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List of governors of dependent territories in the 17th century

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

England

Kingdom of England
English overseas possessions

British Isles

  • 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)

Caribbean

  • 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)

Mediterranean

North America

  • Herbert Jeffries, Governor (1677–1678)
  • Thomas Culpeper, Governor (1677–1683)
  • Henry Chicheley, Lieutenant Governor (1678–1680)

Oceania

  • 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

Caribbean

  • 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

Netherlands

Dutch Republic
Dutch colonial empire

Africa

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

Asia

North America

South America

Oman

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

Portugal

Kingdom of Portugal
Portuguese colonial empire

Africa

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

South America

  • 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

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

  • Antonio de Urrea, Viceroy (1632–1637)

North America

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

South America

Sweden

Sweden
Swedish colonies

Notes

  1. The Lord Baltimore became the de facto Governor of Avalon upon the death of his father, the first Baron Baltimore.

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