ANDORRA (805-1882 A.D.)
805 The valley of Andorra appears in history as a neutral country, Charlemagne founding the free state and placing it under the lordship of Urgel.
1170 Suzerainty of Andorra ceded by the counts of Urgel to the counts of Castelbo. The heiress of Castelbo marries the count de Foix.
1278 Suzerainty of Andorra divided between the counts de Foix and the bishops of Urgel.
1512 On the extinction of the house of Foix by the death of Count Gaston at the battle of Ravenna, the suzerainty of Andorra passes to Henry d’Albret, titular heir of Navarre,
1553 and on the accession of the latter’s grandson to the throne of France as Henry IV, becomes the prerogative of the French crown.
1790 Independence of Andorra recognised. The republic voluntarily returns to the French allegiance.
1866 The general council, hitherto composed of the aristocracy, becomes elective.
1882 A permanent delegate appointed to represent French authority in Andorra.