Pau Claris i Casademunt, Catalan ecclesiastic (d. 1641)
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.