Queen Sofía of Spain

Sofía
Sofía in 2009
Queen consort of Spain
Tenure22 November 197519 June 2014
BornPrincess Sophia of Greece and Denmark
(1938-11-02) 2 November 1938
Tatoi Palace, Athens, Greece
Spouse
(m. 1962)
Issue
Names
  • Sophia Margarita Victoria Frederica
  • Greek: Σοφία Μαργαρίτα Βικτωρία Φρειδερίκη, romanized: Sofía Margaríta Viktoría Freideríki
HouseGlücksburg
FatherPaul of Greece
MotherFrederica of Hanover
Signature

Sofía (Sophia Margarita Victoria Frederica; Greek: Σοφία Μαργαρίτα Βικτωρία Φρειδερίκη, romanizedSofía Margaríta Viktoría Freideríki; born 2 November 1938) is a member of the Spanish royal family who was Queen of Spain as the wife of King Juan Carlos I from 1975 until his abdication in 2014. She is the eldest and last surviving child of King Paul and Queen Frederica of Greece. She is also the last surviving grandchild of King Constantine I and Queen Sophia of Greece.

Sofía married then Infante Juan Carlos of Spain in 1962 and became queen of Spain upon her husband's accession in 1975. On 19 June 2014, Juan Carlos abdicated in favour of their son Felipe VI. Since her spouse's abdication, Doña Sofía has usually been referred to as reina emérita ('queen emerita') by the press.