The Viceroy of Portugal was the political chief of the Kingdom of Portugal and the highest representative of the King of Portugal during the period of the Iberian Union, when a personal union existed between the monarchies of Portugal and Spain.
History
According 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.
List Picture Viceroy From Until Monarch Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba 18 July 1580 11 December 1582Philip I of Portugal Albert VII, Archduke of Austria11 February 1583 5 July 1593 1st Regency Council Presided by Miguel de Castro, Archbishop of Lisbon João da Silva, 4th Count of Portalegre Francisco de Mascarenhas, 1st Count of Santa Cruz Duarte de Castelo Branco, 1st Count of Sabugal Miguel de Moura 5 July 15931598 Francisco Gómez de Sandoval, 1st Duke of Lerma 1598 29 January 1600Philip II of Portugal Cristóvão de Moura, 1st Marquis of Castelo Rodrigo29 January 16001603 Afonso de Castelo Branco, Bishop-Count of Coimbra160324 May 1605 Pedro de Castilho, Bishop of Leiria24 May 1605February 1608 Cristóvão de Moura, 1st Marquis of Castelo RodrigoFebruary 16081612 Pedro de Castilho, Bishop of LeiriaFebruary 16121612 Aleixo de Menezes, Archbishop-Primate of Braga16121615 Miguel de Castro, Archbishop of Lisbon161510 May 1619 Diego de Silva y Mendoza, 1st Marquis of Alenquer10 May 16191 September 1621 2nd Regency Council Presided by Martim Afonso Mexia, Bishop-Count of CoimbraDiogo de Castro, 2nd Count of Basto Nuno Álvares Pereira Colón de Portugal, 3rd Duke of Veragua 1 September 1621 30 August 1623 Philip III of Portugal 3rd Regency Council Presided by Diogo de Castro, 2nd Count of Basto Afonso Furtado de Mendonça, Archbishop of Lisbon Diogo da Silva, 5th Count of Portalegre 30 August 1623 1631 4th Regency Council Presided by António de Ataíde, 5th Count of Castanheira Nuno de Mendonça, 1st Count of Vale de Reis 1631 March 1632 António de Ataíde, 5th Count of Castanheira March 1632 12 May 1633 João Manuel de Ataíde, Archbishop of Lisbon12 May 16334 July 1633 Diogo de Castro, 2nd Count of Basto4 July 163323 December 1634 Margaret of Savoy, Duchess of Mantua23 December 16341 December 1640
See also Iberian Union Council of Portugal
Sources October 2009+05:53:11 Virreinato de Portugal References