Viceroy of Catalonia in the context of "Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tarragona"

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⭐ Core Definition: Viceroy of Catalonia

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

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

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Viceroy of Catalonia in the context of Prince George of Hesse-Darmstadt

Prince George Louis of Hessen-Darmstadt (25 April 1669 – 13 September 1705) was a Field Marshal in the Austrian army. He is known for his career in Habsburg Spain, as Viceroy of Catalonia (1698–1701), head of the Austrian army in the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1705) and governor of Gibraltar in 1704. He was killed during the Siege of Barcelona the following year. He was known in Spanish as Jorge de Darmstadt and in Catalan as Jordi Darmstadt.

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