Birth of Juan Carlos I5 January 1938
Birth of Juan Carlos I
Historical person
Juan Carlos I Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Juan Carlos I, based on 12 World History Database records associated with Spain.
12 records1938–19879 events2 places
Chronological biography
1938
1969
Succession1969
Juan Carlos I is recognized as heir to the throne by the Franco Government
1975
Constitution of Spain30 October 1975
Assumes sovereign powers "provisionally" 3 weeks before Francos death
Coronation30 October 1975
Crowned King of Spain
Succession30 October 1975
Succeeds as King of Spain
Constitution of SpainNovember 1975
Promises the re-establshment of parlamentary Government for the 1st time since 1939
Arrest of Franco's political prisoners26 November 1975
Orders the release of 500 of Francos political prisoners
Restoration1 December 1975
The monarchy is restored after the death of Franco
1976
Reform of Political Parties1976
Juan Carlos I lifts the ban on political parties
1981
Constitution of Spain24 February 1981
The attempted military coup fails when the King supports Constitutional Government
Coup24 February 1981
The attempted military coup fails when the King supports Constitutional Government
1987
Vistis the British Queen & addreses the Houses of Lords & Commoms1 April 1987
Vistis the British Queen & addreses the Houses of Lords & Commoms at Westminster
Titles and roles
King
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.