Infanta Leonor of Spain

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Infanta Leonor Full name English: Eleanor of All the Saints Spanish: Leonor de Todos los Santos Detail Titles and styles HRH Infanta Leonor of Spain Father Felipe, Prince of Asturias Mother Letizia, Princess of Asturias Born October 31, 2005 (2005-10-31) (age 3) Madrid, Spain Baptised 14 January 2006 Zarzuela Palace

Spanish Royal Family HM The King HM The Queen HRH The Prince of Asturias HRH The Princess of Asturias HRH Infanta Leonor HRH Infanta Sofía HRH The Duchess of Lugo HE The Duke of Lugo HRH The Duchess of Palma de Mallorca HE The Duke of Palma de Mallorca Extended royal family HRH The Duchess of Badajoz HRH The Duchess of Soria HE The Duke of Soria HRH The Duke of Calabria HRH The Duchess of Calabria v • d • e

Royal styles of Infanta Leonor of Spain Reference style Her Royal Highness Spoken style Your Royal Highness Alternative style Ma'am

The Infanta Leonor of Spain (Leonor de Todos los Santos de Borbón Ortiz^[1], in English: Eleanor of All the Saints of Bourbon Ortiz; born 31 October 2005, Madrid) is the first child of Felipe, Prince of Asturias and his wife Princess Letizia, and thus second in the line of succession to the Spanish throne after her father. As the daughter of the heir to the throne, she is styled and titled Her Royal Highness, Infanta of Spain. She has a younger sister, the Infanta Sofía.

Contents 1 Birth 2 Baptism 3 Schooling 4 Ancestry 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Birth

Infanta Leonor was born at 1:46 am in the Ruber International Clinic in Madrid by means of a caesarean section necessitated by non-progression of labour. Infanta Leonor weighed 3.5 kg and was 47 cm long. Her birth was announced by the Royal Family to the press via SMS. Leonor left the Ruber Clinic with her parents on 7 November 2005.

Her birth has sparked discussion of a revision of the Spanish Constitution of 1978 to abolish the precedence of male heirs over their older sisters. In this case, she could become heir apparent when her father is king. Otherwise, she would be heiress presumptive until and unless her parents should have a son. Should she become Queen, she will be the first queen named Leonor of united Spain, but she could take the name Eleanor II since Navarre had a Queen named Eleanor in the 15th century.

[edit] Baptism

The Infanta was baptised in the Zarzuela Palace by the Archbishop of Madrid, Antonio Rouco Varela, on 14 January 2006. Like her father in 1968, Leonor was baptised with water from the river Jordan, following the Spanish Royal Family tradition. She was also given the additional names of de Todos los Santos (of All the Saints), a Bourbon tradition. Her godparents were her paternal grandparents, Their Majesties King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain.

The Spanish Royal House confirmed on February 25, 2006 that stem cells from Princess Leonor's umbilical cord have been frozen and stored at a blood bank in Tucson, Arizona. A spokesman said this is "habitual practice" at the clinic where Leonor was born. The stem cells will be frozen for at least 15 years, along with cells from 18,000 other babies around the world. Leonor is not the first royal baby to have her stem cells frozen; her cousin, Prince Christian of Denmark has had his stem cells frozen as well.

[edit] Schooling

Infanta Leonor began her education at the daycare for the children of the Spanish Royal Guard.

She began her first year of real schooling on 15 September, 2008 at the Santa María de los Rosales School in Aravaca, just outside Madrid. Her father is an alumnus of the school.

[edit] Ancestry

v • d • e Ancestors of Infanta Leonor of Spain

16. Alfonso XIII of Spain               8. Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona                       17. Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg               4. Juan Carlos I of Spain                             18. Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies               9. Maria Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies                       19. Princess Louise of Orléans               2. Felipe, Prince of Asturias                                   20. Constantine I of Greece               10. Paul of Greece                       21. Sophia of Prussia               5. Sophia of Greece & Denmark                             22. Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick               11. Frederika of Hanover                       23. Princess Viktoria Luise of Prussia               1. Infanta Leonor of Spain                                         12. José Luis Ortiz Velasco                       6. Jesus José Ortiz Alvarez                             26. ... Alvarez ...               13. María del Carmen (Menchu) Alvarez del Valle                       27. Martina del Valle ...               3. Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano                                   28. Miguel Rocasolano Cebrián               14. Francisco Julio Rocasolano Camacho                       29. María Camacho ...               7. María de la Paloma Rocasolano Rodríguez                             15. Enriqueta Rodríguez Figarredo/Figueredo

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official website of the Spanish Monarchy
• Royal House of Spain
• Hello! magazine announcement of the birth
• Spain's new royal makes her first appearance

Infanta Leonor of Spain House of Bourbon Born: 31 October 2005
Spanish royalty
Preceded by The Prince of Asturias	Line of succession to the Spanish Throne 2nd position	Succeeded by Infanta Sofía