Juan Valentín Urdangarín y de Borbón

Don Juan Valentín de Todos los Santos Urdangarín y de Borbón (born 29 September 1999) is the eldest son of the Duchess and Duke of Palma de Mallorca, Infanta Cristina of Spain and Iñaki Urdangarin. Juan is eighth in the line of succession to the Spanish Throne, after his mother. The newspaper "ABC" reported that, upon birth, he measured 53 cm and weighed 4.030 kg.

Baptism

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. 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.

Titles

Since his birth, he has carried the title of "His Excellency Don Juan Valentín, etc. and Grandee of Spain". All of the children of Infanta Cristina and Infanta Elena have the HE Don/Doña title, as befits the children of a Spanish duke. However, even if they do not have the title of Infante or Infanta, all of the grandchildren of King Juan Carlos are members of the Spanish Royal House.

Personal details

Juan Valentín lives with his parents and his siblings in Barcelona, where he and his brother Pablo Nicolás, after having attended the Carles Riba preschool, are enrolled in the French School. Juan enjoys riding his bike, going to handball games and to Palma de Mallorca for the much-celebrated Spanish Regatta season. He, Pablo Nicolás and another brother, Miguel, are also fans of FC Barcelona.

Ancestry

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1= 1. Juan Valentín Urdangarín y de Borbón
2= 2. Iñaki Urdangarín Liebaert
3= 3. Infanta Elena of Spain
4= 4. Juan María Urdangarín Berriotxoa
5= 5. Claire Liebaert Courtain
6= 6. Juan Carlos I of Spain
7= 7. Sophia of Greece & Denmark
8= 8. Laureano de Urdangarín y Larrañaga
9= 9. Ana de Berriochoa y Elgarresta
12= 12. Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona
13= 13. Maria Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
14= 14. Paul of Greece
15= 15. Frederika of Hanover
16= 16. Diego de Urdangarín y Arrizabalaga
17= 17. María Luciana de Larrañaga y Mendizábal
18= 18. Aniceto Jenaro de Berriochoa y Berrizabalbeitia
19= 19. Juliana de Elgarresta y Arrizabalaga
24= 24. Alfonso XIII of Spain
25= 25. Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg
26= 26. Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
27= 27. Princess Louise of Orléans
28= 28. Constantine I of Greece
29= 29. Sophia of Prussia
30= 30. Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick
31= 31. Princess Viktoria Luise of Prussia

See also

* Line of succession to the Spanish Throne