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
Olof Jakob Rafenhjalm 1526 1527
Gustaf Andréas Valborg 1527 1529

Blåvik Colony: 1531-1536

Governor Took office Left office
Gustaf Andréas Valborg 1531 1536

Fyrland Colony: 1725-1872

[[File:|30px]] Governors-general representing the monarchs of Emerstari
# # 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