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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

Mixing historic anecdotes and regret over his own scandals, Spain's exiled king Juan Carlos I seeks to reconcile himself with his family and nation in newly-published memoirs that offer dramatic reminiscences from one of the last surviving players of 20th-century history.

From Barron's

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

From Seattle Times

Not long after Beatrix, Belgium’s King Albert II and Spain’s King Juan Carlos I retired and were succeeded by their eldest sons.

From Seattle Times

The state-run Centre for Sociological Studies stopped asking citizens to rate the monarch in 2015, a year after Felipe VI acceded to the throne following the abdication of his scandal-ridden father, Juan Carlos I. Those surveyed then gave Felipe VI an average score of 4.34 out of ten.

From Reuters