1641 in Catalonia
List of events
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Incumbents
- Count of Barcelona â Louis I (from 30 December)
- President of the Generalitat of Catalonia â Pau Claris (until 26 January), Josep Soler (from 26 January)
Events
- 17 January â The Junta de Braços (council of Estates) of the Principality of Catalonia, led by Pau Claris, accepts the proposal to establish the Catalan Republic under French protection.
- 23 January â In order to gain more military aid from France, the Junta de Braços proclaimed Louis XIII as Count of Barcelona.[1]
- 26 January â Battle of Montjuïc, decisive Franco-Catalan victory over the Spanish armies.
- 30 December â Louis XIII swears the Catalan constitutions, being appointed as Louis I of Catalonia.