Governors of the Habsburg Netherlands
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The Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands ruled the Seventeen Provinces, after 1581 only the Southern Netherlands as a representative of the Duke of Burgundy (until 1555), the King of Spain (1555-1706) or the Archduke of Austria (1716-1794), all from the house of Habsburg. For the history of the Habsburg Netherlands, see Seventeen Provinces and Southern Netherlands.
- Guillaume de Croÿ, Marquis d'Aerschot 1506-1507
- Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy 1507-1530
- Maria of Austria, Queen of Hungary 1530-1555
- Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy 1555-1559
- Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Parma 1559-1567
- Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba 1567-1573
- Luis de Requesens y Zuñiga 1573-1576
- John of Austria 1576-1578
- Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma and Piacenza 1578-1581
In 1581 the United Provinces declared themselves independent of Spain.
- Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma and Piacenza 1581-1592
- Count Peter Ernst von Mansfeld 1592-1594
- Archduke Ernest of Austria 1594-1595
- Pedro Enríquez de Acevedo, Count of Fuentes 1595-1596
- Archduke Albert of Austria 1596-1598
- Archduke Albert of Austria and Infanta Isabella of Spain 1598-1621
- Infanta Isabella of Spain, Archduchess of Austria 1621-1633
- Ferdinand, the Cardinal-Infant 1633-1641
- Francisco de Mello, Marquis of Terceira 1641-1644
- Emmanuel de Moura Cortereal, Marquis of Castel Rodrigo 1644-1647
- Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria 1647-1656
- John of Austria the Younger 1656-1659
- Luis de Benavides Carillo, Marquis of Fromiata 1659-1664
- Francisco de Moura Cortereal, Marquis of Castel Rodrigo 1664-1668
- Iñigo Fernandez de Velasco, Duke of Feria 1668-1670
- Juan Domingo de Zuñiga y Fonseca 1670-1675
- Carlos de Gurrea, Duke of Villahermosa 1675-1677
- Alexander Farnese, Prince of Parma 1678-1682
- Otto Henry, Marquis of Caretto 1682-1685
- Fray Antonio de Agurto, Marquis of Castagna 1685-1692
- Elector Maximilian II of Bavaria 1692-1706
Southern Netherlands occupied by the British and Dutch, 1706-1714
- Prince Eugene of Savoy 1716-1724
- Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria 1724-1741
- Count Friedrich August von Harrach-Rohrau 1741-1744
- Archduchess Maria Anna of Habsburg and Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine 1744
- Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine 1744-1780
- Archduchess Maria Christina of Austria and Duke Albert of Saxe-Teschen 1781-1793
- Archduke Charles of Austria 1793-1794
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- Prince Eugene of Savoy 1716-1724
- Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria 1724-1741
- Count Friedrich August von Harrach-Rohrau 1741-1744
- Archduchess Maria Anna of Habsburg and Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine 1744
- Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine 1744-1780
- Archduchess Maria Christina of Austria and Duke Albert of Saxe-Teschen 1781-1793
- Archduke Charles of Austria 1793-1794
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