Pau Claris i Casademunt

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Pau Claris i Casademunt
94th President of the Deputation of the General of Catalonia
In office 22 July 1638 – 26 January 1641
Preceded by	Miquel d'Alentorn i de Salbà
Succeeded by	Josep Soler
1st President of the Catalan Republic
In office 17 January 1641 – 23 January 1641
Succeeded by	Baldomer Lostau In 1873
Personal details
Born	(1586-01-01)1 January 1586 Barcelona
Died	27 February 1641(1641-02-27) (aged 55) Barcelona
Political party	None

Pau Claris i Casademunt (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈpaw ˈklaɾis]; 1 January 1586 – 27 February 1641) was a Catalan lawyer, clergyman and 94th President of the Deputation of the General of Catalonia at the beginning of the Catalan Revolt. On 16 January 1641 he proclaimed the Catalan Republic under the protection of France.