List of Spanish Viceroys of Portugal
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This is a list of the Viceroys of Portugal during the Iberian Union
(1580-1640). Accordingly to what was established in the Cortes
of Tomar
in 1581, the regency of the Kingdom of Portugal
always had to be trusted by the king to a Portuguese, or in alternative to a member of the Royal Family. This was, in a general way, fulfilled, having during two periods the regency been trusted to a governmental council called Government Junta
of the Kingdom of Portugal.
Iberian Union
The Iberian union was a political unit that governed all of the Iberian Peninsula south of the Pyrenees from 1580–1640, through a dynastic union between the monarchies of Portugal and Spain after the War of the Portuguese Succession...
(1580-1640). Accordingly to what was established in the Cortes
Portuguese Cortes
In the Medieval Kingdom of Portugal, the Cortes was an assembly of representatives of the estates of the realm - the nobility, clergy and bourgeoisie. It was called and dismissed by the King of Portugal at will, at a place of his choosing...
of Tomar
Tomar
Tomar Municipality has a total area of 351.0 km² and a total population of 43,007 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of 16 parishes, and is located in Santarém District...
in 1581, the regency of the Kingdom of Portugal
Kingdom of Portugal
The Kingdom of Portugal was Portugal's general designation under the monarchy. The kingdom was located in the west of the Iberian Peninsula, Europe and existed from 1139 to 1910...
always had to be trusted by the king to a Portuguese, or in alternative to a member of the Royal Family. This was, in a general way, fulfilled, having during two periods the regency been trusted to a governmental council called Government Junta
Junta (Habsburg)
Under Habsburg rule, a junta was an administrative body ruled in personal union with the Spanish Habsburgs. Juntas existed in Iberia and other European countries; in the Low Countries, the French name jointe was also officially used. Some territories maintained their juntas even after being...
of the Kingdom of Portugal.
- 1580 : Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of AlbaFernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of AlbaDon Fernando Álvarez de Toledo y Pimentel, 3rd Duke of Alba was a Spanish general and governor of the Spanish Netherlands , nicknamed "the Iron Duke" in the Low Countries because of his harsh and cruel rule there and his role in the execution of his political opponents and the massacre of several...
(de facto) - 1583 : Albert VII, Archduke of AustriaAlbert VII, Archduke of AustriaArchduke Albert VII of Austria was, jointly with his wife, the Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia, sovereign of the Habsburg Netherlands between 1598 and 1621, ruling the Habsburg territories in the southern Low Countries and the north of modern France...
- 1593 : First Government Junta:
- Miguel de Castro, Archbishop of Lisbon
- João da Silva, Count of Portalegre
- Francisco Mascarenhas
- Duarte Castelo-Branco, Count of SabugalSabugalSabugal is a city and a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 822.7 km² and a total population of 14,222 inhabitants[in the municipality] and about 3.000 in the city....
- Miguel de Moura
- 1600 : Cristóvão de Moura, MarquessMarquessA marquess or marquis is a nobleman of hereditary rank in various European peerages and in those of some of their former colonies. The term is also used to translate equivalent oriental styles, as in imperial China, Japan, and Vietnam...
of Castelo Rodrigo (1st time) - 1603 : Afonso Castelo-Branco, CountCountA count or countess is an aristocratic nobleman in European countries. The word count came into English from the French comte, itself from Latin comes—in its accusative comitem—meaning "companion", and later "companion of the emperor, delegate of the emperor". The adjective form of the word is...
of CoimbraCoimbraCoimbra is a city in the municipality of Coimbra in Portugal. Although it served as the nation's capital during the High Middle Ages, it is better-known for its university, the University of Coimbra, which is one of the oldest in Europe and the oldest academic institution in the... - 1605 : Pedro Castilho, Bishop of Leiria
- 1608 : Cristóvão de Moura, Marquess of Castelo Rodrigo (2nd time)
- 1614 : Aleixo de Meneses, Bishop of GuardaAleixo de MenezesAleixo de Menezes was Archbishop of Goa, Archbishop of Braga, Portugal, and Viceroy of Portugal during the Iberian Union.-Biographical sketch:Aleixo was born in 1559. It is known that he joined the Augustinians...
- 1615 : Miguel de Castro, Archbishop of LisbonLisbonLisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
(Interim) - 1615 : Diogo da Silva e Mendonça, Count of Salinas (1st time)
- 1621 : Second Government Junta:
- Martim Afonso Mexia, Bishop of Coimbra (1621-1622)
- Diogo de Castro and Nuno Álvares de Portugal (1622-1623)
- Diogo de Castro and Diogo da Silva e Mendonça (2nd time) (1623-1626)
- Diogo da Silva e Mendonça and Afonso Furtado de Mendonça (1627-1630)
- António Ataíde and Nuno de Mendonça (1631-1633)
- 1633 : João Manuel, Archbishop of Lisbon
- 1633 : Diogo de Castro, Count of Basto
- 1634 : Margarita de Saboya, Duquesa de MantuaMargarida of Savoy, Vicereine of PortugalMargaret of Savoy, Duchess Consort of Mantua and Montferrat was best known as the last Spanish Vicereine of Portugal...