List of governors of dependent territories in the 17th century

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. 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, Governor (1570–1609)
 * George Carew, Governor (1610–1621)
 * Henry Danvers, Governor (1621–1644)
 * Robert Rich, Governor (1643–1644)
 * Peter Osborne, Governor (1644–1649)
 * Henry Percy, Governor (1649–1650)
 * Alban Coxe, Governor (1649–1650)
 * John Bingham, Governor (1651–1660)
 * Henry Wanseye, Governor (1660)
 * Hugh Pollard, Governor (1660–1662)
 * Christopher Hatton, 1st Baron Hatton, Governor (1662–1665)
 * Jonathan Atkins, Governor (1665–1670)
 * Christopher Hatton, 1st Viscount Hatton, Governor (1670–1706)
 * Colonel Mordaunt, Governor (1697)
 * Bailiffs
 * Amice de Carteret, Bailiff (1601–1631)
 * Jean de Quetteville, Bailiff (1631–1643)
 * Pierre de Beauvoir, Bailiff (1644–1651, 1652–1653, 1656–1660)
 * Amias Andros, 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, Governor (1690–1692)
 * John White, 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, 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)
 * 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, 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
 * Matthew Cradock, Governor (1628–1629)
 * John Endecott, Governor (1629–1630)
 * 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)
 * Dominion of New England (1686–1689)
 * Simon Bradstreet, Governor (1689–1692)


 * Province of Massachusetts Bay
 * Governors
 * 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)
 * Francis Norton, Governor (1634?–1641)
 * Henry Josselyn, Governor (1634–1638)
 * Francis Norton, Governor (1638–1640?)
 * Thomas Wiggin, Governor (1633?–1637)
 * George Burdett, Governor (1637–1641)
 * Massachusetts Bay Colony (1641–1680)
 * John Cutt, President (1680–1681)
 * Richard Waldron, President (1681–1682)
 * Edward Cranfield, Administrator (1682–1685)
 * Walter Barefoote, Acting Governor (1685–1686)
 * Dominion of New England (1686–1689)
 * Samuel Allen, Governor (1691/2–1699)
 * Richard Coote, 1st Earl of Bellomont, Governor (1697–1701/2)


 * New England
 * Governors
 * Robert Gorges, Governor general (1623–1624)


 * Dominion of New England
 * Governors
 * Joseph Dudley, President of the Council (1686)
 * Edmund Andros, Governor (1686–1689)


 * 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
 * John Carver, Governor (1620–1621)
 * 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)
 * 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
 * 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)
 * 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
 * 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)
 * 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)
 * Juan de Mendoza, (1603—1607)
 * Luis de Velasco, (1590—1595, 1607—1611)
 * Fray Francisco García Guerra, archbishop (1611—1612)
 * Diego Fernández de Córdoba, (1612—1621)
 * Rodrigo Pacheco, (1624—1635)
 * Lope Díez de Armendáriz, (1635—1640)
 * Diego López Pacheco, (1640—1642)
 * Juan de Palafox y Mendoza, bishop and interim archbishop (1642)
 * García Sarmiento de Sotomayor, (1642—1648)
 * Marcos de Torres y Rueda, bishop (1648—1649)
 * Luis Enríquez de Guzmán, (1650—1653)
 * Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, (1653—1660)
 * Juan Francisco Leiva y de la Cerda, (1660—1664)
 * Diego Osorio de Escobar y Llamas, bishop (1664)
 * Antonio Sebastián Álvarez de Toledo, (1664—1673)
 * Pedro Nuño Colón de Portugal, (1673)
 * Payo Enríquez de Rivera, archbishop (1673—1680)
 * Tomás de la Cerda, (1680—1686)
 * Melchor Portocarrero, (1686—1688)
 * Gaspar de la Cerda, (1688—1696)
 * Juan Ortega y Montañés, archbishop (1696, 1701—1702)
 * José Sarmiento de Valladares, (1696—1701)

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