Prince of Girona

Origin

The title of Prince of Girona comes from the Crown of Aragon, more precisely when in the year 1351, the king Pere IV of Aragon nominated its successor and conceded him the title of Duke of Girona, which embraced territories of the counties of Girona, Besalú, Empúries and Osona.

On 19 February 1416, the king Ferdinand_I_of_Aragon considered the title of duke was insufficient, and exalted it erecting the Principality of Girona .

Current Situation

Since 21 April 1990, this title corresponds to Felipe,_Prince_of_Asturias, therefore the first Bourbon to hold the title of Prince of Girona, on assuming it, without any official ceremony of investiture. Formerly no other Bourbon had ever held, nor even used this title.

Related Pages

• Girona
• History_of_Catalonia
• Catalonia
• Aragonese Empire

External links

• Catalan Counties History (in Catalan)