List of ambassadors of Spain to Austria
| Ambassador of the Kingdom of Spain to the Republic of Austria | |
|---|---|
Coat of Arms of Spain | |
Incumbent since 13 March 2024María Aurora Mejía Errasquín | |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
| Style | Her Excellency |
| Nominator | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Appointer | The Monarch |
| Deputy | Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Spain to Austria |
The ambassador of Spain to Austria is the Kingdom of Spain's foremost diplomatic representative in the Republic of Austria.
History
The ambassador is appointed to the Council of Ministers, they direct the work of all the offices that depend on the embassy, based in Vienna. Likewise, it informs the Spanish Government about the evolution of events in Austria, negotiates on behalf of Spain, can sign or ratify agreements, observes the development of bilateral relations in all fields and ensures the protection of Spanish interests and its citizens in the Republic of Belgium.
The current ambassador is María Aurora Mejía Errasquín, who was appointed by Pedro Sánchez's government on 13 March 2024. The headquarters of the embassy is the former Adolf Ritter von Schenk palace, built between 1888 and 1890 and located at the confluence of Theresianumgasse and Argentinierstrasse streets. It was acquired by the Spanish State in 1927.
List of ambassadors
| Mission Start | Mission End | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1492 | 1509 | Gutierre Gómez de Fuensalida | Ambassador to the Holy Roman Empire (House of Habsburg) |
| 1564 | 1570 | Thomas Perrenot de Granvelle[1] | Ambassador to the Holy Roman Empire |
| 1570 | 1578 | Francisco Hurtado de Mendoza[2] | Ambassador to the Holy Roman Empire |
| 1578 | 1581 | Juan de Borja y Castro | Ambassador to the Holy Roman Empire |
| 1581 | 1608 | Guillem de Santcliment | Ambassador to the Holy Roman Empire |
| 1608 | 1617 | Baltasar de Zúñiga y Velasco | Ambassador to the Holy Roman Empire |
| 1617 | 1624 | Íñigo Vélez de Guevara[3] | Ambassador to the Holy Roman Empire |
| 1622 | 1622 | Diego Sarmiento de Acuña | Special Envoy |
| 1624 | 1629 | Francisco de Moncada[4] | 3rd Marquis of Aitona |
| 1629 | 1631 | Lope Díez de Armendáriz[5] | 1st Marquess of Cadreita |
| 1632 | 1640 | Sancho de Monroy y Zúñiga | 1st Marquis of Castañeda |
| 1640 | 1640 | Francisco de Melo | - |
| 1642 | 1644 | Manuel de Moura y Corte-Real | 1st Marquis of Castelo Rodrigo |
| 1644 | 1648 | Diego de Aragón Tagliavia[6] | 4th Duke of Terranova |
| 1648 | 1656 | Francisco de Moura y Corte-Real[7] | 3rd Marquis of Castelo Rodrigo |
| 1656 | 1661 | Gaspar de Teves y Tello de Guzmán[8] | 1st Marquis of La Fuente de Torno |
| 1661 | 1662 | Antonio Sebastián Álvarez de Toledo[9] | 2nd Marquis of Mancera |
| 1662 | 1666 | Vacant | Managed by Secretary Diego de Prado [10] |
| 1666 | 1672 | Baltasar de la Cueva[10] | 7th Count of Castellar |
| 1670 | 1676 | Paolo Spinola[11] | 3rd Marquis of Los Balbases |
| 1681 | 1695 | Carlo Emmanuel d'Este[12] | 4th Marquis of Borgomanero |
| 1696 | 1700 | Juan Alfonso Valerià y Aloza[13] | Bishop of Solsona |
| 1700 | 1700 | Francisco Moles | 2nd Duke of Parete |
| 1700 | 1725 | Vacant | Interruption of diplomatic relations between Austria and Spain due to the War of Spanish Succession |
| 1725 | 1725 | Juan Guillermo Ripperdá | 1st Duke of Ripperdá; Treaty of Vienna |
| 1727 | 1728 | Baluard de Bournonville | - |
| 1728 | 1731 | José de Viana y Eguiluz | - |
| 1731 | 1733 | James Fitz-James Stuart | 2nd Duke of Berwick |
| 1734 | 1737 | Vacant | Interruption of diplomatic relations between Austria and Spain due to the War of Polish Succession |
| 1737 | 1738 | Pedro de Cebrián y Agustín | 5th Count of Fuenclara |
| 1738 | 1741 | José Carpintero | - |
| 1741 | 1748 | Vacant | Interruption of diplomatic relations between Austria and Spain due to the Austrian War of Succession |
| 1750 | 1754 | Antonio de Azlor y Marimón | - |
| 1755 | 1760 | Alonso Verdugo y Castilla | 3rd Count of Torrepalma |
| 1760 | 1777 | Demetrius O'Mahony | - |
| 1777 | 1779 | Domingo de Iriarte | Secretary |
| 1779 | 1785 | Vicente Manrique de Zúñiga | 13th Count of Aguilar de Inestrillas |
| 1786 | 1794 | José Agustín Llano y de la Quadra | 1st Marquess of Llano |
| 1795 | 1801 | Manuel Negrete de la Torre[14] | 2nd Count of Campo de Alange |
| 1802 | 1807 | Pablo de Sangro y Merode | Prince of Castelfranco[15] |
| 1808 | 1814 | Vacant | Peninsular War |
| 1814 | 1815 | Pedro Gómez Labrador | Marquess of Labrador; Spanish representative at the Congress of Vienna |
| 1815 | 1816 | José Miguel de Carvajal-Vargas | 2nd Duke of San Carlos |
| 1816 | 1820 | Pedro Cevallos | - |
| 1824 | 1825 | José Antonio Flores[15] | Count of Casa Flores |
| 1825 | 1828 | Joaquín de Acosta y Montealegre | - |
| 1829 | 1834 | Joaquín de Campuzano | - |
| 1833 | 1842 | Antonio de Saavedra y Frígola | Count of Alcudia |
| 1848 | 1848 | Antonio Remón Zarco del Valle | - |
| 1848 | 1850 | Mauricio Álvarez Bohórquez | Duke of Gor |
| 1850 | 1851 | Salvador de Zea Bermúdez | Count of Colombi |
| 1851 | 1856 | Luis López de la Torre Ayllón y Kirsmacker[15] | - |
| 1856 | 1857 | Manuel Bermúdez de Castro | - |
| 1857 | 1858 | Leopoldo Augusto de Cueto[15] | 1st Marquis of Valmar |
| 1858 | 1868 | Luis López de la Torre Ayllón y Kirsmacker | 2nd term |
| 1868 | 1869 | Manuel Rancés y Villanueva | - |
| 1870 | 1875 | Cipriano del Mazo | - |
| 1871 | 1874 | Mariano Asquerino | - |
| 1875 | 1878 | Carlos O’Donnell y Vargas[15] | 2nd Duke of Tetuán |
| 1879 | 1879 | Eduardo de Carondelet y Dato | 3rd Duke of Bailén |
| 1878 | 1885 | Augusto Conte Lerdo de Tejada | - |
| 1886 | 1892 | Rafael Carlos Merry del Val[15] | - |
| 1893 | 1895 | Juan Valera y Alcalá-Galiano[15] | - |
| 1895 | 1898 | Isidoro de Hoyos y de la Torre | 2nd Marquis of Hoyos |
| 1898 | 1902 | José Gutiérrez de Agüera[15] | - |
| 1902 | 1906 | Wenceslao Ramírez de Villa-Urrutia[15] | 1st Marquis of Villa-Urrutia |
| 1905 | 1907 | Manuel María González de Castejón y Elío | 4th Duke of Bailén |
| 1907 | 1909 | Julio de Arellano y Arróspide | - |
| 1909 | 1913 | Juan Bustamante y Campuzano | 2nd Marquis of Herrera |
| 1913 | 1918 | Antonio de Castro y Casaléiz[15] | |
| 1918 | 1919 | Eugenio Ferraz y Alcalá-Galiano | 2nd Marquis of Amposta |
| 1919 | 1924 | Manuel Alonso de Ávila y Bernabeu | |
| 1924 | 1926 | Antonio de Zayas[15] | 4th Duke of Amalfi |
| 1926 | 1931 | Francisco de Asís Serrat y Bonastre | |
| 1931 | 1934 | Manuel Alonso de Ávila y Bernabeu | 2nd term |
| 1936 | 1938 | Eduardo García Comín | - |
| 1936 | 1938 | Juan Schwartz Díaz-Flores | - |
| 1938 | 1956 | No relations | Austria part of Nazi-Germany until 1945, then occupied by the Allies |
| 1956 | Luis de Urquijo y Landecho | 2nd Marquess of Bolarque | |
| 1956 | 1964 | José Sebastián de Erice y O'Shea | - |
| 1964 | 1965 | Segismundo Royo Villanova y Fernández-Cavada | - |
| 1965 | 1967 | Antonio de Luna García | - |
| 1967 | 1970 | Joaquín Buxó-Dulce de Abaigar | Marquess of Castellflorite |
| 1970 | 1974 | Miguel María de Lojendio Irure | - |
| 1974 | 1976 | Laureano López Rodó | - |
| 1976 | 1981 | Juan Manuel Castro-Rial y Canosa | - |
| 1981 | 1985 | Juan Luis Pan de Soraluce y Olmos | Count of San Román |
| 1985 | 1991 | Jesús Núñez Hernández | - |
| 1991 | 1996 | Miguel Ángel Ochoa Brun | - |
| 1996 | 2000 | Ricardo Díez-Hochleitner Rodríguez | - |
| 2000 | 2004 | Raimundo Pérez-Hernández y Torra | - |
| 2004 | 2008 | Juan Manuel de Barandica y Luxán | - |
| 2008 | 2010 | Josep Maria Pons Irazazábal | - |
| 2010 | 2013 | Yago Pico de Coaña y de Valicourt | - |
| 2013 | 2017 | Alberto Carnero Fernández | Evo Morales grounding incident |
| 2017 | 2020 | Juan Sunyé Mendía | - |
| 2020 | 2024 | Cristina Fraile Jiménez de Muñana | |
| 2024 | Incumbent | María Aurora Mejía Errasquín[16] |
See also
References
- ^ "Tomás Perrenot de Granvela". Real Academia de la Historia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-07.
- ^ "Francisco Hurtado de Mendoza y Fajardo". Real Academia de la Historia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-07.
- ^ "Íñigo Vélez de Guevara y Tassis". Real Academia de la Historia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-07.
- ^ "Francisco de Moncada y Moncada". Real Academia de la Historia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-07.
- ^ Fernando Negredo del Cerro. "Un episodio español en la Guerra de los Treinta Años: la embajada del marqués de Cadreita al Sacro Imperio y el acercamiento al Elector Sajón (1629-1631)" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-07.
- ^ "Diego de Aragón (o Aragona) Tagliavia". Real Academia de la Historia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-07.
- ^ "Francisco de Moura y Corte Real Melo". Real Academia de la Historia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-07.
- ^ "Gaspar de Teves y Tello de Guzmán". Real Academia de la Historia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-07.
- ^ "Antonio Sebastián de Toledo Molina y Salazar". Real Academia de la Historia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-07.
- ^ a b "ELECCIÓN DE MIGUEL I COMO REY DE POLONIA A TRAVÉS DEL EMBAJADOR ESPAÑOL EN VIENA, EL CONDE DE CASTELLAR (1669)" (PDF). Institución Fernando El Católico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-07.
- ^ "Pablo Vincenzo Spínola Doria". Real Academia de la Historia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-07.
- ^ "Carlos Manuel Filiberto de Este". Real Academia de la Historia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-07.
- ^ "Mons. Juan de Santa María Alonso de Valeria". Diócesis de Lleida (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-07.
- ^ "Manuel de Negrete y de la Torre". Real Academia de la Historia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-07.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Miguel Ángel Ochoa Brun. Historia de la Diplomacia Española (PDF) (in Spanish). p. 154-155.
- ^ Boletín Oficial del Estado. "Real Decreto 260/2024, de 12 de marzo, por el que se designa Embajadora de España en la República de Austria a doña María Aurora Mejía Errasquín". Retrieved 2024-03-13.
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