The coat of arms of the King of Spain ( English Escudo de armas del rey de España ) is a heraldic symbol representing the monarch of Spain . The current version of the coat of arms of the monarch was adopted in 2014, but the tradition of creating coats of arms for the monarchs of Spain dates back to the 15th century. The royal coat of arms of Spain reflects the elements of the coats of arms of the former monarchs of Castile , Leon , Aragon and Navarra .
Traditionally, the royal emblems of Spain did not belong to the country, but to the monarch himself, who reflected on his coat of arms the territorial claims of his dynasty. The early versions of the coats of arms of the Spanish monarchs looked more complicated than the modern ones, since they reflected elements of the coats of arms of their territories. Along with the full version, a simplified version of the royal coat of arms was also used, which was located in the center of the full version.
During the tenure of the , following the overthrow of Queen Isabella II , the national emblem of Spain was adopted, the location of the elements in which is preserved in the modern emblem. After the restoration of the monarchy in Spain, the country's coat of arms and the royal coat of arms continued to exist in parallel. In 1931, the image of the royal coat of arms was revised to include elements of the national coat of arms in the royal coat of arms. In the same 1931, the monarchy in Spain was abolished.
In 1947, Caudillo Franco proclaimed the restoration of the monarchy, but did not allow the applicant to take the throne - Juan, Count of Barcelona , and subsequently provided for the transfer of the crown after his death to the son of the Count of Barcelona, Juan Carlos . In 1969, Franco appointed Juan Carlos his "successor to the head of the Spanish state with the title of king", but gave him the new title of Prince of Spain , since he did not have the authority to assign him the title of Prince of Asturias, traditional for the heirs of the Spanish throne. In this regard, from 1971 to 1975, Juan Carlos used as the personal coat of arms not the coat of arms of the Prince of Asturias , but the coat of arms of the Prince of Spain , approved by decree of April 22, 1971. This version of the coat of arms was almost identical to the one that was adopted after his accession to the throne in 1975. In the version of the royal coat of arms of 1975, in the quarters of the heraldic shield was placed the symbolism of the kingdoms of Castile, Leon, Aragon and Navarra. Also on the coat of arms were a chain of the Order of the Golden Fleece , a cross of Burgundy, a yoke and a bunch of arrows, previously used by the Catholic kings of Spain. This version of the coat of arms was used in this form during the reign of Juan Carlos I (1975-2014).
After the accession to the throne in 2014, Philip VI, the coat of arms was changed, in particular, the images of the cross of Burgundy, the yoke and arrows were removed.
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Description
The coat of arms of the King of Spain is described in Royal Decree 527 of June 20, 2014, as an amendment to Section II of Royal Decree 1511 of January 21, 1977, which approved the descriptions of state flags , standards , insignia and emblems [1] . The coat of arms was adopted when King Philip VI ascended the throne of Spain [2] .
The shield is divided into four parts, which contain the following images:
- 1st quarter, a golden three-tower castle on a red background with azure gates and windows, symbolizing Castile;
- 2nd quarter - against a silver background, a purple lion with an open mouth, crowned with a crown, symbolizing Leon;
- 3rd quarter - alternating golden and four red stripes symbolizing Aragon;
- 4th quarter - on a red background, chains forming a cross with a green dot in the center, symbolizing Navarra.
Below, on a silver background, two green leaves with a symbolic pomegranate fruit, symbolizing Granada .
In the center of the shield on a azure background with a red border are three heraldic lilies - a symbol of the Bourbon-Anjou dynasty.
The shield is surrounded by a chain of the Golden Fleece and crowned with the image of the royal crown of Spain - a golden crown with precious stones, eight rosettes and eight interspersed pearls, closed from above by eight hemispheres, of which five are visible, also decorated with pearls and crowned with a cross in the symbolic image of the globe [3] .
Gallery
Coat of arms of the Catholic kings (1475)
Eagle San Juan Coat of Arms of the Catholic Kings (1492-1506)
Coat of arms of Juan I
(1504-1516)Coat of arms of Philip I
(Co-regent of Juan I)
(1504-1506)A simplified version of the coat of arms of Juan I and her son Charles I as monarchs of Spain.
Coat of arms of Charles I as king of Spain and him as Charles V, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
(1519-1556)1580-1668
1700-1761
1761-1868, 1875-1931
Coat of arms of Joseph Bonaparte (1808-1813)
Coat of arms of Amadeus I (1870-1873)
1931
Coat of arms of Juan Carlos I
(1975-2014)
As a personal emblem : 2014-present [4]Coat of arms of Philip VI (2014-present)
Notes
- ↑ Real Decreto 527/2014, de 20 de junio, por el que se crea el Guión y el Estandarte de Su Majestad el Rey Felipe VI y se modifica el Reglamento de Banderas y Estandartes, Guiones, Insignias y Distintivos, aprobado por Real Decreto 1511 / 1977, de 21 de enero. (Spanish) . BOE Spanish Official Journal (June 20, 2014). Date of treatment June 21, 2014.
- ↑ Felipe VI ya cuenta con escudo y guión propios (Spanish) . www.heraldo.es (19 de junio de 2014). Date of treatment June 20, 2014.
- ↑ Coat of arms of His Majesty the King of Spain . The Royal Household of the King of Spain. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
- ↑ Since June 20, 2014, after the abdication of Juan Carlos I, the emblem used by him remained valid as a personal emblem in accordance with the provisional provision of Royal Decree 527/2014.