List of governors and heads of state of Fiume
List
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

List of governors and heads of state of Fiume

Section Title: List
Table Section Text: (Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Tenure	Portrait	Incumbent	Notes

Hungarian suzerainty

20 October 1776 to 1783	József gróf Majláth Székhélyi, Governor

1783 to 1788	Pál gróf Almásy Zsadányi, Governor

1788 to 1791	János Pétar gróf Szápáry, Governor

1791 to 1801	Sándor Pászthory, Governor

1801 to 1809	József Klobusiczky, Governor

Illyrian Provinces (French suzerainty)

July 1809 to November 1809	Marc Bryd (Marco de Bryde), Intendant	Did not take office

November 1809 to 1810	François Boleslas Casimir Duval de Chassenon de Curzay, Intendant

1810 to June 1811	Marie Méry, comte de Contades, Intendant

1811 to 1813	Part of Croatie civile

British suzerainty

3 July 1813 to 26 August 1813	-	William Hoste, Commander

Austrian suzerainty

26 August 1813 to September 1813	-	Laval Graf Nugent von Westmeath, Commander

2 September 1813 to 1813	Josip Lazarić, Commander

23 November 1813 to 1814	Giuseppe barone dell' Argento, Provisional Intendant

7 August 1814 to 1815	Franz Joseph Graf von Saurau, Kreishauptmann	District Captain, Commissioner to 1 October 1814

1815 to 1816	Johann Nepomuk Freiherr von Grimschitz, Kreishauptmann	District Captain

Kingdom of Illyria (Austrian suzerainty)

April 1816 to 1819	Joseph Freiherr von Weingarten, Kreishauptmann	District Captain

8 August 1819 to 1822	Ludwig Freiherr von Humbracht, Kreishauptmann	District Captain

Hungarian suzerainty

15 October 1822 to 1823	-	György Majláth, Royal Commissioner

1823 to 1837	Ferenc Ürményi, Governor

5 July 1837 to 22 April 1848	Pál Kiss de Nemeskér, Governor

23 April 1848 to 31 August 1848	János Nepomuk gróf Erdödy, Governor

Croatian suzerainty

31 August 1848 to 19 May 1859	-	Josip Jelačić, Governor	Ban of Croatia, Slavonia and Dalmatia

5 September 1848 to 6 August 1850	Josip Bunjevac, Royal Commissioner

July 1851 to 1852	Antun Rušnov, Civil Captain

1852 to 1856	Ernst Freiherr von Kellersperg, Civil Captain

1856 to 1860	Karl Sigmund Graf Hohenwarth, Civil Captain

1860 to 1861	Hermann Freiherr von Sterneck, Royal Commissioner

1861 to 1867	Bartol Benedikt Zmajić, Civil Captain

Hungarian suzerainty

6 April 1867 to 29 July 1870	Ede Cseh de Szentkatolna, Royal commissioner

29 July 1870 to 5 December 1872	József gróf Zichy de Zich et Vásonkeö, Governor

26 February 1873 to 1 November 1883	Géza gróf Szapáry de Szapár, Governor

1 November 1883 to 6 March 1892	Ágost gróf Zichy, Governor

6 March 1892 to 2 October 1896	-	Lajos gróf Batthyány de Nemetujvár, Governor

2 October 1896 to 14 July 1897	Rezsö báró Abele de Lilienberg, Governor

14 July 1897 to 23 November 1897	Tibor Gaal de Hatvan, acting Governor	1st term

23 November 1897 to 2 August 1903	László gróf Szapáry de Szapár, Governor

2 August 1903 to 10 December 1903	Tibor Gaal de Hatvan, acting Governor	2nd term

10 December 1903 to 17 February 1905	Ervin báró Roszner, Governor

17 February 1905 to 17 October 1905	Tibor Gaal de Hatvan, acting Governor	3rd term

17 October 1905 to 26 December 1905	Pál gróf Szapáry de Szapár, Governor

26 December 1905 to 24 May 1906	Tibor Gaal de Hatvan, acting Governor	4th term

4 April 1906 to 29 April 1906	György gróf Károlyi de Nagykároly, Governor

24 May 1906 to 7 December 1909	Sándor gróf Nákó de Nagyszentmiklós, Governor

7 December 1909 to 13 November 1910	István gróf Wickenburg de Capelló, acting Governor

13 November 1910 to 31 July 1917	István gróf Wickenburg de Capelló, Governor

31 July 1917 to 29 October 1918	Zoltán Jekelfalussy de Jekel- és Margitfalva, Governor

Status indeterminate (Principal Allied and Associated Powers control)

28 October 1918 to 17 November 1918	-	Antonio Grossich, President of the Italian National Council of Fiume

29 October 1918 to 17 November 1918	Rikard Lenac, Administrator	Veliki župan, appointed on behalf of the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs; in opposition

Italian/Allied suzerainty

17 November 1918 to 8 September 1920	-	Antonio Grossich, President of the Italian National Council of Fiume

17 November 1918 to 29 November 1918	Enrico Asinari di San Marzo, Military Governor

29 November 1918 to 28 August 1919	Francesco Saverio Grazioli, Military Governor

29 August 1919 to 13 September 1919	Vittorio Emanuele Pittaluga, Military Governor

14 September 1919 to 8 September 1920	-	Gabriele D'Annunzio, Commander of the City of Fiume

Italian Regency of Carnaro

8 September 1920 to 29 December 1920	-	Gabriele D'Annunzio, Primo Rettore	First Chancellor; ousted by the Royal Italian Army during the Bloody Christmas

29 December 1920 to 31 December 1920	Riccardo Gigante, President of the Municipal Council of Fiume

31 December 1920	Establishment of the Free State of Fiume, according to the Treaty of Rapallo

Free State of Fiume

31 December 1920 to 27 April 1921	-	Antonio Grossich, Chairman of the Provisional Government of the State

27 April 1921 to 28 April 1921	Riccardo Gigante, President of the Provisional Directory of Fiume

28 April 1921 to 13 June 1921	Salvatore Bellasich, Commissioner Extraordinary

13 June 1921 to 21 September 1921	Antonio Foschini, High Commissioner	Appointed on behalf of the Kingdom of Italy

21 September 1921 to 5 October 1921	Luigi Amantea, High Commissioner	Appointed on behalf of the Kingdom of Italy

5 October 1921 to 4 March 1922	Riccardo Zanella, President	Deposed in a Fascist coup d'état; in Yugoslavia exile to 16 March 1924

4 March 1922 to 9 March 1922	Attilio Prodam, President of Committee of National Defense

9 March 1922 to 4 April 1922	-	Giovanni Giuriati, Provisional President

4 April 1922 to 17 September 1923	Attilio Depoli, Provisional Head of State

17 September 1923 to 16 March 1924	-	Gaetano Giardino, Military Governor	Appointed on behalf of the Kingdom of Italy

16 March 1924	Incorporated into the Kingdom of Italy as the Province of Carnaro, according to the Treaty of Rome

Province of Carnaro (Italian suzerainty)

16 March 1924 to 30 April 1924	-	Gaetano Giardino, Prefect

1 May 1924 to 10 February 1925	Michele Sorge, Prefect

10 February 1925 to 16 May 1930	Emanuele Vivorio, Prefect

16 May 1930 to 20 January 1934	Antonio De Biase, Prefect

20 January 1934 to 20 February 1938	Francesco Turbacco, Prefect

20 February 1938 to 1 February 1943	Temistocle Testa, Prefect

1 February 1943 to 20 August 1943	Agostino Podestà, Prefect

20 August 1943 to 21 September 1943	Pietro Chiariotti, Prefect	Under German occupation from 9 September 1943, following the Armistice of Cassibile

German occupation

21 September 1943 to 29 October 1943	Riccardo Giganti, Prefect	Appointed on behalf of the Italian Social Republic

29 October 1943 to April 1945	Alessandro Spalatin, Prefect	Appointed on behalf of the Italian Social Republic

29 October 1943 to 1945	Franjo Špehar, Extraordinary Commissioner for Sušak–Krk Administrative Commissariat and Vice Prefect Trieste	Appointed on behalf of the Independent State of Croatia

1943 to 1944	Karl Pachneck, Berater	Advisor

1944 to 1945	Rossmann, Berater	Advisor

24 April 1945	Occupied by the Yugoslav Army (Fiume city occupied on 3 May 1945)

10 February 1947	Formally ceded to the SFR Yugoslavia by the Italian Republic, according to the Treaty of Peace. Incorporated into the SFR Yugoslavia as part of the SR Croatia; renamed Rijeka

Sentence(s)

The Hungarian government in 1892 appointed Lajos Batthyány as Governor of Fiume.

final_sentence: The Hungarian government in 1892 appointed Lajos Batthyány as Governor of Fiume.