This is a list of territorial governors in the 15th century (1401–1500) AD, such as the administrators of colonies, protectorates, or other dependencies. Where applicable, native rulers are also listed.
A dependent territory is normally a territory that does not possess full political independence or sovereignty as a sovereign state yet remains politically outside of the controlling state's integral area. The administrators of uninhabited territories are excluded.
England Kingdom of England English overseas possessions Monarchs
Guernsey, Crown dependency British monarchs are the Dukes of Normandy Governors Edward of Norwich, in appanage, Governor (1415) John of Lancaster, Governor (1430) Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, Governor (1435) Henry Beauchamp, Governor (1446) William Bertram and Nicholas Hault, Governors (1447) John Nanfan, Governor (1453) Geffrey Wallifly, Governor (1470) John Tichefilde, Governor (1482) Duarte Brandão, Governor (1482–1485)Rosemary Horrox, ‘Brampton, Sir Edward (c.1440–1508)’, rev. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 Edward Weston, Governor (1486–1509) John Avril, Governor (1488) William Weston, Governor Bailiffs Gervais de Clermont, Bailiff (1387–1411) James Cocquerel, Bailiff (1412–1432) Thomas de la Court, Bailiff (1433–1445) John Henry, Bailiff (1446–1447) Guillaume Cartier, Bailiff (1447–1465) Thomas de la Court, Bailiff (1466–1469) Pierre de Beauvoir, Bailiff (1470–1479) Edmund de Cheney, Bailiff (1480–1481) Nicholas Fouaschin, Bailiff (1481–1482) John Blondel, Bailiff (1483–1498) John Martin, Bailiff (1499–1510)
Lordship of Ireland, a papal fief of England English monarchs are the Lords of Ireland Lords Deputy of Ireland Sir John Stanley: 1399–1402 (second term) Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence: 1402–1405 (aged 13) James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond: 1405 Gerald FitzGerald, 5th Earl of Kildare: 1405–1408 Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence: 1408–1413 Sir John Stanley: 1413–1414 (third term) Archbishop of Dublin: 1414 John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury: 1414–1421 (first term) James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond: 1419–1421 (first term) Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March: 1423–1425 John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury: 1425 (second term) James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond: 1425–1427 Sir John Grey: 1427–1428 John Sutton, later 1st Lord Dudley: 1428–1429 Sir Thomas le Strange: 1429–1431 Thomas Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley: 1431–1436 Lionel de Welles, 6th Baron Welles: 1438–1446 John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury: 1446 (third term) Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York: 1447–1460 (Lord Deputy:Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare) George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence: 1462–1478 (Lords Deputy:Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Desmond/Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare) John de la Pole, 2nd Duke of Suffolk: 1478 Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York: 1478–1483 (aged 5. Lord Deputy:Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare) Edward of Middleham: 1483–1484 (aged 11. Lord Deputy:Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare) John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln: 1484–1485 Jasper Tudor, 1st Duke of Bedford| 1485–1494 (Lord Deputy:Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare) Henry, Duke of York: 1494–?1519 (Aged 4. Lords Deputy: Sir Edward Poynings/Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare/Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare)
Portugal Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese colonial empire Monarchs
Portuguese Cape Verde Pêro Lourenço, Corregedor (1481–?)
Santiago Captains Diogo Afonso, Captain (1462–1473) Rodrigo Afonso, Captain (1473–1505) Ribeira Grande Captains Antonio de Noli, Captain (1462–1496) Branca de Aguiar, Captain (1497–?) Boa Vista Rodrigo Afonso, Captain (1497–1505) Alcatrazes Islands João de Santarém, Captain (1484–?)
Portuguese São Tomé Captains, Governors João de Paiva, Captain (1485–1490) João Pereira, Captain (1490–1493) Álvaro de Caminha, Captain (1493–1499) Fernão de Melo, Captain (1499–c.1510)
Portuguese Tangier Governors Rodrigo Afonso de Melo, Governor (1471–1484?) Manuel de Melo, Governor (1484?–1486) João de Meneses, Governor (1486–1489) Fernão Martins Mascarenhas, Interim Governor (1487–1489) Manuel Pessanha, Interim Governor (1489–1490) Lopo Vaz de Azevedo, Governor (1490?–1501)
Mexico Tlacala Federation Xicotencatl I (1425-1522), tlatoani of Tizatlan
Aztec Empire Cuauhnahuac Miquiuix, Tlatoani (ruler or governor) (1398-1433) Cuauhtototzin, Tlatoani (1433-?) Tehuehuetzin, Tlatoani (before 1491-1504) Teotlatzinco Tochihuitzin coyolchiuhqui, (late 14th-mid 15th centuries) Tlatoani and poet, son of Itzcoatl Tepechpan Cuacuauhtzin, Tlatoani and poet (c. 1410-1443) Texcoco (altepetl) Nezahualcoyotl (tlatoani), architect, and poet (1402-1472) Nezahualpilli, tlatoani and poet (1464-1515) Cacamatzin, tlatoani and poet (1494-1520)
See also List of state leaders in the 15th century List of state leaders in the 15th-century Holy Roman Empire List of state leaders in 15th-century South Asia
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