CASTILIAN AND SPANISH REGALIA

CASTILE:
The crown and the sceptre of Queen Isabella I the Catholic of Castile are kept in the Royal Chapel (Capilla Real) in Granada.


The crown and sceptre of Queen Isabella the Catholic. The Royal Chapel in Granada. ©ARB

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SPAIN:
The Spanish regalia are kept in the Patrimonio Nacional in Madrid and include:
-Crown of Spain (1775),
-Sceptre (early 17th century).

Queens Isabella II and Victoria Eugenia (Alfonso XIII’s consort) had small personal crowns.


The Crown of Spain (1775)

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CASTILIAN AND SPANISH CORONATIONS

CASTILE-LEÓN
NAJERA, CHURCH OF SANTA MARIA LA REAL:
1217: Ferdinand III the Holy

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SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA:
1126: Alfonso VII the Emperor

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SEVILLE CATHEDRAL (Sevilla, la Catedral):
The last coronation in Castile took place in 1296 (pretender John I)
1252: Alfonso X the Learned


The Cathedral of Seville. ©ARB

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SPAIN
Coronation was never introduced in Spain. Spanish kings were usually inaugurated at simple ceremonies of accession and oath-takings in the Cortes.

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CASTILIAN AND SPANISH ROYAL RESIDENCES
(The list includes only the most important and existing royal residences)

ARANJUEZ:
Royal Palace (Palacio Real; summer residence built for Philip II).

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BARCELONA:
Royal Palace (Palau Reial Major; mediaeval residence of the Counts of Barcelona, later used by Spanish kings).

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EL ESCORIAL:
Royal Palace (Monasterio de San Lorenzo el Real; residence built for Philip II, includes a royal palace, a monastery and a royal mausoleum).


The Royal Palace of El Escorial
(reproduced courtesy of Mr Alexander Krischnig)

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GRANADA:
Alhambra (a Renaissance palace of Charles I built within Moorish Alhambra).

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LA GRANJA DE SAN ILDEFONSO:
Palacio de la Granja de San Ildefonso (royal residence built for Philip V in 1720).

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MADRID:
Royal Palace (Palacio Real; the official residence of the Spanish king).


The Royal Palace in Madrid. ©ARB

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MADRID:
Zarzuela Palace (Palacio de la Zarzuela; the home of the Spanish Royal Family since 1962).

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PALMA DE MALLORCA:
The Royal Palace of l'Almudaina (Palau Reial de l’Almudaina; mediaeval royal palace of kings of Mallorca and kings of Aragon. Later used by Spanish kings. Nowadays it serves as the official residence of the Spanish king in Palma de Mallorca).


The Royal Palace of l'Almudaina in Palma de Mallorca
(reproduced courtesy of Mr Marc van Gemert)

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PALMA DE MALLORCA:
Palacio Marivent (summer residence of the Spanish Royal Family).

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RIOFRIO NEAR SEGOVIA:
Real Sitio de Riofrio (royal palace built for Queen Isabella Farnese in 1752).

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SAN SEBASTIAN:
Palacio Miramar (a residence built for Queen Maria Cristina in 1889).

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SEGOVIA:
Alcazar (mediaeval royal residence).

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SEVILLE (Sevilla):
Realez Alcazares (mediaeval royal palace built for Peter I).

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TOLEDO:
Alcazar (Charles I’s fortress-palace).

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TORDESILLAS:
Convento de Sta Clara (former royal palace of King Peter I the Gruesome of Castile and monastery).