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== List == {{See also|List of heirs to the Spanish throne}} Following is a list of the princes of Asturias from the creation of the title in 1388, as dignity of the heir of the [[Crown of Castile]], until today, when it has been incorporated to the set of titles historically linked to the crown prince of Spain as the main one of them: {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan=2 | Image ! rowspan=2 | Prince/Princess<br/>(Lifespan) ! colspan=2 | Heir to ! rowspan=2 | From ! colspan=2 | Until |- ! Monarch's name ! Monarch's relation ! Year ! Cause |- | [[File:Segovia Alcazar stained glass 05.jpg|75px]] | [[Henry III of Castile|Henry]]<br/>(1379–1406) | [[John I of Castile|John I]] | Father | 1388 | 1390 | Ascended the throne as Henry III |- | [[File:Marie Kastilie.jpg|80px]] | [[Maria of Castile|Maria]]<br/>(1401–1458) | rowspan=2 | [[Henry III of Castile|Henry III]] | rowspan=2 | Father | 1402 | 1405 | Displaced by the birth of brother |- | [[File:Burgos - Cartuja de Miraflores - Tumba de Juan II de Castilla.jpg|80px]] | [[John II of Castile|John]]<br/>(1405–1454) | 1405 | 1406 | Ascended the throne as John II |- | [[File:Catarina de Castela, Princesa das Astúrias.jpg|80px]] | [[Catherine, Princess of Asturias|Catherine]]<br/>(1422–1424) | rowspan=3 | [[John II of Castile|John II]] | rowspan=3 | Father | 1423 | 1424 | Died |- | [[File:Infanta Eleanor of Castile.jpg|80px]] | [[Eleanor, Princess of Asturias|Eleanor]]<br/>(1423–1425){{Efn|Sometimes omitted from the lists of Princes. She was sworn in as Princess of Asturias in the Cortes of Burgos of 1424 only by the procurators of twelve cities. Some authors deny validity of this oath, since the King did not sanction the proclamation, as he waited for the birth of her brother Enrique on 5 January 1425, who was sworn as heir and Prince by the Cortes in April of the same year.<ref>Sampedro Escolar 2004, p. 3.</ref>}} | 1424 | 1425 | Displaced by the birth of brother |- | [[File:Enrique IV.jpg|80px]] | [[Henry IV of Castile|Henry]]<br/>(1425–1474) | 1425 | 1454 | Ascended the throne as Henry IV |- | [[File:Juana la Beltraneja.jpg|80px]] | [[Joanna la Beltraneja|Joanna]]<br/>(1462–1530) | rowspan=4 | [[Henry IV of Castile|Henry IV]] | Father | 1462{{Efn|Sworn in the Cortes of Madrid on 9 May.<ref>Manrique 1862, p. 8.</ref>}} | 1464 | Disinherited in favour of half-uncle |- | [[File:Cartuja de Miraflores (Burgos) - Tumba de Alfonso de Castilla - Detalle.jpg|80px]] | [[Alfonso, Prince of Asturias (1453–1468)|Alfonso]]<br/>(1453–1468) | rowspan=2 | Half-brother | 1464{{Efn|In the district of Cabezón-Cigales, Henry IV promulgated the Royal Decree of 4 September recognizing his brother Alfonso as successor,<ref>Manrique 1862, p. 9.</ref> however no Cortes were summoned to carry out the oath of the heir. Alfonso, as Prince, ordered Diego Fernández de Quiñones, Count of Luna, to seize the Principality and administer it in his name.<ref>Suárez Fernández 2003, p. 166.</ref>}} | 1465 | Proclaimed King in the [[Farce of Ávila]]{{Efn|On 5 June 1465, in the [[Farce of Ávila]], the Nobility League proclaimed Prince Alfonso as King.}}{{Efn|Once proclaimed King, during the civil war that confronted to him to his half-brother Henry IV, Alfonso managed to take possession of the Principality like part of the royal patrimony and be recognized there as monarch.<ref>Suárez Fernández 2003, pp. 167–168.</ref> Alfonso died by unknown causes in 1468, leaving Henry IV as sole and undisputed sovereign. The bibliographical references to Alfonso in the period of 1465–1468 called him ''Prince Alfonso'' or ''Infante Alfonso''.}} |- | [[File:IsabellaofCastile03.jpg|80px]] | [[Isabella I of Castile|Isabella]]<br/>(1451–1504) | 1468{{Efn|By the [[Treaty of the Bulls of Guisando]] of 19 September 1468, Henry IV officially recognized his half-sister Isabella as Princess of Asturias. She ordered the Count of Luna to exercise the administration of the Principality in her name. However, in the following Cortes, in [[Ocaña, Spain|Ocaña]], the traditional swearing-in did not take place.}} | 1470 | Disinherited in favour of half-niece{{#tag:ref|At the Ceremony of the Val de Lozoya of 25 October 1470, Henry IV annulled the Treaty of the Bulls of Guisando and proclaimed his daughter Joanna as Princess of Asturias. Nevertheless, Isabella maintained the control of the Principality through the Count of Luna.<ref>Suárez Fernández 2003, p. 177.</ref>|group="lower-alpha"|name="Lozoya"}} |- | [[File:Juana la Beltraneja.jpg|80px]] | Joanna<br/>(1462–1530) | Father | 1470<ref group="lower-alpha" name="Lozoya" /> | 1474 | Crown assumed by Isabella I{{Efn|After the death of Henry IV on 11 December 1474 began the [[War of the Castilian Succession]] between Isabella (who proclaimed herself Queen on 13 December) and Joanna (who did the same on 30 May 1475). The dynastic fight was finally settled on 4 September 1479 with the [[Treaty of Alcáçovas]], leaving Isabella as legitimate Queen of Castile.}} |- | [[File:Infanta Isabel de Trastámara.jpg|80px]] | [[Isabella, Princess of Asturias (1470–1498)|Isabella]]<br/>(1470–1498) | rowspan=5 | [[Isabella I of Castile|Isabella I]] | rowspan=3 | Mother | 1476 | 1480 | Displaced by the birth of brother |- | [[File:Ávila. Real Monasterio de Santo Tomás. 4 (cropped).JPG|80px]] | [[John, Prince of Asturias|John]]<br/>(1478–1497) | 1480 | 1497 | Died |- | [[File:Infanta Isabel de Trastámara.jpg|80px]] | Isabella<br/>(1470–1498) | 1498 | 1498 | Died |- | [[File:Miguel de la Paza (La Virgen de los Reyes Católicos).jpg|80px]] | [[Miguel da Paz, Prince of Portugal|Miguel]]<br/>(1498–1500) | Grandmother | 1499 | 1500 | Died |- | [[File:Juan de Flandes 003.jpg|80px]] | [[Joanna of Castile|Joanna]]<br/>(1479–1555) | Mother | 1502 | 1504 | Ascended the throne as Joanna |- | [[File:Bernard van Orley (1487-1541) Karel V - Koninklijk klooster van Brou 25-10-2016 10-06-36.jpg|80px]] | [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles]]<br/>(1500–1558) | [[Joanna of Castile|Joanna]] | Mother | 1504 | 1516 | Ascended the throne as Charles I |- | [[File:After Anthonis Mor (1512-16-c. 1576) - Phillip II (1527-1598), King of Spain - RCIN 406044 - Royal Collection.jpg|80px]] | [[Philip II of Spain|Philip]]<br/>(1527–1598) | [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles I]] and [[Joanna of Castile|Joanna]] | Father and grandmother | 1528 | 1556 | Ascended the throne as Philip II |- | [[File:Alonso Sánchez Coello 005.jpg|80px]] | [[Carlos, Prince of Asturias|Carlos]]<br/>(1545–1568) | rowspan=4 | [[Philip II of Spain|Philip II]] | rowspan=4 | Father | 1560 | 1568 | Died |- | [[File:Alonso Sánchez Coello - Portrait of Infante Ferdinand of Spain - Walters 37551.jpg|80px]] | [[Ferdinand, Prince of Asturias|Ferdinand]]<br/>(1571–1578) | 1573 | 1578 | Died |- | [[File:DiegoSpanien.jpg|80px]] | [[Diego, Prince of Asturias|Diego]]<br/>(1575–1582) | 1580 | 1582 | Died |- | [[File:Juan Pantoja de la Cruz 002.jpg|80px]] | [[Philip III of Spain|Philip]]<br/>(1578–1621) | 1584 | 1598 | Ascended the throne as Philip III |- | [[File:Philip IV of Spain as Prince of Asturias, Bartolome Gonzalez y Serrano 003.jpg|80px]] | [[Philip IV of Spain|Philip]]<br/>(1605–1665) | [[Philip III of Spain|Philip III]] | Father | 1608 | 1621 | Ascended the throne as Philip IV |- | [[File:Diego Velázquez 070.jpg|80px]] | [[Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias|Balthasar Charles]]<br/>(1629–1646) | rowspan=3 | [[Philip IV of Spain|Philip IV]] | rowspan=3 | Father | 1632 | 1646 | Died |- | [[File:Prince Philip Prospero by Diego Velázquez.jpg|80px]] | [[Philip Prospero, Prince of Asturias|Philip Prosper]]<br/>(1657–1661) | 1658 | 1661 | Died |- | [[File:Retrato ecuestre de Carlos II niño.jpg|80px]] | [[Charles II of Spain|Charles]]<br/>(1661–1700) | 1661 | 1665 | Ascended the throne as Charles II |- | [[File:Luis I, príncipe de Asturias.jpg|80px]] | [[Louis I of Spain|Louis]]<br/>(1707–1724) | rowspan=2 | [[Philip V of Spain|Philip V]] | rowspan=2 | Father | 1709 | 1724 | Ascended the throne as Louis I |- | [[File:Fernando6.jpg|80px]] | [[Ferdinand VI of Spain|Ferdinand]]<br/>(1713–1759) | 1724 | 1746 | Ascended the throne as Ferdinand VI |- | [[File:Anton Raphael Mengs, Prince of Asturias, Future Charles IV of Spain (са 1765) - 02.jpg|80px]] | [[Charles IV of Spain|Charles]]<br/>(1747–1819) | [[Charles III of Spain|Charles III]] | Father | 1760 | 1788 | Ascended the throne as Charles IV |- | [[File:Ferdinand VII (1784–1833), When Prince of Asturias MET DT236256.jpg|80px]] | [[Ferdinand VII of Spain|Ferdinand]]<br/>(1784–1833) | [[Charles IV of Spain|Charles IV]] | Father | 1789 | 1808 | Ascended the throne as Ferdinand VII |- | [[File:Doña Isabel II, niña (anónimo).jpg|80px]] | [[Isabella II of Spain|Isabella]]<br/>(1830–1904) | [[Ferdinand VII of Spain|Ferdinand VII]] | Father | 1830<br/>(''1833''){{Efn|Proclaimed Princess of Asturias by Royal Decree dated 13 October 1830, and sworn in as heiress on 20 June 1833.}} | 1833 | Ascended the throne as Isabella II |- | [[File:Isabella, Infanta of Spain and Princess of Asturias.jpg|80px]] | [[Isabella, Princess of Asturias (1851–1931)|Isabella]]<br/>(1851–1931) | rowspan=2 | [[Isabella II of Spain|Isabella II]] | rowspan=2 | Mother | 1851 | 1857 | Displaced by the birth of brother |- | [[File:Alfonso XII de España, c. 1870.jpg|80px]] | [[Alfonso XII|Alfonso]]<br/>(1857–1885) | 1857 | 1868 | Mother's deposition |- | [[File:Asturias - Aosta (cropped).png|80px]] | [[Emanuele Filiberto, 2nd Duke of Aosta|Emmanuel Philibert]]<br/>(1869–1931) | [[Amadeo I of Spain|Amadeo]] | Father | 1871 | 1873 | Father's abdication |- | [[File:Infanta Isabella of Spain (1851–1931).jpg|80px]] | [[Infanta Isabel, Countess of Girgenti|Isabella]]<br/>(1851–1931) | rowspan=2 | [[Alfonso XII]] | Brother | 1875 | 1880 | Displaced by the birth of niece |- | rowspan=2 | [[File:María de las Mercedes de Borbón y Habsburgo-Lorena.JPG|80px]] | rowspan=2 | [[María de las Mercedes, Princess of Asturias|Mercedes]]<br/>(1880–1904) | Father | 1880 | 1885 | Father died, brother born posthumously and became King at birth |- | rowspan=3 | [[Alfonso XIII]] | Brother | 1886 | 1904 | Died |- | [[File:Crown Prince Spain (LOC) (cropped).jpg|80px]] | [[Alfonso, Prince of Asturias (1907–1938)|Alfonso]]<br/>(1907–1938) | rowspan=2 | Father | 1907 | 1931<br/>(''1933''){{Efn|With the proclamation of the Second Spanish Republic in 1931, royal and nobiliary titles were abolished. On 11 June 1933, Prince Alfonso renounced his dynastic rights to contract a [[morganatic marriage]]. The new heir and titular Prince of Asturias should have been Infante [[Infante Jaime, Duke of Segovia|Jaime]], but the fact that he was [[deaf-mute]] led him to be pressured to relinquish his rights, which he did on 23 June. The title of Prince of Asturias ''in pretense'' then passed to the third of the sons of King [[Alfonso XIII]], Infante [[Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona|Juan]].}} | Proclamation of the [[Second Spanish Republic]] |- | [[File:J. de Borbón.jpg|80px]] | [[Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona|Juan]]<br/>(1913–1993) | 1933 | 1941 | Received the dynastic rights from King [[Alfonso XIII]]{{Efn|On 15 January 1941, a few weeks before his death on 28 February, the exiled King Alfonso XIII abdicated in favour of his son and heir, Prince Juan, who became in the new King-in-exile.<br/>However, he preferred to use the title [[Count of Barcelona]], a subsidiary title of the Spanish monarch. His first son, Prince [[Juan Carlos I|Juan Carlos]] would then be recognized as the new Prince of Asturias. He renounced his claim to the throne in favour of his son on 14 May 1977.}} |- | [[File:Juan Carlos de Borbón, Prince of Spain.jpg|80px]] | [[Juan Carlos I|Juan Carlos]]<br/>(1938–present) | [[Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona|Juan]] | Father | 1941 | 1977 | Holder of the title ''in pretense'';{{Efn|Titular Prince of Asturias by designation of his father.<ref>Robles do Campo 2009, p. 377.</ref><ref>Apezarena y Castilla 2009, p. 174.</ref>}}<br/>[[Prince of Spain]] since 1969.<br/>Ascended the throne as Juan Carlos I |- | [[File:Felipe de Borbón en Ecuador.jpg|80px]] | [[Felipe VI|Felipe]]<br/>(1968–present) | [[Juan Carlos I]] | Father | 1977 | 2014 | Ascended the throne as Felipe VI |- | [[File:Leonor de Borbón en 2023 (cropped).jpg|80px]] | [[Leonor, Princess of Asturias|Leonor]]<br/>(2005–present) | [[Felipe VI]] | Father | 2014 | Present | Incumbent |}
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