List of co-princes of Andorra facts for kids

Andorra is a small country with a unique system of leadership. It has two leaders called Co-Princes. These leaders share power. One Co-Prince is the Bishop of Urgell from Spain, and the other is the President of France. This list shows all the people who have been Co-Princes of Andorra throughout history. To learn more about how this special system started and what the Co-Princes do, you can read the main article: Co-princes of Andorra.

Andorra's Co-Princes Through History

The Bishop Co-Prince				The French Co-Prince
Portrait	Name (Born–Died)	Time in Office		Portrait	Name (Born–Died)	Time in Office
Bishops of Urgell				Count of Foix House of Foix
	Pere d'Urtx (died 1293)	1278–1293			Roger-Bernard III (1243–1302)	1278–1302
	Guillem de Montcada (died 1308)	1295–1308
				Count of Foix House of Foix-Béarn
					Gaston I (1287–1315)	1302–1315
	Ramon Trebaylla (died 1326)	1309–1326
					Gaston II (1308–1343)	1315–1343
	Arnau de Llordà (died 1346)	1326–1341
	Pere de Narbona (died 1347)	1341–1347
					Gaston III (1331–1391)	1343–1391
	Nicola Capocci (died 1368)	1348–1350
	Hugó Desbach (died 1361)	1351–1361
	Guillem Arnau de Patau (died 1364)	1362–1364
	Pedro Martínez de Luna (1328–1423)	1365–1370
	Berenguer d'Erill i de Pallars (died 1388)	1370–1387
	Galcerand de Vilanova (died 1415)	1388–1396
					Matthew (1363–1398)	1391–1396
Andorra was briefly taken over by the Crown of Aragon in 1396.
Bishops of Urgell				Count of Foix House of Foix-Béarn
	Galcerand de Vilanova (died 1415)	1396–1415			Matthew (1363–1398)	1396–1398
					Isabella (died 1428)	1398–1413
				Count of Foix House of Foix-Grailly
					John I (1382–1436)	1413–1436
	Francesc de Tovia (died 1436)	1415–1436
	Arnau Roger de Pallars (1408–1461)	1436–1461			Gaston IV (1422–1472)	1436–1472
	Jaume Cardona (1405–1466)	1461–1466
	Roderic de Borja i Escrivà (1431-1503)	1467–1472
					Francis Phoebus (1467–1483)	1472–1479
	Pedro Folc de Cardona (died 1530)	1472–1512
				King of Navarre House of Foix-Grailly
					Francis Phoebus (1467–1483)	1479–1483
					Catherine (1468–1517)	1483–1512
Andorra was briefly taken over by the Crown of Aragon in 1512–1513.
Bishops of Urgell				King of Navarre House of Foix-Grailly
	Pedro Folc de Cardona (died 1530)	1513–1515			Catherine (1468–1517)	1513–1517
	Joan Despés (died 1530)	1515–1530
				King of Navarre House of Albret
					Henry II (1503–1555)	1517–1555
	Pedro Jordà de Urríes (died 1533)	1532–1533
	Francisco de Urríes (died 1551)	1534–1551
	Miquel Despuig (died 1559)	1552–1556
					Jeanne d'Albret (1528–1572)	1555–1572
	Joan Pérez García de Oliván (died 1560)	1556–1560
	Pere de Castellet (died 1571)	1561–1571
	Joan Dimas Loris (died 1598)	1572–1576		King of Navarre House of Bourbon
					Henry III Henry IV of France since 1589 (1553–1610)	1572–1610
	Miquel Jeroni Morell (1531–1579)	1578–1579
	Hugó Ambrós de Montcada (died 1586)	1580–1586
	Andreu Capella (1529–1609)	1588–1609
	Bernat de Salbà i de Salbà	1610–1620			Louis II Louis XIII of France (1601–1643)	1610–1620
	Luís Díes Aux de Armendáriz (died 1627)	1622–1627		Kings of France House of Bourbon
					Louis XIII (1601–1643)	1620–1643
	Antonio Pérez (1562–1637)	1627–1633
	Pau Duran (1582–1651)	1634–1651
					Louis XIV (1638–1715)	1643–1715
	Juan Manuel de Espinosa (1597–1679)	1655–1663
	Melcior Palau i Boscà (1600–1670)	1664–1670
	Pere de Copons i de Teixidor (1620–1681)	1670–1681
	Joan Desbach Martorell (1617–1688)	1682–1688
	Oleguer de Montserrat Rufet (1626–1694)	1689–1694
	Julià Cano Thebar (1645–1719)	1695–1714
	Simeó de Guinda y Apeztegui (1660–1737)	1714–1737
					Louis XV (1710–1774)	1715–1774
	Jordi Curado y Torreblanca (1682–1749)	1738–1747
	Sebastià de Victoria Emparán y Loyola (1683–1756)	1747–1756
	Francesc Josep Catalán de Ocón (1701–1762)	1757–1762
	Francesc Fernández de Xátiva y Contreras (1704–1771)	1763–1771
	Joaquín de Santiyán y Valdivieso (1733–1783)	1771–1779
					Louis XVI (1754–1793)	1774–1792
	Juan de García y Montenegro (1716–1783)	1780–1783
	Josep de Boltas (1738–1795)	1785–1795
				French Republic
				France gave up the role of Co-Prince.		1793–1806
	Francesc Antoni de la Dueña y Cisneros (1753–1821)	1797–1812
				Emperor of the French House of Bonaparte
					Napoleon I (1769–1821)	1806–1812
Andorra was briefly part of the First French Empire from 1812 to 1813.
Bishops of Urgell				Kings of France House of Bourbon
	Francesc Antoni de la Dueña y Cisneros (1753–1821)	1814–1816			Louis XVIII (1755–1824)	1814–1815
				Emperor of the French House of Bonaparte
					Napoleon I (1769–1821)	1815
				Kings of France House of Bourbon
					Louis XVIII (1755–1824)	1815–1824
	Bernat Francés Caballero i Mathet (1774–1843)	1817–1824
	Bonifacio López Pulido (1774–1827)	1824–1827			Charles X (1757–1836)	1824–1830
	Simó de Guardiola y Hortoneda (1773–1851)	1827–1851
				Kings of the French House of Orléans
					Louis Philippe I (1773–1850)	1830–1848
				President of France Second Republic
					Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte (1808–1873)	1848–1852
	Josep Caixal i Estradé (1803–1879)	1853–1879		Emperor of the French House of Bonaparte
					Napoleon III (1808–1873)	1852–1870
				President of France Third Republic
					Adolphe Thiers (1797–1877)	1871–1873
					Patrice de MacMahon (1808–1893)	1873–1879
					Jules Grévy (1807–1891)	1879–1887
	Salvador Casañas y Pagés (1834–1908)	1879–1901
					Sadi Carnot (1837–1894)	1887–1894
					Jean Casimir-Perier (1847–1907)	1894–1895
					Félix Faure (1841–1899)	1895–1899
					Émile Loubet (1838–1929)	1899–1906
	Ramon Riu i Cabanes (1852–1901)	1901
	Toribio Martín Barranco Apostolic Administrator	1902
	Joan Josep Laguarda i Fenollera (1866–1913)	1902–1906
					Armand Fallières (1841–1931)	1906–1913
	Josep Pujargimzú Apostolic Administrator	1907
	Juan Benlloch i Vivó (1864–1926)	1907–1919
					Raymond Poincaré (1860–1934)	1913–1920
	Jaume Viladrich i Gaspa (1865–1926) Apostolic Administrator	1919–1920
					Paul Deschanel (1855–1922)	1920
	Justí Guitart i Vilardebó (1875–1940)	1920–1940
					Alexandre Millerand (1859–1943)	1920–1924
					Gaston Doumergue (1863–1937)	1924–1931
					Paul Doumer (1857–1932)	1931–1932
					Albert Lebrun (1871–1950)	1932–1940
	Ricard Fornesa i Puigdemasa [ca] (1883–1943) Apostolic Administrator	1940–1943
	Ramón Iglesias i Navarri (1889–1972)	1943–1969		President of France Fourth Republic
					Vincent Auriol (1884–1966)	1947–1954
					René Coty (1882–1962)	1954–1959
				President of France Fifth Republic
					Charles de Gaulle (1890–1970)	1959–1969
	Ramón Malla Call (1922–2014) Apostolic Administrator	1969–1971			Georges Pompidou (1911–1974)	1969–1974
	Joan Martí i Alanis (1928–2009)	1971–2003
					Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1926–2020)	1974–1981
					François Mitterrand (1916–1996)	1981–1995
					Jacques Chirac (1932–2019)	1995–2007
	Joan Enric Vives i Sicília (born 1949)	2003–2025
					Nicolas Sarkozy (born 1955)	2007–2012
					François Hollande (born 1954)	2012–2017
					Emmanuel Macron (born 1977)	2017–present
	Josep-Lluís Serrano Pentinat (born 1977)	2025–present

Timeline of Co-Princes

Bishop Co-Princes Timeline

French Co-Princes Timeline

A Brief Note on Andorra's History

For a short time, from July 10 to July 23, 1934, a person named Boris Skossyreff claimed to be the 'King of Andorra'. He even suggested a new set of rules for the country. However, the Co-Prince at the time, Bishop Vilardebó, asked the Spanish authorities to remove him from Andorra.

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