This is a list ofSpanish regents, aregent, from theLatinregens "one who reigns", is a person selected to act ashead of state (ruling or not) becausethe ruler is a minor, not present, or debilitated.[note 1]
| Image | Personal Coat of Arms | Name | Regency start | Regency end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regencies (Governor of the Realms), disability ofQueen Joanna. | ||||
| Crown of Castile: Ferdinand II of Aragon | 26 November 1504 Death of QueenIsabellathe Catholic. | 27 June 1506 QueenJoanna and KingPhilip I's arrival. | ||
| 17 August 1507 Death of KingPhilip I of Castile in September 1506, followed by the recognition of the incapacity of Queen Joanna. | 23 January 1516 | |||
| Crown of Castile: Cardinal Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros | 23 January 1516 Death of King Ferdinand II. | 19 September 1517 King Charles I's arrival. | ||
| Crown of Aragon: Alonso de Aragón Queen's Guardian and Germaine of Foix Lieutenant General | 23 January 1516 Death of King Ferdinand II. | 29 July 1518 Charles I become co-monarch with his mother Queen Joanna. | ||
| Image | Personal Coat of Arms | Name | Regency start | Regency end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regencies (Governor of the Realms) duringCharles I's absences.[1] | ||||
| Cardinal Adriaan Florenszoon Boeyens | May 1520 | January 1522 Election as Pope. | ||
| Eleanor of Austria | January 1522 | July 1522 King Charles I's arrival. | ||
| Empress Isabella | July 1529 | April 1533 King Charles I's arrival. | ||
| April 1535 | December 1536 King Charles I's arrival. | |||
| July 1538 | 1 May 1539 Death of Empress Isabella. | |||
| Juan Pardo de Tavera (de facto) | November 1539 Charles I's absences. | November 1541 King Charles I's arrival. | ||
| Prince Philip[2] (de jure) | ||||
| Prince Philip | May 1543 | 1548 | ||
| Archduke Maximilian[3] and Maria of Austria | 1 October 1548 Charles I and Prince Philip's absences. | 12 July 1551 Prince Philip's arrival. | ||
| Prince Philip | 12 July 1551 | July 1554 | ||
| Joanna of Austria, Princess Dowager of Portugal | July 1554 Charles I and Prince Philip's absences. | 8 September 1559 King Philip II's arrival. (Became monarch in 1556) | ||
| Image | Name | Regency start | Regency end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regency (Governor of the Realms) as President of theCouncil of Castile during KingPhilip III's visit to Portugal. | |||
| Fernando de Acevedo [es] | 22 April 1619 | 4 December 1619 | |
| Image | Personal Coat of Arms | Name | Regency start | Regency end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Regent during the minority of KingCharles II. | ||||
| Mariana of Austria | 17 September 1665 Death of KingPhilip IV.[4] | 6 November 1675 Charles II's majority.[5] | ||
| Regency (Lieutenant General of the Realms) during King Charles II's illness. | ||||
| Cardinal Luis Fernández de Portocarrero | 29 October 1700[6] | 1 November 1700 Death of King Charles II. | ||
| Image | Name | Regency start | Regency end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government Board of the Realms. | |||
| 1 November 1700 | 18 February 1701 KingPhilip V's arrival. | |
| Image | Personal Coat of Arms | Name | Regency start | Regency end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regency (General Governor of the Realms) during King Philip V's absence. | ||||
| Cardinal Luis Fernández de Portocarrero | 1 September 1701[8] | 17 January 1703[9] | ||
| Image | Personal Coat of Arms | Name | Regency start | Regency end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Regent during KingCharles III's absence. | ||||
| Elisabeth Farnese | 10 August 1759 Death of KingFerdinand VI. | 9 December 1759 KingCharles III's arrival. | ||
| Image | Personal Coat of Arms | Name | Regency start | Regency end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supreme Board of Government,French invasion (KingFerdinand VII's absence). President: | ||||
| Infante Antonio Pascual of Spain | 10 April 1808 | 4 May 1808 Infante Antonio Pascual'sdeparture to Bayonne. | ||
| Image | Personal Coat of Arms | Name | Regency start | Regency end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lieutenant General of the Realm. | ||||
| Joachim Murat | 4 May 1808[10] | 20 July 1808 KingJoseph's arrival. | ||
| Image | Personal Coat of Arms | Name | Regency start | Regency end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emperor's Lieutenant General in Spain. | ||||
| Jean-de-Dieu Soult | 1 July 1813 King Joseph's departure.[11] | 11 December 1813 Treaty of Valençay | ||
| Regencies atPeninsular War, against the French invaders. | |||
| Image | Name | Regency start | Regency end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supreme Central and Governing Board of the Realm. Presidents: | |||
| José Moñino, 1st Count of Floridablanca (Acting) | 25 September 1808 | 1 October 1808 | |
| 1 October 1808 | 30 December 1808 | ||
| Vicente Joaquín Osorio de Moscoso y Guzmán, 15th Marquis of Astorga (Acting) | 30 December 1808 | 1 May 1809 | |
1 May 1809 | 1 November 1809 | ||
| Juan Acisclo de Vera | 1 November 1809 | 31 January 1810 | |
| Regency Board of Spain and the Indies. Presidents: | |||
| Francisco Javier Castaños | 1 February 1810 | 29 May 1810 | |
| Pedro de Quevedo y Quintano | 29 May 1810 | 26 September 1810 | |
| Francisco Saavedra de Sangronis | 27 September 1810 | 28 October 1810 | |
| Pedro Agar y Bustillo | 28 October 1810 | 8 December 1810 | |
| Joaquín Blake y Joyes | 8 December 1810 | 8 April 1811 | |
| Pedro Agar y Bustillo | 8 April 1811 | 8 August 1811 | |
| Gabriel de Císcar y Císcar | 8 August de 1811 | 8 December de 1811 | |
| Pedro Agar y Bustillo | 8 December 1811 | 22 January 1812 | |
| Regency Council of the Realm. Presidents: | |||
| Joaquín de Mosquera y Figueroa | 22 January 1812 | 15 June 1812 | |
| Pedro de Alcántara Álvarez de Toledo, 13th Duke of the Infantado | 15 June 1812 | 15 December 1812 | |
| Juan María de Villavicencio | 15 December 1812 | 8 March 1813 | |
| Luis María de Borbón y Vallabriga, 14th Count of Chinchón (Acting) | 8 March 1813 | 22 March 1813 | |
| 22 March 1813 | 10 May 1814 King Ferdinand VII's arrival. | ||
| Regencies during theHundred Thousand Sons of St. Louis Intervention. | |||
| Enshrined in theCortes (Spanish Parliament) | |||
| Image | Name | Regency start | Regency end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provisional Regency Council of the Realm. President: | |||
| Cayetano Valdés y Flores | 11 June 1823 King Ferdinand VII prisoner of the Cortes. | 15 June 1823 | |
| Enshrined in the French army | |||
| Image | Name | Regency start | Regency end |
| Provisional Government Board of Spain and the Indies. President: | |||
| Francisco de Eguía | 9 April 1823 | 25 May 1823 | |
| Regency Council of the Realm during King's Captivity. President: | |||
| Pedro de Alcántara Álvarez de Toledo, 13th Duke of the Infantado | 25 May 1823 | 1 October 1823 King Ferdinand VII's liberation. | |
| Regencies during the minority of QueenIsabella II: | ||||
| Image | Personal Coat of Arms | Name | Regency start | Regency end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Regent | ||||
| Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies | 29 September 1833 Death of King Ferdinand VII. | 12 October 1840 Queen Regent's deposition. | ||
| Provisional Regency of the Realm. President: | ||||
| Baldomero Espartero | 12 October 1840 | 10 May 1841 | ||
| Regent of the Realm | ||||
| Baldomero Espartero | 10 May 1841 | 23 July 1843 General Espartero's deposition and QueenIsabella II's majority. | ||
| Image | Name | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provisional Government andExecutive Power.[note 2] President: | |||
| Francisco Serrano y Domínguez | (President of the Provisional Government) 8 October 1868 Queen Isabella II's deposition. | 25 February 1869 | |
| (President of the Executive Power) 25 February 1869 | 18 June 1869 | ||
| Image | Personal Coat of Arms | Name | Regency start | Regency end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regent of the Realm | ||||
| Francisco Serrano y Domínguez | 18 June 1869 | 2 January 1871 KingAmadeo's arrival. | ||
| Image | Personal Coat of Arms | Name | Regency start | Regency end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regency Ministry during KingAlfonso XII's absence. President: | ||||
| Antonio Cánovas del Castillo | 31 December 1874 Bourbon dynasty restored. | 14 January 1875 King Alfonso XII's arrival. | ||
| Image | Personal Coat of Arms | Name | Regency start | Regency end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Regent after the death of Alfonso XII (who died while she was pregnant) and during the minority of KingAlfonso XIII (who was born king). | ||||
| Maria Christina of Austria Death of King Alfonso XII. | 26 November 1885 | 17 May 1902 King Alfonso XIII's majority. | ||
| Image | Personal coat of arms | Name | Regency start | Regency end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National interregnum under theFrancoist regime. | ||||
| Francisco Franco,Caudillo of Spain | 26 July 1947 Restoration of the "Kingdom of Spain" | 20 November 1975 Died | ||
| Alejandro Rodríguez de Valcárcel | 20 November 1975 As President of the Regency Council after Franco's death. | 22 November 1975 Juan Carlos became monarch. | ||
| Image | Name | Regency start | Regency end | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regency Council duringFrancisco Franco's visit to Portugal. | ||||
| 22 October 1949 | 27 October 1949 | |||
| Image | Personal Coat of arms | Name | Regency start | Regency end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acting Head of State duringFrancisco Franco's illness. | ||||
| Juan Carlos, Prince of Spain | 19 July 1974 | 2 September 1974 | ||
| 30 October 1975 | 20 November 1975 Death of Francisco Franco. | |||