Juan Urdangarín y de Borbón

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Urdangarín and the second or maternal family name is Borbón.
Juan Urdangarín y de Borbón
Don Juan Urdangarín y de Borbón
Born (1999-09-29) 29 September 1999
Barcelona, Spain
Father Iñaki Urdangarín
Mother Infanta Cristina Federica of Spain
Religion Roman Catholicism

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 Infanta Cristina of Spain and Iñaki Urdangarín. Juan is seventh in the line of succession to the Spanish Throne, after his mother.

Baptism

The newspaper ABC reported that, upon birth, he measured 53 cm and weighed 4.030 kg.

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.[1] 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.

Royal styles of
Don Juan Valentín
Reference style His Excellency
Spoken style Your Excellency
Alternative style Sir

Titles

Since birth he carries the style "His Excellency". All the children of Infanta Cristina and Infanta Elena have the HE Don/Doña style, as befits the children of an Infanta of Spain.[2] Although they don't have a title, all grandchildren of King Juan Carlos are members of the Spanish Royal House.

Ancestry

See also

References

  1. ↑ Royal Baptism photos 1999 http://www.angelfire.com/de/verenasroyalty/Baptism1999.html
  2. ↑ Royal Decree 1368/1987, dated 6 November, regulating titles, forms of address and honours pertaining to the Royal Family and to the Regents Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE)
Juan Urdangarín y de Borbón
Born: 29 September 1999
Lines of succession
Preceded by
Infanta Cristina		 Line of succession to the Spanish Throne
7th position 		Succeeded by
Pablo Nicolás Urdangarín
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