List of colonial governors of Fyrland
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[[File:|250px|thumb|right|A map of Fyrland in 1700.]] Fyrland, a province within the nation of Arasland in the Green Union, was settled in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries by several different Emerstarian colonies. The first permanent settlement was the Velborg Colony in 1538, after the temporary or failed Rafenhjalm, Blåvik, and Tungård Colonies in 1526, 1531, and 1534. Major settlements that were established after the Velborg Colony include the Ørnsjø Colony in 1555, which was the first successful venture inland, and the Grønveþ Colony in 1597, which reared the modern capital of Fyrland.
Contrary to the colonization of Køphofnø, most of the Fyrlandish colonies were established as crown colonies, with an appointed royal governor. Although, some, such as the Kjolborg and Sandhand Colonies were granted charters that were eventually revoked. Between 1538 and 1609, nine colonies in total were set up within Fyrland: the Velborg Colony in 1538, the Ålstrøm Colony in 1543, the Kjolborg Colony in 1550, the Ørnsjø Colony in 1555, the Sandhand Colony in 1566, the Fjalland Colony in 1572, the Grønveþ Colony in 1597, and the Håtre Colony in 1608. The Velborg Colony was merged into the Ålstrom Colony in 1558, as was the Fjalland Colony in 1622, and the Ørnsjø and Håtre Colonies were joined to create the Norland Colony in 1639. In 1677, these two colonies were combined, forming the Miþ Fyrland Colony. The Kjolborg charter was revoked in 1668, while the Sandhand charter was in 1670, and both of these colonies were merged into the Grønveþ Colony. The Grønveþ and Miþ Fyrland Colonies coexisted until they were joined in 1720, establishing one Emerstarian Fyrland.
In 1572, as Emerstarian settlement encroached farther inland, three regions of Fyrland were designated as Inføþtland, or native land, barring most Emerstarian settlement there and granting certain elements of self-government to the Arasian tribes within. Royal governors were not appointed to these regions, but royal constables were. The three regions, , were combined into one, named , in 1825.
In 1872, Kristjen II Gustaf sold Fyrland to Green Union in exchange for the and a sum of .
Rafenhjalm Colony: 1526-1528
The Rafenhjalm Colony was
Governor | Took office | Left office |
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Olof Jakob Rafenhjalm | 1526 | 1527 |
Gustaf Hermann Velborg | 1527 | 1528 |
Blåvik Colony: 1531-1537
Governor | Took office | Left office |
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Olof Jakob Rafenhjalm | 1526 | 1527 |
Gustaf Hermann Velborg | 1527 | 1528 |