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Juan Carlos I

American  
[hwahn kahr-laws] / ʰwɑn ˈkɑr lɔs /

noun

  1. King Juan Carlos Alfonso Victor María de Borbón y Borbón, born 1938, Spanish monarch, born in Italy: king 1975–2014.


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Disgraced Spanish ex-king Juan Carlos I on Monday appeared in an unexpected video aimed at young people days before his memoirs come out in Spain, defending his record against "distortions".

From Barron's

Sophia is the wife of Juan Carlos I, who was Spain’s king between 1975 and 2014 and also a distant relative of Queen Victoria.

From Washington Times

Spain’s royal house is going through its most difficult moment since the restoration of democracy in the late 1970s due to the alleged financial improprieties of Felipe’s father, former King Juan Carlos I.

From Seattle Times

Spain’s royal house is going through its most difficult moment since the restoration of democracy in the late 1970s due to the alleged financial improprieties of Felipe’s father, former King Juan Carlos I.

From Washington Times

Spanish courts have handed down damaging corruption verdicts against the conservative Popular Party that ruled Spain in 2017 and are investigating the alleged financial misdoings of former King Juan Carlos I. Even so, Puigdemont believes that Spanish courts are not impartial when hearing cases involving Catalan separatists.

From Seattle Times