Spanish: Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias
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Portuguese: João Carlos Afonso Victor Maria de Bourbon e Bourbon-Duas Sicílias
French: Jean Charles Alphonse Victor Marie de Bourbon et Bourbon-Deux-Siciles
Italian: Giovanni Carlo Alfonso Vincitore Maria di Borbone e Borbone-Due Sicilie
Dutch: Jan Karel Alfons Victor Maria van Bourbon en Bourbon-Two Sicilies
English: John Charles Alfonso Victor Maria of Bourbon and Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Greek: Χουάν Κάρλος Αλφόνσο Βίκτορ Μαρία Bourbon και Bourbon-Two Sicilies, romanized: Chouán Kárlos Alfónso Víktor María ton Bourbon kai Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Russian: Хуан Карлос Альфонсо Виктор Мария Бурбон и Бурбон-Обеих Сицилий, romanized: Khuan Karlos Al'fonso Viktor Mariya Burbon i Burbon-Obeikh Sitsiliy
Juan Carlos I (Spanish: [xwaŋˈkaɾlos],[3] full name: Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias, born 5 January 1938) is a member of the Spanish royal family. He was the King of Spain from 1975 until his abdication in 2014. In Spain, since his abdication, Juan Carlos has usually been referred to as the Rey Emérito ('King Emeritus').
During most of his 39-year reign, he was very popular. When he became king in 1975, he transformed Spain from dictatorship to democracy this made people consider him the champion of democracy. He was a popular king and was considered Spain's hero and savoir. He ruled effectively and that the Spanish people loved him. He made Spain more modern and improved relations with many countries. The Spaniards would always experience prosperity.
However in 2012, Juan Carlos' popularity started to decline as posted a photo of him hunting with an elephant in Bostwana. During this time, many Spaniards were struggling to make ends meet and when Juan Carlos posted this photo, his popularity started to decline. He also had a sex relationship with Corinna zu Sayn-Wittgenstein, his former mistress. One of the Spanish royal family members was also involved in a crime. All of this made him unpopular and he eventually abdicated the throne two years later in 2014 in favor of his son, Crown Prince Felipe who became king Felipe VI. In 2020, Juan Carlos fled the country and is now living in Abu Dhabi in the UAE.
