Prince or Princess of Asturias is the main substantive title used by the heir apparent, or heir presumptive to the Spanish Crown.
Leonor de Borbón en 2023
Imaginative portrait of King Henry III of Castile, by Calixto Ortega, 1848. He was the first Prince of Asturias, proclaimed in 1388.
Education of Prince John, by Salvador Martínez Cubells 1877. John was the only son of the Catholic Monarchs and heir of all their domains during his lifetime.
Cover of the first edition of the Political Constitution of the Spanish monarchy. Cádiz, 19 March 1812
Leonor, Princess of Asturias is the heir presumptive to the Spanish throne. She is the elder daughter of King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia.
Prince of Asturias
…of this constitution, the Princes of Asturias had to receive the oath of allegiance from the Cortes. The current titular of the Principality is Leonor, who took that dignity on 19 June 2014, when her father, King Felipe VI, ascended to the throne following the abdication of her grandfather Juan Carlos…
The King and the Princess of Asturias during the 2024 National Day of Spain.
With her father, the King, during the 2018 Golden Fleece award ceremony at the Royal Palace.
With her family and the main Spanish civil and military authorities during the 2019 National Day festivities.