List of colonial governors in 1801
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France
- MauritiusMauritiusMauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...
- François Louis Magallon de la Morlière, Governor of Mauritius (1800-1803)
Netherlands
- Dutch East IndiesDutch East IndiesThe Dutch East Indies was a Dutch colony that became modern Indonesia following World War II. It was formed from the nationalised colonies of the Dutch East India Company, which came under the administration of the Netherlands government in 1800....
- Pieter Gerardus van OverstratenPieter Gerardus van OverstratenPieter Gerardus van Overstraten was Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1796 until 1801. He was the last Governor-General of the Dutch East India Company, which was dissolved, bankrupt in 1799, but he remained in post as the Dutch state took over ruling its territories in the Indies...
, Governor General of the Dutch East Indies (1796-1801) - Johannes SibergJohannes SibergJohannes Siberg was Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1801 to 1805, during which time control of the Dutch Indies passed from the Dutch East India Company to the Napoleonic Dutch State in the guise of the Batavian Republic which took over much of Dutch territory and broke their...
, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (1801-1805)
- Pieter Gerardus van Overstraten
Ottoman Empire
- AbkhaziaAbkhaziaAbkhazia is a disputed political entity on the eastern coast of the Black Sea and the south-western flank of the Caucasus.Abkhazia considers itself an independent state, called the Republic of Abkhazia or Apsny...
- Kelesh Begi, Prince of Abkhazia (1789-1806) - OranOranOran is a major city on the northwestern Mediterranean coast of Algeria, and the second largest city of the country.It is the capital of the Oran Province . The city has a population of 759,645 , while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately 1,500,000, making it the second largest...
- Osman Bey, Wali of Oran (1799-1802)
Portugal
- AngolaAngolaAngola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
- Miguel António de MeloMiguel António de MeloD. Miguel António de Melo de Abreu Soares de Brito Barbosa Palha Vasconcelos Guedes served as the fifth captain general of the Azores and the first count of Murça.He was nominated on March 24, 1806 and left for Angra on May 4 of that year....
, Governor of Angola (1797-1802) - MacauMacauMacau , also spelled Macao , is, along with Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China...
- Jose Manuel PintoJosé Manuel PintoJosé Manuel Pinto Colorado is a Spanish footballer who plays for FC Barcelona as a goalkeeper.-Betis / Celta:Born in El Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz, Andalusia, Pinto, a product of Real Betis' youth system, moved up to the first team and made his La Liga debut for the club during the 1997–98...
, Governor of MacauGovernor of MacauThe Governor of Macau was a Portuguese colonial official who headed the colony of Macau, before 1623 called Captain-major . The post was replaced on December 20, 1999 upon the transfer of administration to the People's Republic of China by the office of the Chief Executive of the Macau Special...
(1800-1803) - Moçambique, ZambeziZambeziThe Zambezi is the fourth-longest river in Africa, and the largest flowing into the Indian Ocean from Africa. The area of its basin is , slightly less than half that of the Nile...
and SofalaSofalaSofala, at present known as Nova Sofala, used to be the chief seaport of the Monomotapa Kingdom, whose capital was at Mount Fura. It is located on the Sofala Bank in Sofala Province of Mozambique.-History:...
-- Francisco Guedes de Carvalho Meneses da Costa, Governor of the Colony of Moçambique, Zambezi and Sofala (1797-1801)
- Isidro de Sousa e Sá, Governor of the Colony of Moçambique, Zambezi and Sofala (1801-1805)
Spanish EmpireSpanish EmpireThe Spanish Empire comprised territories and colonies administered directly by Spain in Europe, in America, Africa, Asia and Oceania. It originated during the Age of Exploration and was therefore one of the first global empires. At the time of Habsburgs, Spain reached the peak of its world power....
- Viceroyalty of New GranadaViceroyalty of New GranadaThe Viceroyalty of New Granada was the name given on 27 May 1717, to a Spanish colonial jurisdiction in northern South America, corresponding mainly to modern Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela. The territory corresponding to Panama was incorporated later in 1739...
- Pedro Mendinueta y MúzquizPedro Mendinueta y MúzquizPedro Mendinueta y Múzquiz was a Spanish lieutenant general and colonial official. From January 2, 1797 to 1803 he was viceroy of New Granada. He was a knight of the Order of Santiago, and he was awarded the Gran Cruz of Carlos III.-Background:Mendinueta began his military career as an infantry...
, Viceroy of New Granada (1797–1803) - Viceroyalty of New Spain - Félix Berenguer de MarquinaFélix Berenguer de MarquinaFélix Berenguer de Marquina was a Spanish naval officer, colonial official and, from April 30, 1800 to January 4, 1803, viceroy of New Spain.-Origins and early career:...
, Viceroy of New Spain (1800–1803)- Captaincy General of CubaCaptaincy General of CubaThe Captaincy General of Cuba was an administrative district of the Spanish Empire created in 1607 as part of Habsburg Spain's attempt better to defend the Caribbean against foreign powers, which also involved creating captaincies general in Puerto Rico, Guatemala and Yucatán. The restructuring of...
- Salvador de Muro y Salazar, Governor of Cuba (1799–1812) - Spanish East IndiesSpanish East IndiesSpanish East Indies was a term used to describe Spanish territories in Asia-Pacific which lasted for three centuries . With the seat of government in Manila, the territory encompassed the Philippine Islands, Guam and the Mariana Islands, the Caroline Islands, and for a period of time, parts of...
- Rafael María de Aguilar y Ponce de León, Governor-General of the Philippines (1793–1806) - Commandancy General of the Provincias InternasCommandancy General of the Provincias InternasThe Provincias Internas or Commandancy General of the Internal Provinces of the North was a colonial, administrative district of the Spanish Empire, created in 1776 to provide more autonomy for the frontier provinces in the Viceroyalty of New Spain, present day northern Mexico and southwestern...
- Pedro da Nava, Commandant General of the Interior Provinces (1793–1802)
- Captaincy General of Cuba
- Viceroyalty of PeruViceroyalty of PeruCreated in 1542, the Viceroyalty of Peru was a Spanish colonial administrative district that originally contained most of Spanish-ruled South America, governed from the capital of Lima...
-- Ambrosio O'Higgins, Viceroy of Perú (1796–1801)
- Manuel Arredondo y PelegrínManuel Arredondo y PelegrínManuel Antonio Arredondo y Pelegrín was a Spanish judge, soldier and colonial administrator in Peru and Ecuador. Briefly in 1801 he was interim viceroy of Peru....
, Dean of the Audencia and acting Viceroy of Peru (1801) - Gabriel de Avilés, Viceroy of Perú (1801–1806)
- Captaincy General of Chile -
- Joaquín del Pino y RozasJoaquín del PinoJoaquín del Pino Sánchez de Rojas Romero y Negrete , was a Spanish military engineer and politician, who held various positions in the South American colonial administration.-Early life:...
, Royal Governor of ChileRoyal Governor of ChileThe Royal Governor of Chile ruled over the Spanish colonial administrative district known as the Kingdom of Chile. This district was also called the Captaincy General of Chile, and as a result the Royal Governor also held the title of a Captain General...
(1799–1801) - José de Santiago Concha Jiménez LobatónJosé de Santiago Concha Jiménez LobatónJosé de Santiago Concha Jiménez Lobatón was interim Governor of Chile from April 1801 to December 1801. Before and after his governorship, he served as Oidor of the Real Audiencia of Santiago between 1795 and 1811 and from 1815 to 1818....
, Royal Governor of ChileRoyal Governor of ChileThe Royal Governor of Chile ruled over the Spanish colonial administrative district known as the Kingdom of Chile. This district was also called the Captaincy General of Chile, and as a result the Royal Governor also held the title of a Captain General...
(1801) - Francisco Tadeo Diez de Medina Vidanges, Royal Governor of ChileRoyal Governor of ChileThe Royal Governor of Chile ruled over the Spanish colonial administrative district known as the Kingdom of Chile. This district was also called the Captaincy General of Chile, and as a result the Royal Governor also held the title of a Captain General...
(1801–1802)
- Joaquín del Pino y Rozas
- Viceroyalty of the Río de la PlataViceroyalty of the Río de la PlataThe Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, , was the last and most short-lived Viceroyalty of the Spanish Empire in America.The Viceroyalty was established in 1776 out of several former Viceroyalty of Perú dependencies that mainly extended over the Río de la Plata basin, roughly the present day...
-- Gabriel de Avilés, Viceroy of the Río de la Plata (1799–1801)
- Joaquín del Pino y RozasJoaquín del PinoJoaquín del Pino Sánchez de Rojas Romero y Negrete , was a Spanish military engineer and politician, who held various positions in the South American colonial administration.-Early life:...
, Viceroy of the Río de la Plata (1801–1804)
United KingdomUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom during the period when what is now the Republic of Ireland formed a part of it....
- Bahamas -
- William DowdeswellWilliam Dowdeswell (governor)Lieutenant-General William Dowdeswell was a British soldier and politician from Worcestershire.-Career:The 3rd son of William Dowdeswell, he joined the army as a Lieutenant andCaptain in the 1st Foot Guards 1785...
, Governor of the Bahamas (1797-1801) - John Halkett, Governor of the Bahamas (1801-1804)*#
- William Dowdeswell
- BarbadosBarbadosBarbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
- William Bishop, Acting Governor of Barbados (1800-1801) - BermudaBermudaBermuda is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, its nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about to the west-northwest. It is about south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and northeast of Miami, Florida...
- George BeckwithGeorge Beckwith (British Army officer)General Sir George Beckwith KB was a British Army officer.-Military career:Beckwith was commissioned into the 37th Regiment of Foot in 1771. He distinguished himself as a regimental officer in the American Revolutionary War, where he was assistant to Major Oliver Delancey responsible for British...
, Governor of Bermuda (1798-1803) - CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
- Robert Milnes, Governor-General of the Canadas (1799-1805) - Cayman IslandsCayman IslandsThe Cayman Islands is a British Overseas Territory and overseas territory of the European Union located in the western Caribbean Sea. The territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman, located south of Cuba and northwest of Jamaica...
- William Bodden, Chief Magistrate of the Cayman Islands (1776-1823) - Ceylon - Frederick NorthFrederick North, 5th Earl of GuilfordFrederick North, 5th Earl of Guilford , known as the Honourable Frederick North until 1817, was a British politician and colonial administrator....
, Governor of Ceylon (1798-1805) - GrenadaGrenadaGrenada is an island country and Commonwealth Realm consisting of the island of Grenada and six smaller islands at the southern end of the Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea...
- Charles Green, Governor of Grenada (1797-1801)
- Samuel Dent, Acting Governor of Grenada (1801-1802)
- JamaicaJamaicaJamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
-- Alexander Lindsay, 6th Earl of Balcarres, Governor of Jamaica (1795-1801)
- George Nugent, Governor of Jamaica (1801-1805)
- Madras - Edward CliveEdward Clive, 1st Earl of PowisEdward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis , known as the Lord Clive between 1774 and 1804, was a British peer and politician.-Background:...
, Governor of Madras (1798-1803) - Newfoundland - Charles Pole, Commodore-GovernorCommodore-GovernorIn Newfoundland the Commodore-Governor was a British Royal Navy official who was commander of the annual fishing convoy which left England each spring to fish off Newfoundland and was charged with protecting the convoys from harm...
of Newfoundland (1800-1801) - New South WalesNew South WalesNew South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
- Philip Gidley KingPhilip Gidley KingCaptain Philip Gidley King RN was a British naval officer and colonial administrator. He is best known as the official founder of the first European settlement on Norfolk Island and as the third Governor of New South Wales.-Early years and establishment of Norfolk Island settlement:King was born...
, Governor of New South Wales (1800-1806).