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Queen Sofía of Spain
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queen consort of Spain from 1975 to 2014
Queen Sofía was the wife of Spain's King Juan Carlos I, serving as queen consort from 1975 to 2014 during a crucial period when Spain transitioned to democracy after decades of dictatorship. As a prominent royal figure during this transformative era, she played an important ceremonial and symbolic role in Spain's modern history.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- Spanish Royal Family
- Given name
- Federica
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Greece
- Spouse
- Juan Carlos I of Spain
- Child
- Felipe VI of Spain
- Father
- Paul of Greece
- Mother
- Frederica of Hanover
- Occupation
- aristocrat
- Educated at
- Fitzwilliam College
- Employer
- University of Cambridge
- Languages spoken
- German
- Religion
- Greek Orthodoxy
- Eye colour
- blue
- Image
- Karaliene Sofija (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 3
- Residence
- Tatoi Palace
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- Commons category
- Queen Sofía of Spain
- date of birth
- 1938-11-02
- lifestyle
- vegetarianism
- birth name
- Σοφία Μαργαρίτα Βικτωρία Φρειδερίκη
- member of
- Club of Rome
- honorific prefix
- Royal Highness
- godparent
- George II of Greece
- relative
- George II of Greece
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Sofía (Sophia Margarita Victoria Frederica; Greek: Σοφία Μαργαρίτα Βικτωρία Φρειδερίκη, romanized: Sofía Margaríta Viktoría Freideríki; born 2 November 1938) is a member of the Spanish royal family who was Queen of Spain as the wife of King Juan Carlos I from 1975 until his abdication in 2014. She is the eldest and last surviving child of King Paul and Queen Frederica of Greece. She is also the last surviving grandchild of King Constantine I and Queen Sophia of Greece.
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