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Queen Sofía of Spain (née
Nee

Nee may refer to:* Married and maiden names or Nee, French for "born", indicates a woman's birth surname* NEE, a political party in Flanders, Belgium...
: Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark; ; ; born on 2 November, 1938), is the Queen consort
Queen consort

A queen consort is the title given to the wife of a reigning Monarch. Queens consort usually share their husbands' Royal and noble ranks and hold the feminine equivalent of their husbands' monarchical titles....
 of King Juan Carlos I
Juan Carlos I of Spain

Juan Carlos I is the reigning List of Spanish monarchs of Spain. His name, while rarely Anglicisation, is rendered as John Charles Alphonse Victor Mary of Bourbon and Bourbon-Two Sicilies....
.

cess Sophia of Greece and Denmark was born in Psychiko
Psychiko

There are other Psychikos in Greece, one in Psychiko , Greece and one in Psychiko , Greece.Psychiko is a suburb of Athens, Greece.Psychiko is located to the south of the Olympic Stadium , and is divided in two municipalities: Psychiko, which is sometimes referred to as Palio Psychiko or Paleo Psychiko, and Neo Psychiko....
, Athens
Athens

Athens , the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery; as one of the List of cities by time of continuous habitation, its recorded history spans around 3,400 years....
, Greece
Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkans. It has borders with Albania, Bulgaria and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the north, and Turkey to the east....
 on 2 November 1938, the eldest child of the King Paul I of the Hellenes
Paul of Greece

Paul, King of The Hellenes was King of Greece from 1947 to 1964.Paul was born in Athens, the third son of Constantine I of Greece and his wife, Princess Sophia of Prussia ....
 (1901-1964) and his wife, Queen Frederika (1917-1981), a former princess of Hanover. Queen Sofia is a member of the Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg dynasty.






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Queen Sofía of Spain (née
Nee

Nee may refer to:* Married and maiden names or Nee, French for "born", indicates a woman's birth surname* NEE, a political party in Flanders, Belgium...
: Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark; ; ; born on 2 November, 1938), is the Queen consort
Queen consort

A queen consort is the title given to the wife of a reigning Monarch. Queens consort usually share their husbands' Royal and noble ranks and hold the feminine equivalent of their husbands' monarchical titles....
 of King Juan Carlos I
Juan Carlos I of Spain

Juan Carlos I is the reigning List of Spanish monarchs of Spain. His name, while rarely Anglicisation, is rendered as John Charles Alphonse Victor Mary of Bourbon and Bourbon-Two Sicilies....
.

Early life and family

Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark was born in Psychiko
Psychiko

There are other Psychikos in Greece, one in Psychiko , Greece and one in Psychiko , Greece.Psychiko is a suburb of Athens, Greece.Psychiko is located to the south of the Olympic Stadium , and is divided in two municipalities: Psychiko, which is sometimes referred to as Palio Psychiko or Paleo Psychiko, and Neo Psychiko....
, Athens
Athens

Athens , the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery; as one of the List of cities by time of continuous habitation, its recorded history spans around 3,400 years....
, Greece
Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkans. It has borders with Albania, Bulgaria and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the north, and Turkey to the east....
 on 2 November 1938, the eldest child of the King Paul I of the Hellenes
Paul of Greece

Paul, King of The Hellenes was King of Greece from 1947 to 1964.Paul was born in Athens, the third son of Constantine I of Greece and his wife, Princess Sophia of Prussia ....
 (1901-1964) and his wife, Queen Frederika (1917-1981), a former princess of Hanover. Queen Sofia is a member of the Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg dynasty. Her brother is the deposed king Constantine II of Greece
Constantine II of Greece

Constantine II was King of Greece from 1964 until deposed in 1974, the sixth and last monarch from the House of Gl?cksburg. In Greece, he is usually referred to as "the former King" , or "the Former" , or simply "Gl?cksburg" ....
 and her sister Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark. However, since the abolition of the monarchy, the royal titles are not recognized by the Constitution of Greece
Constitution of Greece

The Constitution of Greece , was created by the Fifth Revisional Parliament of the Hellenes and entered into force in 1975. It has been revised twice since, in 1986 and in 2001....
.

Princess Sophia spent some of her childhood in Egypt
Egypt

Egypt is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Western Asia. Covering an area of about , Egypt borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south and Libya to the west....
 and South Africa
South Africa

The Republic of South Africa, also known by Official names of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa....
 during her family's exile from Greece during World War II. They returned to Greece in 1946. She finished her education at the prestigious Schloss Salem boarding school
Schule Schloss Salem

Schule Schloss Salem is a boarding school with campuses in Salem, Germany and ?berlingen in Baden-W?rttemberg, Southern Germany. It is considered as one of the most prestigious elite schools in Europe and is often attended by German and European nobility....
 in Southern Germany, and then studied childcare, music, and archeology in Athens
Athens

Athens , the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery; as one of the List of cities by time of continuous habitation, its recorded history spans around 3,400 years....
.

She represented Greece in sailing at the 1960 Summer Olympics
1960 Summer Olympics

The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Rome, Italy, in 1960....
.

Marriage and family

On 14 May 1962 Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark married in Athens
Athens

Athens , the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery; as one of the List of cities by time of continuous habitation, its recorded history spans around 3,400 years....
 at the Church of Saint Dennis. Prince Juan Carlos of Spain, the future king, whom she met on a cruise of the Greek Islands in 1954. In doing so, she relinquished her rights to the throne of Greece and converted to Roman Catholicism from Greek Orthodoxy, an act of convenience in order to become more palatable to Catholic Spain. Further, the Latin transliteration of her Greek name (S?f?a), was changed from Sophia to the Spanish variant Sofía, which nonetheless is pronounced identically to the original Greek version. Sofia was able to bring a cool realism to the marriage and shifted Juan Carlos from the sphere of influence of his father Don Juan to a more realistic rapprochement with Franco
Francisco Franco

Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Te?dulo Franco y Bahamonde, Salgado y Pardo de Andrade , commonly known as Francisco Franco or Francisco Franco y Bahamonde was the dictator and Head of State of Spain from October 1936, and de facto regent of the nominally restored Kingdom of Spain from 1947 until his death in 1975....
.

In 1969, Prince Juan Carlos, who was never Prince of the Asturias, the traditional title the heir to the throne, was given the official title of Prince of Spain by the Spanish state; this was a title suggested by Sofia herself. Juan Carlos acceded to the throne as Juan Carlos I in 1975.

The couple have three children: HRH Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo
Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo

The Infanta Elena, 1st Duchess of Lugo, Grandee of Spain , Master of Arts , is the elder daughter of Juan Carlos of Spain and Sof?a of Spain, and fourth in the line of succession to the Spanish throne, after Infanta Sof?a of Spain....
 born December 20, 1963, HRH Infanta Cristina, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca
Infanta Cristina, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca

The Infanta Cristina, 1st Duchess of Palma de Mallorca Grandee of Spain , is the younger daughter of Juan Carlos of Spain and Queen Sof?a of Spain....
 born June 13, 1965, and HRH Felipe, Prince of Asturias
Felipe, Prince of Asturias

Felipe, Prince of Asturias , is the third child and first son of Juan Carlos of Spain and Sofia of Spain of Spain. As the Prince of Asturias he is the heir apparent, meaning he is first in the line of succession to the Spanish monarchy....
 born January 30, 1968. The King and Queen have eight grandchildren, four boys and four girls: Felipe
Felipe

Felipe is the Spanish language variant of the name Philip, which derives from the Greek adjective Philippos "friend of horses". Filipe is the Portuguese language variant of this name, but Felipe is known to be a Portuguese name as well....
 and Victoria
Victoria Federica de Marichalar y de Borbón

}|-||-||}Do?a Victoria Federica de Todos los Santos de Marichalar y de Borb?n is the daughter of the Duchess and Duke of Lugo, Infanta Elena of Spain and Jaime de Marichalar, Duke of Lugo....
 from the Infanta Elena; Juan
Juan Valentín Urdangarín y de Borbón

}|-||-||}Don Juan Valent?n de Todos los Santos Urdangar?n y de Borb?n , in Basque language: Joan Balent?n Urdangarin de Borbon, is the eldest son of the Duchess of Palma de Mallorca, Infanta Cristina of Spain and I?aki Urdangar?n....
, Pablo
Pablo Nicolás Urdangarín y de Borbón

}|-||-||}Don Pablo Nicol?s Sebasti?n de Todos los Santos Urdangar?n y de Borb?n is the second son of the Duchess of Palma de Mallorca, Infanta Cristina of Spain and I?aki Urdangar?n....
, Miguel
Miguel Urdangarín y de Borbón

Don Miguel de Todos los Santos Urdangar?n y de Borb?n is a member of the Spanish Royal Family, the third son of the Duchess of Palma de Mallorca, Infanta Cristina of Spain and I?aki Urdangar?n....
 and Irene
Irene Urdangarín y de Borbón

Don Irene de Todos los Santos Urdangar?n y de Borb?n , is the daughter of Infanta Cristina of Spain and I?aki Urdangar?n, the Duchess of Palma de Mallorca....
 from the Infanta Cristina; and Infanta Leonor
Infanta Leonor of Spain

}|-||-||}The Infanta Leonor of Spain is the first child of Felipe, Prince of Asturias and his wife Letizia, Princess of Asturias, and thus second in the Line of succession to the Spanish Throne after her father....
, and Infanta Sofía
Infanta Sofía of Spain

}|-||-||}The Infanta Sof?a of Spain is the second child of Felipe, Prince of Asturias and his wife Letizia, Princess of Asturias. As the daughter of the heir to the throne, she is styled and titled Her Royal Highness, Infanta of Spain....
, named in her honor, of Prince Felipe; all of whom are in the line of succession to the Spanish Throne
Line of succession to the Spanish Throne

Spain uses the system of primogeniture. Male children of a parent succeed before female, and otherwise in order of age. If descent from male children of a parent does not exist , a female and her heirs succeed....
.

Ancestry

Queen Sofía is both a great-great-granddaughter (paternally) and a great-great-great-granddaughter (maternally) of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
Victoria of the United Kingdom

Victoria was from 20 June 1837 the Queen regnant of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and from 1 May 1876 the first Empress of India of the British Raj until her death....
 and is, through several lines, her husband's third cousin. Because of this descent, she is also related to all of the royal families of Europe. She is a first cousin of Ernst August of Hannover (Pretender), and through her great-grandfather George I of Greece, she is a second cousin to Charles, the Prince of Wales. Through Christian IX of Denmark
Christian IX of Denmark

Christian IX was King of Denmark from November 16, 1863 to January 29, 1906....
 and Queen Victoria, she is also related to Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

Elizabeth II is the queen regnant of sixteen independent states known as the Commonwealth realms: Monarchy of the United Kingdom, Monarchy of Canada, Monarchy of Australia, Monarchy of New Zealand, Monarchy of Jamaica, Monarchy of Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Monarchy of the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Sain...
. She is also a first cousin once removed of Elizabeth II's husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh is the husband of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom since 20 November 1947, and her prince consort since 6 February 1952....
.

Ancestors



Royal duties

Besides travelling with her husband within Spain and abroad, the Queen has her own agenda. She is the executive president of the Queen Sofía Foundation, which in 1993 sent funds for relief in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina is a country on the Balkans peninsula of South Eastern Europe with an area of 51,129 square kilometres . Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the south, Bosnia and Herzegovina is Landlocked#Nearly landlocked, except for 26 kilometres of the Adriatic Sea coas...
, and is the honorary president of the Royal Board on Education and Care of Handicapped Persons and the Foundation for Aid for Drug Addicts.

She takes special interest in programs against drug addiction, travelling to conferences in both Spain and abroad. The Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía is named after her, as is Reina Sofía Airport in Tenerife.

She has been working closely with Dr. Muhammed Yunus on his Grameen Bank (or "Village Bank"), which offers microcredits to women across the world. Her Majesty has travelled to Bangladesh, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador and Mexico to support the activities of the organization led by Yunus.

Queen Sofia of Spain has also been a strong supporter of Somaly Mam
Somaly Mam

Somaly Mam is a Cambodian author and human rights advocate, focusing primarily on needs of victims of human sex trafficking, and has garnered official and media acclaim for her efforts....
's efforts and that of the NGO she founded, AFESIP (Agir pour les Femmes en Situation Précaire), in combating the horrendous crimes of child prostitution and slavery in Cambodia. In 1998, Somaly Mam was awarded the prestigious Prince of Asturias Awards for International Cooperation in the presence of Queen Sofia.

The Queen is an Honorary Member of the San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts and of the Royal Academy of History. She has received Honorary Doctorates from the Universities of Rosario (Bogotá), Valladolid, Cambridge, Oxford, Georgetown, Evora, St. Mary's University, Texas, and New York.

Life and Lifestyle


The Queen is fluent in English
English language

English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...
, French
French language

French is a Romance language spoken around the world by around 80 million people as first language, by 190 million as second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired tongue, with significant speakers in 54 countries....
, German
German language

German is a West Germanic languages, thus related to and classified alongside English language and Dutch language. It is one of the world's world language and the most widely spoken mother tongue in the European Union....
, Greek
Greek language

Greek is an Indo-European languages native to the southern Balkan peninsula, the language of the Greek people. It forms an independent branch within Indo-European....
 and Spanish
Spanish language

Spanish or Castilian is a Romance languages that originated in northern Spain, and gradually spread in the Kingdom of Castile and evolved into the principal language of government and trade....
.

Controversial Conservative Opinions


An interview for the occasion of the Queen's 70th birthday with Opus Dei
Opus Dei

Opus Dei, formally known as The Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei, is an organization of the Catholic Church that teaches the Catholic belief that everyone is called to holiness and that ordinary life is a path to sanctity....
 journalist Pilar Urbano revealed some details of the Queen's conservative ideals on politically debated issues and the lifestyle of the Queen. Strong controversy arose from comments against the same-sex marriage law recently approved by the Spanish Parliament, and also against Gay Pride
Gay pride

LGBT pride or gay pride refers to the principle that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people should be proud of their sexual orientation and gender identity....
 demonstrations. "I can understand, accept and respect that there are people of other sexual tendencies, but why should they be proud to be gay?” she asked. "Should they ride on a parade float and come out in protests? If all of us who are not gay were to parade in the streets, we’d halt the traffic in every city.” On the subject of gay marriage, legal since 1995 in Spain, she offered these thoughts: "If those people want to live together, dress up like bride and groom and marry, they could have a right to do so, or not, depending on the law of their country, but they should not call this matrimony, because it isn't." Also controversial was her criticism to military intervention in Afghanistan
Afghanistan

Afghanistan , officially the Islamic republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country that is located approximately in the center of Asia....
, where Spanish troops were taking part at the moment, her defence of religious creationist-based education on man's origin in schools, and her conviction that gender violence publicity will encourage new cases to happen. Her opinions were the object of lively criticism from LGTB associations and from Spanish intellectuals. Also responding were Spanish republican political parties like IU
United Left (Spain)

United Left is a political coalition that was organized in 1986 as several political organisations opposed Spain joining NATO. It was formed by a number groups of leftists, greens, left-wing socialists and republicans, but was dominated by the Communist Party of Spain ....
 and ERC
Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya

The Republican Left of Catalonia is a left-wing Catalan independentism political party in Spain campaigning for the independence of Catalonia from this country....
. Government party decided to keep silence, while conservative party PP
PP

PP, pp, Pp, or Pp may refer to:...
 decided to do so, after a first criticism of the Queen's political intervention from its representative.

Also controversial was the way she publicly exposed private conversations between King Juan Carlos of Spain and former King Hassan of Morocco
Hassan II of Morocco

King Hassan II ????? ??????)}}, class. pron. [s?hibu l-jal?lati l-m?liku] l-hasan uth-th?n?, dial. [s?hibu l-jal?la el-m?lik] el-hasan ett?ni); July 9, 1929?July 23, 1999) was Monarch of Morocco from 1961 until his death in 1999....
, and the revelation that King Juan Carlos talked of Spanish regions like "mis tierras".

She mentioned her relationship with her daughter-in-law Letizia Ortiz, a former divorcée, saying that Letizia has brought her closer to the people, and that she and Letizia spend time together and visit restaurants and shops. On the election of Barack Obama
Barack Obama

Barack Hussein Obama II is the List of Presidents of the United States and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office....
, she said how surprised she was that for the first time in the USA a black candidate might be elected as president, and said she does not tolerate racism. She also mentioned that the King would never abdicate, and that she is against abortion and euthanasia. After the uproar, a press release was issued mentioning that the Queen considered her words were expressed in private conversations and were 'inaccurate'. Pilar Urbano defended herself saying that the book had been sent to the Palace for approval and that everything in the book is documented.

She got the support on her opinions of members of Spain's Royal Family, like the King's sister Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz
Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz

The Infanta Pilar of Spain, 1st Duchess of Badajoz Grandee of Spain is the elder daughter of Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona and Princess Maria Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, and older sister of current reigning King Juan Carlos of Spain....
, who declared total agreement with Sofia de Grecia's opinions.

Titles, honours and arms


Titles

Here is a list of titles Queen Sofía held from birth in chronological order :
  • Her Royal Highness Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark (1938-1962)
  • Her Royal Highness Infanta Sofía of Spain (1962-1969)
  • Her Royal Highness The Princess of Spain (1969-1975)
  • Her Majesty The Queen of Spain (1975-present)


Spanish honours


    • Collar of the Order of Charles III
      Order of Charles III and Saint Fernando

      The Royal and Distinguished Spanish Order of Carlos III was established by the Spanish monarchy Charles III of Spain by means of the Royal Decree of September 19 1771, with the motto Virtuti et m?rito....
      .
    • 1,193rd Lady
      Lady

      A lady is the female equivalent of a lord, the counterpart of a gentleman, or any adult woman, though this usage is constrained....
       of the Royal Order of Queen Maria Luisa on 14 May 1962.


Foreign honours

  • Order of the Aztec Eagle
  • Order of the Royal House of Chakri
  • Order of the Netherlands Lion
  • Order of the Elephant
  • Order of St. Olav
  • Order of the Seraphim
  • Order of Leopold
  • Order of the Southern Cross
  • Order of the Legion of Honour
  • Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
  • Order of St. Olga and St. Sophia
  • Order of the Falcon

Arms

The personal coat of arms
Coat of arms

A coat of arms, more properly called an armorial achievement, armorial bearings or often just arms for short, in European tradition, is a design belonging to a particular person and used by them in a wide variety of ways....
 of the Queen impales the Spanish Royal Arms
Coat of arms of the King of Spain

The blazoning of the Coat of arms of the King of Spain appears in Title II, Rule 1, of Spanish Royal Decree 1511 of 21 January, 1977, whereby the Rules for Flags, Standards, Guidons, Banners and Badges are adopted....
 (her husband's shield) to the dexter (viewer's left) with her parent’s shield
Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Greece

File:Greek CoA Otto.pngFile:Greek Royal Arms.svgThe Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Greece was the official symbol of the Greece state during the period of the monarchy ....
, the arms of King Paul of Greece
Paul of Greece

Paul, King of The Hellenes was King of Greece from 1947 to 1964.Paul was born in Athens, the third son of Constantine I of Greece and his wife, Princess Sophia of Prussia ....
 – Azure a cross argent; inescutcheon, the coat of arms of Denmark
Coat of arms of Denmark

The National Coat of Arms of Denmark consists of three crowned blue Lion accompanied by nine red hearts, all in a golden shield. The oldest known depiction of the insignia dates from a seal used by King Canute VI of Denmark c....
 as used when George I
George I of Greece

George I was List of Kings of Greece from 1863 to 1913. Originally a Danish monarchy, George was only 17 years old when he was elected King by the Hellenic Parliament#History, which had deposed the former Otto of Greece....
 became king of Greece and showing the dynastic link to the Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Gl?cksburg , from Gl?cksburg in northernmost Germany, is a line of the House of Oldenburg that is descended from Christian III of Denmark....
 dynasty; a shield containing a cross argent fimbriated gules from the Danish flag
Flag of Denmark

File:Flag of Denmark.svgFile:Dannebrog.jpgThe national flag of Denmark, Dannebrog, is red with a white Nordic Cross Flag that extends to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side....
 and subcoats representing Denmark
Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries....
, Schleswig
Schleswig

Schleswig or South Jutland is a region covering the area about 60 km north and 70 km south of the border between Germany and Denmark. The region is also known archaically in English language as Sleswick....
, the former Kalmar Union
Kalmar Union

The Kalmar Union is a historiography term meaning a series of personal unions that united the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden under a single monarch, though intermittently....
, Iceland
Iceland

Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland , is an island country located in the North Atlantic Ocean between mainland Europe and Greenland....
, the Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands

The Faroe Islands or Faeroe Islands or simply Faroe or Faeroes are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately half way between Scotland and Iceland....
, Greenland
Greenland

Greenland is a member country of the Kingdom of Denmark located between the Arctic Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago....
, Holstein
Holstein

Holstein is the region between the rivers Elbe and Eider River. It is part of Schleswig-Holstein, the northernmost state of Germany.Holstein once existed as the County of Holstein , the later Duchy of Holstein , and was the northernmost territory of the Holy Roman Empire....
, Stormarn
Stormarn

Stormarn is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Segeberg and Ostholstein, the city of L?beck, the district of Lauenburg , and the city state of Hamburg....
, Dithmarschen
Dithmarschen

Dithmarschen is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Nordfriesland, Schleswig-Flensburg, Rendsburg-Eckernf?rde, and Steinburg, by the state of Lower Saxony , and by the North Sea....
, Lauenburg, Oldenburg
Oldenburg

||-||-||-||}Oldenburg is an Independent City in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the western part of the state between the cities of Bremen and Groningen , at the Hunte river....
, Delmenhorst
Delmenhorst

Delmenhorst is an urban district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It has a population of 76,000 and is located between Bremen and Oldenburg. The city has a total area of 62.36 km? and a population density of about 1219 per km?....
, and the former Danish royal titles of King of the Wends
King of the Wends

The title of King of the Wends denoted sovereignty or claims over once-Slavic peoples lands of southern coasts of the Baltic Sea, those otherwise called Mecklenburg, Holstein and Pomerania, and was used from 12th century to 1972 by Kings of Denmark and from ca 1540 to 1973 by the Kings of Sweden....
 and Goths
King of the Goths

The title of King of the Goths was for many centuries borne by both the List of Swedish monarchs and the List of Danish monarchs, denoting sovereignty or claimed sovereignty over the antique people of the Goths, which is sort of poetic explanation....
.

All surmounted by the Spanish Royal Crown
Spanish Royal Crown

The Spanish royal crown, known as crown of Alfonso of Spain, is the symbol of the Spanish monarchy and has been used in proclamation ceremonies since the 18th century....
 (Crown's arches
Half-arch (crown)

A half-arch is the piece of gold, silver or platinum, usually decorated with Gemstones, that links the circlet of a crown to the globe at the top of the crown....
 differenced as consort) and surrounded by the Collar of the Order of Carlos III
Order of Charles III and Saint Fernando

The Royal and Distinguished Spanish Order of Carlos III was established by the Spanish monarchy Charles III of Spain by means of the Royal Decree of September 19 1771, with the motto Virtuti et m?rito....
.

The Queen's coat of arms has no official status. In Spain only the coats of arms of the King
Coat of arms of the King of Spain

The blazoning of the Coat of arms of the King of Spain appears in Title II, Rule 1, of Spanish Royal Decree 1511 of 21 January, 1977, whereby the Rules for Flags, Standards, Guidons, Banners and Badges are adopted....
 and the Prince of Asturias
Coat of arms of the Prince of Asturias

The Blazon of Coat of arms of the Prince of Asturias appears in Royal Decree 284 of 16 March, 2001, whereby His Guidon and His Standard are created....
 are official.

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