List of Governors of the Habsburg Netherlands

The following is a list of Governors of the low countries. The Governor(es) (alternative designations: General stadtholder or Governor General) was the highest government official and represented the Danvers, who always made his official residence abroad since 1559. After the independence of the North, the Republic of the seven United Netherlands, controlled the Governor only the Southern Netherlands.



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[hide] *1 Habsburg Netherlands  ==Low Countries[ Edit] == 1581: the States General explain the Habsburg King expired. The next two are a short period been Governor of the State controlled part of the country:
 * Southern Netherlands 2
 * 2.1 Spanish time
 * 2.2 Austrian time (1714-1793)
 * 3 see also
 * 1485-1486 : Engelbert II of Nassau (General stadtholder of the Netherlands)
 * 1501-1504 : Engelbert II of Nassau (General stadtholder of the Netherlands again;)
 * 1504-1507 : Willem van Chièvres (General stadtholder of the Netherlands)
 * 1507-1530 : Margaret of Austria (Regent)
 * 1515-1517 : Willem van Chièvres (again; de facto regent)
 * 1517-1522 : Margaret of Austria (again; de facto Governor)
 * 1530-1555 Maria of Hungary : (first official Governor)
 * 1555-1559 Emmanuel Philibert of Savoy :
 * 1559-1567 : Margaret of Parma
 * 1567-1573 Fernando Álvarez de Toledo:, 3rd Duke of Alba
 * 1573-1576 Luis de Zúñiga y Requesens :
 * 1576-1578 : Juan of Austria
 * 1577-1581 : Matthias of Austria, appointed by the States General, not recognized by the King)
 * 1578-1592 : Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma

Their administrative attempts failed. In 1588, the Republic of the United Netherlands to set it further without Governor. ==Southern Netherlands[ Edit] == ===Spanish Time[ Edit] === ===Austrian time (1714-1793)[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">1713-1740 Emperor Charles VI
 * 1581-1583 : François, Duke of Anjou
 * 1585-1588 : Earl of Leicester
 * 1592-1594 : Peter Ernst I of Mansfeld
 * 1594-1595 : Ernst of Austria
 * 1595-1596 : Pedro Henriquez de Acevedo
 * 1596-1598 : Albrecht of Austria
 * 1598-1621 : the Archdukes Albert and Isabella reign as sovereigns over the Habsburg Netherlands.
 * 1621-1633 : Isabella of Spain
 * 1633-1634 : Francisco de Moncada (ad interim)
 * 1634-1641 : Ferdinand of Austria
 * 1641-1644 : Francisco de Melo
 * 1644-1647 : Manuel de Castel Rodrigo
 * 1647-1656 : Leopold Wilhelm of Austria
 * 1656-1659 : Juan II of Austria
 * 1659-1664 : Luis de Benavides Carillo
 * 1664-1668 : Francisco de Castel Rodrigo
 * 1668-1670 Íñigo Fernández de Velasco :
 * 1670-1675 : Juan Domingo Méndez de Haro y Fernández de Córdoba
 * 1675-1678 : Carlos de Gurrea
 * 1678-1682 : Alexander Farnese
 * 1682-1685 : Enrico Ottone del Carretto
 * 1685-1691 : Francisco Antonio de Agurto
 * 1691-1706 : Maximilian II Emanuel, elector of Bavaria
 * 1706-1714 : war of the Spanish Succession: by the extinction of the Spanish Habsburgs breaks a fight out to the inheritance. The Southern Netherlands are occupied by England and the Republic of.


 * 1716-1724 : Prince Eugene of Savoy
 * 1716-1724: Minister Plenipotentiary Hercule-Louis Turinetti


 * 1724-1741 : Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria
 * 1725: Minister Plenipotentiary Wirich von Daun
 * 1726-1732: Giulio Visconti Borromeo Arese Minister Plenipotentiary
 * 1732-1743: Minister Plenipotentiary Friedrich August von Harrach-Rohrau

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">1740-1780 : Empress Maria Theresia


 * 1741-1744 : Charles of Lorraine, brother of emperor Francis I
 * 1743-1744 : Governor-General ad interim Charles, count of Königsegg-Erps and rot fels, Aulendorff and Staufen, Marquis of Boischot


 * 1744 : Maria Anna of Austria (wife of Charles of Lorraine)
 * 1744-1746 : intermaris, then Minister Plenipotentiary Wenceslas count of Kaunitz-Rittberg

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">1745: the Netherlands occupied by French; Ulrich of Löwendal provisional Governor General


 * 1746-1747 : military commander, Marshal Charles Earl of Batthyany
 * 1747-1749 : reign to the temporary Jointe


 * 1749-1780 : Charles of Lorraine
 * 1749-1753: Antoniotto Botta Adorno Minister Plenipotentiary a.i.
 * 1753-1770: Minister Plenipotentiary a.i. Charles count of Cobenzl
 * 1770-1783: Minister Plenipotentiary a.i. Georg Prince of Starhemberg

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">1780-1790 : Joseph II, son of Empress Maria Theresia


 * 1780-1793: Maria Christina of Austria and Albert Casimir of Saxe-Teschen
 * 1783-1787: Minister Plenipotentiary Barbiano and Louis, count of Belgiojoso
 * 1787: military commander Joseph, Earl of Murray
 * 1787-1789: Minister Plenipotentiary Ferdinand, count of Trauttmansdorff
 * 1789: Vice Chancellor of the Netherlands French count of Cobenzl.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">From 11 January to 10 december 1790: United States of Belgium 1790-1792: Emperor Leopold II, son of Empress Maria Theresia


 * 1790-1791: Minister Plenipotentiary: Florimond count of Mercy-Argenteau
 * 1791-1794: Minister Plenipotentiary: Franz Georg von Metternich-Winneburg

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">1792-1794 : emperor Francis II, son of Leopold II between nov. March 1792 and 1793: French armies conquer Southern Netherlands; driven out with the battle of neerwinden.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Hereinafter referred to as the southern Netherlands were occupied by France.
 * 1793-1794 : Charles of Austria-Teschen