Descent of Juan Carlos I from Pelagius

This list shows the descent of Juan Carlos I of Spain from Chindasuinth, a Visigoth king, and before that from Pelagius of Asturias ( _es. Pelayo, _pt. Pelágio); the founder of the Kingdom of Asturias, ruling from 718 until his death, credited with beginning the Reconquista, the Christian reconquest of the Iberian peninsula from the Moors.

The direct royal line

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#Pelagius of Asturias
#Ermesinda
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#Bermudo I of Asturias
#Ramiro I of Asturias
#Ordoño I of Asturias
#Alfonso III of León
#Ordoño II of León
#Ramiro II of León
#Ordoño III of León
#Bermudo II of León
#Alfonso V of León
#Sancha of León
#Alfonso VI of Castile
#Urraca of Castile
#Alfonso VII of Castile
#Sancho III of Castile
#Alfonso VIII of Castile
#Berenguela of Castile
#Ferdinand III of Castile
#Alfonso X of Castile
#Sancho IV of Castile
#Ferdinand IV of Castile
#Alfonso XI of Castile
#Henry II of Castile
#John I of Castile
#Henry III of Castile
#John II of Castile
#Isabel of Castile
#Joanna of Castile
#Charles I of Spain
#Philip II of Spain
#Philip III of Spain
#Philip IV of Spain
#Maria Theresa of Spain
#Louis, Dauphin of France
#Philip V of Spain
#Charles III of Spain
#Charles IV of Spain
#Ferdinand VII of Spain
#Isabel II of Spain
#Alfonso XII of Spain
#Alfonso XIII of Spain
#Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona
#Juan Carlos I of Spain

Monarchs not in the direct royal line, and why

The number after each monarch is their generation number (it corresponds to the number on the list above and the list below).

*Charles II (38) died without issue. The line passes through his sister, Maria Theresa of Spain
*Louis I (41) died without issue. The line passes through his younger brother, Charles III
*Ferdinand VI (41) died without issue. The line passes through his younger brother, Charles III

Genealogical Relations to Juan Carlos I

{|class=wikitable
- valign=top! colspan=1 rowspan=1 | Monarch! colspan=1 rowspan=1 | Relation to Juan Carlos I
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Charles I of Spain
12th Great-Grandfather
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Philip II of Spain
11th Great-Grandfather
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Philip III of Spain
10th Great-Grandfather
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Philip IV of Spain
9th Great-Grandfather
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Charles II of Spain
8th Great-Granduncle
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Philip V of Spain
6th Great-Grandfather
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Louis I of Spain
5th Great-Granduncle
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Ferdinand VI of Spain
5th Great-Granduncle
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Charles III of Spain
5th Great-Grandfather
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Charles IV of Spain
4th Great-Grandfather
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Ferdinand VII of Spain
3rd Great-Grandfather
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Isabel II of Spain
2nd Great-Grandmother
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Alfonso XII of Spain
Great-Grandfather
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Alfonso XIII of Spain
Grandfather
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Juan Carlos I of Spain