Who was Francesc Antoni de la Dueña y Cisneros?
Francesc Antoni de la Dueña y Cisneros was a Spanish clergyman who served as Bishop of Urgell and Co-Prince of Andorra from 1797 to 1816. He was born in 1753 and died in 1821.
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Francesc Antoni de la Dueña y Cisneros was a Spanish clergyman who served as Bishop of Urgell and Co-Prince of Andorra from 1797 to 1816. He was born in 1753 and died in 1821.
Francesc Antoni de la Dueña y Cisneros was born in Villanueva de la Fuente, in Ciudad Real, in 1753.
He was installed as Bishop of Urgell on the 29th of October 1797 and held the post until the 23rd of September 1816.
He studied at three institutions: the university of Almagro in Ciudad Real, where he took philosophy; the University of Toledo, where he studied law; and the University of Salamanca, where he completed his studies from 1778 to 1796.
He became Co-Prince of Andorra automatically upon his installation as Bishop of Urgell. The co-principality was an ex officio function of the bishopric, meaning the two titles were inseparable.
He served as Co-Prince of Andorra from the 29th of October 1797 to the 23rd of September 1816, a tenure of just under nineteen years.