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Governor of Transylvania

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The governor of Transylvania was a viceroy representing the Habsburg monarchs in the Principality (from 1765 Grand Principality) of Transylvania between 1691 and 1867.

List of governors

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Seventeenth century

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Term Incumbent Monarch Notes Source
1691–1708 Count György Bánffy Leopold I
Joseph I
[1][2]

Eighteenth century

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Term Incumbent Monarch Notes Source
1709–1710 Baron István Haller Joseph I [1][2]
1710–1713 Count István Wesselényi Joseph I
Charles III
[1][3]
1713–1731 Count Zsigmond Kornis Charles III [1][4]
1731–1732 Count István Wesselényi Charles III [5]
1732–1734 Count Francis Paul Anthony Wallis Charles III [1][4]
1734–1755 Count János Haller Charles III
Maria Theresa
[1][4]
1755–1758 Count Frances Wenceslaus Wallis Maria Theresa [1][verification needed][6]
1762–1763 Adolf Nikolaus von Buccow Maria Theresa [1][6]
1764–1767 or 1768 Count András Hadik Maria Theresa [1][4]
1767 or 1768–1770 Karl O'Donnell Maria Theresa [1][verification needed][6]
1771–1773 or 1774 Joseph Auersperg Maria Theresa [1][4]
1774 or 1777–1787 Baron Samuel von Brukenthal Maria Theresa [1][4]
1787–1822 Count György Bánffy Maria Theresa
Joseph II
Leopold II
Francis I
[1][verification needed][6]

Nineteenth century

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Term Incumbent Monarch Notes Source
1822–1834 Baron János Jósika Francis I [1][verification needed][4][verification needed]
1835–1837 Archduke Ferdinand Karl Joseph of Austria-Este Ferdinand V [1][verification needed][6]
1838–1840 Count János Kornis Ferdinand V [1][verification needed][6]
1842–1848 Count József Teleki Ferdinand V [1][verification needed][6]
1848 Count Imre Mikó Ferdinand V
Francis Joseph I
first rule [1][verification needed][6]
1849–1851 Ludwig von Wohlgemuth Francis Joseph I [1][verification needed][6]
1851–1858 Karl von Schwarzenberg Francis Joseph I [1][verification needed][6]
1858–1861 Friedrich von Liechtenstein Francis Joseph I [1][verification needed][6]
1860–1861 Count Imre Mikó Francis Joseph I [1][verification needed][6]
1861–1867 Ludwig Folliot de Crenneville Francis Joseph I [1][verification needed][6]

See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Treptow, Popa 1996, p. lx.
  2. ^ a b Fallenbüchl 1988, p. 67.
  3. ^ Fallenbüchl 1988, pp. 67-68.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Fallenbüchl 1988, pp. 68., 106.
  5. ^ Markó 2006, p. 432.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Fallenbüchl 1988, p. 68.

References

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  • (in Hungarian) Fallenbüchl, Zoltán (1988). Magyarország főméltóságai [=High Dignitaries in Hungary]. Maecenas Könyvkiadó. ISBN 963-02-5536-7.
  • (in Hungarian) Markó, László: A magyar állam főméltóságai Szent Istvántól napjainkig – Életrajzi Lexikon. (The High Officers of the Hungarian State from Saint Stephen to the Present Days – A Biographical Encyclopedia) (2nd edition); Helikon Kiadó Kft., 2006, Budapest; ISBN 963-547-085-1.
  • Treptow, Kurt W.; Popa, Marcel (1996). Historical Dictionary of Romania. Scarecrow Press, Inc. ISBN 0-8108-3179-1.