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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".
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.
Viceroy was introduced by Brown & Williamson in 1936 and was the world's first cork-tipped filter cigarette. [1] It was a mid-priced brand at the time, equivalent to B&W's Raleigh cigarettes flagship brand, but more expensive than Wings cigarettes introduced by B&W in 1929.
The crown established New Spain as a viceroyalty in 1535, appointing as viceroy Antonio de Mendoza, an aristocrat loyal to the monarch rather than the conqueror Cortés. New Spain was the first of the viceroyalties that Spain created, the second being Peru in 1542, following the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire .
Map of the Kingdom of Naples (in dark yellow).. 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.
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 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
Gaspar de Espés, Viceroy of Sicily 1479–1489, Count of Sclafana,(Sicily), Lord of Albalate de Cinca (Spain). Fernando de Acuña y de Herrera 1489–1495; Juan de Lanuza y Pimentel 1495–1507. Died in Naples, Italy, 1507. Ramon de Cardona, Count of Albento 1507–1509; Hug de Montcada 1509–1517