The Spanish Embassy in Portugal then issued the following official communiqué: Whilst His Highness Prince Alfonso was cleaning a revolver last evening with his brother, a shot was fired hitting his forehead and killing him in a few minutes.

Overall, 55.7 percent of those polled in the 3–5 June survey by Sigma Dos supported the institution of the monarchy in Spain, up from 49.9 percent when the same question was posed six months prior. Later, he attended the Naval Military School, the General Academy of the Air, and finished his tertiary education at the University of Madrid. Even so, the issue of the monarchy re-emerged on 28 September 2007 as photos of the king were burnt in public in Catalonia by small groups of protesters wanting the restoration of the Republic.In November 2007, at the Ibero-American Summit in Santiago de Chile, during a heated exchange, Juan Carlos interrupted Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, saying, "¿Por qué no te callas?" Découvrez la répartition du prénom Juan-Carlos dans le monde. Jamais il ne sort de son rôle constitutionnel et s'oppose fermement à un coup d'État en Aujourd'hui, le roi règne en tant que monarque constitutionnel, sans exercer de réel pouvoir sur la politique du pays. https://fr.geneawiki.com/index.php/JUAN_CARLOS_1er_d'_Espagne

Juan was seen by Franco to be too liberal and in 1969, was bypassed in favour of Juan Carlos as Franco's successor and next head of state.Juan Carlos spent his early years in Italy and came to Spain in 1947 to continue his studies. The king has manned the Bribón series of yachts.

He also had a younger brother, Alfonso.On the evening of Holy Thursday, 29 March 1956, Juan Carlos's younger brother Alfonso died in a gun accident at the family's home Villa Giralda in Estoril, Portugal.

The broadcast is believed to have been a major factor in foiling the coup. As they were alone in the room, it is unclear how Alfonso was shot, but according to Josefina Carolo, dressmaker to Juan Carlos's mother, Juan Carlos pointed the pistol at Alfonso and pulled the trigger, unaware that it was loaded. Helena Matheopoulos, a Greek author who spoke with Juan Carlos's sister Pilar, said that Alfonso had been out of the room and when he returned and pushed the door open, the door knocked Juan Carlos in the arm, causing him to fire the pistol.In 1957, Juan Carlos spent a year in the naval school at Marín, Pontevedra, and another in the Air Force school in San Javier in Murcia.

... King Juan Carlos Family Tree — #Genealogy, #Spanish … A Muse — ing. This was an unprecedented diplomatic incident and a rare display of public anger by the King.In April 2012, Juan Carlos faced criticism for making an elephant-hunting trip in Botswana. They have two daughters and one son: Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo (born 20 December 1963) Infanta Cristina (born 13 June 1965) Felipe, Prince of Asturias (born 30 January 1968), later King Felipe VI Juan Carlos is also the alleged illegitimate father of Alberto Sola, born in Barcelona in 1956, and of a Belgian woman, Ingrid Sartiau, who has filed a paternity suit; complete sovereign immunity had prevented the suit prior to his abdication.Iñaki Urdangarin, who married Juan Carlos' daughter Cristina in 1997, became embroiled in a financial scandal in 2011 and was convicted of tax evasion in 2017.In 1972, Juan Carlos, a keen sailor, competed in the Dragon class event at the Olympic Games, finishing 15th. At present, his hobbies include classic sailing boats.Juan Carlos also hunts bears; in October 2004, he angered environmental activists by killing nine bears, one of which was a pregnant female, in central Romania.

Juan Carlos is a patrilineal member of the Spanish House of Bourbon, the senior branch of the House of Bourbon, itself originally a branch of the House of France, and thus of the House of Capet and of the Robertians. The legislation stipulates that all outstanding legal matters relating to the former king be suspended and passed "immediately" to the supreme court.The Spanish press gave the announcement a broadly positive reception, but described the moment as an "institutional crisis" and "a very important moment in the history of democratic Spain". [5] He began his studies in San Sebastián and finished them in 1954 at the San Isidro Institute in Madrid. With Franco's increasing age, left-wing protests increased, while at the same time, the far right factions demanded the return of a hardline absolute monarchy.

Legislation has been passed, although unlike his previous immunity, the new legislation does not completely shield the former sovereign.

This led to the approval of the Spanish Constitution of 1978 in a referendum, which re-established a constitutional monarchy. However, as the years progressed, Juan Carlos began meeting secretly with political opposition leaders and exiles, who were fighting to bring liberal reform to the country. Around Spain and in major cities (including London) the news was met by republican celebration and protests, calling for the end of the monarchy.Catalan leader Artur Mas said that the news of the King's abdication would not slow down the process of independence for Catalonia. Juan Carlos I reigned as King of Spain from 1975 until his abdication in 2014.