Prince of Asturias (Spanish: Príncipe de Asturias ) is the historical (and under the Spanish Constitution of 1978, the official) title given to the heir apparent to the Spanish throne. It was also the title under the earlier kingdom of Castille. The current Prince of Asturias is Felipe, son of King Juan Carlos of Spain and Queen Sofia. If the heir apparent exists, the title is not given to the heir presumptive, whereas (contrary to practice in ot...
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Prince of Asturias (Spanish: Príncipe de Asturias ) is the historical (and under the Spanish Constitution of 1978, the official) title given to the heir apparent to the Spanish throne. It was also the title under the earlier kingdom of Castille. The current Prince of Asturias is Felipe, son of King Juan Carlos of Spain and Queen Sofia. If the heir apparent exists, the title is not given to the heir presumptive, whereas (contrary to practice in other than Iberian countries) in the event of the lack of an heir apparent, the title can be (but is not necessarily) given to the heir presumptive. For example of heirs presumptive who had received the title: The grandson and heir presumptive of Queen Isabella I, Miguel de la Paz, Infante of Portugal, only son of the Queen's deceased eldest daughter, was styled Prince of Asturias sometime during his two-year long life. Infanta Maria de las Mercedes of Spain, eldest daughter of Alfonso XII, was styled Princess of Asturias during her childhood,...
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