Quote Originally Posted by Kralizec View Post
Why Juan Carlos would have any claim to the title, a useless one anywa, is unclear to me. He did not descend from the Emperors and even if he did that would not be enough.
He would not need to "descend" from anyone, although it became a de facto Hapsburg title it was never a de jure one.

He would get it by defeault - he's the only Roman Catholic King left!