List of governors of Tangier

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This is a list of governors of Tangier during the period when it was under European control.

Tenure Incumbent Notes
Portuguese Suzerainty
28 August 1471 to 1484? Rodrigo Afonso de Melo, 1st Count of Olivença, Governor
1484? to 1486 , Governor
1486 to 1489 , Governor 1st Term
1487 to 1489 , Interim Governor
1489 to 1490 , Interim Governor
1490? to 1501 , Governor
1501 to 1508 , Governor 2nd Term
1508 to 1521 Duarte de Meneses, Governor 1st Term
1521 to 1522 , Governor
1522 to 1533 , Governor
1533 to 1536 , Governor
1536 to 1539 Duarte de Meneses, Governor 2nd Term
1539 to 1546 , Governor
1546 to 1548 , Governor
1548 to 1550 , Governor
1550 to 1552 , Governor
1552 to 1553 , Governor
1553 , Governor
1553 to 1554 , Governor
1554 to 1564 , Governor
1564 to 1566 , Governor
15 July 1566 to 1 August 1572 , Governor
1572 to 1573 , Governor
1573 to 1574 , Governor
1574 to 15 August 1574 António of Portugal, Governor
1574 to 1578 , Governor
1578 to September 1578 , Governor
7 September 1578 to 25 July 1581 , Governor
25 July 1581 to 1590 , Governor
1590 to June 1591 and , Governors
17 June 1591 to 24 August 1599 Aires de Saldanha, Governor
24 August 1599 to 22 September 1605 , Governor
22 September 1605 to March 1610 , Governor
March 1610 to June 1614 , Governor
June 1614 to October 1614 , Governor
October 1614 to August 1615 , Governor
August 1615 to 22 December 1616 , Governor
22 December 1616 to 1 July 1617 , Governor
1 July 1617 to 1621 Pedro Manuel, Governor
1621 to 13 March 1622 , Governor
13 March 1622 to July 1624 , Governor
July 1624 to 14 May 1628 Miguel de Noronha, 4th Count of Linhares, Governor
14 May 1628 to 18 June 1628 , Governor
18 June 1628 to 1637 Fernando de Mascarenhas, Count of Torre, Governor
15 April 1637 to 24 August 1643 , Governor
1643 to 16 April 1645 , Governor
16 April 1645 to 20 November 1649 , Governor
20 November 1649 to January 1653 , Governor
January 1653 to 7 March 1656 , 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
English Suzerainty (see English Tangier)
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
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 (unable to take oath of conformity)
1666 to 1669 Sir Henry Norwood, Governor
1669 to 1670 John Middleton, Earl of Middleton, Governor
1670 to 1672 Sir Hugh Chomondeley, acting Governor
1672 to July 1674 John Middleton, Earl of Middleton
July 1674 to March 1675 , acting Governor
March 1675 to 1680 William O'Brien, 2nd Earl of Inchiquin, Governor
1680 to 1680 Palmes Fairbourne, Governor
1680 to 1680 Thomas Butler, 6th Earl of Ossory, died after appointment but before taking up position
1680 to October 1680 Charles FitzCharles, 1st Earl of Plymouth, died soon after taking up position as Governor
October 1680 to 28 December 1681 Edward Sackville, 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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