This is a list of Spanish viceroys (also called lieutenants) of the

Principality of Catalonia The Principality of Catalonia ( ca, Principat de Catalunya, la, Principatus Cathaloniæ, oc, Principat de Catalonha, es, Principado de Cataluña) was a medieval and early modern state in the northeastern Iberian Peninsula. During most of it ...

from 1479 to 1713. *1479–1493: Enrique de Aragón *1493–1495: Juan de Lanuza y Garabito *1495–1496: Juan Fernández de Heredia *1496–1501: Juan de Aragón, Conde de Ribagorza *1501–1514: Jaime de Luna *1514–1521:

Alonso de Aragón Alonso de Aragón or Alfonso de Aragón (1468 – 24 February 1520) was Archbishop of Zaragoza, Archbishop of Valencia and Lieutenant General of Aragon. Born in Cervera, he was an illegitimate son of Ferdinand II of Aragon by a Catalan ...

, Archbishop of Zaragoza *1521–1523: Pere Folc de Cardona, Archbishop of Tarragona *1523–1525: Antonio de Zúñiga, Prior of Castile,

Order of Saint John of Jerusalem The Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem ( la, Ordo Fratrum Hospitalis Sancti Ioannis Hierosolymitani), commonly known as the Knights Hospitaller (), was a medieval and early modern Catholic military order. It was headqu ...

*1525–1539: Fadrique de Portugal y Noroña,

Bishop of Sigüenza A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ...

*1539–1543: Saint Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandia, 3rd General Father of the Jesuit Order *1543–1554: Juan Fernández Manrique de Lara, Marqués de Aguilar de Campoo *1554–1558: Pedro Afán de Ribera, Duque de Alcalá *1558–1564: García Álvarez de Toledo, 4th Marquis of Villafranca del Bierzo *1564–1571: Diego Hurtado de Mendoza y de la Cerda *1571–1580: Fernando de Toledo *1580–1581:

Francisco de Moncada y Folc de Cardona, Marqués de Aytona Francisco de Moncada y Cardona (Mequinenza, 9 October 1532 – Valencia, 12 November 1594)

*1581–1583:

Carlo d'Aragona Tagliavia Carlo d'Aragona Tagliavia (Castelvetrano, Sicily, 1530 – Madrid, 25 September 1599) was a Sicilian-Spanish nobleman and viceroy. He was the son of a Sicilian peer, Giovanni Tagliavia, count of Castelvetrano, and a Spanish mother, Beatriz de Ara ...

*1583–1586:

Juan de Zúñiga y Avellaneda, Conde de Miranda del Castañar ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, t ...

*1586–1590: Manrique de Lara y Girón, Conde de Valencia de Don Juan *1590–1592:

Pedro Luis Galcerán de Borja y de Castro-Pinós Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for ''Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning " ...

*1592–1596:

Bernardino de Cárdenas y Portugal, Duque de Maqueda Bernardino is a name of Italian, Hispanic, or Portuguese origin, which can refer to: Given name *Bernardino Baldi (1533–1617), Italian mathematician and writer * Bernardino Bertolotti (born 1547), Italian composer and instrumentalist * Bernar ...

*1596–1602:

Lorenzo Suárez de Figueroa y Córdoba, Duque de Feria Lorenzo may refer to: People * Lorenzo (name) Places Peru * San Lorenzo Island (Peru), sometimes referred to as the island of Lorenzo United States * Lorenzo, Illinois * Lorenzo, Texas * San Lorenzo, California, formerly Lorenzo * Lorenzo State ...

*1602–1603:

Joan Terès i Borrull Joan Terès i BorrullHis full name is Joan Miquel Terès i Borrull, although his first name has been referenced as Joan, Juan, Jean, Johan, Joannes or Johannes and his first family name as Terès, Terés, Térès or Teres. (29 September 1538 � ...

, Archbishop of Tarragona *1603–1611:

Héctor de Pignatelli y Colonna, Duque de Monteleón Héctor de Pignatelli y Colonna, 3rd Duke of Monteleone ( it, Ettore III; 1574–1622) was viceroy of Catalonia from 1603 to 1611, and in 1610 took the decision to expel the Spanish Moriscos born and living in Spain who were not willing to reli ...

*1611–1611: Pedro Manrique, Bishop of Tortosa *1611–1615: Francisco Hurtado de Mendoza, Marqués de Almazán *1615–1619: Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 7th Duke of Alburquerque *1619–1622: Fernando Afán de Ribera y Téllez-Girón, 3rd Duke of

Alcalá de los Gazules Alcalá de los Gazules is a city and municipality located in the province of Cádiz, Spain. According to the 2006 census, the town has a population of 5,633 inhabitants. Alcalá de los Gazules is situated in the Sierra de Cádiz. Although not o ...

*1622–1626: Juan Sentís, Bishop of Barcelona *1626–1627: Luis Diez de Aux de Armendáriz, Bishop of Urgel *1627–1629: Miguel Santos de San Pedro, Bishop of Solsona *1629–1630:

Gómez Suárez de Figueroa, 3rd Duke of Feria Gómez Suárez de Figueroa y Córdoba, 3rd Duke of Feria (1 September 1587 – 1634) was a Spanish nobleman, diplomat and army commander during the 17th century. Life and career He was the son of Lorenzo Suárez de Figueroa y Córdoba, who he s ...

*1630–1632:

Enrique de Aragón Folc de Cardona y Córdoba Enrique de Aragón Folc de Cardona y Córdoba (Lucena, 12 August 1588 – Perpignan, 22 July 1640), was 5th Duke of Segorbe, 6th Duke of Cardona and Viceroy of Catalonia. He was son of Luis Ramón de Aragón Folc de Cardona y Córdoba (died 1596 ...

*1632–1633: Cardinal-Infante Fernando de Austria *1633–1638: Enrique de Aragón Folc de Cardona y Córdoba (2nd time) *1638–1640:

Dalmau de Queralt, Count of Santa Coloma Dalmau de Queralt i de Codina, Count of Santa Coloma (; died 7 June 1640, Barcelona), was a Catalan noble, viceroy of Catalonia between 1638 and 1640, who was assassinated by Catalan rebels at the beginning of the Catalan Revolt. Biography Dal ...

*1640–1640: García Gil Manrique, Bishop of Barcelona *1640–1640: Enrique de Aragón Folc de Cardona y Córdoba (3rd time) *1640–1642: Pedro Fajardo Requesens y Zúñiga, Marqués de los Vélez *1642–1644:

Pedro Antonio de Aragón Pedro Antonio de Aragón (7 November 1611 – 1 September 1690) was a Spanish nobleman, military figure and politician who served under Kings Philip IV and Charles II of Spain. He was the brother of Cardinal Pascual de Aragón, Viceroy of Napl ...

*1642–1644: Felipe de Silva *1644–1645:

Andrea Cantelmo Andrea Cantelmo (2 August 1598 – 5 November 1645) was a Neapolitan commander of Habsburg armies during the Thirty Years' War, the War of the Mantuan Succession, the second phase of the Eighty Years' War and the Franco-Spanish War (1635–59). L ...

*1645–1647: Diego Felipez de Guzmán, Marquis of Leganés *1647–1648: Guillermo Ramón de Moncada, Marqués de Aytona *1648–1650: Juan de Garay *1650–1653: Francisco de Orozco, Marqués de Mortara *1653–1656: John of Austria the Younger *1656–1663: Francisco de Orozco, Marqués de Mortara (2nd time) *1663–1664: Francisco de Moura y Corterreal, Marqués de Castel Rodrigo *1664–1667:

Vicente de Gonzaga y Doria Vicente de Gonzaga y Doria, (1602 – 23 November 1694) was Viceroy of Valencia, 1663, Viceroy of Catalonia, 1664–1667 and Viceroy of Sicily, 1678, second of the 11 sons/daughters of Ferrante II Gonzaga, 1st Duke of Guastalla, (1563 – 5 Augus ...

*1667–1669: Gaspar Téllez-Girón, 5th Duke de Osuna *1669–1673: Francisco Fernández de Córdoba, Duque de Sessa *1673–1675: Francisco de Tutavilla y del Rufo, Duque de San Germán *1675–1676: Juan Antonio Pacheco Osorio Toledo, Marqués de Cerralbo *1676–1677:

Alexander Farnese, Prince of Parma Alessandro Farnese (10 January 1635 – 18 February 1689) was an Italian military leader, who was Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands from 1678 until 1682. He is not to be confused with his better known great-grandfather Alexander Farnese, D ...

*1677–1678: Juan Domingo Méndez de Haro y Fernández de Córdoba *1678–1678: Diego Dávila Mesía y Guzmán, 3rd Marquis of Leganés *1678–1685: Alejandro de Bournonville, Duque de Bournonville *1685–1688: Diego Dávila Mesía y Guzmán, 3rd Marquis of Leganés (2nd time) *1688–1688: Juan Tomás Enríquez de Cabrera, Conde de Melga *1688–1690: Carlos de Gurrea Aragón y Borja, Duque de Villahermosa *1690–1693: Juan Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, Duque de Medina Sidonia *1693–1694:

Juan Manuel Fernández Pacheco, 8th Marquis of Villena ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of '' John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanis ...

*1694–1696:

Francisco Antonio de Agurto, Marquis of Gastañaga Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''. Nicknames In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comunitatis'' (father of ...

*1696–1698: Francisco de Velasco y Tovar, Conde de Melgar *1698–1701: Jorge de Hesse-Darmstadt, Landgrave of Hesse During the

War of the Spanish Succession The War of the Spanish Succession was a European great power conflict that took place from 1701 to 1714. The death of childless Charles II of Spain in November 1700 led to a struggle for control of the Spanish Empire between his heirs, Phil ...

, Catalonia was contested between the Bourbons and Habsburgs. Viceroys named by

Philip V of Spain Philip V ( es, Felipe; 19 December 1683 – 9 July 1746) was King of Spain from 1 November 1700 to 14 January 1724, and again from 6 September 1724 to his death in 1746. His total reign of 45 years is the longest in the history of the Spanish mo ...

: *1702–1703: Luis Fernández de Portocarrero, Conde de Palma *1703–1705: Francisco de Velasco y Tovar, Conde de Melgar (2nd time) *1705–1706:

José Antonio de Mendoza, 3rd Marquis of Villagarcía José Antonio de Mendoza Caamaño y Sotomayor, 3rd Marquis of Villagarcía de Arousa (sometimes ''marqués de Villa García'') (1667 in Spain – 17 December 1746 in Cape Horn) was a Spanish colonial administrator in the Americas. From 4 February 1 ...

*1706–1713: Claude François Bidal d'Asfeld Viceroys named by Archduke Charles: *1711–1712:

Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (28 August 1691 – 21 December 1750) was Princess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empress, German Queen, Queen of Bohemia and Hungary; and Archduchess of Austria by her marriage to Emp ...

*1713–1713:

Guido von Starhemberg Guido Wald Rüdiger, count of Starhemberg (11 November 1657 – 7 March 1737) was an Austrian military officer (commander-in-chief) and by birth member of the House of Starhemberg. He was a cousin of Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg (1638–170 ...

In 1713, by the

Nueva Planta decrees The Nueva Planta decrees ( es, link=no, Decretos de Nueva Planta, ca, Decrets de Nova Planta, en, link=no, "Decrees of the New Plant") were a number of decrees signed between 1707 and 1716 by Philip V, the first Bourbon King of Spain, durin ...

, King

replaced the function ''Viceroy of Catalonia'', with that of

Captain General of Catalonia The office of Captain General of Catalonia ( es, Capitán general de Cataluña; ca, Capitá general de Catalunya) was created in 1713 by the Nueva Planta decrees of King Philip V of Spain to replace that of Viceroy of Catalonia This is a list of ...

French viceroys during the Reapers' War

During the Reapers' War or Catalan Revolt, the French occupied Catalonia and appointed viceroys to govern the territory in the name of the King of France, recognized as

Count of Barcelona The Count of Barcelona ( ca, Comte de Barcelona, es, Conde de Barcelona, french: Comte de Barcelone, ) was the ruler of the County of Barcelona and also, by extension and according with the Usages of Barcelona, usages and Catalan constitutions, of ...

by the Catalan institutions. *1641–1642: Urbain de Maillé-Brézé *1642–1645:

Philippe de La Mothe-Houdancourt Philippe, Comte de la Mothe-Houdancourt (1605 – 24 March 1657) was a French soldier and Marshal of France, who served as Viceroy of Catalonia when it was occupied by France during the Franco-Spanish War. He was awarded the Spanish title of Du ...

(1st time) *1645–1647: Henri, Count of Harcourt *1647–1647: Louis II de Bourbon, Prince of Condé *1647–1648: Cardinal Mazarin *1649–1651: Louis de Bourbon, Duke of Mercœur *1651–1652:

(2nd time)

References

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