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Who abdicated the throne, making Felipe and Letizia king and queen?

  • King Juan Carlos I

  • King Alfonso XIII

  • King Ferdinand VII

  • King Charles IV

Answer

King Juan Carlos I of Spain abdicated the throne in June 2014, making his son Felipe and daughter-in-law Letizia the new king and queen of Spain. Juan Carlos was the first Spanish monarch to abdicate in nearly two centuries. He had been on the throne since 1975, after the death of Francisco Franco, who had ruled Spain as a dictator for decades.
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