, 1927|left In 1931, Juan was subject to dynastic negotiations between the
Alfonsists and the
Carlists, concluded in the so-called
Pact of Territet, which was never implemented. Juan became
heir apparent to the defunct Spanish throne after the renunciations of his two older brothers,
Alfonso and
Jaime, in 1933. To assert his claim to the throne, following his father's death (in 1941) he used the title of
Count of Barcelona, a sovereign title associated with the Spanish crown. In 1936, his father sent him to participate in the
Spanish Civil War but he was arrested near the French border, and sent back by General
Emilio Mola. On 19 March 1945, he announced a manifesto in
Lausanne, demanding he replace
Francisco Franco: When General Franco declared Spain a monarchy in 1947, he characterized it as a "restoration". However, Franco was afraid that Juan would roll back the
Spanish State because he favoured
constitutional monarchy, which would restore
parliamentary democracy. As a result, in 1969, Franco passed over Juan in favour of Juan's son, Juan Carlos, who Franco believed would be more likely to continue the
dictatorship after his death. Juan Carlos later surprised many by
his support of democratising Spain. Franco and Juan did not have a good relationship, with the latter constantly pressing Franco to restore the monarchy. Relations soured further when Juan called Franco an "illegitimate usurper". Juan formally renounced his rights to the Spanish throne eight years after being displaced as recognised heir to the throne by Franco, and two years after his son, Juan Carlos, had become king. In return, his son officially granted him the title of Count of Barcelona, which he had claimed for so long. After his death in 1993, he was buried with honours due a king, under the name
Juan III (his title if he had become king) in the Royal Crypt of the monastery of San Lorenzo de
El Escorial, near
Madrid. ==Honours and arms==