Traditionally, coats of arms did not belong to a nation but to the monarch who would quarter his shield with territorial claims of his dynasty.

The heraldic achievement also included the collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece, the Cross of Burgundy and the yoke and bundle of arrows formerly used by the Catholic Monarchs, the same arms he would use as King.

[2] The shield is divided into four-quarters, blazoned as follows: Argent enté en point, with a pomegranate proper seeded gules, supported, sculpted and leafed in two leaves vert, which is for Granada.

This is not an inescutcheon of pretence, but one in use by monarchs and states, in this case the Spanish Royal Family to show their descent from the French House of Bourbon through the Anjou line.

[6] King Juan Carlos's arms include a red lion instead of the purple one displayed on the current version[7] Surrounded by the grand master's collarof this order The Catholic Monarchs(1474–1492) The Catholic Monarchs(1492–1504) Tanto monta(Spanish: They amount to the same) Ferdinand II of Aragon(1504–1516)(After the death of queen Isabella) Joanna of Castile(1504–1506) Philip I of Castile(1504–1506)(with Joanna) Qui voudra(Old French: Whoever will accept) Charles IKing of Castile(1506–1516)Spanish Monarch(1516–1520) Plus oultreLater Plus ultra(French/Latin: Further beyond) Charles I(1520-1530) Plus ultra Charles ICharles Vas Holy Roman Emperor(1530-1556) Plus ultra Philip II(1554-1558)Also King Jure Uxoris of England with Mary I Honi soit qui mal y pense(Old French: Shame be to him who thinks evil of it) Philip II(1580-1598)Philip III(1598-1621)Philip IV(1621-1665)Charles II(1665-1668) Philip V(First reign)(1700-1724)Louis(1724)Philip V(Second reign)(1724-1746)Ferdinand VI(1746-1759)Charles III(1759-1761) Charles III(1761-1788)Charles IV(1788-1808)Ferdinand VII(1808)Ferdinand VII(Restored)(1808-1833)Isabella II(1833-1868)Alfonso XII(1874-1885)Alfonso XIII(1886-1931) Juan Carlos I(1975) Joseph Bonaparte(1808–1813) Amadeus(1870–1873) Arms of Members of the Royal Family, their spouses & children.