Leonor, Princess of Asturias
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Leonor, Princess of Asturias (born 31 October 2005), is an Infanta of Spain. She is the present heiress to the Spanish throne.[2]
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Princess of Asturias (more) | |||||
Born | (2005-10-31) 31 October 2005 (age 18) Ruber International Hospital, Madrid, Kingdom of Spain | ||||
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House | Bourbon-Anjou | ||||
Father | Felipe VI of Spain | ||||
Mother | Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano | ||||
Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||
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Leonor was born at Ruber International Hospital in Madrid, She is the elder daughter of King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain. She became heiress on her father's accession to the throne, 19 June 2014. Her younger sister, Infanta Sofía, follows her in the line of succession.
On 22 September 2023, the Royal Household said that the princess would be sworn in the Constitution on 31 October 2023, on her 18th birthday.[3][4] Three weeks earlier, on 7 October 2023, the Princess swore allegiance to the Spanish flag at the Military Academy.[5]
If Leonor ascends to the throne, she will be Spain's first queen regnant since her 4th great-grandmother Isabella II, who reigned from 1833 to 1868.[6]