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Governor-General or Viceroy (lifespan) Term of office Notable events Secretary of State for India Prime Minister Governors-General and Viceroys of India, 1858–1947 Appointed by Queen Victoria (1837–1901) Charles Canning, Viscount Canning [nb 9] (1812–1862) 1 November 1858 21 March 1862
This article lists the viceroys who ruled the Viceroyalty of New Spain from 1535 to 1821 in the name of the monarch of Spain.. In addition to viceroys, this article lists the highest Spanish governors of the viceroyalty, before the appointment of the first viceroy or when the office of viceroy was vacant.
A viceroy (/ ˈ v aɪ s r ɔɪ /) is an official who reigns over a polity in the name of and as the representative of the monarch of the territory. The term derives from the Latin prefix vice- , meaning "in the place of" and the Anglo-Norman roy ( Old French roi , roy ), meaning "king".
1492–1499 Christopher Columbus, as Governor or Viceroy of the Indies. 1499–1502 Francisco de Bobadilla, as Governor of the Indies. 1502–1509 Nicolás de Ovando y Cáceres, as Governor of the Indies. 1509–1518 Diego Colón, as Governor of the Indies until 1511, thereafter as Viceroy of the Indies. 1526 Real Audiencia of Santo Domingo ...
Also see Category:Governors-general of India. This category includes Viceroys of India between 1858 and 1947. All Viceroys were also Governors-General of India. After partition of the Indian Empire in 1947 the Muslim areas were taken over by a Governor-General of Pakistan but a Governor-General of India still continued to exist.
This is a list of viceroys of the Kingdom of Naples. Following the conquest of Naples by Louis XII of France in 1501, Naples was subject to the rule of the foreign rulers, first for a short time by the King of France and later by Spain and the Habsburg Archdukes of Austria respectively.
This is a list of Spanish viceroys (also called lieutenants) of the Principality of Catalonia from 1479 to 1713. 1479–1493: Enrique de Aragón; 1493–1495: Juan de Lanuza y Garabito; 1495–1496: Juan Fernández de Heredia; 1496–1501: Juan de Aragón, Conde de Ribagorza; 1501–1514: Jaime de Luna; 1514–1521: Alonso de Aragón ...
The royal cypher of King Charles III, surmounted by the Tudor Crown. Charles III reigns as king of 15 independent countries known as the Commonwealth realms.He resides primarily in the oldest and most populous realm, the United Kingdom, and is represented in the other countries by the following viceregal representatives.