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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 • Dec. 1, 2025

Juan Carlos I, now 86, abdicated in disgrace in 2014.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 13, 2024

In 2020, revelations of payouts of more than $100 million to Juan Carlos I from Saudi Arabia, linked to public contracts for Spanish companies, burst onto newspaper front pages and cable news tickers.

From Washington Times • May 4, 2023

His sister, Carmen Martinez-Bordiu, will be stripped of the Duchy of Franco, bestowed by Juan Carlos I on Franco's only daughter shortly after the strongman died in late 1975.

From Reuters • Oct. 21, 2022

So are the king’s parents, former King Juan Carlos I, 84, and his wife, former Queen Sofía, 83, who also knew Elizabeth.

From Washington Post • Sep. 17, 2022