List of Co-Princes of Andorra
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. For further information on the origin and development of the unique Andorran monarchial system, together with details concerning the powers and prerogatives of the Andorran co-princes, see the article Co-Princes of Andorra
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Andorra
Andorra , officially the Principality of Andorra , also called the Principality of the Valleys of Andorra, , is a small landlocked country in southwestern Europe, located in the eastern Pyrenees mountains and bordered by Spain and France. It is the sixth smallest nation in Europe having an area of...
. For further information on the origin and development of the unique Andorran monarchial system, together with details concerning the powers and prerogatives of the Andorran co-princes, see the article Co-Princes of Andorra
Co-Princes of Andorra
The Co-Princes of Andorra are the two rulers of the Principality of Andorra, a tiny landlocked nation lying in the Pyrenees mountains between France and Spain. Founded in 1278 through a treaty between the Spanish Bishop of Urgell and the French Count of Foix, this unique monarchial arrangement has...
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Episcopal Co-Prince | Reign | French Co-Prince | Reign |
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Bishops of Urgell | Counts of Foix | ||
House of Foix | |||
Pere d'Urtx | 1278–1293 | Roger-Bernard III Roger-Bernard III of Foix Roger-Bernard III was the Count of Foix from 1265 to his death. He was the son of Roger IV of Foix and Brunissende of Cardona. He entered into conflicts with both Philip III of France and Peter III of Aragon, who held him in captivity for a time... |
1278–1302 |
Guillem of Montcada | 1295–1308 | ||
House of Foix-Béarn | |||
Gaston I | 1302–1315 | ||
Ramon Trebaylla | 1309–1326 | ||
Gaston II of Foix - Bearne Gaston II of Foix - Bearne Gaston II of Foix-Béarn , son of Gaston I of Foix-Béarn and Jeanne of Artois, was the 10th Count of Foix.In 1315, after the death of his father Gaston I, he became Count of Foix, and Viscount of Béarn, Marsan, Gabardan, Nébouzan and Lautrec under the regency of his mother, Jeanne of Artois... |
1315–1343 | ||
Arnau de Llordà | 1326–1341 | ||
Pere de Narbona | 1341–1347 | ||
Gaston III Fébus Gaston III of Foix-Béarn Gaston III/X of Foix-Béarn, also Gaston Fébus or Gaston Phoebus was the 11th count of Foix, and viscount of Béarn . Officially, he was Gaston III of Foix and Gaston X of Béarn.-Early life:... |
1343–1391 | ||
Nicolau Capoci | 1348–1351 | ||
Hugó Desbach | 1351–1361 | ||
Guillem Arnau de Patau | 1362–1364 | ||
Pere de Luna | 1365–1370 | ||
Berenguer d'Erill i de Pallars | 1371–1388 | ||
Galcerand de Vilanova | 1388–1396 | ||
Mathieu | 1391–1396 | ||
First Annexation to Aragon Aragon Aragon is a modern autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. Located in northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces : Huesca, Zaragoza, and Teruel. Its capital is Zaragoza... Andorra was briefly annexed to the Crown of Aragon Crown of Aragon The Crown of Aragon Corona d'Aragón Corona d'Aragó Corona Aragonum controlling a large portion of the present-day eastern Spain and southeastern France, as well as some of the major islands and mainland possessions stretching across the Mediterranean as far as Greece... in 1396. |
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Bishops of Urgell (restored) | Counts of Foix (restored) | ||
House of Foix-Béarn (restored) | |||
Galcerand de Vilanova (restored) | 1396–1415 | Mathieu (restored) | 1396–1398 |
Isabelle Isabella, Countess of Foix Isabella of Foix also known as Isabella of Foix-Castelbon was the daughter of Roger Bernard IV, Viscount of Castelbon and his wife Gerauda of Navailles. She was Countess of Foix in her own right, but shared power with her husband... |
1398–1413 | ||
House of Foix-Grailly | |||
Jean I | 1413–1436 | ||
Francesc de Tovia | 1416–1436 | ||
Gaston IV | 1436–1472 | ||
Arnau Roger de Pallars | 1437–1461 | ||
Jaume de Cardona i de Gandia | 1462–1466 | ||
Roderic de Borja i Escrivà | 1467–1472 | ||
Pere de Cardona | 1472–1512 | Kings of Navarre | |
François-Fébus Francis I of Navarre Francis Phoebus of Foix was king of Navarre and count of Foix . He was the son of Gaston de Foix, Prince of Viana, and grandson of Eleanor of Navarre, whom he succeeded.During his brief reign, he was the charge of his mother, the regent, Magdalena of Valois... |
1472–1483 | ||
Catherine Catherine of Navarre Catherine was Queen of Navarre , duchess of Gandia, Montblanc, and Peñafiel, countess of Foix, Bigorre, and Ribagorza, and viscountess of Béarn.- Biography :... |
1483–1512 | ||
Second Annexation to Aragon Aragon Aragon is a modern autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. Located in northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces : Huesca, Zaragoza, and Teruel. Its capital is Zaragoza... Andorra was briefly annexed to the Crown of Aragon Crown of Aragon The Crown of Aragon Corona d'Aragón Corona d'Aragó Corona Aragonum controlling a large portion of the present-day eastern Spain and southeastern France, as well as some of the major islands and mainland possessions stretching across the Mediterranean as far as Greece... in 1512–1513. |
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Bishops of Urgell (restored) | Kings of Navarre (restored) | ||
House of Foix-Grailly (restored) | |||
Pere de Cardona (restored) | 1513–1515 | Catherine Catherine of Navarre Catherine was Queen of Navarre , duchess of Gandia, Montblanc, and Peñafiel, countess of Foix, Bigorre, and Ribagorza, and viscountess of Béarn.- Biography :... (restored) |
1513–1517 |
Joan Despés | 1515–1530 | ||
House of Albret Albret The lordship of Albret , situated in the Landes, gave its name to one of the most powerful feudal families of France in the Middle Ages... |
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Henry II Henry II of Navarre Henry II was the eldest son of John III of Navarre and Catherine I of Navarre, sister and heiress of Francis Phoebus, King of Navarre; he was born at Sangüesa.-King of Navarre:... |
1517–1555 | ||
Pedro Jordà de Urríes | 1532–1533 | ||
Francesc de Urríes | 1534–1551 | ||
Miquel Despuig | 1552–1556 | ||
Jeanne III | 1555–1572 | ||
Joan Pérez García de Oliván | 1556–1560 | ||
Pere de Castellet | 1561–1571 | ||
Joan Dimas Loris | 1572–1576 | House of Bourbon House of Bourbon The House of Bourbon is a European royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty . Bourbon kings first ruled Navarre and France in the 16th century. By the 18th century, members of the Bourbon dynasty also held thrones in Spain, Naples, Sicily, and Parma... |
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Henry III Henry IV of France Henry IV , Henri-Quatre, was King of France from 1589 to 1610 and King of Navarre from 1572 to 1610. He was the first monarch of the Bourbon branch of the Capetian dynasty in France.... Henry IV of France |
1572–1610 | ||
Miquel Jeroni Morell | 1577–1579 | ||
Hugó Ambrós de Montcada | 1580–1586 | ||
Andreu Capella | 1587–1609 | ||
Bernat de Salbà i de Salbà | 1610–1620 | Louis II Louis XIII of France Louis XIII was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and of Navarre from 1610 to 1643.Louis was only eight years old when he succeeded his father. His mother, Marie de Medici, acted as regent during Louis' minority... Louis XIII of France |
1610–1620 |
Luís Díes Aux de Armendáriz | 1621–1627 | Kings of France | |
Louis XIII Louis XIII of France Louis XIII was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and of Navarre from 1610 to 1643.Louis was only eight years old when he succeeded his father. His mother, Marie de Medici, acted as regent during Louis' minority... |
1620–1643 | ||
Antoni Pérez | 1627–1633 | ||
Pau Duran | 1634–1651 | ||
Louis XIV Louis XIV of France Louis XIV , known as Louis the Great or the Sun King , was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and Navarre. His reign, from 1643 to his death in 1715, began at the age of four and lasted seventy-two years, three months, and eighteen days... |
1643–1715 | ||
Joan Manuel de Espinosa | 1655–1663 | ||
Melcior Palau i Boscà | 1664–1670 | ||
Pere de Copons i de Teixidor | 1671–1681 | ||
Joan Desbach Martorell | 1682–1688 | ||
Oleguer de Montserrat Rufet | 1689–1694 | ||
Julià Cano Thebar | 1695–1714 | ||
Simeó de Guinda y Apeztegui | 1714–1737 | ||
Louis XV Louis XV of France Louis XV was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and of Navarre from 1 September 1715 until his death. He succeeded his great-grandfather at the age of five, his first cousin Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, served as Regent of the kingdom until Louis's majority in 1723... |
1715–1774 | ||
Jordi Curado y Torreblanca | 1738–1747 | ||
Sebastià de Victoria Emparán y Loyola | 1747–1756 | ||
Francesc Josep Catalán de Ocón | 1757–1762 | ||
Francesc Fernández de Xátiva y Contreras | 1763–1771 | ||
Joaquín de Santiyán y Valdivielso | 1772–1779 | ||
Louis XVI Louis XVI of France Louis XVI was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and Navarre until 1791, and then as King of the French from 1791 to 1792, before being executed in 1793.... |
1774–1792 | ||
Juan de García y Montenegro | 1780–1783 | ||
Josep de Boltas | 1785–1795 | ||
French First Republic French First Republic The French First Republic was founded on 22 September 1792, by the newly established National Convention. The First Republic lasted until the declaration of the First French Empire in 1804 under Napoleon I... France renounces the position of co-prince. |
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Francesc Antoni de la Dueña y Cisneros Francesc Antoni de la Dueña y Cisneros Francisco Antonio de la Dueña y Cisneros , was the Bishop of Urgell from October 29, 1797 to September 23, 1816.... |
1797–1816 | ||
Emperors of the French | |||
House of Bonaparte Bonaparte The House of Bonaparte is an imperial and royal European dynasty founded by Napoleon I of France in 1804, a French military leader who rose to notability out of the French Revolution and transformed the French Republic into the First French Empire within five years of his coup d'état... |
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Napoleon I Napoleon I Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader during the latter stages of the French Revolution.As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815... |
1806–1814 | ||
Kings of France (restored) | |||
House of Bourbon (restored) | |||
Louis XVIII Louis XVIII of France Louis XVIII , known as "the Unavoidable", was King of France and of Navarre from 1814 to 1824, omitting the Hundred Days in 1815... |
1814–1815 | ||
Emperors of the French (restored) | |||
House of Bonaparte (restored) | |||
Napoleon I Napoleon I Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader during the latter stages of the French Revolution.As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815... (restored) |
1815 | ||
Napoleon II | 1815 | ||
Bernat Francés y Caballero | 1817–1824 | Kings of France (restored) | |
House of Bourbon (restored) | |||
Louis XVIII Louis XVIII of France Louis XVIII , known as "the Unavoidable", was King of France and of Navarre from 1814 to 1824, omitting the Hundred Days in 1815... (restored) |
1815–1824 | ||
Bonifaci López y Pulido | 1824–1827 | Charles X Charles X of France Charles X was known for most of his life as the Comte d'Artois before he reigned as King of France and of Navarre from 16 September 1824 until 2 August 1830. A younger brother to Kings Louis XVI and Louis XVIII, he supported the latter in exile and eventually succeeded him... |
1824–1830 |
Simó de Guardiola y Hortoneda | 1827–1851 | ||
House of Orléans House of Orleans Orléans is the name used by several branches of the Royal House of France, all descended in the legitimate male line from the dynasty's founder, Hugh Capet. It became a tradition during France's ancien régime for the duchy of Orléans to be granted as an appanage to a younger son of the king... |
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Louis Philippe Louis-Philippe of France Louis Philippe I was King of the French from 1830 to 1848 in what was known as the July Monarchy. His father was a duke who supported the French Revolution but was nevertheless guillotined. Louis Philippe fled France as a young man and spent 21 years in exile, including considerable time in the... |
1830–1848 | ||
Presidents of the French Second Republic | |||
Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte Napoleon III of France Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte was the President of the French Second Republic and as Napoleon III, the ruler of the Second French Empire. He was the nephew and heir of Napoleon I, christened as Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte... |
1848–1852 | ||
Emperors of the French (restored) | |||
House of Bonaparte (restored) | |||
Napoleon III | 1852–1870 | ||
Josep Caixal i Estradé Josep Caixal i Estradé Josep Caixal i Estradé was Bishop of Urgell from 1853 until his death and co-prince of Andorra during the New Reform period.... |
1853–1879 | ||
Presidents of the French Third Republic | |||
Louis-Adolphe Thiers | 1871–1873 | ||
Patrice MacMahon | 1873–1879 | ||
Salvador Casañas i Pagés | 1879–1901 | Jules Grévy Jules Grévy François Paul Jules Grévy was a President of the French Third Republic and one of the leaders of the Opportunist Republicans faction. Given that his predecessors were monarchists who tried without success to restore the French monarchy, Grévy is seen as the first real republican President of... |
1879–1887 |
Sadi Carnot Marie François Sadi Carnot Marie François Sadi Carnot was a French statesman and the fourth president of the Third French Republic. He served as the President of France from 1887 until his assassination in 1894.-Early life:... |
1887–1894 | ||
Jean Casimir-Perier Jean Casimir-Perier Jean Paul Pierre Casimir-Perier was a French politician, fifth president of the French Third Republic.-Biography:He was born in Paris, the son of Auguste Casimir-Perier and the grandson of Casimir Pierre Perier, premier of Louis Philippe... |
1894–1895 | ||
Félix Faure Félix Faure Félix François Faure was President of France from 1895 until his death.-Biography:Félix François Faure was born in Paris, the son of a small furniture maker... |
1895–1899 | ||
Émile Loubet Émile Loubet Émile François Loubet was a French politician and the 8th President of France.-Early life:He was born the son of a peasant proprietor and mayor of Marsanne . Admitted to the Parisian bar in 1862, he took his doctorate in law the next year... |
1899–1906 | ||
Ramon Riu i Cabanes | 1901 | ||
Toribio Martín (acting) | 1902 | ||
Joan Josep Laguarda i Fenollera | 1902–1906 | ||
Josep Pujargimzú (acting) | 1907 | Clément Armand Fallières | 1906–1913 |
Juan Benlloch y Vivó Juan Benlloch y Vivó Joan Baptista Benlloch i Vivó was a Valencian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Burgos from 1919 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1921.- Biography :... |
1907–1919 | ||
Raymond Poincaré Raymond Poincaré Raymond Poincaré was a French statesman who served as Prime Minister of France on five separate occasions and as President of France from 1913 to 1920. Poincaré was a conservative leader primarily committed to political and social stability... |
1913–1920 | ||
Jaume Viladrich i Gaspa (acting) | 1919–1920 | ||
Justí Guitart i Vilardebó Justí Guitart i Vilardebó Justí Guitart i Vilardebó reigned as the Bishop of Urgell and Episcopal Co-Prince of Andorra from 1920 to 1940.... |
1920–1940 | Paul Deschanel Paul Deschanel Paul Eugène Louis Deschanel was a French statesman. He served as President of France from 18 February 1920 to 21 September 1920.-Biography:... |
1920 |
Alexandre Millerand Alexandre Millerand Alexandre Millerand was a French socialist politician. He was President of France from 23 September 1920 to 11 June 1924 and Prime Minister of France 20 January to 23 September 1920... |
1920–1924 | ||
Gaston Doumergue Gaston Doumergue Pierre-Paul-Henri-Gaston Doumergue was a French politician of the Third Republic.Doumergue came from a Protestant family. Beginning as a Radical, he turned more towards the political right in his old age. He served as Prime Minister from 9 December 1913 to 2 June 1914... |
1924–1931 | ||
Paul Doumer Paul Doumer Joseph Athanase Paul Doumer, commonly known as Paul Doumer was the President of France from 13 June 1931 until his assassination.-Biography:... |
1931–1932 | ||
Albert Lebrun Albert Lebrun Albert François Lebrun was a French politician, President of France from 1932 to 1940. He was the last president of the Third Republic. He was a member of the center-right Democratic Republican Alliance .-Biography:... |
1932–1940 | ||
Ricard Fornesa (acting) | 1940–1943 | Heads of the French State | |
Philippe Pétain Philippe Pétain Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Joseph Pétain , generally known as Philippe Pétain or Marshal Pétain , was a French general who reached the distinction of Marshal of France, and was later Chief of State of Vichy France , from 1940 to 1944... |
1940–1944 | ||
Ramon Iglesias i Navarri Ramon Iglesias i Navarri Ramon Iglesias i Navarri was the Bishop of Urgell and Episcopal Co-Prince of Andorra from 4 April 1943, until 29 April 1969. Navarri was first ordained as a priest on 14 July 1912, at the age of 23.... |
1943–1969 | ||
Chairmen of the Provisional Government | |||
Charles de Gaulle Charles de Gaulle Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle was a French general and statesman who led the Free French Forces during World War II. He later founded the French Fifth Republic in 1958 and served as its first President from 1959 to 1969.... |
1944–1946 | ||
Félix Gouin Félix Gouin Félix Gouin was a French Socialist politician, member of the French Section of the Workers' International .-Personal life:Félix Gouin was born in Peypin, Bouches-du-Rhône, the son of school teachers... |
1946 | ||
Georges Bidault Georges Bidault Georges-Augustin Bidault was a French politician. During World War II, he was active in the French Resistance. After the war, he served as foreign minister and prime minister on several occasions before he joined the Organisation armée secrète.-Early life:... |
1946–1947 | ||
Presidents of the French Fourth Republic | |||
Vincent Auriol Vincent Auriol Vincent Jules Auriol was a French politician who served as the first President of the Fourth Republic from 1947 to 1954. He also served as interim President of the Provisional Government from November to December 1946, making him one of only three people who were heads of state of the French... |
1947–1954 | ||
René Coty René Coty René Jules Gustave Coty was President of France from 1954 to 1959. He was the second and last president under the French Fourth Republic.-Early life and politics:... |
1954–1959 | ||
Presidents of the French Fifth Republic | |||
Charles de Gaulle Charles de Gaulle Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle was a French general and statesman who led the Free French Forces during World War II. He later founded the French Fifth Republic in 1958 and served as its first President from 1959 to 1969.... |
1959–1969 | ||
Ramón Malla Call Ramón Malla Call Ramon Malla i Call is Emeritus Bishop of Lleida. From 1969 until 1971 he was Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Urgell during a sede vacante and therefore acting Episcopal Co-Prince of Andorra.... (acting) |
1969–1971 | Georges Pompidou Georges Pompidou Georges Jean Raymond Pompidou was a French politician. He was Prime Minister of France from 1962 to 1968, holding the longest tenure in this position, and later President of the French Republic from 1969 until his death in 1974.-Biography:... |
1969–1974 |
Joan Martí Alanis Joan Martí Alanis Joan Martí i Alanis was a former Bishop of Urgell and hence former co-Prince of Andorra. He was Bishop of Urgell from 1971 to 2003. He was a co-signatory, along with François Mitterrand, of Andorra's new constitution in 1993.... |
1971–2003 | ||
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing Valéry Giscard d'Estaing Valéry Marie René Georges Giscard d'Estaing is a French centre-right politician who was President of the French Republic from 1974 until 1981... |
1974–1981 | ||
François Mitterrand François Mitterrand François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand was the 21st President of the French Republic and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra, serving from 1981 until 1995. He is the longest-serving President of France and, as leader of the Socialist Party, the only figure from the left so far elected President... |
1981–1995 | ||
Jacques Chirac Jacques Chirac Jacques René Chirac is a French politician who served as President of France from 1995 to 2007. He previously served as Prime Minister of France from 1974 to 1976 and from 1986 to 1988 , and as Mayor of Paris from 1977 to 1995.After completing his studies of the DEA's degree at the... |
1995–2007 | ||
Joan Enric Vives Sicília Joan Enric Vives Sicília Archbishop Joan Enric Vives i Sicília is the current Bishop of Urgell, a Roman Catholic diocese, and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra... |
2003– | ||
Nicolas Sarkozy Nicolas Sarkozy Nicolas Sarkozy is the 23rd and current President of the French Republic and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra. He assumed the office on 16 May 2007 after defeating the Socialist Party candidate Ségolène Royal 10 days earlier.... |
2007– |