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Governors of the Habsburg Netherlands
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The Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands ruled the Habsburg Netherlands, as a representative of the Duke of Burgundy ( 1506- 1555), the King of Spain ( 1555- 1706) or the Archduke of Austria ( 1716- 1794), all from the house of Habsburg.
List of Governors
Habsburg Netherlands
Parma, the appointee of Philip II, his uncle, was opposed by the candidate of the rebellious Estates, another nephew of the King, Archduke Matthias of Austria, until 1581, when he returned to Austria following the United Provinces' declaration of independence.
In 1581 the Seven United Provinces declared themselves independent of Philip II of Spain.
1581-1592 Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma and Piacenza
1592-1594 Count Peter Ernst von Mansfeld
1594-1595 Archduke Ernest of Austria
1595-1596 Pedro Enríquez de Acevedo, Count of Fuentes
1596-1598 Archduke Albert of Austria
Archduke Albert of Austria and Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia of Spain rule the Habsburg Netherlands as sovereigns from 1598 to 1621.
1621-1633 Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia of Spain
1633-1641 Ferdinand, Cardinal-Infante
1641-1644 Francisco de Mello, Marquis of Terceira
1644-1647 Emmanuel de Moura Cortereal, 2° Marquis of Castel Rodrigo
1647-1656 Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria
1656-1659 John of Austria the Younger
1659-1664 Luis de Benavides Carrillo, Marquis of Caracena
1664-1668 Francisco de Moura Cortereal, 3° Marquis of Castel Rodrigo
1668-1670 Iñigo Fernandez de Velasco, Duke of Frias
1670-1675 Juan Domingo de Zuñiga y Fonseca
1675-1677 Carlos de Gurrea, Duke of Villahermosa
1678-1682 Alessandro di Odoardo Farnese, Prince of Parma
1682-1685 Otto Henry, Marquis of Caretto
1685-1692 Francisco Antonio de Agurto, Marquis of Gastañaga
1692-1706 Maximilian II Emanuel, elector of Bavaria
The Southern Netherlands were occupied by the British and Dutch from 1706-1714.
1716-1724 Prince Eugene of Savoy
1724-1741 Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria
1741-1744 Count Friedrich August von Harrach-Rohrau
1744-1744 Archduchess Maria Anna of Habsburg and Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine
1744-1780 Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine
1781-1793 Archduchess Maria Christina of Austria and Duke Albert of Saxe-Teschen
1793-1794 Archduke Charles of Austria
There after, the French revolutionaries occupied the Low Countries until 1815. At the Congress of Vienna, the Low Countries were re-united in a personal union under the House of Orange-Nassau.
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