He has two sisters: Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz (1936–2020); and Infanta Margarita, Duchess of Soria (born 1939). He also had a younger brother, Alfonso. Brandy from Spain usually comes from one of two regions: Jerez and Penedès. Carlos 1 hails from Jerez and is an XO style brandy.

Collado, Paloma Esteban;Ángel (30 November 2018). "La Casa Real rehabilita a don Juan Carlos con tres actos en el aniversario constitucional". elconfidencial.com (in Spanish) . Retrieved 27 August 2023. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link) Govan, Fiona (2 June 2014). "King Juan Carlos: 'No queremos que mi hijo se marchite esperando como el príncipe Carlos' "['I don't want my son to grow old waiting like Prince Charles']. The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022 . Retrieved 10 June 2014.

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Urkullu recuerda al futuro Rey que "la cuestión vasca no está resuelta" [Urkullu reminds the future king that "the Basque Question is not yet resolved"]". El Correo. 2 June 2014 . Retrieved 5 June 2014. Ludewigs-orden", Großherzoglich Hessische Ordensliste (in German), Darmstadt: Staatsverlag, 1907, p.7 Founded in Liechtenstein in 2003 and owned by Álvaro de Orleans-Borbón, a distant cousin of Juan Carlos who lives in Monaco received a large sum of money from Switzerland, Juan Carlos is named as the third beneficiary. [124] In 2009 Álvaro de Orleans-Borbón paid a cheque from Mexico for €4.3 million into the account which the Swiss adjudicated belonged to Juan Carlos. [125] Juan Carlos appears to have drawn down funds from the Zagatka foundation to spend €8 million between 2009 and 2018 on private flights, with Air Partner receiving around €6.1 million. [126] Zagatka used commissions due to Juan Carlos and paid to Zagatka to invest millions, mainly in Ibex35 companies between 2003 and 2018. [127] Galaz, Mábel (29 December 2011). "El Rey cuenta su salario: 292.752 euros". El País. Madrid: Prisa . Retrieved 29 May 2019. Chislett, William (2013). "The Transition to Democracy 1975–1982" (PDF). Spain: What Everyone Needs to Know. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-993646-5.

Pedro (9 December 2020). "La amenaza de la imputación obliga a Juan Carlos I a reconocer su fraude". eldiario.es. Rodriguez, Alexis (24 March 2020). "Felipe VI's move to disown his father and his attempt to try to save the Spanish Crown". El Ciudadano. Serving Brandy neat is just about as classic as it gets. A high-quality bottle like Carlos 1 truly doesn’t need any accompaniment: The Brandy can and will speak for itself. While some cheaper brown spirits can be rough or unpleasant when served neat, Carlos 1 Brandy is nicely in balance. The alcohol is strong, though never overpowering. Juan Carlos's first cousin Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz, was also briefly considered as a candidate. Alfonso was known to be an ardent Francoist and married Franco's granddaughter, Doña María del Carmen Martínez-Bordiú y Franco in 1972. [22] In November 2007, at the Ibero-American Summit in Santiago de Chile, during a heated exchange, Juan Carlos interrupted Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, saying, " ¿Por qué no te callas?" ("Why don't you shut up?"). Chávez had been interrupting the Spanish Prime Minister, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, while the latter was defending his predecessor and political opponent, José María Aznar, after Chávez had referred to Aznar as a fascist and "less human than snakes". The King shortly afterwards left the hall when President Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua accused Spain of intervention in his country's elections and complained about some Spanish energy companies working in Nicaragua. [49] This was an unprecedented diplomatic incident and a rare display of public anger by the King. [50] Budget of the royal house [ edit ]

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Juan Carlos I paga más de cuatro millones a Hacienda por los vuelos privados que le sufragó una fundación de su primo". eldiario.es. 25 February 2021. El Rey Don Juan Carlos adquiere un velero de 1929, en Finlandia". El Mundo (in Spanish). Spain. 30 September 2015.