List of viceroys of Catalonia

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This is a list of Spanish viceroys (also called lieutenants) of the Principality of Catalonia from 1479 to 1713.

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During the War of the Spanish Succession, Catalonia was contested between the Bourbons and Habsburgs.

Viceroys named by Philip V of Spain:

Viceroys named by Archduke Charles:

In 1713, by the Nueva Planta decrees, King Philip V of Spain replaced the function Viceroy of Catalonia, with that of Captain General of Catalonia.

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 by the Catalan institutions.

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