Ancestry of Juan Carlos I of Spain Ancestry of Juan Carlos I of Spain Juan Carlos reigned as the King of Spain from 1975 until his abdication in 2014. He was born in Rome on 5 January 1938, where his family was living in exile after proclamation of the Second Spanish Republic. He is the father of the current King, Felipe VI. This table sets out the ancestry of Juan Carlos I for five generations, numbered according to the "ahnentafel" genealogical numbering system. Juan Carlos is a patrilineal member of the Spanish House of Bourbon, the senior branch of the House of Bourbon, itself originally a branch
Windsor Safari Park also added (featuring camels, llamas, giraffes, zebras and buffalo), an elephant enclosure, a hippo lake, and a monkey jungle. The first job of the financier Robert Hanson was in the 1970s as an assistant keeper of reptiles at the Safari Park. The Safari Park attracted up to 2.5 million visitors per annum, from when it opened. It grew significantly throughout the 1970s and 1980s and was eventually sold to Themes International in 1988. The new owners planned to develop an African-themed park introducing themed eateries and games and attractions such as the African Queen Riverboat Ride. Themes International invested £11m