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 of Tripoli
First Governor
Pedro Navarro

1510
SeatTripoli
Formation26 July 1510
First holderPedro Navarro
Final holderGaspard de Vallier
Abolished15 August 1551
SuccessionOttoman Beylerbeyleri of Tripoli

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Spanish governors

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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
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Hospitaller governors

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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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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Libya". worldstatesmen.org. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b Vella, Andrew P. (1975). "The Order of Malta and the defence of Tripoli 1530–1551" (PDF). Melita Historica. 6 (4): 362–381. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 July 2020.
  3. ^ Spranger, Tade Matthias (2000). "Georg Schilling von Canstatt". Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon. Vol. XVII. pp. 1208–1210. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020.