The Governor of Gozo was the administrator of Gozo, in what is today Malta, between 1530 and 1814. The office was established under Hospitaller rule, and abolished during the early years of British rule in Malta, when chief civil officers were first appointed to administer the island.[1]
| Governor of Gozo | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Seat | Governor's Palace, Rabat, Gozo |
| Formation | 1530 |
| First holder | Giovanni de Soria |
| Final holder | Filippo Castagna |
| Abolished | 1814 |
| Succession | Chief civil officer |
The seat of the Governor was a building in the Cittadella known as the Governor's Palace, constructed in the 17th century during the magistracy of Alof de Wignacourt. The building is now a courthouse.[2]
Governors
Hospitaller governors
| Governor | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|
| Giovanni de Soria | 1530 | 1531 |
| Antonio di Platamone | 1531 | 1532 |
| Francesco di Platamone (1st term) | 1532 | 1533 |
| Andrea Mannara | 1533 | 1534 |
| Bartolomeo di Platamone | 1534 | 1536 |
| Francesco di Platamone (2nd term) | 1536 | 1538 |
| Alonso de Montagnes | 1538 | 1539 |
| Didaco Cervantes de Bobadilla | 1539 | 1540 |
| Calcerano Mompalao | 1542 | 1543 |
| Alonso de Vagas | 1544 | 1545 |
| Nicolo Caxaro | 1545 | 1546 |
| Giulio Savona | 1548 | 1549 |
| Andrea Castelletti | 1550 | 1551 |
| Galatian de Sessè | 1551 | 1553 |
| Pedro de Olivares | 1553 | 1560 |
| Antoine de Fay (dit St.-Romain) | 1560 | 1561 |
| Janotto Torrellas | 1565 | 1567 |
| Isidoro d'Arguiz | 1567 | 1568 |
| Roderico Cortez | 1572 | 1573 |
| Nicola Tornaquinci | 1573 | 1575 |
| Bernard de Aldana | 1581 | 1583 |
| George Fortuyn | 1583 | 1584 |
| Octave de Castellane | 1584 | 1585 |
| Pietro Spina | 1586 | 1594 |
| Faustino Bulgarini | c. 1592 | 1595 |
| Pietro de Sangro | 1596 | 1597 |
| Giovanni Andrea Capece | 1597 | 1599 |
| Baldassare Manilla | 1599 | 1601 |
| Ferdinando Rosselimini (Rossermini) | 1601 | 1605 |
| François Mansell (Munsell) Saint-Leger | 1606 | 1609 |
| Eugenio Ramirez Maldonato | 1610 | 1612 |
| Farnçois de Cremaulx | 1613 | 1614 |
| Jacques de Bovain dit Colubieres (Bouvin La Rognosa) | 1614 | 1616 |
| Jean de Mars-Liviers | 1616 | 1617 |
| Jacques-Christophe de Andlau | 1617 | 1618 |
| Richard de Nini Claret | 1618 | 1622 |
| Ludovico Vasconcelos | 1622 | 1623 |
| Pierre de Carvel-de-Merey | 1623 | 1624 |
| Jean-Baptiste de Galéan-Chateauneuf | 1625 | 1626 |
| François du Puy-Trigonan | 1628 | 1629 |
| Jean de Tiembrune-Valence | 1630 | 1631 |
| Stefano del Portico | 1631 | 1633 |
| Alexandre de Benque | 1633 | 1635 |
| Henri de Lates-Entraygues | 1635 | 1637 |
| Honore de Lascaris | 1638 | 1639 |
| Jerome de Galean-Chateauneuf | 1639 | 1640 |
| Jean-Scipio de Grailles-Chalettes | 1641 | 1642 |
| Antoine Le Fort-Bennebost | 1644 | 1645 |
| Henri de Villeneuve-Thorens | 1645 | 1646 |
| Francisco de Salinas | 1647 | 1649 |
| Joseph de Panisse | 1649 | 1650 |
| Philibert de Cleron | 1651 | 1652 |
| Isidoro de Arguiz y Antillon | 1653 | 1654 |
| François de Vintimille-Montpezat | 1655 | 1656 |
| François-Guillaume de Neulandt | 1657 | 1658 |
| Joseph del Vayo y Agreda | 1660 | 1661 |
| Erasmo de Albito | 1661 | 1662 |
| Fabio Gori Pannellini | 1663 | 1664 |
| Giovanni Cassia | 1664 | 1665 |
| Ludovico Xedler y Gomez (1st term) | 1665 | 1666 |
| Alessandro Fattinelli | 1666 | 1667 |
| Ludovico Xedler y Gomez (2nd term) | 1667 | 1669/70 |
| Carlo de Quirault | 1670 | 1671 |
| Ottavio Tancredi | 1671 | 1673 |
| Ludovico Xedler y Gomez (3rd term) | 1673 | 1676 |
| Francisco de Cordoba | 1676 | 1678 |
| Etienne Pinto de Mirandal | 1678 | 1679 |
| Pietro Gorgona | 1680 | 1681 |
| Henri de Gratet de Dolomieu | 1682 | 1683 |
| Albert de Banquemare | 1684 | 1685 |
| Luigi Venato | 1686 | 1687 |
| Girolamo Albergotti | 1688 | 1689 |
| Ignazio Lores | 1690 | 1691 |
| Rene de Marconnay de Cursay | 1692 | 1693 |
| Marc' Antoine de Galean | 1696 | 1697 |
| Octave de Galean | 1697 | 1699 |
| François du Hamel | 1699 | 1700 |
| Charles-Louis de Dautesar-Doradur | 1701 | 1703 |
| George de La Rue | 1703 | 1704 |
| Pierre-Nicolas Contet d'Aulanay | 1705 | 1706 |
| Cinto de Montfort | 1706 | 1707 |
| Alessandro Battali | 1710 | 1711 |
| Claude de Fontanet la Valette | 1711 | 1712 |
| Diego Garcia de Mula | 1714 | 1715 |
| Pierre de Castellane | 1716 | 1717 |
| Rene de Marbeuf | 1718 | 1720 |
| Giovanni Giuseppe Caxaro (acting for Marbeuf) | 1719 | 1720 |
| Michel de Guast | 22 January 1720 | 1721 |
| Paul-Antoine de Barbantane | 1722 | 1723 |
| Giuseppe Cassar | 1729 | 1729 |
| Paolo Antonio de Viguier | c. 1729 | c. 1729 |
| Vincent de Vogue-Courdan | 1730 | 1731 |
| Paul Antoine de Viguier | 1731/32 | 1734 |
| Hubert de Martenville | 1734 | 1735 |
| Pierre Dupeyroux | 1735 | 1736 |
| Bernadin de Marbeuf | 1738 | 1739 |
| Sevrin du Quenoy | 1740 | 1741 |
| Karl Friedrich Freiherr von Remching | 1742 | 1743 |
| François Alexandre de Vauchelle | 1743 | 1744 |
| Joseph Gabriel d'Olivary | 1744 | 1745 |
| Claude Joseph de Castellane | 1746 | 1747 |
| Charles de Guast (1st term) | 1748 | 1749 |
| Jacques-François de Chambray (1687–1756) | 1749 | 1750 |
| Pietro Sarsana (Pietro Paolo Zarcona) | 1750 | 1752 |
| Charles Auguste Grelier de Concise (1st term) | 1752 | 1753 |
| Charles Auguste Grelier de Concise (2nd term) | 1754 | 1754 |
| Alexandre Dussel de Chasteauvert (1st term) | 1754 | 1755 |
| Alexandre Dussel de Chasteauvert (2nd term) | 1756 | 1757 |
| Charles de Guast (2nd term) | 1758 | 1764 |
| Bernardo Rondinelli | 1764 | 1765 |
| Charles de Guast (3rd term) | 1765 | 1766 |
| Klemens Fürst von Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Bartenstein, Prince Clemente Armando Hohenlohe (1st term) (1732–1792) | 1774 | 1775 |
| Klemens Fürst von Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Bartenstein, Prince Clemente Armando Hohenlohe (2nd term) (1732–1792) | 1778 | 1779 |
| Giuseppe Bonelli | 1781 | 1782 |
| Ugolino Cambi | 1784 | 1787 |
| Gilberto Maria des Boys | 1787 | 1798 |
| Pierre Antoine Charles de Mesgrigny de Villebertain (1747–1828) | 1798 | 12 June 1798 |
| Source[1] | ||
French occupation
Gozo was invaded by French troops in June 1798, and they occupied the island until October 1798, when they evacuated the island after a rebellion broke out. During the French occupation, no Governors were appointed, and instead the island was administered by:[1]
- Commander: Jean-Louis Ebénézer Reynier (1771–1814)
- Lord Lieutenant: Count Romualdo Barbaro (1771–1840)
De facto independence
| Governor-General | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|
| Saverio Cassar (1746–1805) | 18 September 1798 | 20 August 1801 |
| Source[1] | ||
British rule
| Governor | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|
| Emmanuele Vitale (1758–1802) | 20 August 1801 | 8 October 1802 |
| Filippo Castagna (1765–1830) | 19 October 1802 | 15 October 1814 |
| Source[1] | ||