Here's a look at the life of King Juan Carlos I of Spain.

Personal: Birth date: January 5, 1938

Birth place: Rome, Italy

Birth name: Juan Carlos Alfonso Victor Maria de Borbon y Borbon

Father: Don Juan de Borbon y Battenburg, Count of Barcelona, third son of King Alfonso XIII of Spain

Mother: Dona Maria de las Mercedes de Borbon y Orleans, Princess of the Two Sicilies and Countess of Barcelona

Marriage: Princess Sofia of Greece (May 14, 1962-present)

Children: Infanta Elena of Spain, Elena Maria, Isabel, Dominica de Silos de Borbon y Grecia, Duchess of Lugo, December 20, 1963; Infanta Cristina of Asturias, Cristina Federica Victoria Antonia de la Santísima Trinidad de Borbón y Grecia, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca, June 13, 1965; Prince of the Asturias, Felipe Juan Pablo Alfonso y de la Santísima Trinidad y de Todos los Santos de Borbón y Grecia, January 30, 1968

Education: Marianist, Fribourg, Switzerland; Instituto San Isidro, Madrid, Spain; Navy Orphans' College, Spain; Saragossa Military Academy, Saragossa, Spain; Naval College, Marin, Spain; Spanish Air Academy, San Javier, Spain; University of Madrid, Spain

Military: Spanish Army, Spanish Navy, Spanish Air Force

Other Facts: The Spanish Royal Family pays income taxes by constitutional provision and lives in a converted hunting lodge, Zarzuela Palace by choice.

The Palacio Real, the Royal Palace, in Madrid is used for formal events such as visits from heads of state.

First visited the United States in 1958, during training as a naval midshipman aboard the Juan Sebastian Elcano.

In Athens, Greece, there were two ceremonies on the King's wedding day May 14, 1962. The first at the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Saint Dyonisius and the second, a Greek Orthodox rite, at the Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral of the Virgin Mary.

Great-great-grandson of Queen Victoria, distant cousin to both Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip.

Distant relative of fifteenth century's King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain.

Both King Juan Carlos and Queen Sophia are descendants of Queen Victoria.

Timeline: 1947 - Generalissimo Francisco Franco's Law of Succession declares the Spanish royal family will be restored to power upon his death.

1948 - Makes first trip to Spain, after Franco and Don Juan de Borbon agree to a Spanish education for the heir apparent.

1960 - Completes military training and became the first Spanish officer to hold the rank of lieutenant in all three branches of the military.

1962 - During honeymoon, visits the United States and meets President John F. Kennedy and Mrs. Kennedy.

1969 - Invested as Crown Prince and the designated Franco successor.

November 22, 1975 - Crowned Juan Carlos I, King of Spain, two days after the death of Franco and restores the Spanish monarchy after a 44-year interregnum.

June 1-4, 1976 - First reigning Spanish monarch to visit the United States. He meets with President Gerald Ford.

1977 - Enacted political reforms that led to the first democratic election since 1936.