Since ancient times, emperors seem to be romantic and amorous. King Juan Carlos of Spain "voluntarily" gave way to his son Felipe because his private life was too chaotic.
According to statistics, the old king Juan had a total of 1,500 lovers in his life, the most famous of which was Corinna, known as the "underground queen".
Married a princess and became king
Juan Carlos's life story has been a bumpy one. His grandfather was the last king of the Bourbon Empire in Spain.
In 1931, Spain's liberals, allied with the radical left, overthrew the feudal rule of the Bourbons. As a result, Juan and his father, the Count of Barcelona, had to take refuge in Italy, Portugal and other countries.
Francisco Franco, the Spanish Army Chief of Staff at the time, did not explicitly declare his party membership, but he was supported by the right because he had previously suppressed popular uprisings against the right.
In 1939, World War II broke out, and Francisco Franco took the opportunity to usurp power in Spain. As a result, Spanish power fell into the hands of right-wing warlords.
Fortunately, the world war ended in 1945, and the Spanish people had a miserable life under Franco's previous terrorist tyranny, and Franco's actions caused great discontent around the world.
So for Franco, at this time, he could no longer exercise dictatorship in the country. So in 1948, the warlord returned the royal power to the Carlos family, and Juan, who was in exile, returned to Spain to receive a royal education.
As an adult, Juan has a handsome face, a tall figure, and a noble identity. These factors have made him the dream lover of countless women. Even the Greek princess Sophia was fascinated by him.
You know, Juan was not the king of Spain at that time. The ruling power of the dynasty remained in Franco's hands! However, Sophia, the first heir to the Greek king, was willing to give up the throne for Juan.
In 1962, Juan and Sophia entered the wedding hall. Soon after, Sophia bore Juan a son and two daughters. For Sofia, she just wanted to spend her life with Juan, so she quit the family and played the role of a good wife and mother.
After Franco's death in 1975, Juan succeeded in coming to power and became King of Spain. At this point, Sophia became the rightful queen. Perhaps, according to Sophia, her happy time has just begun, but in fact this marriage dragged her into the abyss.
Romantic personality, many mistresses
As king, Juan's political maneuvers were impeccable. He suppressed Franco's rebellion and brought political stability to Spain. Moreover, in order to keep Spain up to date with the trend of world development, Juan also decided to follow in the footsteps of Britain and follow the "constitutional monarchy". Therefore, in 1978, Juan announced to his subjects that he would no longer interfere in government affairs and would only be a free man. The titular king.
Juan promoted Spain's peaceful transition to a constitutional monarchy. Moreover, the king also deposed all the remaining old ministries of Franco, creating a stable political situation for Spain and an economic take-off.
However, as a husband, Juan was very unqualified. According to records, Juan once went hunting without Sofia. To surprise Juan, Sophia sneaks to his palace residence.
But here, she witnessed Juan hanging out with another woman. Stubborn Sophia could not accept Juan's infidelity in their marriage, so she left Juan's bedroom.
However, Sofia's move made things easier for Juan. In 2004, Juan met Corinna at a banquet, and the charming Corinna immediately captured Juan's heart.
But Corinna is not a vase. She used her beauty to attract high society.
Initially seduced by her beauty, she married a shipping company owner in 1990. However, she is unwilling to accept this and is bent on entering high society.
So Corinna met a German prince through a shipping boss.
Although this Wang Ye family has declined, he still has the title of Wang Ye, and his status is obviously more noble than that of the ship boss. Corinna felt the same way, so she took the initiative to throw herself into the arms of the German prince.
The prince was also attracted to Corinna's beauty and charm and fell in love with her. In 2000, Corinna married the prince and officially entered high society.
Although the prince loved her very much, her parents were dissatisfied with her, believing that she was not innocent enough and insulting the royal tradition. This also made Corinna unable to be with the prince anymore, and within a few years the prince also lost his passionate love for her.
So Corinna divorced the prince. But according to Corinna, her life definitely doesn't stop there, so she's always looking for her next goal.
Lover of the underground queen Juan
After Corinna meets Juan at a banquet, she feels that she has found a third target. After deliberately seducing him, Juan fell into Corinna's soft country.
Although Juan captures Corinna, he remains disturbed, and Corinna also discovers the many lovers of the King of Spain. This also made Corinna very angry, and he offered to cut ties with Juan.
But Juan is already obsessed with Corinna, how is it possible to let him go? So he hatched a "life-threatening" plan to convince Corinna to promise to stay with him. Since Juan could not stop his fascination with Corinna, people gave her the title of "Queen Underground" of the king. In the eyes of the world, Juan's titular queen is Sofia, but Corinna is Juan's favorite underground lover.
After Juan and Corinna came together, the king abandoned his lofty political views and stopped working for the development of Spain. He only knew about wasting money for Corinna.
Juan's move also caused discontent among the Spanish public. At that time, Juan announced that he would go to work for a while to calm public opinion.
But in fact, Juan secretly went to Africa and spent a lewd and absurd time with Corinna. Although Juan deliberately concealed it, the paper still could not cover up the fire. The secret was soon revealed and Juan was criticized orally and in writing by the Spanish population.
At that time, it was also revealed that King Juan's former lover was revealed. According to statistics, Juan has dated 1,500 mistresses. As soon as the news broke, Juan completely lost public support.
On June 2, 2014, Juan had no choice but to cede the throne to his son. Previously, Juan had also been chemically castrated, all because it was too romantic.
In the first half of his life, Juan was called a wise king by the Spanish people for his great political achievements. But Juan was also the first monarch in Spanish history to be expelled for ignoring public opinion and romance.
Corinna was a key factor in Juan's resignation, so her name is also remembered in Spain, and she will always exist in Spain as a beauty and troublemaker.