List of governors of Bukovina

This is the list of presidents of Bukovina, the district-governors (until 1849) and the administrators (until 1861).

The years 1849 - 1854 were, according to the declaration of independence of Bukovina, a transitional period, during which the former district office gradually passed over into an independent state government. It was not until 29 May 1854, one can speak of such.[1]

  • Gabriel Baron Splény von Miháldy, General (1774–6 April 1778)
  • Karl Freiherr von Enzenberg, General (April 1778–31 October 1786)
  • Joseph von Beck (1786–1792)
  • Basil Freiherr von Balsch (1792–1803)
  • Franz von Schreiber (1803–1805)
  • Franz Adam Ritter von Mitscha (1805–1807)
  • Johann von Platzer (1807–1817)
  • Joseph Freiherr von Stutterheim (1817–1823)
  • Johann von Melczechen (1823–1833)
  • Frantz Kratter (1833–1838)
  • Kasimir von Milbacher (1838–1840)
  • Gheorghe Isăcescu (1840–1849)
  • Eduard Ritter von Bach (February 1849–July 1849)
  • Anton Freiherr Henniger von Seeberg (July 1849–1 March 1853)
  • Franz Freiherr von Schmück (From 6 March 1853 provisionally President; 29 May 1854 – 27 November 1857 first independent President)
  • Karl Graf von Rothkirch-Panthen (18 February 1857–May 1860)
  • Jakob Ritter von Mikuli – Chef of the provisionally Government of Bukowina (1 September 1860 – 1 March 1861)
  • Wenzel Ritter von Martina – erster Landespräsident des Herzogtums Bukowina (26 March 1861 – 2 May 1862)
  • Rudolph Graf von Amadei (31 May 1862 – 30 October 1865)
  • Franz Ritter Myrbach von Rheinfeld (30 October 1865 – 4 October 1870)
  • Felix Freiherr Pino von Friedenthal (4 October 1870 – 8 July 1874)
  • Hieronymus Freiherr von Alesani (18 August 1874 – 8 February 1887)
  • Felix Freiherr Pino von Friedenthal (February 1887–1 August 1890)
  • Anton Graf Pace von Friedensberg (first from 9 January 1891 Head of Government, 1 August 1891 – 17 May 1892)
  • Franz Freiherr von Krauß (22 May 1892 – 13 June 1894)
  • Leopold Graf von Goëss (15 November 1894 – 16 December 1897)
  • Friedrich Freiherr Bourguignon von Baumberg (16 December 1897 – 27 February 1903)
  • Prinz Konrad zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (28 February 1903 – 1 October 1904)
  • Oktavian Freiherr Regner von Bleyleben (1 October 1904 – 15 December 1911)
  • Rudolf Graf von Meran (1 January 1912 – 31 December 1916)
  • Josef Graf von Ezdorf (1 May 1917 – 5 November 1918)[2][3]

The last president of the Duchy, Joseph Graf von Etzdorf, could practically not perform his duties due to the war. He also had to change constantly his official residence: Vatra Dornei, then Cluj, Prague, Stanislau and at last Cernăuți.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Landespräsidenten der Bukowina". Archived from the original on 28 May 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  2. ^ Neues Wiener Tagblatt (Tages-Ausgabe) Nr. 119, Mittwoch, 2. Mai 1917, S. 8
  3. ^ Vorarlberger Volksblatt Nr. 255, Mittwoch, 6. November 1918, S. 2