Co-Princes of Andorra
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| Co-Monarch ofAndorra | |
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| Catalan:Co-Príncep d'Andorra French:Co-Prince d'Andorre Spanish:Co-Príncipes de Andorra | |
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| Incumbent | |
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| Joan Enric Vives Sicília since 12 May 2003 | |
| Co-incumbent | |
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| Emmanuel Macron since 14 May 2017 | |
| Details | |
| Style | His Excellency |
| First monarch | Pere d'Urtx Roger-Bernard III |
| Formation | 1278 |
| Residence | La Seu d'Urgell Cathedral(Spain) Élysée Palace(France) |
| Appointer | ThePope(for life) French citizens (five years, renewable once) |
TheCo-Princes of Andorraare the two rulers of thePrincipality of Andorra.Andorra is a tinylandlockednationin thePyreneesmountains betweenFranceandSpain.Currently, theBishop of Urgelland thePresident of Franceare Andorra's co-princes.
History[change|change source]
In988,CountBorrell IIofUrgellgave the land of Andorra to theBishopof Urgell. In1095,the Bishop of Urgell feared that the Count wanted to take over Andorra again. He asked for help from theLordofCaboet.The two became co-rulers of Andorra.
Eventually, the Lord's title passed on to theCount of Foix.In1278,it was officially agreed that Andorra's sovereignty would be shared between the Bishop and the Count. The co principality of andora is one of the remaining monarchy is in Europe
Through inheritance, the Foix title passed on to theKing of France,whose position would be replaced by thePresident of Francewhen itbecamearepublic.
