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 Green Union constituent nation of Arasland, was settled during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries by several Emerstarian colonies. The first of these colonies to become permanent was the Valborg Colony, established in 1538 after the temporary Rafenhjalm Colony in 1526 and the failed, Blåvik Colony in 1531. After the Velborg Colony, the Ørnbyrgg and Grønveþe Colonies were set up in 1555 and 1578, both of which were royal ventures.
In 1590 and then in 1602, two private colonies were created by charter: respectively, the Håstrøm and Ålmund Colonies. The Håstrøm Colony had its charter revoked and was made into a crown colony in 1630, while this happened to the Ålmund Colony in 1638. By 1640, the Håstrøm, Ålmund, and Grønveþe Colonies were merged, and created the Suþrøn Fyrland Colony. In 1678, the Velborg and Ørnbrygg Colonies were merged, and created the Miþ Fyrland Colony until the Suþrøn Fyrland and Miþ Fyrland Colonies were merged in 1725. From 1555 onward, most of northern and part of western Fyrland formed land, an area in which Emerstarian settlement was restricted.
In 1872, Kristen II Gustaf sold Fyrland to the Green Union in exchange for the Gulafiskar Islands and a sum of .
Rafenhjalm Colony: 1526-1529
Governor | Took office | Left office |
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Olof Jakob Rafenhjalm | 1526 | 1527 |
Gustaf Andréas Valborg | 1527 | 1529 |
Blåvik Colony: 1531-1536
Governor | Took office | Left office |
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Gustaf Andréas Valborg | 1531 | 1536 |
Fyrland Colony: 1725-1872
[[File:|30px]] Governors-general representing the monarchs of Emerstari | ||||
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# | # | Name | Governor from | Governor until |
Under Erik VIII Olof (1718-1744) | ||||
1 | 1 | Johannes Frederik Lejonhofud (1673-1739) |
1 November 1725 |
9 March 1739 |
2 | 2 | Georges Mikael Þéodor Alfven (1697-1762) |
20 March 1739 |
8 May 1750 |
Under Erik IX Johannes (1744-1778) | ||||
↓ | 1 | Georges Mikael Þéodor Alfven (1697-1762) |
20 March 1739 |
8 May 1750 |
4 | 2 | Kristoffer Johannes Ljundstrøm (1712-1780) |
8 May 1750 |
17 September 1763 |
5 | 3 | Ragnald Matþías Alfven (1709-1774) |
19 September 1763 |
3 January 1774 |
6 | 4 | Markías Lorens Erikung (1735-1821) |
28 January 1774 |
1 August 1800 |
Under Olof III Aleksendres (1778-1780) | ||||
↓ | 1 | Markías Lorens Erikung (1735-1821) |
28 January 1774 |
1 August 1800 |
Under Karl V Erik (1780-1808) | ||||
↓ | 1 | Markías Lorens Erikung (1735-1821) |
28 January 1774 |
1 August 1800 |
7 | 2 | Georg Karl Ljundstrøm (1766-1824) |
1 August 1800 |
1 October 1814 |
Under Harvin IV Þomas (1808-1835) | ||||
↓ | 1 | Georg Karl Ljundstrøm (1766-1824) |
1 August 1800 |
1 October 1814 |
8 | 2 | Petter Harald Rostrøm (1770-1838) |
1 October 1814 |
17 November 1822 |
9 | 3 | Erik Karl Jakob Alfven (1777-1840) |
20 November 1822 |
31 December 1835 |
Under Folke II Knut (1835-1847) | ||||
↓ | 1 | Erik Karl Jakob Alfven (1777-1840) |
20 November 1822 |
31 December 1835 |
10 | 2 | Frederik Pål Rostrøm (1794-1862) |
1 January 1836 |
1 June 1850 |
Under Gustaf IV Johann (1847-1872) | ||||
↓ | 1 | Frederik Pål Rostrøm (1794-1862) |
1 January 1836 |
1 June 1850 |
11 | 2 | Karl Johann Strøm (1810-1879) |
1 June 1850 |
1 June 1860 |
11 | 2 | Jokim Ingolf Hågard (1814-1863) |
1 June 1860 |
22 July 1863 |
12 | 3 | Erik Rudolf Larsson (1812-1875) |
22 July 1863 |
3 August 1864 |
13 | 4 | Kristoffer Harald Ljundstrøm (1820-1884) |
3 August 1864 |
1 November 1867 |
14 | 5 | Lorens Olof Rudolfsson (1829-1893) |
1 November 1867 |
12 December 1872 |
Under Kristen II Gustaf (1872-1879) | ||||
↓ | 1 | Lorens Olof Rudolfsson (1829-1893) |
1 November 1867 |
12 December 1872 |