List of titles and honours of Queen Sofía of Spain
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Queen Sofía of Spain has received numerous titles, decorations, and honorary appointments, both during and before her time as consort to King Juan Carlos I. Each is listed below. Where two dates are shown, the first indicates the date of receiving the award or title and the second indicates the date of its loss, renunciation or when its use was discontinued.
Royal titles and styles
| Styles of Queen Sofía of Spain | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Reference style | Her Majesty |
| Spoken style | Your Majesty |
Born as Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark, she was the eldest daughter of King Paul of Greece and Queen Frederica, and a member of both the Greek and Danish royal families by descent.[1] Her marriage to then-Prince Juan Carlos of Spain in 1962 marked her entry into the Spanish royal family. As the wife of the heir-designate to General Franco's regime, she assumed the title Princess of Spain—a title created specifically for her husband as designated successor to Franco.[2] When Juan Carlos became King of Spain in 1975, following Franco's death, Sophia became queen consort of Spain.[3]
Following her husband's abdication in 2014, she retained the style Her Majesty and continues to be known as Queen Sofía in honorific and official contexts.[4]
- 2 November 1938 – 14 May 1962: Her Royal Highness Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark[5]
- 14 May 1962 - 21 July 1969: Her Royal Highness The Princess of Asturias (titular)[6][7][failed verification]
- 21 July 1969 – 22 November 1975: Her Royal Highness The Princess of Spain[2]
- 22 November 1975 – 19 June 2014: Her Majesty The Queen of Spain[3][8]
- 19 June 2014 – present: Her Majesty Queen Sofía of Spain[4][9]
Honours
_-_ribbon_bar.png){kind=small}
_-_ribbon_bar.gif){kind=small}
_ribbon.gif){kind=small}
_-_ribbon_bar.png){kind=small}
_-_ribbon_bar.png){kind=small}
_-_ribbon_bar.gif){kind=small}
_1class_BAR.svg){kind=small}
_-_ribbon.svg){kind=small}
_-_ribbon_bar.svg){kind=small}
_ribbon.svg){kind=small}
_ribbon.svg){kind=small}
.png){kind=small}
.svg){kind=small}
Regional and local
- Balearic Islands:
- Gold Medal of the Autonomous Community (2024).[51]
Honorific eponyms
Spain
- Córdoba: Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía (University Hospital Queen Sofia)
- Murcia: Hospital Reina Sofía (Hospital Queen Sofia)
- Granada: Conservatorio Profesional de Danza Reina Sofía
- Tudela: Hospital Reina Sofia (Hospital Queen Sofia)
- Madrid: Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (Queen Sofia National Museum and Art Center)
- Madrid: Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía (Queen Sofia College of Music)
- Tenerife: Tenerife South–Queen Sofía Airport
- Spanish frigate Queen Sofía (F84)
Philippines
- Manila: Queen Sofia Hall – National Museum of Fine Arts
USA
Antarctica
- South Shetland Islands: Mount Reina Sofía (Mount Queen Sofia) on Livingston Island
Other
- Spain
- Fundación Reina Sofía (Queen Sofía's Foundation): President (1977 – Present)
- Fundación de Ayuda contra la Drogadicción (Spanish Foundation of Aid against Drug Addiction): Honorary President (1986–2015).[52]
- Real Patronato sobre Discapacidad (Spanish Royal Board on Disability): Honorary President (1986–2015).[53]
Scholastic
Queen Sofía has been the recipient of numerous honorary doctorates including:
Spanish Royal Academies
Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando (Royal Academy of Fine Arts of St. Ferdinand): Honorary Member
Real Academia de la Historia (Royal Academy of History): Honorary Member
See also
- List of titles and honours of Juan Carlos I of Spain
- List of titles and honours of Felipe VI of Spain
- List of titles and honours of Queen Letizia of Spain
- List of titles and honours of Leonor, Princess of Asturias
- List of honours of the Spanish Royal Family by country
- List of titles and honours of the Spanish Crown
