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Queen Sofía of Spain

1938 - Today

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Sofía (Sophia Margaret Victoria Frederica; Greek: Σοφία Μαργαρίτα Βικτώρια Φρειδερίκη, romanized: Sofía Margaríta Bictória Freideríki; born 2 November 1938) is a member of the Spanish royal family who was Queen of Spain from 1975 to 2014 as the wife of King Juan Carlos I until his abdication. She is the eldest child of King Paul of Greece and his wife, Queen Frederica. Sofía married then Infante Juan Carlos of Spain in 1962 and became queen of Spain upon her husband's accession in 1975. On 19 June 2014, Juan Carlos abdicated in favour of their son Felipe VI. Since her spouse's abdication, Doña Sofía has usually been referred to as reina emérita ('queen emerita') by the press. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Queen Sofía of Spain is the 45th most popular nobleman (down from 36th in 2019), the 50th most popular biography from Greece (up from 53rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Greek Nobleman.

Queen Sofía of Spain is most famous for her marriage to King Juan Carlos I. She was born in Athens, Greece, and she is the daughter of King Paul of Greece and Queen Frederica of Greece.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Queen Sofía of Spain ranks 45 out of 1,415. Before her are Alexander Nevsky, Liliʻuokalani, Sophia of Hanover, Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia, Anne of Austria, and Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom. After her are Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark, Charles the Bold, Otto von Habsburg, Margaret, Maid of Norway, and Şehzade Mehmed.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Queen Sofía of Spain ranks 8. Before her are Kofi Annan, Beatrix of the Netherlands, Claudia Cardinale, Romy Schneider, Bernie Madoff, and Adriano Celentano. After her are Jon Voight, Rudolf Nureyev, Anthony Giddens, Leonid Kuchma, Islam Karimov, and Nico.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Queen Sofía of Spain ranks 50 out of 1,024. Before her are Miltiades (-540), Aristarchus of Samos (-311), Pope Sixtus II (215), Alcibiades (-450), Pyrrhus of Epirus (-318), and Pindar (-517). After her are Apollodorus of Athens (-180), Menander (-342), Antisthenes (-445), Praxiteles (-395), Irene of Athens (752), and Seleucus I Nicator (-358).

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Among NOBLEMEN In Greece

Among noblemen born in Greece, Queen Sofía of Spain ranks 2. Before her are Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921). After her are Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark (1906), Leotychidas (-540), Memnon of Rhodes (-380), Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark (1914), and Arsinoe I (-305).

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