Prince of Girona

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Coat of arms of Felipe, Prince of Asturias as Prince of Girona (unofficial)^[1]

The title of Prince of Girona (Aragonese: Prencipe de Chirona , Catalan: Príncep de Girona, Spanish: Príncipe de Gerona) is one of the titles given to the heir apparent to the Crown of Aragon. It originated in 1351 when King Peter IV of Aragon named his successor, to whom he conceded the title of Duke of Girona; the title embraced territories of the counties of Girona, Besalú, Empúries and Ausona.

In part I of the Constitucions i Altres Drets de Cathalunya, the section headed Genealogia dels Reys d'Aragó i Comtes de Barcelona speaks of the genealogy of John I of Aragon, son of Peter IV, saying that John and Violant had a son named James, "lo qual intitularen Delphi de Girona". On 19 February 1416, Ferdinand I of Aragon, considering the title of duke insufficient, raised it to the rank of Principality of Girona.^[2] Three other titles represent the other Kingdoms within the Crown of Aragon: the heir of the Crown of Aragon was Prince of Girona (Aragon), Duke of Montblanc (Catalonia), Count of Cervera (Valencia) and Lord of Balaguer (Mallorca). However, these titles fell into gradual disuse until the 20th century as the heir of the King of Spain became better known by the hereditary title of the Crown of Castile, "Prince of Asturias."

In 1961, when announcing the wedding the future Juan Carlos I of Spain and Sofia of Greece, the Spanish Royal House issued the young prince, as titles of pretense, the style of "Prince of Asturias," "Prince of Girona," and "Prince of Viana" — these three titles referring to his status as heir-apparent to the kingdoms of Castile, Aragon and Navarre respectively. He started using the titles of "Prince of Girona" on his passport during the dictatorship of Franco, to avoid the more contentious title Prince of Asturias which was well known to be reserved for the heir of the throne of Spain. His grandfather had adopted a similar tactic, styling himself Juan, Count of Barcelona; using the title of King of Spain would have been seen as directly subersive to the dictatorship of General Franco. However, calling himself Count of Barcelona was a clear attempt at asserting his hereditary rights to then defunct Spanish throne, as there had been no Count of Barcelona who was not either King of Aragon or of Spain since the Middle Ages.

When Juan Carlos was finally given an official capacity in the Spanish state as heir to the kingdom by General Franco, he received the title of "Prince of Spain" and thus began to use this until he became King of Spain. On January 21st, 1977 his son, Felipe, would be the first to use all of these titles in any official capacity for over 250 years.

Holders

Picture	Name	Heir of	Birth	Became Heir to the Crown	Created Duke of Girona	Ceased to be Duke of Girona	Death	Other Titles before/whilst Duke	Duchess of Girona
	Infante Juan later John I	Peter IV	27 December 1350		1351	6 January 1387 became King	19 May 1396	Count of Cervera	Martha of Armagnac
									Yolande of Bar
	Infante James	John I	1382	6 January 1387		1388		Count of Cervera
	Infante Ferdinand		1389			October 1389		Count of Cervera
	Infante Peter		1394			1394		Count of Cervera
	Infante Alfonso later Alfonso V	Ferdinand I	1396	25 June 1412	January 1414	19 February 1416 Raised to Principality	27 June 1458	Count of Cervera	Maria of Castile
Picture	Name	Heir of	Birth	Became Heir to the Crown	Created Prince of Girona	Ceased to be Prince of Girona	Death	Other Titles before/whilst Prince	Princess of Girona
	Prince Alfonso later Alfonso V	Ferdinand I	1396	25 June 1412	19 February 1416	2 April 1416 became King	27 June 1458	Count of Cervera	Maria of Castile
	Prince Charles	John II	29 May 1421	27 June 1458		23 September 1461		Prince of Viana Duke of Gandia Duke of Montblanc Count of Cervera
	Prince Ferdinand later Ferdinand II		10 March 1452	23 September 1461 brother's death		20 January 1479 became King	23 January 1516	Duke of Montblanc Count of Cervera Lord of Balaguer Duke of Gandia Count of Ribagorza King of Sicily King of Castile and León King of Upper Navarre	Isabella I of Castile
	Prince John, Duke of Lorraine (claimant)	René	2 August 1424	1466		16 December 1470		Duke of Lorraine Duke of Calabria Marquis of Pont-à-Mousson Duke of Montblanc Count of Cervera	Marie of Bourbon
	Prince Nicholas, Duke of Lorraine (claimant)		7 July 1448	16 December 1470		27 July 1473		Duke of Lorraine Titular Duke of Calabria Marquis of Pont-à-Mousson Duke of Montblanc Count of Cervera	-
	Prince Juan	Ferdinand II	28 June 1478	20 January 1479		4 October 1497		Prince of Asturias Prince of Viana Duke of Montblanc Count of Cervera Lord of Balaguer	Margaret of Austria
	Prince Miguel		24 August 1498	28 August 1498		19 July 1500 death		Prince of Portugal Prince of Asturias Prince of Viana Duke of Montblanc Count of Cervera Lord of Balaguer	-
	Infanta Joanna later Joanna I		6 November 1479	1502 recognized by the Aragonese Cortes at Zaragoza		3 May 1509 brother's birth	12 April 1555	Princess of Asturias Princess of Viana Duchess of Montblanc Countess of Cervera Lord of Balaguer Duchess consort of Burgundy, Brabant, Limburg, Lothier, Luxembourg; Countess consort of Artois, Flanders, Charolais, Hainaut, Holland, Zeeland, Burgundy; Margravine consort of Namur	-
	Prince John		3 May 1509					Duke of Montblanc Count of Cervera Lord of Balaguer	-
	Infanta Joanna later Joanna I		6 November 1479	3 May 1509 brother's death		23 January 1516 became Queen-regnant	12 April 1555	Princess of Asturias Princess of Viana Duchess of Montblanc Countess of Cervera Lord of Balaguer Duchess consort of Burgundy, Brabant, Limburg, Lothier, Luxembourg; Countess consort of Artois, Flanders, Charolais, Hainaut, Holland, Zeeland, Burgundy; Margravine consort of Namur	-
	Prince Charles later Charles I	Joanna I	24 February 1500	23 January 1516		14 March 1516 became King	21 September 1558	Prince of Asturias Prince of Viana Duke of Montblanc Count of Cervera Lord of Balaguer Prince of Viana Duke of Burgundy, Brabant, Limburg, Lothier and Luxembourg, Count of Artois, Burgundy, Flanders, Hainaut, Holland, Namur and Zeeland	-
	Prince Philip later Philip II	Charles I	21 May 1527			16 January 1556 became King	13 September 1598	Prince of Asturias Prince of Viana Duke of Montblanc Count of Cervera Lord of Balaguer King of Naples King of England and Ireland Duke of Milan	Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal
									Mary I of England
	Prince Carlos	Philip II	8 July 1545	16 January 1556		24 July 1568		Prince of Asturias Prince of Viana Duke of Montblanc Count of Cervera Lord of Balaguer	-
	Prince Ferdinand		4 December 1571			18 October 1578		Prince of Asturias Prince of Viana Duke of Montblanc Count of Cervera Lord of Balaguer	-
	Prince Diego		15 August 1575	18 October 1578 brother's death		21 November 1582		Prince of Asturias Prince of Viana Duke of Montblanc Count of Cervera Lord of Balaguer Prince of Portugal	-
	Prince Philip later Philip III		14 April 1578	21 November 1582 brother's death		14 April 1598 became King	31 March 1621	Prince of Asturias Prince of Viana Duke of Montblanc Count of Cervera Lord of Balaguer Prince of Portugal	-
	Prince Philip later Philip IV	Philip III	8 April 1605			31 March 1621 became King	17 September 1665	Prince of Asturias Prince of Viana Duke of Montblanc Count of Cervera Lord of Balaguer Prince of Portugal	Elisabeth of Bourbon
	Prince Baltasar Carlos	Philip IV	17 October 1629			9 October 1646		Prince of Asturias Prince of Viana Duke of Montblanc Count of Cervera Lord of Balaguer Prince of Portugal	-
	Prince Philip Prospero		20 November 1657			1 November 1661		Prince of Asturias Prince of Viana Duke of Montblanc Count of Cervera Lord of Balaguer	-
	Prince Charles later Charles II		6 November 1661			17 September 1665 became King	1 November 1700	Prince of Asturias Prince of Viana Duke of Montblanc Count of Cervera Lord of Balaguer	-
	Prince Joseph Ferdinand	Charles II	28 October 1692	1698		6 February 1699		Prince of Asturias Prince of Viana Duke of Montblanc Count of Cervera Lord of Balaguer	-
	Prince Felipe	Juan Carlos I	30 January 1968	22 November 1975	21 January 1977	Incumbent		Prince of Asturias Prince of Viana Duke of Montblanc Count of Cervera Lord of Balaguer	Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano

See also

• Count of Girona
• List of Counts of Barcelona
• History of Catalonia
• Catalan Countries
• Catalonia
• Crown of Aragon
• Girona
• List of titles and honours of the Heir Apparent to the Spanish Throne

Notes

1. ^ (Spanish) The arms of the Spanish Heir apparent as Prince of Girona.
2. ^ Thus, there has never been a "Principality of Girona" independent of the Crown of Aragon.

External links

• Catalan Counties History (in Catalan)

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