List of colonial governors in 1816

This is a list of the governors of colonies, protectorates, or other dependencies in 1816. Where applicable, native rulers are also listed.

Denmark

  • Danish Gold CoastChristian Schiønning, Governor of the Danish Gold Coast (1807–1817)
  • Danish West Indies
    1. Peter Lotharius von Oxholm, Governor-General of the Danish West Indies (1815–1816)
    2. Johan Henrik von Stabel, Governor-General of the Danish West Indies (1816)
    3. Adrian Benjamin Bentzon, Governor-General of the Danish West Indies (1816–1820)
  • Iceland – Johan Carl Thuerecht Castenschiold, Governor of Iceland (1813–1819)
  • North GreenlandPeter Hanning Motzfeldt, Inspector of North Greenland (1803–1817)
  • South GreenlandMarcus Nissen Myhlenphort, Inspector of South Greenland (1802–1821)

France

Netherlands

  • Aruba
    1. Occupied by British (1805–1816)
    2. Lodewijk Christoph Boyé, Commander of Aruba (1816–1819)
  • Dutch Gold CoastAbraham de Veer, Commandant-General of the Dutch Gold Coast (1810–March 1, 1816); Herman Willem Daenels, Governor-General of the Dutch Gold Coast (to 1818)
  • Surinam
    1. Occupied by British (1804–1816)
    2. Willem Benjamin van Panhuys, Governor-General of Dutch Guiana (1816)
    3. Cornelis Reinhard Vaillant, Acting Governor-General of Dutch Guiana, (1816–1822)

Portugal

  • Angola
    1. José de Oliveira Barbosa, Governor of Angola (1810–1816)
    2. Luís da Mota Fêo e Torres, Governor of Angola (1816–1819)
  • Cape VerdeAntónio Coutinho de Lencastre, Governor of Cape Verde (1803–1818)
  • BissauAntónio Cardoso Figueiredo, Captain-Major of Bissau
  • Cacheu – Unknown
  • Portuguese TimorJosé Pinto Alcoforado de Azevedo e Sousa, Governor of East Timor (1815–1819)
  • French GuianaJoão Severiano Maciel da Costa, Governor of French Guiana (1809–1817); also technically owned by Spain
  • MacauLucas José de Alvarenga, Governor of Macau (1814–1817)
  • MozambiqueMarcos Caetano de Abreu e Meneses, Captain-General of Mozambique (1812–1817)

Spanish Empire

Sweden

  • Saint-Barthélemy
    1. Bernt Robert Gustaf Stackelberg, Governor of Saint-Barthélemy (1812–1816)
    2. Johan Samuel Rosensvärd, Governor of Saint-Barthélemy (1816–1818)

United Kingdom

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