Queen Sofia of Spain
| Sofía | |
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The Queen in 2003
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| Queen consort of Spain | |
| Tenure | 22 November 1975 – 19 June 2014 |
| Anointing | 27 November 1975 |
| Born |
2 November 1938 Psychiko, Athens, Kingdom of Greece |
| Spouse | Juan Carlos I of Spain (m. 1962) |
| Issue |
Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo Infanta Cristina of Spain Felipe VI of Spain |
| House |
Glücksburg (by birth) Bourbon (by marriage) |
| Father | Paul I of Greece |
| Mother | Frederika of Hanover |
| Religion |
Roman Catholicism prev. Greek Orthodox |
| Signature |  |
Queen Sofía (/sɒˈfiːə/, Spanish: [soˈfi.a]; Greek: Σοφία [soˈfi.a]; formerly Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark, born 2 November 1938) is the wife of King Juan Carlos I. Born a Greek and Danish princess, she became Queen consort of Spain upon her husband's accession in 1975. On 19 June 2014, Juan Carlos abdicated in favour of their son, Felipe VI.
Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark was born on 2 November 1938, in Psychiko, Athens, Greece, the eldest child of King Paul and his wife, Queen Frederica. Sofia is a member of the Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg dynasty. Her brother is the deposed King Constantine II and her sister is Princess Irene.
Princess Sophia spent some of her childhood in Egypt where she took her early education in El Nasr Girls' College (EGC) in Alexandria. She lived in South Africa during her family's exile from Greece during World War II. They returned to Greece in 1946. She finished her education at the prestigious Schloss Salem boarding school in Southern Germany, and then studied childcare, music and archeology in Athens. She also studied at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, now though not then a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, She represented Greece, alongside her brother Constantine, as a reserve member of the Gold Medal-winning sailing team in the 1960 Summer Olympics.
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