List of governors in the Netherlands

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Overview of the governors in the Netherlands .

The governors were representatives of the princes in the respective area. After the founding of the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands and the secession from Spain, the governors were appointed by the provinces. During the Eighty Years' War there were competing governors of the Spanish king and the provinces.

Governor of Holland, Zeeland and Utrecht

In 1428 the county of Holland and the province of Zeeland came to Philip the Good . From 1433 he was represented by a governor. Later Holland and Zeeland passed from the Burgundians to the Habsburgs. From 1528 the governors of Holland were also governors of Utrecht . Before this time, Utrecht had no governor and was an independent prince-bishopric .

Governor of Friesland

Since 1515 the province of Friesland belonged to the Habsburg Netherlands ; the governor was appointed by the administration in Brussels . From 1528 the Frisian governor ruled over Overijssel and from 1536 over Groningen and Drenthe .

Friesland also appointed its own governors during the time of the United Netherlands , so there was no governorless period in Friesland. Since William IV, all areas had the same governor.

For Spain:

For Nassau:

Governor of Groningen

Between 1519 and 1536, Groningen fell to the Gelders Duke Karl von Egmond , who was represented by governors from 1519 to 1530. From 1536 Groningen and Drenthe became part of the Habsburg Netherlands. The governor of Friesland, Friesland and Overijssel also ruled in these areas. During the Eighty Years' War , Groningen became part of the United Netherlands and named its own governor.

Governor of Drenthe

The governors of Drenthe were the same as in Groningen until 1696 . 1696 was Wilhelm III. , the governor of Holland, instead of the Frisian governor Johan Willem Friso. When Wilhelm III. Died childless in 1702, Drenthe, like most of the Netherlands, was also governor until 1722, when the Frisian governor Wilhelm IV became governor of Drenthe. Later he was governor of all provinces.

Governor of Overijssel

In 1528 Overijssel , which had previously belonged to the diocese of Utrecht , came to the Habsburg Netherlands . Since then it has had the same governor as Friesland. Since the Eighty Years' War Overijssel became part of the United Netherlands and from 1584 had its own governors.

Governor of Gelderland

In 1473 the Duchy of Geldern passed to Charles the Bold , who was represented by a governor. In 1492 Karl von Egmond became a duke. From 1492 to 1504 he ruled Geldern himself. His successor Wilhelm appointed governor again. In 1543 Charles V added to the Habsburg-Burgundian Netherlands . Since 1584 the province of Gelderland was part of the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands under the governorship of Overijssel.

Governor of Limburg

  • 1542–1572 Johann von Ostfriesland
  • 1574–1578 Arnoud Huyn van Amstenraedt
  • 1578–1579 Christoffel van Mondragon
  • 1579–1597 Claude van Wittem van Beersel
  • 1597-1612 Gaston Spinola
  • 1612–1620 Maximilian of St-Aldegonde
  • 1620–1624 Karl Emanuel de Gorrevod
  • 1624–1626 Hermann of Burgundy
  • 1626-1632 Hugo van Noyelles
  • 1632–1635 Spanish occupation
  • 1635-1640 Willem Bette
  • 1640–1647 Jan van Wiltz
  • 1649–1665 Lancelot Schetz van Grobbendonk
  • 1665–1684 Johann Franz Desideratus of Nassau-Siegen
  • 1685–1702 Hendrik Ludwig Lamoraal from Ligne
  • 1702–1705 Franz Sigmund von Thurn and Taxis (1655–1710)
  • 1703–1705 Ludwig von Sinzendorff
  • 1705–1707 Jean-Pierre de Goës (Goossens)
  • 1707–1709 Ferdinand Bertrand de Quiros
  • 1709–1710 Johann Wenzel von Gallas
  • 1710–1713 Franz Adolf von Sinzerling
  • 1713 Ludwig von Sinzendorff
  • 1713–1714 Georg von Tunderfeld
  • 1714–1723 Franz Sigmund von Thurn and Taxis
  • 1725–1728 Otto von Vehlen
  • 1728–1754 Wolfgang Wilhelm von Bournonville ( House Bournonville )

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