Catalan Republic (1641)
The Catalan Republic (Catalan: República Catalana, IPA: [rəˈpubːlikə kətəˈlanə]) was a short-lived independent state under French protection proclaimed in 1641 by the Junta de Braços (assembly of Estates) of the Principality of Catalonia led by the President of the Generalitat, Pau Claris, during the Reapers' War (1640-1652).
Catalan Republic | |||||||||
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Location of the Catalan Republic | |||||||||
| Status | Republic under French protection | ||||||||
| Capital | Barcelona | ||||||||
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| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||||||
| Demonym(s) | Catalan | ||||||||
| President of the Deputation | |||||||||
• 1641 | Pau Claris | ||||||||
| Legislature | Junta de Braços | ||||||||
| Historical era | Reapers' War | ||||||||
• Proclaimed | 17 January 1641 | ||||||||
• Louis XIII of France appointed Count of Barcelona | 23 January 1641 | ||||||||
| Currency | Croat and others | ||||||||
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| Today part of | France Spain ∟ Catalonia | ||||||||
As the conflict with the Spanish Monarchy escalated and its armies were approaching to Barcelona, the Junta de Braços of Catalonia, headed by the President of the Generalitat of Catalonia Pau Claris, proclaimed the Catalan Republic on 17 January 1641. On 23 January 1641, due to the desperate military situation and French pressure, the Junta de Braços proclaimed Louis XIII of France as Count of Barcelona, putting the Principality of Catalonia under personal union with the Kingdom of France. Louis XIII was succeeded upon his death in 1643 by Louis XIV, who remained Count of Barcelona until 1652, when Catalonia was reincorporated into the Spanish Monarchy.