List of heads of state of Spain

Spanish Royal Crown (heraldic representation)

This is a list of Spanish heads of state, who have led the country of Spain.

House of Habsburg (1516–1700)

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Portrait	Coat of arms	Name	Life	Reign	Titles	Claim
		Charles I (Emperor Charles V) Carlos I, el César Carlos	February 24, 1500 – September 21, 1558 (aged 58)	March 14, 1516 – January 16, 1556	Holy Roman Emperor; King of Germany and Italy King of Spain, Sicily and Sardinia King of Naples and Jerusalem Archduke of Austria Duke of Burgundy (Titular), Lord of the Netherlands	Son of Joanna of Castile, grandson of Isabella I and Ferdinand II
		Philip II, the Prudent Felipe II, el Prudente	May 21, 1527 – September 13, 1598 (aged 71)	January 16, 1556 – September 13, 1598	King of Spain, Sicily and Sardinia King of Naples and Jerusalem King of Portugal King of England and Ireland (jure uxoris) Duke of Burgundy (Titular), Lord of the Netherlands Duke of Milan	Son of Charles I
		Philip III, the Pious Felipe III, el Piadoso	April 14, 1578 – March 31, 1621 (aged 42)	September 13, 1598 – March 31, 1621	King of Spain, Portugal, Naples, Sicily and Sardinia Duke of Milan	Son of Philip II
		Philip IV, the Great, the Planet King Felipe IV, el Grande, el Rey Planeta	April 8, 1605 – September 17, 1665 (aged 60)	March 31, 1621 – September 17, 1665	King of Spain, Portugal (until 1640), Naples, Sicily and Sardinia Duke of Milan Sovereign of the Netherlands and Count Palatine of Burgundy	Son of Philip III
		Charles II, the Bewitched Carlos II, el Hechizado	November 6, 1661 – November 1, 1700 (aged 38)	September 17, 1665 – November 1, 1700	King of Spain, Naples, Sicily and Sardinia Duke of Milan Sovereign of the Netherlands and Count Palatine of Burgundy	Son of Philip IV

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Disputed claimant

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Portrait	Coat of arms	Name	Life	Reign	Titles	Claim
		Archduke Charles of Austria, as Charles III Archiduque Carlos, (Carlos III)	October 1, 1685 – October 20, 1740 (aged 55)	September 12, 1703 – July 2, 1715	King of Spain, Naples, Sicily and Sardinia Duke of Milan Sovereign of the Netherlands	Great-grandson of Philip III

House of Bourbon (1700–1808)

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Portrait	Coat of arms	Name	Life	Reign	Titles	Claim
		Philip V, the Spirited Felipe V, el Animoso	December 19, 1683 – July 9, 1746 (aged 62)	November 16, 1700 – January 14, 1724 (abdicated in favor of his son)	King of Spain	Great-grandson of Philip IV
		Louis I, the Beloved, the Liberal Luis I, el Bien Amado, el Liberal	August 25, 1707 – August 31, 1724 (aged 17)	January 14, 1724 – August 31, 1724 (ruled only 7 months before his death)		Son of Philip V
		Philip V, the Spirited Felipe V, el Animoso	December 19, 1683 – July 9, 1746 (aged 62)	September 6, 1724 – July 9, 1746 (reinstated on death of his son)		Father of Louis I
		Ferdinand VI, the Learned, the Just Fernando VI, el Prudente, el Justo	September 23, 1713 – August 10, 1759 (aged 45)	July 9, 1746 – August 10, 1759		Son of Philip V
		Charles III, the Enlightened, the King-Mayor Carlos III, el Político	January 20, 1716 – December 14, 1788 (aged 72)	August 10, 1759 – December 14, 1788
		Charles IV, the Hunter Carlos IV, el Cazador	November 11, 1748 – January 20, 1819 (aged 70)	December 14, 1788 – March 19, 1808		Son of Charles III
		Ferdinand VII, the Desired, the Felon King Fernando VII, el Deseado, el Rey Felón	October 14, 1784 – September 29, 1833 (aged 48)	March 19, 1808 – May 6, 1808		Son of Charles IV

House of Bonaparte (1808–1813)

Portrait	Coat of arms	Name	Life	Reign	Titles	Claim
		Joseph I, the Intruder, Bottle Joe José I, Pepe Botella	January 7, 1768 – July 28, 1844 (aged 76)	June 6, 1808 – December 11, 1813	King of Spain King of Naples and Sicily and the Indies Comte de Survilliers	No relationship, appointee and elder brother of Napoleon Bonaparte

House of Bourbon (1813–1868; first restoration)

Portrait	Coat of arms	Name	Life	Reign	Titles	Claim
		Ferdinand VII, the Desired, the Felon King Fernando VII, el Deseado, el Rey Felón	October 14, 1784 – September 29, 1833 (aged 48)	December 11, 1813 – September 29, 1833	King of Spain	Son of Charles IV
		Isabella II, the One with the Sad Destinies Isabel II, la de los Tristes Destinos	October 10, 1830 – April 9, 1904 (aged 73)	September 29, 1833 – September 30, 1868	Queen of Spain	Daughter of Ferdinand VII

House of Savoy (1870–1873)

Portrait	Coat of arms	Name	Life	Reign	Titles	Claim
		Amadeo I, the Gentleman King, Amadeo I, el Rey Caballero	May 30, 1845 – January 18, 1890 (aged 44)	December 4, 1870 – February 11, 1873	King of Spain	Descendant of Philip II (through his grandson Thomas Francis) and of Charles III (through his son Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies and his daughter Maria Luisa)

Presidents of the Republic

Portrait	Coat of arms	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Political affiliation
		Niceto Alcalá-Zamora (1877–1949)	December 10, 1931	April 7, 1936		Liberal Republican Right
		Diego Martínez Barrio (1883–1962) Interim	April 7, 1936	May 10, 1936		Republican Union Popular Front coalition
		Manuel Azaña (1880–1940)	May 10, 1936	March 3, 1939		Republican Left Popular Front coalition
		Segismundo Casado (1893–1968) Interim	March 4, 1939	March 13, 1939		Republican Army National Defence Council
		José Miaja (1878–1958) Interim	March 13, 1939	March 27, 1939

House of Bourbon (1874–1931; second restoration)

Portrait	Coat of arms	Name	Life	Reign	Titles	Claim
		Alfonso XII, the Peacemaker Alfonso XII, el Pacificador	November 28, 1857 – November 25, 1885 (aged 27)	December 30, 1874 – November 25, 1885	Constitutional King of Spain	Son of Isabella II
		Alfonso XIII, the African Alfonso XIII, el Africano	May 17, 1886 – February 28, 1941 (aged 54)	May 17, 1886 – April 14, 1931		Son of Alfonso XII

Spanish Republican government in exile (1939–1977)

Presidents in exile

Portrait	Coat of arms	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Political affiliation
		Diego Martínez Barrio (1883–1962) Interim	March 4, 1939	May 11, 1940		Republican Union
		Álvaro de Albornoz y Liminiana (1879–1954) Interim	May 11, 1940	August 17, 1945		Independent
		Diego Martínez Barrio (1883–1962)	August 17, 1945	January 1, 1962		Republican Union
		Luis Jiménez de Asúa (1889–1970)	January 1, 1962	November 16, 1970		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
		José Maldonado González (1900–1985)	November 16, 1970	July 1, 1977		Republican Left

Francoist Spain (1936–1975)

Portrait	Coat of arms	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Political affiliation
Head of State (Caudillo)
		Francisco Franco (1892–1975)	October 1, 1936	November 20, 1975		FET y de las JONS (after 1937) National Movement
President of the Regency
		Alejandro Rodríguez de Valcárcel (1917–1976)	November 20, 1975	November 22, 1975		National Movement

Kingdom of Spain (1975–present)

Portrait	Coat of arms	Name	Life	Reign	Titles	Claim
		Juan Carlos I	January 5, 1938 (aged 87)	November 22, 1975 – June 19, 2014	King of Spain	Grandson of Alfonso XIII, through his third son, Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona
		Felipe VI	January 30, 1968 (aged 57)	June 19, 2014 – present		Son of Juan Carlos I

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