pelayo | c. 718–c. 737 | |
| Favila | c. 737–739 | |
| Alfonso I | 739–757 | |
| Fruela I | 757–768 | |
| Aurelio | 768–774 | |
| Silo | 774–783 | |
| Mauregato | 783–788 | |
| Bermudo I | 788–791 | |
| Alfonso II | 791–842 | |
| Ramiro I | 842–850 | |
| Ordoño I | 850–866 | |
| Alfonso III (Kingdom divided between three sons) | 866–910 | |
| Asturias | Fruela II | 910–925 |
| Leon | García I | 910–914 |
| Ordoño II | 914–924 | |
| Galicia | Ordoño II | 910–924 |
| Leon (including Asturias and Galicia) | ||
| Fruela II | 924–925 | |
| Alfonso IV | c. 925–c. 931 | |
| Ramiro II | c. 931–950 | |
| Ordoño III | 950–955 | |
| Sancho I | 955–958 | |
| Ordoño IV | 958–960 | |
| Sancho I (2nd time) | 960–966 | |
| Ramiro III | 967–982 | |
| Bermudo II | 982–999 | |
| Alfonso V | 999–1028 | |
| Bermudo III | 1028–37 | |
| Leon and Castile | ||
| Ferdinand I (Fernando) (Kingdom divided between three sons) | 1039–65 | |
| Leon | Alfonso VI | 1065–72 |
| Castile | Sancho II | 1065–72 |
| Galicia | Garcia II | 1065–71 |
| Castile and Leon (including Galicia) | ||
| Sancho II | 1072 | |
| Alfonso VI (restored) | 1072–1109 | |
| Urraca (ruled with husband, Alfonso I of Aragon) | 1109–26 | |
| Alfonso VII (Kingdom divided between two sons) | 1126–57 | |
| Leon | Ferdinand II (Fernando) | 1157–88 |
| Alfonso IX | 1188–1230 | |
| Castile | Sancho III | 1157–58 |
| Alfonso VIII | 1158–1214 | |
| Henry I (Enrique) | 1214–17 | |
| Ferdinand III | 1217–52 | |
| Castile (including Leon) | ||
| Alfonso X | 1252–84 | |
| Sancho IV | 1284–96 | |
| Ferdinand IV (Fernando) | 1296–1312 | |
| Alfonso XI | 1312–50 | |
| Peter I (Pedro) | 1350–66 | |
| Henry II (Enrique) | 1366–67 | |
| Peter I (2nd time) | 1367–69 | |
| Henry II (2nd time) | 1369–79 | |
| John I (Juan) | 1379–90 | |
| Henry III (Enrique) | 1390–1406 | |
| John II (Juan) | 1406–54 | |
| Henry IV (Enrique) | 1454–74 | |
| Isabella I and Ferdinand V (Ferdinand II of Aragon) (Isabel and Fernando) | 1474–1504 | |
| Joan and Philip I (Juana and Felipe) | 1504–06 | |
| Ferdinand V (2nd time) | 1506–16 | |
| Aragon | ||
| Ramiro I | 1035–63 | |
| Sancho I | 1063–94 | |
| Peter I (Pedro) | 1094–1104 | |
| Alfonso I | 1104–34 | |
| Ramiro II | 1134–37 | |
| Petronilla (ruled with husband, Ramón Berenguer IV of Barcelona) | 1137–63 | |
| Alfonso II | 1163–96 | |
| Peter II (Pedro) | 1196–1213 | |
| James I (Jaime) | 1213–76 | |
| Peter III (Pedro) | 1276–85 | |
| Alfonso III | 1285–91 | |
| James II (Jaime) | 1291–1327 | |
| Alfonso IV | 1327–36 | |
| Peter IV (Pedro) | 1336–87 | |
| John I (Juan) | 1387–95 | |
| Martin | 1395–1412 | |
| Ferdinand I (Fernando) | 1412–16 | |
| Alfonso V | 1416–58 | |
| John II (Juan) | 1458–79 | |
| Ferdinand II and Isabella I (1479–1504) (Fernando and Isabel) | 1479–1516 | |
| Spain | ||
| House of Habsburg | ||
| Charles I (Carlos) | 1516–56 | |
| Philip II (Felipe) | 1556–98 | |
| Philip III (Felipe) | 1598–1621 | |
| Philip IV (Felipe) | 1621–65 | |
| Charles II (Carlos) | 1665–1700 | |
| House of Bourbon (Borbón) | ||
| Philip V (Felipe) | 1700–24 | |
| Louis (Luis) | 1724 | |
| Philip V (2nd time) | 1724–46 | |
| Ferdinand VI (Fernando) | 1746–59 | |
| Charles III (Carlos) | 1759–88 | |
| Charles IV (Carlos) | 1788–1808 | |
| Ferdinand VII (Fernando) | 1808 | |
| House of Bonaparte | ||
| Joseph (José) | 1808–13 | |
| House of Bourbon (Borbón) | ||
| Ferdinand VII (2nd time) | 1814–33 | |
| Isabella II (Isabel) | 1833–68 | |
| Interregnum | 1868–70 | |
| House of Savoy | ||
| Amadeus I (Amadeo) | 1870–73 | |
| Republic | 1873–74 | |
| House of Bourbon (Borbón) | ||
| Alfonso XII | 1874–85 | |
| Alfonso XIII | 1886–1931 | |
| Republic | 1931–39 | |
| Nationalist regime (Francisco Franco) | 1939–75 | |
| House of Bourbon (Borbón) | ||
| Juan Carlos | 1975–2014 | |
| Felipe VI | 2014– | |