French Viceroys During The Catalan Revolt
During the Catalan Revolt, the French invaded Catalonia and appointed viceroys to govern the territory in the name of the King of France.
- 1641–1642: Urbain de Maillé-Brézé
- 1642–1645: Philippe de La Mothe-Houdancourt (1st time)
- 1645–1647: Henri Harcourt de Lorena
- 1647–1647: Louis II de Bourbon, Prince of Condé
- 1647–1648: Miguel Mazarino
- 1649–1651: Louis de Bourbon, Duke of Mercœur
- 1651–1652: Philippe de La Mothe-Houdancourt (2nd time)
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