Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona

Infante of Spain (1913-1993)

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Lived 1913–1993, aged 80Spain

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1913–1993
Aged 80

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FatherAlfonso XIII of Spain

MotherVictoria Eugenie of Battenberg

ChildJuan Carlos I of Spain

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Updated 2026-05-29

Royalty's backup plan: Juan claimed Spain's throne but never sat it, watching instead as his son Juan Carlos I became king when Spain restored its monarchy in 1975.

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Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona, was a claimant to the Spanish throne as Juan III. He was the third son and designated heir of King Alfonso XIII and Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg. His father was replaced by the Second Spanish Republic in 1931. Juan's son Juan Carlos I became King of Spain when Spain's constitutional monarchy was restored in 1975.

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