Since 1659,

Saint-Domingue Saint-Domingue () was a French colonization of the Americas, French colony in the western portion of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, in the area of modern-day Haiti, from 1659 to 1803. The name derives from the Spanish main city on the isl ...

(now the Republic of

Haiti Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of the Bahamas. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island, which it shares with the Dominican ...

), was a French colony, recognized by Spain on September 20, 1697. From September 20, 1793, to October 1798 parts of the island were under British occupation. (actually taken from rulers.org!!!)

Governors (1691–1714)

#October 1, 1691 – July 1700 Jean du Casse #July 1700 – December 16, 1703 Joseph d'Honon de Gallifet (acting) #December 16, 1703 – October 13, 1705 Charles Auger #October 13, 1705 – December 28, 1707 Jean-Pierre de Charitte (acting) #December 28, 1707 – 1710 François-Joseph, comte de Choiseul-Beaupré #1710 – February 7, 1711 Jean-Pierre de Charitte (2nd time) #February 7, 1711 – May 24, 1711 Laurent de Valernod #May 24, 1711 – August 29, 1712 Nicolas de Gabaret #August 29, 1712 – 1713 Paul-François de La Grange, comte d'Arquian #1713 – 1714 Louis de Courbon, comte de Blénac

Governors-General (1714–1803)

#1714 – 11 January 1717 Louis de Courbon, comte de Blénac #January 11, 1717 – July 10, 1719 Charles Joubert de La Bastide, marquis de Châteaumorand #10 July 1719 – 6 December 1723

Léon de Sorel Léon de Sorel, marquis de Sorel (1655 – 4 November 1743) was a French naval officer and colonial administrator who was governor of Saint-Domingue in 1719–1723. Family Léon marquis de Sorel (1655-1743) was from a family from the Bailiwick o ...

#December 6, 1723 – October 8, 1731 Gaspard-Charles de Goussé, chevalier de La Rochalar #October 8, 1731 – February 4, 1732 Antoine-Gabriel, marquis de Vienne de Busserolles #February 4, 1732 – October 8, 1732 Étienne Cochard de Chastenoye (acting) #October 8, 1732 – July 1737 Pierre, marquis de Fayet #July 1737 – November 11, 1737 Étienne Cochard de Chastenoye (2nd time) (acting) #November 11, 1737 – November, 1746

Charles de Brunier, marquis de Larnage Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was ...

#November 19, 1746 – August 12, 1748 Étienne Cochard de Chastenoye (3rd time) (acting) #August 12, 1748 – March 29, 1751 Hubert de Brienne-Conflans, comte de Conflans #March 29, 1751 – May 31, 1753 Emmanuel-Auguste de Cahideux du Bois de Lamothe #May 31 – March 24, 1757 Joseph-Hyacinthe de Rigaud, marquis de Vaudreuil #March 24, 1757 – July 30, 1762 Philippe-François Bart #July 30, 1762 – March 7, 1763 Gabriel de Bory de Saint-Vincent #March 7, 1763 – August 4, 1763 Armand, vicomte de Belzunce #August 4, 1763 – April 23, 1764 Pierre-André de Gohin, comte de Montreuil (acting) #April 23, 1764 – July 1, 1766 Charles Henri Hector d'Estaing #July 1, 1766 – February 10, 1769 Louis-Armand-Constantin de Rohan, prince de Montbazon #February 10, 1769 – January 15, 1772

Pierre Gédéon de Nolivos Pierre Gédéon, Comte de Nolivos (born 25 November 1715) was a French soldier and a rich slave plantations owner. He served as Governor of Guadeloupe from 1765 to 1768, then as Governor of Saint-Domingue from 1769 to 1772. Early years Pierre G ...

#January 15, 1772 – April 30, 1772 De la Ferronays (acting) #April 30, 1772 – April 15, 1775

Louis-Florent de Vallière Louis-Florent de Vallière (or Devalière; 19 June 1721 – 10 April 1775) was Governor General of the French colony of Saint-Domingue, now Haiti. Origins Louis Florent de Vallière was born on 19 June 1721 in Paris. His parents were Jean Flore ...

#May 12, 1775 – August 16, 1775 Jean-François, comte de Reynaud de Villeverd (acting) #August 16, 1775 – December 13, 1776

Victor-Thérèse Charpentier Victor-Thérèse Charpentier d'Ennery (March 24, 1732 – December 13, 1776) was the marquis, and later count, of Ennery and was also a governor general of Saint-Domingue in the mid-to-late 18th century. Family Charpentier was born in Paris, Fr ...

#December 28, 1776 – May 22, 1777 Jean-Baptiste de Taste de Lilancour (acting) #May 22, 1777 – March 7, 1780 Robert, comte d'Argout #March 7, 1780 – April 25, 1780 Jean-Baptiste de Taste de Lilancour (2nd time) (acting) #April 25, 1780 – July 28, 1781 Jean-François, comte de Reynaud de Villeverd (2nd time) #July 28, 1781 – February 14, 1782 Jean-Baptiste de Taste de Lilancour (3rd time) (acting) #February 14, 1782 – July 3, 1785 Guillaume de Bellecombe #July 3, 1785 – April 27, 1786 Gui-Pierre de Coustard (acting) #April 27, 1786 – November 1787 César Henri, comte de La Luzerne #November 1787 – December 22, 1788 Alexandre de Vincent de Mazade (acting) #December 22, 1788 – 1789 Marie-Charles du Chilleau #1789 – August 19, 1789 Alexandre de Vincent de Mazade (2nd time) (acting) #August 19, 1789 – November 1790 Antoine de Thomassin de Peynier #November 9, 1790 – 1792 Philibert François Rouxel de Blanchelande #1792 – June 1792 Adrien-Nicolas, marquis de la Salle, comte d'Offémont #June 1792 – October 21, 1792 Jean-Jacques d'Esparbes #October 21, 1792 – January 2, 1793

Donatien-Marie-Joseph de Vimeur, vicomte de Rochambeau Divisional-General Donatien-Marie-Joseph de Vimeur, vicomte de Rochambeau (7 April 1755 – 20 October 1813) was a French Army officer and colonial administrator who served in the American Revolutionary War and French Revolutionary and Napoleoni ...

#January 2, 1793 – June 19, 1793

Léger-Félicité Sonthonax Léger-Félicité Sonthonax (7 March 1763 – 23 July 1813) was a French politician and colonial administrator. He was a Jacobin before joining the Girondins, which emerged in 1791. During the Haitian Revolution, he controlled 7,000 French troops ...

(commissioner) #June 19, 1793 – October 1793 François-Thomas Galbaud du Fort #October 1793 – May 11, 1796

Étienne Maynaud de Bizefranc de Laveaux Étienne, a French analog of Stephen or Steven, is a masculine given name. An archaic variant of the name, prevalent up to the mid-17th century, is Estienne. Étienne, Etienne, Ettiene or Ettienne may refer to: People Artists and entertainers * ...

#May 11, 1796 – August 24, 1797

(2nd time) (commissioner) #April 1, 1797 – May 5, 1802

Toussaint Louverture François-Dominique Toussaint Louverture (, ) also known as Toussaint L'Ouverture or Toussaint Bréda (20 May 1743 – 7 April 1803), was a Haitian general and the most prominent leader of the Haitian Revolution. During his life, Louvertu ...

#March 27, 1798 – October 23, 1798 Gabriel-Marie-Théodore-Joseph Hédouville (commissioner) #February 5, 1802 – November 2, 1802

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#November 2, 1802 – November 30, 1803

(2nd time) For continuation after independence, ''see:'' List of heads of state of Haiti

British Governors (1793–1798)

#September 20, 1793 – October 1794

John Whitelocke John Whitelocke (1757 – 23 October 1833) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator. He is known for leading the failed invasion of Buenos Aires and the forfeit of Montevideo to the Spanish by way of treaty. Military career Educate ...

#October 1794 – October 1796 Adam Williamson #October 1796 – January 1797

John Graves Simcoe Lieutenant-General (United Kingdom), Lieutenant-General John Graves Simcoe (25 February 1752 – 26 October 1806) was a British army officer, politician and colonial administrator who served as the lieutenant governor of Upper Canada from 1791 u ...

#January 1797 – March 1797 Nesbit #March 1797 – October 1798 Thomas Maitland

References

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Haiti history-related lists 1800s in Haiti . . . .

Governors (1691–1714)

Governors-General (1714–1803)

British Governors (1793–1798)

See also

References