Juan Valentín Urdangarín y de Borbón

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Juan Urdangarín y de Borbón Don Juan Urdangarín y de Borbón Full name Spanish: Juan Valentín de Todos los Santos Urdangarín y de Borbón Father Iñaki Urdangarín, Duke of Palma de Mallorca Mother Infanta Cristina of Spain Born September 29, 1999 (1999-09-29) (age 9) Barcelona, Spain

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Styles of Juan Urdangarín Reference style His Excellency Spoken style Your Excellency Alternative style Sir

Don Juan Valentín de Todos los Santos Urdangarín y de Borbón (born 29 September 1999), in Basque: Joan Balentín Urdangarin de Borbon, is the eldest son of the Duchess and Duke of Palma de Mallorca, Infanta Cristina of Spain and Iñaki Urdangarín. Juan is eighth in the line of succession to the Spanish Throne, after his mother. The newspaper ABC reported that, upon birth, he measured 53 cm and weighed 4.030 kg.

Contents 1 Baptism 2 Titles 3 Personal details 4 Ancestry 5 See also 6 External links

[edit] Baptism

Three months after his birth in Barcelona, the young member of the Spanish Royal Family was baptized on 12 December 1999 in the city's Zarzuela Palace. ¡Hola! online magazine wrote that the baptism was performed by the Archbishop of Madrid, Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco Varela. According to Royal Family tradition, the holy water used to baptize Juan was from the River Jordan.

Juan's godparents include his aunt, the Infanta Elena and his uncle Mikel Urdangarín. He was named Juan in honor of his great-grandfather, the Count of Barcelona and his grandfather, the King of Spain; and Valentín, after his father's great-grand-uncle, Saint Valentín of Berriochoa, or Berriotxoa, and "Todos los Santos" (English: "All Saints") as is customary among the Bourbons. ABC indicated that he was also named Juan to honor his paternal grandfather, Juan Mariá Urdangarín. Sometimes the family, and even the media, call him "Juanito", in line with the common practice for Spanish boys to have the affectionate "ito" added to their names.

[edit] Titles

Since his birth, he has carried the title of "His Excellency Don Juan Valentín, etc. and Grandee of Spain". All of the children of Infanta Cristina and Infanta Elena have the HE Don/Doña title, as befits the children of a Spanish duke. However, even if they do not have the title of Infante or Infanta, all of the grandchildren of King Juan Carlos are members of the Spanish Royal House.

[edit] Personal details

Juan Valentín lives with his parents and his siblings in Barcelona, where he and his brother Pablo Nicolás, after having attended the Carles Riba preschool, are enrolled in the French School. Juan enjoys riding his bike, going to handball games and to Palma de Mallorca for the much-celebrated Spanish Regatta season. He, Pablo Nicolás and another brother, Miguel, are also fans of FC Barcelona.

[edit] Ancestry

v • d • e Ancestors of Juan Valentín Urdangarín y de Borbón

16. Diego de Urdangarín y Arrizabalaga               8. Laureano de Urdangarín y Larrañaga                       17. María Luciana de Larrañaga y Mendizábal               4. Juan María Urdangarín (y) Berriotxoa                             18. Aniceto Jenaro de Berriochoa y Berrizabalbeitia               9. Ana de Berriochoa y Elgarresta                       19. Juliana de Elgarresta y Arrizabalaga               2. Ignacio (Iñaki) Urdangarín (y) Liebaert                                   5. Claire Liebaert (y) Courtain                             1. Juan Valentín Urdangarín y de Borbón                                         24. Alfonso XIII of Spain               12. Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona                       25. Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg               6. Juan Carlos I of Spain                             26. Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies               13. Maria Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies                       27. Princess Louise of Orléans               3. Infanta Cristina of Spain                                   28. Constantine I of Greece               14. Paul of Greece                       29. Sophia of Prussia               7. Sophia of Greece & Denmark                             30. Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick               15. Frederika of Hanover                       31. Princess Viktoria Luise of Prussia

[edit] See also

• Line of succession to the Spanish Throne

[edit] External links

• Royal House of Spain

Juan Valentín Urdangarín y de Borbón House of Bourbon Born: 29 September 1999
Spanish royalty
Preceded by Infanta Cristina	Line of succession to the Spanish Throne 8th position	Succeeded by HE Don Pablo Nicolás