List of governors of Tangier

This is a list of governors of Tangier during the period when it was under European control (1471–1684).

Portuguese Tangier (1471–1661)

Tenure Incumbent Notes
28 August 1471 to 1484? Rodrigo Afonso de Melo, 1st Count of Olivença, Governor Took possession following the Conquest of Asilah.
1484? to 1486 Manuel de Melo, Count of Olivença, Governor
1486 to 1489 João de Meneses, 1st Count of Tarouca, Governor 1st Term.
1487 to 1489 Fernão Martins Mascarenhas, Interim Governor
1489 to 1490 Manuel Pessanha, Interim Governor
1490? to 1501 Lopo Vaz de Azevedo, Governor
1501 to 1508 João de Meneses, 1st Count of Tarouca, Governor 2nd Term.
1508 to 1521 Duarte de Menezes, Governor 1st Term.
1521 to 1522 Henrique de Meneses, Governor
1522 to 1533 Duarte de Meneses, from Évora, Governor
1533 to 1536 Gonçalo Mendes Sacoto, Governor
1536 to 1539 Duarte de Menezes, Governor 2nd Term.
1539 to 1546 João de Meneses, Governor
1546 to 1548 Francisco Botelho, Governor
1548 to 1550 Pedro de Meneses, Governor
1550 to 1552 João Álvares de Azevedo, Governor
1552 to 1553 Luís de Loureiro, Governor
1553 Fernando de Menezes, Governor
1553 to 1554 Luís da Silva de Meneses, Governor
1554 to 1564 Bernardim de Carvalho, Governor
1564 to 1566 Lourenço de Távora, Governor
15 July 1566 to 1 August 1572 João de Meneses, Governor
1572 to 1573 Rui de Carvalho, Governor
1573 to 1574 Diogo Lopes da Franca, Governor
1574 to 15 August 1574 António of Portugal, Governor
1574 to 1578 Duarte de Meneses, Viceroy of Portuguese India, Governor
1578 to September 1578 Pedro da Silva, Governor
7 September 1578 to 25 July 1581 Jorge de Mendonça, Governor Last Governor nominated by the Portuguese Crown before the Iberian Union.
25 July 1581 to 1590 Francisco de Almeida, Governor
1590 to June 1591 Belchior da França and Simão Lopes de Mendonça, Governors
17 June 1591 to 24 August 1599 Aires de Saldanha, Governor
24 August 1599 to 22 September 1605 António Pereira Lopes de Berredo, Governor
22 September 1605 to March 1610 Nuno de Mendonça, Governor
March 1610 to June 1614 Afonso de Noronha, Governor
June 1614 to October 1614 Luís de Meneses, 2nd Count of Tarouca, Governor
October 1614 to August 1615 Luís de Noronha, Governor
August 1615 to 22 December 1616 João Coutinho, 5th Count of Redondo, Governor
22 December 1616 to 1 July 1617 André Dias da França, Governor
1 July 1617 to 1621 Pedro Manuel, Governor
1621 to 13 March 1622 André Dias da França, Governor
13 March 1622 to July 1624 Jorge de Mascarenhas, Marquis of Montalvão, Governor
July 1624 to 14 May 1628 Miguel de Noronha, 4th Count of Linhares, Governor
14 May 1628 to 18 June 1628 Galaaz Fernandes da Silveira, Governor
18 June 1628 to 1637 Fernando de Mascarenhas, Count of Torre, Governor
15 April 1637 to 24 August 1643 Rodrigo Lobo da Silveira, Governor
1643 to 16 April 1645 André Dias da França, Governor
16 April 1645 to 20 November 1649 Caetano Coutinho, Governor
20 November 1649 to January 1653 Luís Lobo, Baron of Alvito, Governor
January 1653 to 7 March 1656 Rodrigo de Lencastre, Governor
7 March 1656 to 1661 Fernando de Meneses, 2nd Count of Ericeira, Governor
1661 to 29 January 1662 Luís de Almeida, 1st Count of Avintes Governor
23 June 1661 Awarded to Charles II by the Marriage Treaty

English Tangier (1661–1684)

Tenure Incumbent Notes


29 January 1662 to 9 May 1663 Henry Mordaunt, Earl of Peterborough, Governor
10 May 1663 1663 to 4 May 1664 Andrew Rutherford, Earl of Teviot, Governor Killed in action in the Battle of Tangier.
4 May 1664 to 1664 Sir Tobias Bridge, Acting Governor
1664 to April 1665 John Fitzgerald, Governor
April 1665 to 1666 John, Baron Belasyse, Governor
1666 to 1669 Sir Henry Norwood, Governor
1669 to 1670 John Middleton, Earl of Middleton, Governor 1st Term.
1670 to 1672 Sir Hugh Chomondeley, Acting Governor
1672 to July 1674 John Middleton, Earl of Middleton, Governor 2nd Term.
July 1674 to March 1675 Vacant
March 1675 to 1680 William O'Brien, 2nd Earl of Inchiquin, Governor
1680 to 1680 Palmes Fairborne, Governor
1680 to 1680 Thomas Butler, 6th Earl of Ossory, Appointed Governor Died after appointment but before taking up position.
1680 to October 1680 Charles FitzCharles, 1st Earl of Plymouth, Governor Died soon after taking up position as Governor.
October 1680 to 28 December 1681 Edward Sackville, Acting Governor
28 December 1681 to 1683 Sir Percy Kirke, Governor
1683 to 6 February 1684 George Legge, Admiral Lord Dartmouth, Governor
6 February 1684 Re-incorporated into Morocco

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