List of governors of dependent territories in the 17th century

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This is a list of territorial governors in the 17th century (1601–1700) AD, such as the administrators of colonies, protectorates, or other dependencies. Where applicable, native rulers are also listed.

A dependent territory is normally a territory that does not possess full political independence or sovereignty as a sovereign state yet remains politically outside of the controlling state's integral area.^[1] The administrators of uninhabited territories are excluded.

Denmark-Norway

Danish West India Company, Denmark–Norway

Danish colonial empire

• Monarchs

• Danish West Indies

• Governors of St. Thomas

• Erik Nielson Smit, Governor (1665–1666)
• Kjeld Jensen Slagelse, Governor (c.1666)
• Jørgen Iversen Dyppel, Governor (1672–1680)
• Nicolai Esmit, Governor (1680–1682)
• Adolph Esmit, Governor (1682–1684)

• Governors of St. Thomas and St. John

• Gabriel Milan, Governor (1684–1686)
• Mikkel Mikkelsen, Interim Governor (1686)
• Christopher Heins, Governor (1686–1687)
• Adolph Esmit, Interim Governor (1687–1688)
• Christopher Heins, Governor (1688–1689)
• Johan Lorensen, Governor (1689–1692)
• Frans de la Vigne, Governor (1692–1693)
• Johan Lorensen, Governor (1693–1702)

England

Kingdom of England

English overseas possessions

• Monarchs

British Isles

• Guernsey, Crown dependency

• British monarchs are the Dukes of Normandy
• Governors

• Thomas Leighton,^[2][3] Governor (1570–1609)
• George Carew,^[2] Governor (1610–1621)
• Henry Danvers,^[2] Governor (1621–1644)
• Robert Rich,^[3] Governor (1643–1644)
• Peter Osborne,^[2][3] Governor (1644–1649)
• Henry Percy, Governor (1649–1650)
• Alban Coxe,^[2][3] Governor (1649–1650)
• John Bingham,^[2][3] Governor (1651–1660)
• Henry Wanseye, Governor (1660)
• Hugh Pollard,^[4] Governor (1660–1662)
• Christopher Hatton, 1st Baron Hatton,^[4] Governor (1662–1665)
• Jonathan Atkins,^[4] Governor (1665–1670)
• Christopher Hatton, 1st Viscount Hatton,^[4] Governor (1670–1706)
• Colonel Mordaunt,^[4] Governor (1697)

• Bailiffs

• Amice de Carteret,^[2] Bailiff (1601–1631)
• Jean de Quetteville,^[2] Bailiff (1631–1643)
• Pierre de Beauvoir,^[2] Bailiff (1644–1651, 1652–1653, 1656–1660)
• Amias Andros,^[2] Bailiff (1661–1674)
• Edmund Andros, Bailiff (1674–1713)

• Kingdom of Ireland, effectively a client state of England/Scotland

• English monarchs are the Monarchs of Ireland
• Lord Lieutenant of Ireland

• The Lord Mountjoy (Lord Deputy): 21 January 1600
• The Lord Mountjoy (Lord Lieutenant): 25 April 1603
• Sir Arthur Chichester: 15 October 1604
• Sir Oliver St John: 2 July 1616
• Henry Cary, 1st Viscount Falkland: 18 September 1622
• Lords Justices: 8 August 1629
• The Viscount Wentworth later The Earl of Strafford: 3 July 1633 (executed May 1641)
• The Earl of Leicester (Lord Lieutenant): 14 June 1641
• The Marquess of Ormonde: 13 November 1643 (appointed by the king)
• Viscount Lisle: 9 April 1646 (appointed by parliament, commission expired 15 April 1647)
• The Marquess of Ormonde: 30 September 1648 (appointed by the King)
• Oliver Cromwell (Lord Lieutenant): 22 June 1649
• Henry Ireton (Lord Deputy): 2 July 1650 (d. 20 November 1651)
• Charles Fleetwood (Lord Deputy): 9 July 1652
• Henry Cromwell (Lord Deputy): 17 November 1657
• Henry Cromwell (Lord Lieutenant): 6 October 1658, resigned 15 June 1659
• Edmund Ludlow (Commander-in-Chief): 4 July 1659
• The Duke of Albemarle: June 1660
• The Duke of Ormonde: 21 February 1662
• The Earl of Ossory (Lord Deputy): 7 February 1668
• The Lord Robartes: 3 May 1669
• The Lord Berkeley of Stratton: 4 February 1670
• The Earl of Essex: 21 May 1672
• The Duke of Ormonde: 24 May 1677
• The Earl of Arran: 13 April 1682
• The Duke of Ormonde: 19 August 1684
• Lords Justices: 24 February 1685
• The Earl of Clarendon: 1 October 1685
• The Earl of Tyrconnell (Lord Deputy): 8 January 1687
• King James II himself in Ireland: 12 March 1689 – 4 July 1690
• King William III himself in Ireland: 14 June 1690
• Lords Justices: 5 September 1690
• The Viscount Sydney: 18 March 1692
• Lords Justices: 13 June 1693
• The Lord Capell (Lord Deputy): 9 May 1695
• Lords Justices: 16 May 1696

Caribbean

• Colony of the Bahamas

• Governors

• William Sayle, Governor of Eleuthera (1648–1657)
• Hugh Wentworth, Governor (1671)
• John Wentworth, Governor (1671–1676)
• Charles Chillingworth, Governor (1676–1677)
• Roger Clarke, Governor (1680–1682)
• Richard Lilburne, Governor (1684)
• Thomas Bridges, Governor (1686–1690)
• Cadwallader Jones, Governor (1690–1693)
• Nicholas Trott, Governor (1694–1696)
• Nicholas Webb, Governor (1697–1699)
• Read Elding, Acting Governor (1699–1700)
• Elias Haskett, Governor (1700–1701)

• Colony of Barbados

• Governors

• Henry Powell, Governor (1627–1628)
• William Deane, Governor (1628)
• Charles Wolferston, Governor (1628–1629)
• John Powell, Governor (1629)
• Robert Wheatley, Governor Acting (1629)
• William Tufton, Governor (1629–1630)
• Henry Hawley, Governor (1630–1640)
• Richard Peers, Acting Governor (1633–1634)
• William Hawley, Acting Governor (1638–1639)
• Henry Huncks, Governor (1640–1641)
• Philip Bell, Governor (1641–1650)
• Francis Willoughby, Governor (1650–1651), Governor in dissidence (1651–1652)
• George Ayscue, Governor (1651–1652)
• Daniel Searle, Acting Governor (1652–1660)
• Thomas Modyford, Acting Governor (1660–1660)
• Humphrey Walrond, Acting Governor (1660–1663)
• Francis Willoughby, Governor (1663–1666)
• Henry Willoughby, Acting for Willoughby (1664), Acting Governor (1666–1667)
• William Willoughby, Acting Governor (1667)
• Samuel Barwick, Acting Governor (1667)
• Henry Hawley, Acting Governor (1667)
• William Willoughby, Governor (1667–1673)
• Christopher Codrington, Acting for Willoughby (1668–1669)
• Peter Colleton, Acting Governor (1673–1674)
• Jonathan Atkins, Governor (1674–1679)
• John Witham, Acting Governor (1680–1683)
• Richard Dutton, Governor (1683–1685)
• Edwyn Stede, Acting Governor (1685–1690)
• James Kendall, Governor (1690–1694)
• Francis Russell, Governor (1694–1696)
• Francis Bond, Acting Governor (1696–1697)
• Ralph Grey, Governor (1697–1701)

• Colony of Jamaica

• Commanders, Governors

• William Penn, Commander (1655)
• Robert Venables, Commander (1655)
• Edward D'Oyley, Commander (1655–1656)
• William Brayne, Commander (1656–1657)
• Edward D'Oyley, Commander (1657–1661), Governor (1661–1662)
• Thomas Hickman-Windsor, Governor (1662)
• Charles Lyttelton, Acting Deputy governor (1662–1663)
• Thomas Lynch, Acting Deputy governor (1663–1664)
• Edward Morgan, Deputy governor (1664)
• Thomas Modyford, Deputy governor (1664–1671)
• Thomas Lynch, Lieutenant governor (1671–1674)
• Henry Morgan, Acting Lieutenant governor (1674–1675)
• John Vaughan, Lieutenant governor (1675–1678)
• Henry Morgan, Acting Lieutenant governor (1678)
• Charles Howard, Lieutenant governor (1678–1680)
• Henry Morgan, Acting Lieutenant governor (1680–1682)
• Thomas Lynch, Lieutenant governor (1682–1684)
• Hender Molesworth, Acting Lieutenant governor (1684–1687)
• Christopher Monck, Lieutenant governor (1687–1688)
• Hender Molesworth, Acting Lieutenant governor (1688–1689)
• Francis Watson, Acting Lieutenant governor (1689–1690)
• William O'Brien,^[5] Governor (1690–1692)
• John White,^[6] Acting Governor (1691–1692)
• John Bourden, Acting Governor (1692–1693)
• William Beeston, Acting Governor (1693–1699), Governor (1699–1702)

Mediterranean

• English Tangier

• Governors

• Henry Mordaunt, Governor (1662–1663)
• Andrew Rutherford, Governor (1663–1664)
• Tobias Bridge, Acting Governor (1664)
• John Fitzgerald, Governor (1664–1665)
• John, Governor (1665–1666)
• Henry Norwood, Governor (1666–1669)
• John Middleton, Governor (1669–1670)
• Hugh Chomondeley, Acting Governor (1670–1672)
• John Middleton, Governor (1672–1674)
• unspecified Acting Governor (1674–1675)
• William O'Brien, Governor (1675–1680)
• Palmes Fairbourne, Governor (1680)
• Thomas Butler, Governor (1680)
• Charles FitzCharles, 1st Earl of Plymouth, Governor (1680)
• Edward Sackville, Governor (1680–1681)
• Percy Kirke, Governor (1681–1683)
• George Legge, Governor (1683–1684)

North America

• Albemarle Settlements

• Governors

• William Drummond, Governor (1664–1667)
• Samuel Stephens, Governor (1667–1669)
• Peter Carteret, Governor (1670–1672)
• John Jenkins, Governor (1672–1675)
• Thomas Eastchurch, Governor (1675–1676)
• John Jenkins, Governor (1676–1677)
• Thomas Miller, Governor (1677–1677)
• John Harvey, Governor (1679–1679)
• John Jenkins, Governor (1680–1681)
• Seth Sothel, Governor (1682–1689)

• Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland

• Governors

• John Guy, Proprietary governor of Cuper's Cove (1610–1614)
• John Mason, Proprietary governor of Cuper's Cove (1615–1621)
• Robert Hayman, Proprietary governor of Bristol's Hope (1618–1628)
• Richard Whitbourne, Proprietary governor of Renews (1618–1620)
• Francis Tanfield, Proprietary governor of South Falkland (1623–1626)
• Edward Wynne, Proprietary governor of Ferryland (1621–1625)
• Arthur Aston, Proprietary governor of Avalon (1625–1627)
• George Calvert, Proprietary governor of Avalon (1627–1629)
• Cecilius Calvert^{[n 1]}, de facto Proprietary governor (1629–1632)
• William Hill, Proprietary governor of Avalon (1634–1638)
• David Kirke, Proprietary governor of Newfoundland (1638–1651)
• John Treworgie, Proprietary governor of Newfoundland (1653–1660)

• Province of Carolina

• Governors

• Philip Ludwell, Governor (1689–1693)
• Thomas Smith, Governor (1693–1694)
• Joseph Blake, Governor (1694)
• John Archdale, Governor (1695–1696)
• Joseph Blake, Governor (1696–1700)
• James Moore, Governor (1700–1703)

• Deputy governors, for the northern Carolina

• John Gibbs, Deputy governor (1689–1690)
• Thomas Jarvis, Deputy governor (1690–1694)
• Thomas Harvey, Deputy governor (1694–1699)
• Henderson Walker, Deputy governor (1699–1703)

• Charles Town

• Governors

• William Sayle, Governor (1670–1671)
• Joseph West, Governor (1671–1672)
• John Yeamans, Governor (1672–1674)
• Joseph West, Governor (1674–1682)
• Joseph Morton, Governor (1682–1684)
• Richard Kyrle, Governor (1684)
• Joseph West, Governor (1684–1685)
• Robert Quary, Governor (1685)
• Joseph Morton, Governor (1685–1686)
• James Colleton, Governor (1686–1690)
• Seth Sothell, Governor (1690–1692)

• Connecticut Colony

• Governors

• John Haynes, Governor (1639–1640)
• Edward Hopkins, Governor (1640–1641)
• John Haynes, Governor (1641–1642)
• George Wyllys, Governor (1642–1643)
• John Haynes, Governor (1643–1644)
• Edward Hopkins, Governor (1644–1645)
• John Haynes, Governor (1645–1646)
• Edward Hopkins, Governor (1646–1647)
• John Haynes, Governor (1647–1648)
• Edward Hopkins, Governor (1649–1650)
• John Haynes, Governor (1650–1651)
• Edward Hopkins, Governor (1651–1652)
• John Haynes, Governor (1652–1653)
• Edward Hopkins, Governor (1653–1654)
• John Haynes, Governor (1654–1655)
• Edward Hopkins, Governor (1655–1656)^[7]
• Thomas Welles, Governor (1655–1656)
• John Webster, Governor (1656–1657)
• John Winthrop the Younger, Governor (1657–1658)
• Thomas Welles, Governor (1658–1659)
• John Winthrop the Younger, Governor (1659–1676)
• William Leete, Governor (1676–1683)
• Robert Treat, Governor (1683–1687)
• Edmund Andros, Governor (1687–1689
• Robert Treat, Governor (1689–1698)
• Fitz-John Winthrop, Governor (1698–1707)

• Province of Maryland

• Governors

• William Stone, Governor (1634–1647)
• Benjamin Tasker, Sr., Governor (1647–1649)
• Leonard Calvert, Governor (1649–1656)
• Josias Fendall, Governor (1657–1660)
• Thomas Lawrence, Governor (1660)
• Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore, Governor (1661–1676)
• John Coode, Governor (1676)
• Thomas Notley, Governor (1676–1679)
• Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore, Governor (1679–1684)
• Benedict Calvert,^[8] Governor (1684–1688)
• Benedict Leonard Calvert, Governor (1688–1689)
• John Hart, Governor (1689–1690)
• Nehemiah Blakiston, Governor (1691–1692)
• Thomas Greene, Governor (1692–1693)
• Lionel Copley, Governor (1693–1694)
• Edward Lloyd, Governor (1693)
• Nicholas Greenberry, Governor (1693–1694)
• Edmund Andros, Governor (1694)
• Edmund Andros, Governor (1694)
• Francis Nicholson, Governor (1694–1699)
• Nathaniel Blakiston, Governor (1699–1702)

• Massachusetts Bay Colony

• Governors^[9]

• Matthew Cradock, Governor (1628–1629)
• John Endecott, Governor (1629–1630)^[10]
• John Winthrop, Governor (1629–1634)
• Thomas Dudley, Governor (1630–1634)
• Thomas Dudley, Governor (1634–1635)
• John Haynes, Governor (1635–1636)
• Henry Vane the Younger, Governor (1636–1637)
• John Winthrop, Governor (1637–1640)
• Thomas Dudley, Governor (1640–1641)
• Richard Bellingham, Governor (1641–1642)
• John Winthrop, Governor (1642–1644)
• John Endecott, Governor (1644–1645)
• Thomas Dudley, Governor (1645–1646)
• John Winthrop, Governor (1646–1649)
• John Endecott, Governor (1649–1650)
• Thomas Dudley, Governor (1650–1651)
• John Endecott, Governor (1651–1654)
• Richard Bellingham, Governor (1654–1655)
• John Endecott, Governor (1655–1665)
• Richard Bellingham, Governor (1665–1672)
• John Leverett, Governor (1671–72)
• John Leverett, Acting Governor (1672–1673), Governor (1673–1679)
• Simon Bradstreet, Governor (1678–1679)
• Simon Bradstreet, Governor (1679–1686)^[11]
• Dominion of New England (1686–1689)^[11][12]
• Simon Bradstreet, Governor (1689–1692)^[12][13]

• Province of Massachusetts Bay

• Governors^[14]

• William Phips, Governor (1692–1694)
• William Stoughton, Acting Governor (1694–1699)
• Richard Coote, 1st Earl of Bellomont, Governor (1699–1700)
• William Stoughton, Acting Governor (1700–1701)

• New Albion

• Governors

• Edmund Plowden, Governor and Captain general (1634–1649)

• Province of New Hampshire

• Governors

• Walter Neale, Governor (1630–1633)^[15][16]
• Francis Norton, Governor (1634?–1641)^[17][18]
• Henry Josselyn, Governor (1634–1638)^[19]
• Francis Norton, Governor (1638–1640?)^[20]
• Thomas Wiggin, Governor (1633?–1637)^[21]
• George Burdett, Governor (1637–1641)^[22]
• Massachusetts Bay Colony (1641–1680)
• John Cutt, President (1680–1681)^[23]
• Richard Waldron, President (1681–1682)
• Edward Cranfield, Administrator (1682–1685)^[24]
• Walter Barefoote, Acting Governor (1685–1686)^[24]
• Dominion of New England (1686–1689)
• Samuel Allen, Governor (1691/2–1699)
• Richard Coote, 1st Earl of Bellomont, Governor (1697–1701/2)^[25]

• New England

• Governors

• Robert Gorges, Governor general (1623–1624)^[26]

• Dominion of New England

• Governors

• Joseph Dudley, President of the Council (1686)^[27][28]
• Edmund Andros, Governor (1686–1689)^[28][12]

• New Haven Colony

• Governors

• Theophilus Eaton, Governor (1639–1658)
• Francis Newman, Governor (1658–1660)
• William Leete, Governor (1661–1665)

• East Jersey

• Governors

• Andrew Hamilton, Governor (1692–1697)
• Jeremiah Basse, Governor (1698–1699)
• Andrew Hamilton, Governor (1699–1702)

• West Jersey

• Governors

• Andrew Hamilton, Governor (1692–1697)
• Jeremiah Basse, Governor (1698–1699)
• Andrew Bowne, Governor (1699)
• Andrew Hamilton, Governor (1699–1702)

• Province of New York

• Governors

• Benjamin Fletcher, Governor (1692–1697)
• Richard Coote, Governor (1698–1701)

• Plymouth Colony

• Governors^[29]

• John Carver, Governor (1620–1621)^[30]
• William Bradford, Governor (1621–1633)
• Edward Winslow, Governor (1633–1634)
• Thomas Prence, Governor (1634–1635)
• William Bradford, Governor (1635–1636)
• Edward Winslow, Governor (1636–1637)
• William Bradford, Governor (1637–1638)
• Thomas Prence, Governor (1638–1639)
• William Bradford, Governor (1639–1644)
• Edward Winslow, Governor (1644–1645)
• William Bradford, Governor (1645–1657)^[31]
• Thomas Prence, Governor (1657–1673)
• Josiah Winslow, Governor (1673–1680)
• Thomas Hinckley, Governor (1680–1686)
• William Bradford the Younger, Governor (1682–1686)
• Dominion of New England (1686–1689)
• Thomas Hinckley, Governor (1689–1692)

• Popham Colony

• Governors^[32]

• George Popham, Governor (1607)
• Ralegh Gilbert, Governor (1608)

• Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

• Magistrates

• William Coddington, Judge of Portsmouth (1638–1639)
• William Hutchinson, Judge of Portsmouth (1639–1640)
• William Coddington, Judge of Newport (1639–1640)
• William Rosales, Governor of Portsmouth and Newport (1640–1647)
• Roger Williams, Chief officer (1644–1647)
• John Coggeshall, President (1647)
• Jeremy Clarke, President (1648–1649)
• John Smith, President (1649–1650)
• Nicholas Easton, President (1650–1651)
• Samuel Gorton, President, Providence and Warwick only (1651–1652)
• John Smith, President, Providence and Warwick only (1652–1653)
• Gregory Dexter, President, Providence and Warwick only (1653–1654)
• Nicholas Easton, President (1654–1654)
• Roger Williams, President (1654–1657)
• Benedict Arnold, President (1657–1660)
• William Brenton, President (1660–1662)
• Benedict Arnold, President (1662–1663)
• William Coddington, Governor (1651–1653)
• John Sanford, Governor (1653–1653)
• Benedict Arnold, Governor (1663–1666)
• William Brenton, Governor (1666–1669)
• Benedict Arnold, Governor (1669–1672)
• Nicholas Easton, Governor (1672–1674)
• William Coddington, Governor (1674–1676)
• Walter Clarke, Governor (1676–1677)
• Benedict Arnold, Governor (1677–1678)
• William Coddington, Governor (1678)
• John Cranston, Governor (1678–1680)
• Peleg Sanford, Governor (1680–1683)
• William Coddington, Jr., Governor (1683–1685)
• Henry Bull, Governor (1685–1686)
• Walter Clarke, Governor (1686)
• Dominion of New England (1686–1689)
• Henry Bull, Governor (1690–1690)
• John Easton, Governor (1690–1695)
• Caleb Carr, Governor (1695–1695)
• Walter Clarke, Governor (1696–1698)
• Samuel Cranston, Governor (1698–1727)

• Saybrook Colony

• Governors

• John Winthrop the Younger, Governor (1635–1639)
• George Fenwick, Governor (1639–1644)

• Colony of Virginia

• Governors

• Edward Maria Wingfield, President of the Council (1607)
• John Ratcliffe, President of the Council (1608)
• Matthew Scrivener, Governor (1608)
• John Smith, President of the Council (1608–1609)
• The Honourable George Percy, President of the Council (1609–1610)
• Thomas West, Governor (1609–1618)

• Thomas Gates, Deputy Governor (1610)
• The Honourable George Percy, Deputy Governor (1611)
• Thomas Dale, Acting Governor (May–August 1611)
• Thomas Gates, Acting Governor (1611–1613)
• Thomas Dale, Acting Governor (1613–1616)
• George Yeardley, Lieutenant Governor (1616–1617)
• Samuel Argall, Lieutenant Governor (1617–1619)

• George Yeardley, Governor (1619–1621)
• Francis Wyatt, Governor (1621–1624)
• Francis Wyatt, Governor (1624–1626)
• George Yeardley, Governor (1626–1627)
• Francis West, Acting Governor (1627–1629)
• John Harvey, Governor (1628–1639)

• John Pott, Acting Governor (1629–1630)
• John West, Acting Governor (1635–1636)
• George Reade, Acting Governor (1638–1639)

• Francis Wyatt, Governor (1639–1642)
• William Berkeley, Governor (1642–1652)

• Richard Kemp, Acting Governor (1644–1645)

• Richard Bennett, Governor (1652–1655)
• Edward Digges, Governor (1655–1656)
• Samuel Mathews, Governor (1656–1660)
• William Berkeley, Governor (1660–1677)

• Francis Moryson, Lieutenant Governor (1661–1662)

• Herbert Jeffries, Governor (1677–1678)
• Thomas Culpeper, Governor (1677–1683)

• Henry Chicheley, Lieutenant Governor (1678–1680)

• Nicholas Spencer, Acting Governor (1683–1684)^[33][34]
• Francis Howard, Governor (1684–1692)
• Joseph Bridger, Governor (1684)

• Nathaniel Bacon, President of the Council (1688–1690)
• Francis Nicholson, Lieutenant Governor (1690–1692)

• Edmund Andros, Governor (1692–1698)
• George Hamilton, Governor (1698–1737)

• Francis Nicholson, Lieutenant Governor (1698–1705)

• Wessagusset Colony

• Governors^[35]

• Richard Greene, Governor (1622)
• John Sanders, Governor (1622)

Oceania

• Bermuda

• Governors

• Richard Moore, Governor (1612–1616)
• Daniel Tucker, Governor (1616–1619)
• Nathaniel Butler, Governor (1619–1622)
• John Bernard, Governor (1622)
• John Harrison, Governor (1622–1623)
• Henry Woodhouse, Governor (1623–1626)
• Philip Bell, Governor (1626–1629)
• Roger Wood, Governor (1629–1637)
• Thomas Chaddock, Governor (1637–1641)
• William Sayle, Governor (1641–1642)
• Josias Forster, Governor (1642–1643)
• William Sayle, Governor (1643–1645)
• Josias Forster, Governor (1645)
• Triumvirate, Governor (1645–1647)
• Thomas Turner, Governor (1647–1649)
• John Trimingham, Governor (1649–1650)
• Josias Forster, Governor (1650–1659)
• William Sayle, Governor (1659–1663)
• Florentius Seymour, Governor (1663–1668)
• Samuel Whalley, Governor (1668–1669)
• John Heydon, Governor (1669–1681)
• Florentius Seymour, Governor (1681–1682)
• Henry Durham, Acting Governor (1682–1683)
• Richard Coney, Governor (1683–1687)
• Richard Robinson, Governor (1687–1690)
• Isaac Richier, Governor (1691–1693)
• John Goddard, Governor (1693–1698)
• Samuel Day, Governor (1698–1700)

France

Ancien Régime of France

French colonial empire

• Heads of state
• Prime ministers

Caribbean

• French Grenada

• Governors

• Jean Le Comte, Governor (1649–1654)
• Louis Cacqueray de Valminière, Governor (1654–1658)
• Dubuc, Governor (1658)
• Jean Faudoas de Cérillac, Governor (1658–1664)
• Vincent, Governor (1664–1670)
• Louis de Canchy de Lerole, Governor (1671–1674)
• Pierre de Sainte-Marthe de Lalande, Governor (1675–1679)
• Jacques de Chambly, Governor (1679–1680)
• Nicholas de Gabaret, Governor (1680–1689)
• Louis Ancelin de Gemostat, Governor (1690–1695)
• Jean-Léon Fournier de Carles de Pradine, Governor (1695?–1696?)
• De Bellair de Saint-Aignan, Governor (1696–1700)

North America

• New France

• Lieutenant generals

• Marquis de la Roche-Mesgouez, Lieutenant general (1598–1603)^[36][37]
• Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Monts, Lieutenant general (1603–1610)
• Charles de Bourbon, comte de Soissons, Lieutenant general (1611–1612)
• Henry II, Prince of Condé, Lieutenant general (1612–1616)
• Pons de Lauzière, Marquis de Thémines de Cardillac, Lieutenant general (1616–1620)
• Henry II, Prince of Condé, Lieutenant general (1620)
• Henri II de Montmorency, Lieutenant general (1620–1625)
• Henri de Lévis, duc de Ventadour, Lieutenant general (1625–1626)
• Cardinal Richelieu, Lieutenant general (1626–1627), Governor (1627–1632)

• Governors (See also)

• Cardinal Richelieu, Lieutenant general (1626–1627), Governor (1627–1632)
• Samuel de Champlain, Governor (1632–1635)
• Charles de Montmagny, Governor (1635–1648)
• Louis d'Ailleboust de Coulonge, Governor (1648–1651)
• Jean de Lauson, Governor (1651–1657)
• Pierre de Voyer d'Argenson, Vicomte de Mouzay, Governor (1657–1661)
• Pierre Dubois Davaugour, Governor (1661–1663)

• Governors general (See also)

• Augustin de Saffray de Mésy, Governor general (1663–1665)
• Daniel de Rémy de Courcelle, Governor general (1665–1672)
• Louis de Buade de Frontenac, Governor general (1672–1682)
• Antoine Lefèbvre de La Barre, Governor general (1682–1685)
• Jacques-René de Brisay de Denonville, Marquis de Denonville, Governor general (1685–1689)
• Louis de Buade de Frontenac, Governor general (1689–1698)
• Louis-Hector de Callière, Governor general (1698–1703)

• Placentia, Newfoundland

• Governors

• Sieur de Kéréon, Governor (1655–1660)
• Nicolas Gargot de la Rochette, Governor (1660–1662)
• Thalour Du Perron, Governor (1662–1663)
• Lafontaine Bellot, Governor (1664–1667)
• Sieur de la Palme, Governor (1667–1670)
• Sieur de la Poippe, Governor (1670–1684)
• Antoine Parat, Governor (1685–1690)
• Louis de Pastour de Costebelle, Governor (1690–1691)
• Jacques-François de Monbeton de Brouillan, Governor (1690–1701)
• Joseph de Monic, Governor (1697–1702)

Netherlands

Dutch Republic

Dutch colonial empire

• Monarchs

Africa

• Dutch Loango-Angola

• Governors

• Pieter Moorthamer, Director (1641–1642)
• Cornelis Hendrikszoon Ouman, Director (1642–1648)

Asia

• Dutch East Indies

• Governors general

• Pieter Both, Governors general (1610–1614)
• Gerard Reynst, Governors general (1614–1615)
• Laurens Reael, Governors general (1615–1619)
• Jan Pieterszoon Coen, Governors general (1619–1623)
• Pieter de Carpentier, Governors general (1623–1627)
• Jan Pieterszoon Coen, Governors general (1627–1629)
• Jacques Specx, Governors general (1629–1632)
• Hendrik Brouwer, Governors general (1632–1636)
• Anthony van Diemen, Governors general (1636–1645)
• Cornelis van der Lijn, Governors general (1645–1650)
• Carel Reyniersz, Governors general (1650–1653)
• Joan Maetsuycker, Governors general (1653–1678)
• Rijckloff van Goens, Governors general (1678–1681)
• Cornelis Speelman, Governors general (1681–1684)
• Johannes Camphuys, Governors general (1684–1691)
• Willem van Outhoorn, Governors general (1691–1704)

• Dutch Formosa

• Governors

• Martinus Sonck, Governor (1624–1625)
• Gerard Frederikszoon de With, Governor (1625–1627)
• Pieter Nuyts, Governor (1627–1629)
• Hans Putmans, Governor (1629–1636)
• Johan van der Burg, Governor (1636–1640)
• Paulus Traudenius, Governor (1640–1643)
• Maximilian le Maire, Governor (1643–1644)
• François Caron, Governor (1644–1646)
• Pieter Anthoniszoon Overtwater, Governor (1646–1650)
• Nicolas Verburg, Governor (1650–1653)
• Cornelis Caesar, Governor (1653–1656)
• Frederick Coyett, Governor (1656–1662)

North America

• New Netherland

• Directors

• Cornelius Jacobsen May, Director general (1624–1625)
• Willem Verhulst, Director general (1625–1626)
• Peter Minuit, Director (1626–1632)
• Sebastiaen Jansen Krol, Director general (1632–1633)
• Wouter Van Twiller, Director general (1633–1638)
• Willem Kieft, Director general (1638–1647)
• Peter Stuyvesant, Director general (1647–1664)
• Anthony Colve, Director general (1673–1674)

South America

• Dutch Brazil

• John Maurice of Nassau, Governor (1637–1643)

Oman

Yaruba dynasty of Oman

• Monarchs

• Mombasa

• Walis

• Imam Sa‘if ibn Sultan, Wali (1698)
• Nasr ibn Abdallah al-Mazru‘i, Wali (1698–1728)

Portugal

Kingdom of Portugal

Portuguese colonial empire

• Monarchs

Africa

• Portuguese Angola

• Governors

• João Furtado de Mendonça, Governor (1594–1602)
• João Rodrigues Coutinho, Governor (1602–1603)
• Manuel Cerveira Pereira, Governor (1603–1606)
• unknown governor (1606–1607)
• Manuel Pereira Forjaz, Governor (1607–1611)
• Bentro Banha Cardoso, Governor (1611–1615)
• Manuel Cerveira Pereira, Governor (1615–1617)
• Luís Mendes de Vasconcelos, Governor (1617–1621)
• João Correia de Sousa, Governor (1621–1623)
• Pedro de Sousa Coelho, Governor (1623)
• Simão de Mascarenhas, Governor (1623–1624)
• Fernão de Sousa, Governor (1624–1630)
• Manuel Pereira Coutinho, Governor (1630–1635)
• Francisco de Vasconcelos, Governor (1635–1639)
• Pedro César de Meneses, Governor (1639–1645)
• Francisco de Souto-Maior, Governor (1645–1646)
• Triumvirate junta (1646–1648)
• Salvador Correia de Sá, Governor (1648–1651)
• Salvador Correia de Sá, Governor (1648–1651)
• Rodrigo de Miranda Henriques, Governor (1652–1653)
• Bartolomeu de Vasconcelos, Governor (1653–1654)
• Luís Mendes de Sousa, Governor (1654–1658)
• João Fernandes Vieira, Governor (1658–1661)
• André Vidal de Negreiros, Governor (1661–1666)
• Tristão da Cunha, Governor (1666–1667)
• Junta rule (1667–1669)
• Francisco de Távora, Governor (1669–1676)
• Pires de Saldanha, Governor (1676–1680)
• João da Silva e Sousa, Governor (1680–1684)
• Luís Lobo da Silva, Governor (1684–1688)
• João de Lencastre, Governor (1688–1691)
• Gonçalo da Costa, Governor (1691–1694)
• Henrique Jacques de Magalhães, Governor (1694–1697)
• Luís César de Meneses, Governor (1697–1701)

• Portuguese Cape Verde

• Governors

• Fancisco Lobo da Gama, Governor (1597–1603)
• Fernão de Mesquita de Brito, Governor (1603–1606)
• Francisco Correia da Silva, Governor (1606–1611)
• Francisco Martins de Sequeira, Governor (1611–1614)
• Nicolau de Castilho, Governor (1614–1618)
• Francisco de Moura, Governor (1618–1622)
• Francisco Roulim, Governor (1622–1622)
• Manuel Afonso de Guerra, Acting Governor (1622–1624)
• Francisco Vasconcelos da Cunha, Governor (1624–1628)
• João Pereira Corte-Real, Governor (1628–1632)
• Cristóvão de Cabral, Governor (1632–1636)
• Jorge de Castilho, Governor (1636–1639)
• Jerónimo de Cavalcanti e Albuquerque, Governor (1639–1640)
• João Serrão da Cunha, Governor (1640–1645)
• Lourenço Garro, Governor (1645–1646)
• Jorge de Araújo, Governor (1646–1648)
• Roque de Barros do Rêgo, Governor (1648–1648)
• Council of Government (1648–1649)
• Gonçalo de Gamboa Ayala, Governor (1649–1650)
• Pedro Semedo Cardoso, Governor (1650–1651)
• Jorge de Mesquita Castelo Branco, Governor (1651–1653)
• Pedro Ferreira Barreto, Governor (1563–1658)
• Francisco de Figueroa, Governor (1558–1663)
• António Galvão, Governor (1663–1667)
• Manuel da Costa Pessoa, Governor (1667–1671)
• Manuel Pacheco de Melo, Governor (1671–1676)
• João Cardoso Pássaro, Governor (1676–1676)
• Council of Government (1676–1678)
• Manuel da Costa Pessoa, Governor (11678–1683)
• Inácio de Franca Barbosa, Governor (1681–1687)
• Veríssimo Carvalho da Costa, Governor (1687–1688)
• Vitoriano da Costa, Governor (1688–1690)
• Digo Ramires Esquível, Governor (1690–1691)
• Council of Government (1691–1692)
• Manuel António Pinheiro da Câmara, Governor (1692–1696)
• António Gomes Mena, Governor (1696–1696)
• Council of Government (1696–1698)
• António Salgado, Governor (1698–1702)

• Mombasa

• Captains major

• Dau, príncipe de Faza, Captain major (1697–1698)
• Leonardo Barbosa Souto-Maior, Captain major (1698)

• Portuguese Moçambique

• Captains general, Governors

• Álvaro Abranches, Captain general (1598–1601)
• Vasco de Mascarenhas, Captain general (1601–1604)
• Sebastião de Macedo, Captain general (1604–1607)
• Estêvão de Ataíde, Captain general (1607–1609)

• Colony of Moçambique, Sofala, Ríos de Cuama, and Monomatapa under Goa

• Nuno Álvares Pereira, Governor (1609–1611)
• Estévão de Ataíde, Governor (1611–1612)
• Diogo Simões de Madeira, Acting Governor (1612)
• João de Azevedo, Governor (1612–1614)
• Rui de Melo Sampaio, Governor (1614–1618)
• Nuno Álvares Pereira, Governor (1618–1623)
• Lopo de Almeida, Governor (1623–1624)
• Diogo de Sousa de Meneses, Governor (1624–1627)
• Nuno Álvares Pereira, Governor (1627–1631)
• Cristóvão de Brito e Vasconcelos, Acting Governor (1631–1632)
• Diogo de Sousa de Meneses, Governor (1632–1633)
• Filipe de Mascarenhas, Governor (1633–1634)
• Lourenço de Souto-Maior, Governor (1634–1639)
• Diogo de Vasconcelos, Governor (1639–1640)
• António de Brito Pacheco, Governor (1640–1641)
• Francisco da Silveira, Governor (1641–1642)
• Júlio Moniz da Silva, Governor (1642–1646)
• Fernão Dias Baião, Governor (1646–1648)
• Álvaro de Sousa de Távora, Governor (1648–1651)
• Francisco de Mascarenhas, Governor (1651–1652)
• Francisco de Lima, Governor (1652–1657)
• Manuel Corte-Real de Sampaio, Governor (1657–1661)
• Manuel de Mascarenhas, Governor (1661–1664)
• António de Melo e Castro, Governor (1664–1667)
• Inácio Sarmento de Carvalho, Governor (1667–1670)
• João de Sousa Freire, Governor (1670–1673)
• Simão Gomes da Silva, Governor (1673–1674)
• André Pinto da Fonseca, Governor (1674)
• Manuel da Silva, Acting Governor (1674–1676)
• João de Sousa Freire, Governor (1676–1682)
• Caetano de Melo e Castro, Governor (1682–1686)
• Miguel de Almeida, Governor (1686–1689)
• Manuel dos Santos Pinto, Governor (1689–1692)
• Tomé de Sousa Correia, Governor (1692–1693)
• Francisco Correia de Mesquita, Acting Governor (1693–1694)
• Estêvão José da Costa, Governor (1694–1695)
• Francisco da Costa, Governor (1695–1696)
• Luís de Melo Sampaio, Governor (1696–1699)
• Jácome de Morais Sarmento, Governor (1699–1703)

• Portuguese São Tomé

• Governors

• João Barbosa da Cunha, Acting Governor (c.1598–1601)
• António Maciel Monteiro, Acting Governor (1601–1604)
• Pedro de Andrade, Governor (1604–?)
• João Barbosa da Cunha, Acting Governor (?–1609)
• Fernando de Noronha, Governor (1609)
• Constantino Tavares, Governor (1609–1611)
• João Barbosa da Cunha, Acting Governor (1611)
• Francisco Teles de Meneses, Governor (1611)
• Luís Dias de Abreu, Governor (1611–1613)
• Feliciano Carvalho, Governor (1613–1614)
• Luís Dias de Abreu, Governor (1614–1616)
• Miguel Correia Baharem, Governor (1616–1620)
• Pedro da Cunha, Governor (1620–1621)
• Félix Pereira, Governor (1621–1623)
• Jerónimo de Melo Fernando, Governor (1623–1627)
• André Gonçalves Maracote, Governor (1627–1628)
• Lourenço Pires de Távora, Acting Governor (1628–1632)
• Francisco Barreto de Meneses, Governor (1632)
• Lourenço Pires de Távora, Acting Governor (1632–1636)
• António de Carvalho, Governor (1636)
• Lourenço Pires de Távora, Acting Governor (1636–1640)
• Manuel Quaresma Carneiro, Governor (1640)
• Miguel Pereira de Melo e Albuquerque, Acting Governor (1640–1641)
• unspecified Dutch commander (1641–1648)
• Paulo da Ponte, Acting Governor (1641–1642)
• Lourenço Pires de Távora, Governor (1642–c.1650)
• unspecified (c.1650–1656)
• Cristóvão de Barros do Rêgo, Governor (1656–c.1657)
• unspecified (c.1657–c.1661)
• Pedro da Silva, Governor (c.1661–166.)
• unspecified (166.–1669)
• Paulo Ferreira de Noronha, Governor (1669–1671)
• Chamber Senate (1671–1673)
• Julião de Campos Barreto, Governor (1673–1677)
• Bernardim Freire de Andrade, Governor (1677–1680)
• Jacinto de Figueiredo e Abreu, Governor (1680–1683)
• João Álvares da Cunha, Acting Governor (1683–1686)
• António Pereira de Brito Lemos, Governor (1686)
• Bento de Sousa Lima, Governor (1686–1689)
• António Pereira de Lacerda, Governor (1689–1693)
• António de Barredo, Governor (1693–1694)
• José Pereira Sodré, Governor (1695–1696)
• João da Costa Matos, Governor (1696–1697)
• Manuel António Pinheiro da Câmara, Governor (1697–1702)

• Portuguese Tangier

• Governors

• António Pereira Lopes de Berredo, Governor (1599–1605)
• Nunho de Mendonça, Governor (1605–1610)
• Afonso de Noronha, Governor (1610–1614)
• Luís de Meneses, Governor (1614)
• Luís de Noronha, Governor (1614–1615)
• João Coutinho, Governor (1615–1616)
• André Dias da França, Governor (1616–1617)
• Pedro Manuel, Governor (1617–1621)
• André Dias da França, Governor (1621–1622)
• Jorge de Mascarenhas, Governor (1622–1624)
• Miguel de Noronha, Governor (1624–1628)
• Galaaz Fernandes da Silveira, Governor (1628)
• Fernando de Mascarenhas, Governor (1628–1637)
• Rodrigo Lobo da Silveira, Governor (1637–1643)
• André Dias da França, Governor (1643–1645)
• Caetano Coutinho, Governor (1645–1649)
• Luís Lobo, Governor (1649–1653)
• Rodrigo de Lencastre, Governor (1653–1656)
• Fernando de Meneses, 2nd Count of Ericeira, Governor (1656–1661)
• Luís de Almeida, Governor (1661–1662)

Asia

• Portuguese Macau

• Governors

• Manuel da Camara de Noronha, Governor (1631–1636)
• Diogo de Melo de Castro, Governor (1636–1638)

South America

• Colonial Brazil

• Governors general

• D. Francisco de Sousa, Governor general (1591–1602)
• Diogo Botelho, Governor general (1603–1607)
• Lourenço da Veiga, Governor general (1607–1613, Bahia)
• Afonso de Albuquerque, Governor general (1608–1613, Rio de Janeiro)
• Diogo de Meneses, Governor general (1608–1612)
• Gaspar de Sousa, Governor general (1612–1617)
• Luís de Sousa, Governor general (1617–1621)

Spain

Habsburg Spain

Spanish colonial empire

Monarchs

Caribbean

• Captaincy General of Cuba

• Francisco Riaño y Gamboa, Governor of Cuba (1634–1639)

• Colony of Santiago

• Governors

• Fernando Melgarejo Córdoba, Governor (1596–1606)
• Alonso de Miranda, Governor (1607–1611)
• Pedro Espejo Barranco, Governor (1611–1614)
• Andrés González de Vera, Governor (1614–?)
• Sebastián Lorenzo Romano, Governor (1620?)
• Francisco Terril, Governor (1625–1632)
• Juan Martínez Arana, Governor (1632–1637)
• Gabriel Peñalver Angulo, Governor (1637–1639)
• Jacinto Sedeño Albornoz, Governor (1639–1640)
• Francisco Ladrón de Zegama, Governor (1640–1643)
• Alcades, Governor (1643–1645)
• Sebastián Fernández de Gamboa, Governor (1645–1646)
• Pedro Caballero, Governor (1646–1650)
• Jacinto Sedeño Albornoz, Governor (1650)
• Francisco de Proenza, Governor (1650–1651)
• Juan Ramírez de Arellano, Governor (1651–1655)
• Francisco de Proenza, Governor (1655–1656)
• Cristóbal Arnaldo Isasi, Governor (1656–1660)

Europe

• Naples

• Manuel de Acevedo y Zúñiga, Viceroy of Naples (1631–1637)

• Spanish Netherlands

• Governors

• Isabella Clara Eugenia of Austria, Governor (1621–1633)
• Ferdinand of Austria, Governor (1633–1641)
• Francisco de Melo, Governor (1641–1644)
• Manuel de Moura, Governor (1644–1647)
• Leopold William of Austria, Governor (1647–1656)
• John of Austria the Younger, Governor (1656–1659)
• Luis de Benavides Carrillo, Governor (1659–1664)
• Francisco de Moura, Governor (1664–1668)
• Íñigo Melchor de Velasco, Governor (1668–1670)
• Juan Domingo de Zuñiga y Fonseca, Governor (1670–1675)
• Carlos de Aragón de Gurrea, Governor (1675–1677)
• Alexander Farnese, Governor (1678–1682)
• Ottone Enrico del Caretto, Governor (1682–1685)
• Francisco Antonio de Agurto, Governor (1685–1692)
• Maximilian II Emanuel of Bavaria, Governor (1692–1706)

• Viceroyalty of Sardinia

• Antonio de Urrea, Viceroy (1632–1637)

North America

• Florida

• Laureano José de Torres Ayala a Duadros Castellanos, Governor of Florida (1693–1699)

• Panama

• Enrique Enríquez de Sotomayor, Royal Governor (1634–1638)

• New Mexico

• Diego de Vargas, Governor of New Mexico (1688–1696)

• New Spain / Viceroyalty of New Spain

• Viceroys (complete list) —

• Gaspar de Zúñiga, (1595–1603)^[38]
• Juan de Mendoza, (1603—1607)^[39]
• Luis de Velasco, (1590—1595, 1607—1611)^[40]
• Fray Francisco García Guerra, archbishop (1611—1612)^[41]
• Diego Fernández de Córdoba, (1612—1621)^[42]
• Rodrigo Pacheco, (1624—1635)^[43]
• Lope Díez de Armendáriz, (1635—1640)^[44]
• Diego López Pacheco, (1640—1642)^[45]
• Juan de Palafox y Mendoza, bishop and interim archbishop (1642)^[46]
• García Sarmiento de Sotomayor, (1642—1648)^[47]
• Marcos de Torres y Rueda, bishop (1648—1649)^[48]
• Luis Enríquez de Guzmán, (1650—1653)^[49]
• Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, (1653—1660)^[50]
• Juan Francisco Leiva y de la Cerda, (1660—1664)^[51]
• Diego Osorio de Escobar y Llamas, bishop (1664)^[52]
• Antonio Sebastián Álvarez de Toledo, (1664—1673)^[53]
• Pedro Nuño Colón de Portugal, (1673)^[54]
• Payo Enríquez de Rivera, archbishop (1673—1680)^[55]
• Tomás de la Cerda, (1680—1686)^[56]
• Melchor Portocarrero, (1686—1688)^[57]
• Gaspar de la Cerda, (1688—1696)^[58]
• Juan Ortega y Montañés, archbishop (1696, 1701—1702)^[59]
• José Sarmiento de Valladares, (1696—1701)^[60]

South America

• Captaincy General of Chile

• Juan de la Jaraquemada, Royal Governor of Chile (1611–1612)
• Francisco Laso de la Vega, Governor (1629–1639)
• Tomás Marín de Poveda, 1st Marquis of Cañada Hermosa, Governor (1692–1700)

• Viceroyalty of Peru

• Viceroys

• Luis Jerónimo de Cabrera, Viceroy (1629–1639)
• Melchor Portocarrero, 3rd Count of Monclova, Viceroy (1689–1705)

Sweden

Sweden

Swedish colonies

• Monarchs

• New Sweden

• List of colonial governors of New Jersey#Governors of New Sweden (1638–55)

Notes

References

External links

• WorldStatesmen—an online encyclopedia of the leaders of nations and territories