Viceroy

:For the butterfly, see viceroy butterfly.

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:For the cigarettes, see Viceroy cigarettes.

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A viceroy is somebody who governs a country or province as a substitute for the monarch. The term derives from the Latin prefix vice-, meaning "in the place of" and French roi, meaning king. A vicereine is a woman in a viceregal position, or a viceroy's wife.

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For example, the queens of early modern Spain employed numerous viceroys to rule over various parts of their lands. In Europe, until the 18th century there were Viceroys of Aragon, Valencia, Catalonia, Sardinia, Sicily, Naples, and Portugal (1580-1640), while in the New World, there were viceroys in Mexico City to govern New Spain and in Lima, Peru to govern western South America. The New World territories under the control of viceroys were known as Viceroyalties. Due to the growing size of Spain's American colonies, new viceroyalties were created for New Granada (1717) and Río de la Plata (1776).

Related Topics:
Spain - Aragon - Valencia - Catalonia - Sardinia - Sicily - Naples - Portugal - 1580 - 1640 - New World - Mexico City - New Spain - Lima, Peru - South America - New Granada - 1717 - Río de la Plata - 1776

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