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
Juan Carlos I of Spain the Sons of the American Revolution. Juan Carlos I is also a black belt in karate. A benign 17-19mm tumour was removed under general anaesthetic from King Juan Carlos's right lung in an operation carried out in the "Hospital Clínic" of Barcelona in May 2010. The operation followed an annual check-up, and Juan Carlos was not expected to need any further treatment. In April 2012, the King underwent surgery for a triple fracture of the hip at the San Jose Hospital, Madrid, following a fall on a private elephant-hunting trip to Botswana. He also underwent a hip operation in September