Spain is going to get its first queen in 150 years, 20-year-old Princess Leonor will make history.

News Topical, Digital Desk : For the first time in 150 years, Spain is set to have a reigning queen. Princess Leonor, the 20-year-old daughter of King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, is now poised to inherit her family's throne.

She is the first female ruler of the country since Isabella II in the 1800s. Spain has been ruled by the Bourbon dynasty since the early 1700s, having defeated the Habsburg dynasty in the War of the Spanish Succession.

Leonor to become Queen of Spain

After the end of General Franco's dictatorship, the monarchy was restored in 1975 with King Juan Carlos I, who played a key role in Spain's transition to democracy. He abdicated in 2014 and passed the throne to his son Felipe. His daughter Leonor is now the next in line.

Leonor's father, Felipe, married former journalist Letizia in 2004, and she became queen at the age of 42. The royal couple has two daughters: Princess Leonor, born in 2005, is currently heir to the throne, and Infanta Sofia, born in 2007.

Completed training at the age of 20

According to Spanish law, the heir to the throne must undergo military training in the army, navy, and air force before ascending to the throne. Leonor began her higher education with an International Baccalaureate diploma from UWC Atlantic College in Wales. The future Queen of Spain has since also begun military training as the country's commander-in-chief.

Leonor began her military journey in August 2023 with army training in Zaragoza, where she joined a group of 560 cadets.

In 2024, Leonor began naval training in Galicia and embarked on a 140-day, 17,000-mile voyage aboard the training ship Juan Sebastián de Elcano. During this voyage, she traveled as a crew member across the Atlantic Ocean, around South America, and to New York.

In December 2025, Leonor completed her first flight alone in a Pilatus PC-21 aircraft, becoming the first female member of the Spanish royal family to do so.

Spain's future Queen Leonor has received all the necessary training to take over the throne and is ready to take over power at just 20 years old.

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