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.[ 1] The administrators of uninhabited territories are excluded.
Kingdom of England
English overseas possessions
Edward of Norwich , in appanage, Governor (1415)[ 2]
John of Lancaster , Governor (1430)[ 2]
Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester , Governor (1435)[ 2]
Henry Beauchamp , Governor (1446)[ 2]
William Bertram and Nicholas Hault, Governors (1447)[ 2]
John Nanfan, Governor (1453)[ 2]
Geffrey Wallifly, Governor (1470)[ 2]
John Tichefilde,[ 3] Governor (1482)[ 2]
Duarte Brandão , Governor (1482–1485)[ 4] [ 2]
Edward Weston , Governor (1486–1509)
John Avril, Governor (1488)[ 2]
William Weston,[ 3] Governor
Gervais de Clermont ,[ 3] Bailiff (1387–1411)
James Cocquerel ,[ 3] Bailiff (1412–1432)
Thomas de la Court , Bailiff (1433–1445)
John Henry ,[ 3] Bailiff (1446–1447)
Guillaume Cartier ,[ 3] Bailiff (1447–1465)
Thomas de la Court ,[ 3] Bailiff (1466–1469)
Pierre de Beauvoir ,[ 3] Bailiff (1470–1479)
Edmund de Cheney , Bailiff (1480–1481)
Nicholas Fouaschin ,[ 3] Bailiff (1481–1482)
John Blondel ,[ 3] Bailiff (1483–1498)
John Martin ,[ 3] Bailiff (1499–1510)
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 )
Kingdom of Portugal
Portuguese colonial empire
Monarchs
^ United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1514
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^ Rosemary Horrox, ‘Brampton, Sir Edward (c.1440–1508)’, rev. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , Oxford University Press, 2004
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^ "Cuauhnahuac (Tlahuica / Aztecs) (Mesoamerica)" . The History Files . Retrieved June 7, 2019 .
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