Governor of Transylvania explained

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

Eighteenth century

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

Nineteenth century

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

See also

• List of rulers of Transylvania
• List of chancellors of Transylvania
• Voivode of Transylvania

References

• Fallenbüchl, Zoltán (1988). Magyarország főméltóságai [=High Dignitaries in Hungary]. Maecenas Könyvkiadó. .
• 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; .
• Treptow, Kurt W.; Popa, Marcel (1996). Historical Dictionary of Romania. Scarecrow Press, Inc. .

Notes and References

1. Treptow, Popa 1996, p. lx.
2. Fallenbüchl 1988, p. 67.
3. Fallenbüchl 1988, pp. 67-68.
4. Fallenbüchl 1988, pp. 68., 106.
5. Markó 2006, p. 432.
6. Fallenbüchl 1988, p. 68.