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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 1230469, member: 39&quot;]Well, many rulers used, or even still use, such &quot;by the grace of God&quot; titles. Usually they have crowns on their heads though. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> In the case of Franco, he saw (or &quot;sold&quot;) himself as a kind of placeholder - the kings before him had that &quot;Por la G. de Dios&quot; (in the very same &quot;G.&quot;-only style) on their coins too.</p><p><br /></p><p>Then came the republic - without any &quot;divine grace&quot; on the coins of course. After the civil war and the first years of the Falange regime, Franco re-established (in 1947) the monarchy, with himself as a kind of regent. That is also why he picked a title that, without making him a king, suggested a leadership by the grace of God much like what the former kings and queens had. His successor, so to say, King Juan Carlos, is simply a king - no &quot;G.&quot; involved ...</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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