| Governor of Tripoli | |
|---|---|
| Seat | Tripoli |
| Formation | 26 July 1510 |
| First holder | Pedro Navarro |
| Final holder | Gaspard de Vallier |
| Abolished | 15 August 1551 |
| Succession | Ottoman Beylerbeyleri of Tripoli |
The Governor of Tripoli was an official who was responsible for the administration of Tripoli in the first half of the 16th century, when the city was under Spanish and later Hospitaller rule. [1] [2]
| Governor | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|
| Pedro Navarro (c. 1460–1528) | 26 July 1510 | 1510 |
| Diego de Vera | 1510 | 1510 |
| Jayme de Requesens | 1510 | 1511 |
| Guillem de Moncada | 1511 | 1520 |
| François Velasquès | ? | 25 July 1530 |
| Source [1] | ||
| Governor | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|
| Gaspare de Sanguessa | 1530 | 1531 |
| Bernardino Macado (acting) | 1531 | 1532 |
| Aurelio Bottigella (1st term) (1480–1550) | 1532 | 1533 |
| García Cortés | 1533 | 1535 |
| Georg Schilling (c. 1490–1554) | 1535 | 1537 |
| Aurelio Bottigella (2nd term) (1480–1550) | 1537 | 1539 |
| Hernando de Bracamonte | 1539 | 1544 |
| Cristofano de Solís Farfan | 1544 | 1546 |
| Jean de Valette (1495–1568) | 1546 | 1549 |
| Pedro Nuñez de Herrera | 1549 | 1551 |
| Gaspard de Vallier | April 1551 | 14 August 1551 |
| Sources [1] [2] [3] | ||
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