Felipe VI has received titles, decorations, and honorary appointments as monarch of Spain and before as heir apparent to the throne of Spain: his titles and styles are listed by precedence of rank, nobility, and honour. The Royal Household of His Majesty the King
Titles and styles
30 January 19681 November 1977: His Royal Highness Infante Felipe of Spain 1 November 197719 June 2014: His Royal Highness The Prince of Asturias In former Crown of Aragon territories: 22 January 197719 June 2014: His Royal Highness The Prince of Girona In former Kingdom of Navarre territory: 22 January 197719 June 2014: His Royal Highness The Prince of Viana He was also the Duke of Montblanc, Count of Cervera and Lord of Balaguer from 1977 to 2014. 19 June 2014present: His Majesty The King of Spain
Honours
CountryDateAppointmentRibbonOther21st Grand Master and 1,182nd Knight of the Spanish Order of the Golden FleeceBoletín Oficial del Estado: no. 116 p. 10546, 15 May 1981. Grand Master and Knight of the Collar of the Royal and Distinguished Spanish Order of Charles IIIBoletín Oficial del Estado: no. 25 p. 4050 , 29 January 1986. De facto Sovereign of the Royal Order of Noble Ladies of Queen Maria LuisaGrand Master of the Royal Order of Isabella the CatholicGrand Master of the Royal Order of Civil MeritGrand Master of the Civil Order of Alfonso X, the WiseGrand Master of the Order of the Cross of St. Raymond of PeñafortGrand Master of the Order of Constitutional MeritSovereign of the Royal and Military Order of St. FerdinandGrand Master and Knight Grand Cross with White Decoration of the Order of Military MeritBoletín Oficial del Estado: no. 163 p. 24935, 9 July 1986. Grand Master and Knight Grand Cross with White Decoration of the Order of Naval MeritBoletín Oficial del Estado: no. 167 p. 21435, 14 July 1987. Grand Master and Knight Grand Cross with White Decoration of the Order of Aeronautical MeritBoletín Oficial del Estado: no. 164, p. 21339, 9 July 1988. Sovereign of the Royal and Military Order of Saint HermenegildBoletín Oficial del Estado: no. 104 p. 16176, 1 May 1999. Grand Master of the Order of Merit of the Civil GuardCivil Guard Merit Gold Cross for Prince Felipe, El País, 12 October 1990. Gold Cross of the Order of Merit of the Civil GuardGrand Master of the Royal Military Order of CalatravaGrand Master of the Royal Military Order of SantiagoDignities and Knights. Spanish Military Orders official website. Grand Master of the Royal Military Order of AlcántaraGrand Master of the Royal Military Order of MontesaPlus Ultra Medal (in gold) – INI.El Príncipe de Asturias, medalla del INI de Oro. ABC (15/10/1991). Consultado el 2 de diciembre de 2012.24 April 1987Collar of the Order of Christopher ColumbusDecree 224-87 of 24 April 19871988Grand Cross of the Military Order of ChristHonorary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order16 June 1989Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephantราชกิจจานุเบกษา, ประกาศสำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี เรื่อง พระราชทานเครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์ , เล่ม ๑๐๖ ตอนที่ ๙๙ ง หน้า ๔๓๓๑, ๒๒ มิถุนายน ๒๕๓๒1991Grand Cross of the Military Order of Saint Benedict of AvizKnight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim2 April 1995Grand Cross of the Order of SikatunaOrder of Sikatuna – official gazette of the Philippine government1996Sash of the Mexican Order of the Aztec EagleRecipient of the 50th Birthday Badge Medal of King Carl XVI GustafGrand Officer of the Ancient and Most Noble Military Order of the Tower and of the Sword, of the Valour, Loyalty and MeritAlvará (extrato) n.º 2/2017. Diário da República n.º 34/2017, Série II de 2017-02-16Foreigners with Portuguese Orders – website of the President of Portugal Promoted to Grand Cross in 2006Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian RepublicItalian Presidency, FELIPE S.A.R. il Principe delle Asturie – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana Promoted to Knight Grand Cross with Collar in 20216 Ottober 2026Commander Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland2001Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-NassauEmotiva despedida de la reina holandesa - website of Spanish newspaper Faro de Vigo11 November 2002Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyPromoted to Grand Cross Special Class in 202224 September 2003Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of PolandOrder of the President of the Republic of Poland of 26 September 2003 on awarding the honours – website of the Polish government25 September 2006Grand Cross of the Ancient and Most Noble Military Order of the Tower and of the Sword, of the Valour, Loyalty and MeritPromoted to Grand Collar in 20162007Grand Gwanghwa Medal of the Order of Diplomatic Service MeritGrand Cross of the Order of the Star of RomaniaRomanian Presidency, Star of Romania recipients list (.xls) Grand Cross of the Order of LakandulaOrder of Lakandula – official gazette of the Philippine government2013Recipient of the King Willem-Alexander Inauguration Medal26 June 2015Collar of the Mexican Order of the Aztec EagleEl Presidente de México de Visita Oficial en EspañaGrand Cross with Diamonds of the Order of the Sun of Peru28 November 2016Grand Collar of the Ancient and Most Noble Military Order of the Tower and of the Sword, of the Valour, Loyalty and Merit2017Collar of the Order of King AbdulazizStranger Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter2018Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Liberty North Atlantic Treaty OrganizationSerge Lazareff PrizeGrand Cross of the Order of Merit for Distinguished Service2021Recipient of the Grand Order of MugunghwaKnight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian RepublicSito web del Quirinale: dettaglio decorato.Collar of the Royal Order of the Seraphim2022Knight of the Collar of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of JerusalemGrand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany2023Recipient of the Order of Agostinho Neto Italian Royal FamilyKnight of the Supreme Order of the Most Holy AnnunciationElenco dei Cavalieri dell'Ordine supremo della Santissima AnnunziataKnight of the Order of the ElephantKongehuset2024Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands LionFelipe VI: “El mundo necesita una Europa fuerte y unida” - website of Spanish newspaper El País2025Collar of the Order of the Nile4 November 2025Collar of the Order of Al SaidHM the Sultan, King of Spain exchange Orders, Commemorative GiftsGrand Cross of the Order of May of Military MeritCollar of the Order of the Liberator General San MartínGrand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of AustriaGrand Cordon of the Order of LeopoldGrand Cross of the National Order of the Southern CrossGrand Cross with Collar of the Order of MeritGrand Collar of the Order of BoyacaGrand Cross of the National Order of San LorenzoGrand Cross with Gold Star of the National Order of José Matías DelgadoMember 1st Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra MarianaEstonian State Decorations – Bearers of decorations, Felipe – official website of the President of the Republic of EstoniaGrand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of HonourGrand Cross of the National Order of MeritGrand Cross of the Order of the RedeemerGrand Cross of the Order of Francisco MorazánGrand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of HungaryCollar of the Supreme Order of the ChrysanthemumGrand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the RenaissanceCommander Grand Cross of the Order of the Three StarsLatvian Presidency, Recipients list (.doc) Grand Cordon of the Order of MeritGrand Cross of the Order of Civil and Military Merit of Adolph of NassauPublications of Luxembourgish government , p66-67 : state visit of Grand-Dukes of Luxembourg in Spain, 07-09/05/2001Member Special Class of the Order of MuhammadGrand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Saint OlavGrand Cross Extraordinary of the Order of Vasco Núñez de Balboa
Honorific eponyms
Cáceres: Estadio Príncipe Felipe (Prince Felipe Stadium) Oviedo: Auditorio-Palacio de Congresos de Oviedo Príncipe Felipe (Prince Felipe Auditorium and Congress Palace of Oviedo)Auditorio-Palacio de Congresos de Oviedo Príncipe Felipe website, 13 November 2012. Valencia: Prince Felipe Museum of Sciences Valencia: Centro de Investigación Príncipe Felipe, CIPF (Prince Felipe Research Centre)Principe Felipe Research Centre, CIPF website , 13 November 2012. Zaragoza: Prince Felipe Arena Spanish aircraft carrier Príncipe de Asturias (R-11) (Spanish aircraft carrier Prince of Asturias)
Washington, D.C.: Prince of Asturias Chair in Spanish Studies in the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown UniversityPrince of Asturias Chair in Spanish Studies, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service website , 13 November 2012. World Peace & Liberty Award New York City: Foreign Policy Association MedalFelipe VI, premiado en Nueva York
Other honours
Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore: Protocanon (ex officio) 19 June 2014present Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura: Protocanon (ex officio) 19 June 2014present International Olympic Committee: Recipient of the Gold Olympic Order (18 December 2013) Honorary President of the Organization of Ibero-American States (2014) "Masonic Order of the Founder" medal with red insignia awarded by the Grand Lodge of Spain (2019)
Scholastic Spanish Royal Academies Spanish Royal Academies Board: High Patron (ex officio) Spanish Constitution, Art. 61. Retrieved 13 November 2012 19 June 2014present
Military ranks 28 May 19771 August 1985: Honorary soldier of the 1st King's Inmemorial Infantry Regiment
Spanish Army : 1 August 19857 July 1986: Officer Cadet, Spanish ArmyBoletín Oficial del Estado: no. 184, p. 24553, 2 August 1985. : 7 July 19867 July 1989: Cadet Ensign, Spanish ArmyBoletín Oficial del Estado: no. 163, p. 24895, 9 July 1986. : 7 July 19891 December 2000: Lieutenant, Spanish ArmyBoletín Oficial del Estado: no. 162, p. 21661, 8 July 1989. : 1 December 20003 July 2009: Commandant, Spanish ArmyBoletín Oficial del Estado: no. 289, p. 42335, 2 December 2000. : 3 July 200919 June 2014: Lieutenant Colonel, Spanish ArmyBoletín Oficial del Estado: no. 161, p. 55796, 4 July 2009.
Spanish Navy : 10 July 19867 July 1989: Midshipman, Spanish NavyBoletín Oficial del Estado: no. 165, p. 25181, 11 July 1986. : 7 July 19891 December 2000: Ensign, Spanish Navy : 1 December 20003 July 2009: Corvette Captain, Spanish Navy : 3 July 200919 June 2014: Frigate Captain, Spanish Navy
Spanish Air and Space Force : 10 July 19877 July 1989: Cadet Ensign, Spanish Air ForceBoletín Oficial del Estado: no. 166, p. 21303, 13 July 1987. : 7 July 19891 December 2000: Lieutenant, Spanish Air Force 18 March 1996: Qualified Helicopter Pilot, 402 Training Squadron, Spanish Air ForceHRH the Prince of Asturias honored Helicopter Pilot certificate in Armilla, ABC, 27 June 1996. : 1 December 2000 3 July 2009: Commandant, Spanish Air Force : 3 July 200919 June 2014: Lieutenant Colonel, Spanish Air Force
Spanish Armed Forces : 19 June 2014present: Captain General of the Spanish Armed Forces
Wear of orders, decorations and medals The ribbons worn regularly by His Majesty in undress uniform are as follows: +Ribbons of Felipe VI
See also List of titles and honours of Queen Letizia of Spain List of titles and honours of Juan Carlos I of Spain List of titles and honours of Queen Sofía of Spain List of titles and honours of Leonor, Princess of Asturias List of titles and honours of the Spanish Crown List of honours of the Spanish Royal Family by country
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