Editing Monarchy of Spain (section)

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{{Infobox monarchy
| royal_title        = King
| realm              = Spain
| native_name        = {{langx|es|Rey de España}}
| coatofarms         = File:Coat_of_Arms_of_Spanish_Monarch.svg
| coatofarms_article = Coat of arms of the King of Spain
| image              = Felipe_VI_in_2023.jpg
| incumbent          = [[Felipe VI]]
| incumbentsince     = 19 June 2014
| his/her            = His
| heir_presumptive   = [[Leonor, Princess of Asturias]]
| first_monarch      = [[Isabella I of Castile]] and [[Ferdinand II of Aragon]] ([[Catholic Monarchs of Spain]])
| date               = 
| residence          = [[Royal Palace of Madrid]] (official)<br />[[Palace of Zarzuela]] (private)
| website            = [http://www.casareal.es The Spanish Monarchy]
}}
{{Politics of Spain}}

The '''monarchy of Spain''' or '''Spanish monarchy''' ({{langx|es|Monarquía Española}}) is the [[constitution]]al form of government of [[Spain]]. It consists of a [[Hereditary monarchy|hereditary monarch]] who reigns as the [[head of state]], being the highest office of the country.<ref name="Self Made Monarch">{{cite book |last=Powell |first=Charles |title=Juan Carlos of Spain; Self Made Monarch |publisher=St. Martin's Press, Inc. |author-link=Charles Powell (historian)}}</ref>

The Spanish monarchy is constitutionally referred to as '''The Crown''' ({{langx|es|La Corona}}), and it comprises the reigning [[List of Spanish monarchs|monarch]], currently King [[Felipe VI]], their family, and the [[Royal Household of Spain|Royal Household]], which supports and facilitates the sovereign in the exercise of his duties and prerogatives.<ref name="Wiki Source Spa Constitution 78">{{Cite web |url=http://es.wikisource.org/wiki/Constituci%C3%B3n_espa%C3%B1ola_de_1978:_04 |title=Título II. De la Corona, Wikisource |access-date=27 May 2009 |archive-date=12 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112021557/https://es.wikisource.org/wiki/Constituci%C3%B3n_espa%C3%B1ola_de_1978%3A_04 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>[[Constitution of Spain]] 1978, Title II, Article 56, Subsection 2 and amended by Royal Decree 1368/1987, dated 6 November.</ref> 

The [[Spanish royal family|royal family]] is currently represented by King Felipe VI, [[Queen Letizia]], their daughters [[Leonor, Princess of Asturias]], and [[Infanta Sofía]], and the king's parents, [[Juan Carlos I|King Juan Carlos I]] and [[Queen Sofía of Spain|Queen Sofía]].

The [[Spanish Constitution of 1978]] re-established<ref name="Self Made Monarch" />{{NoteTag|According to historian [[Charles Powell (historian)|Charles Powell]], the term'' reestablished'', rather than ''restored'', was a conscious choice to find a middle ground acceptable by monarchists, who viewed the 1975 monarchy as a restoration, and Franconists who took the view that General Franco had essentially established a ''new'' monarchy apart from the prior historic office.}} a [[constitutional monarchy]] as the form of government for Spain after the end of the [[dictatorship of Francisco Franco]] and the restoration of democracy in [[1977 Spanish general election|1977]]. The 1978 constitution affirmed the role of the King of Spain as the living personification and embodiment of the Spanish nation and a symbol of Spain's enduring unity and permanence and is also invested as the "arbitrator and the moderator" of Spanish institutions.<ref name="Wiki Source Spa Constitution 78" /><ref name="Title II" /> Constitutionally, the sovereign is the [[head of state]] and [[commander-in-chief]] of the [[Spanish Armed Forces]].<ref name="Wiki Source Spa Constitution 78" /><ref name="Title II">Title II, Article 56, Subsection 1.</ref> The constitution [[Codification (law)|codifies]] the use of royal styles and titulary, [[royal prerogative]]s, [[Primogeniture|hereditary succession to the crown]], [[Civil list|compensation]], and a [[regent|regency]]-guardianship contingency in cases of the monarch's [[Minor (law)|minority]] or [[Capacity (law)|incapacitation]].<ref name="Wiki Source Spa Constitution 78" /><ref name="Title II" /> According to the Constitution, the monarch is also instrumental in promoting relations with the "nations of its historical community".<ref name="Wiki Source Spa Constitution 78" /><ref name="Title II" /> The monarch serves as honorary president of the [[Organization of Ibero-American States]], representing over 700,000,000 people in twenty-four member nations worldwide.