2006-11-07 08:06:30 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty
In the Spanish and former Portuguese monarchies, Infante (masculine) or Infanta (feminine) is the title given to a son or daughter of the reigning monarch who is not the heir-apparent to the throne. Other, more distantly related, members of the Spanish and Portuguese royal families are also granted the title. Note that infante is also used for a hereditary title of nobility as in los infantes de Carrión in The Lay of the Cid.
Example:
The Infanta Leonor of Spain (Leonor de Todos los Santos de Borbón y Ortiz), in English: Eleanor of All The Saints of Bourbon and Ortiz, born 31 October 2005, in Madrid, is the first child of Felipe, the Prince of Asturias and his wife Princess Letizia, and thus second in the line of succession to the Spanish throne after her father. As the daughter of the heir to the throne, she is styled and title Her Royal Highness, Infanta of Spain. It was announced on 25 September 2006, that the couple is expecting their second child in May 2007.
The name derives from the same root as "infant," but this means simply "child" in Romance languages, and in this case indicates that the Infante or Infanta is the child of the monarch. The current Infantas of Spain are Leonor, the daughter of Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia, Elena and Cristina, daughters of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía, and Pilar and Margarita, daughters of Juan de Borbón, Count of Barcelona. Prince Felipe, son of King Juan Carlos, is heir apparent to the throne and therefore Prince of Asturias.
2006-11-07 11:07:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Spanish Monarch's Daughter I would guess.
2006-11-07 16:09:58 · answer #2 · answered by Help Me Help You 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
princess or infanta. Infanta is the title given to a daughter of the reigning monarch who is not the heir-apparent to the throne.
2006-11-07 17:31:32 · answer #3 · answered by moonshine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The heir apparent to the Spanish monarchy receives the titles Prince of Asturias, Prince of Gerona, and Prince of Viana, Asturias being on behalf of Kingdom of Castile, Gerona on behalf of Kingdom of Aragon, and Viana, a disputed title, on behalf of Kingdom of Navarre. The current heir apparent of Spain is Prince Felipe.
Daughters would be known as Princess.
2006-11-07 16:19:44 · answer #4 · answered by Swordfish 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Infanta, unless she's the heir to the Throne; in this case, she's called Princesa.
2006-11-07 17:49:41 · answer #5 · answered by la_nena_sabe... 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Contessa
2006-11-07 16:14:20 · answer #6 · answered by Robert B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ia Infanta
The son is el Infante
2006-11-07 18:13:02 · answer #7 · answered by Richard E 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Infanta if shes young enough
2006-11-07 16:08:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
princess or princesa (in espanol)
2006-11-07 16:49:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋