Governor of Transylvania

This article is about the governors administering Transylvania between 1691 and 1867 in the name of the Habsburg monarchs. For the royal governors of Transylvania in the Kingdom of Hungary between the 11th and 16th centuries, see Voivode of Transylvania.

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

Seventeenth century

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

Eighteenth century

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

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

Footnotes

  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

  • (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.