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Governor

England · Government / Government of England. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

18Records
1268–1698Date range
17Named people
16Places

Chronological records

1268

Simon de Montfort Leicester, 6th1268

Tuscany · Government / Government of England

Appointed Governor of Tuscany by Charles of Anjou

1393

Henry "Hotspur" Percy Northumberland ,1st1393

Bordeaux · Government / Government of England

Appointed Governor of Bordeaux

1423

John Fastolf1423

Anjou · Government / Government of England

Appointed Governor of Anjou

John Fastolf Maine1423

Maine · Government / Government of England

Appointed Governor of Maine

1437

Archibald Douglas Douglas, 5th1437

Government / Government of England

Appointed Governor of Scotland, during the minority of James II

1513

Catherine of Aragon15 June 1513

London · Government / Government of England

Appointed Governor of the Realm, while Henry VIII is fighting in France

1547

Edward Clinton Lincoln, 1st1547

Boulogne-sur-Mer · Government / Government of England

Appointed Governor of Boulogne-sur-Mer

1563

Francis Knollys1563

Portsmouth · Government / Government of England

Appointed Governor of Portsmouth

1585

Philip Sydney1585

Flushing · Government / Government of England

Appointed Governor of Flushing

1609

George Percy1609

Virginia · Government / Government of England

Appointed Governor of Virginia

1630

John Winthrop12 June 1630

Massachusetts · Government / Government of England

Appointed Governor of Massachusetts

1638

Jacob Astley1638

Plymouth · Government / Government of England

Appointed Governor of Plymouth

1643

Oliver Cromwell28 July 1643

Isle of Ely · Government / Government of England

Receives news from Parliament that he has been appointed Governor of the Isle of Ely

Thomas Fairfax Cameron, 3rdJuly 1643

Hull · Government / Government of England

Appointed Governor of Hull

1644

Thomas Fairfax Cameron, 3rdJuly 1644

York · Government / Government of England

Appointed Governor of York

Byron Byron, 1st1644

Chester · Government / Government of England

Appointed Governor of Chester

1650

Willoughby Parham, 5th1650

Barbados · Government / Government of England

Appointed Governor of Barbados

1698

John Churchill Marlborough, 1st12 June 1698

Government / Government of England

Appointed governor to Queen Anne's son, William, Duke of Gloucester.

Names involved

Archibald Douglas Douglas, 5thByron Byron, 1stCatherine of AragonEdward Clinton Lincoln, 1stFrancis KnollysGeorge PercyHenry "Hotspur" Percy Northumberland ,1stJacob AstleyJohn Churchill Marlborough, 1stJohn FastolfJohn Fastolf MaineJohn WinthropOliver CromwellPhilip SydneySimon de Montfort Leicester, 6thThomas Fairfax Cameron, 3rdWilloughby Parham, 5th

Provenance

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