List of colonial governors in 1806

This is a list of the governors of colonies, protectorates, or other dependencies in 1806. Where applicable, native rulers are also listed.

Denmark

• Danish West Indies – Baltharzar Frederik Mühlenfels, Governor-General of the Danish West Indies (1802–1807)
• Iceland –

1. Ólafur Stefánsson, Governor of Iceland (1790–1806)
2. Fredrik Christopher, Governor of Iceland (1806–1809)

• North Greenland – Peter Hanning Motzfeldt, Inspector of North Greenland (1803–1817)
• South Greenland – Marcus Nissen Myhlenphort, Inspector of South Greenland (1802–1821)

France

• French Guiana – Jean Baptiste Victor Hugues, Governor of French Guiana (1800–1808)
• Guadeloupe – Jean Augustin Ernouf, Captain-General of Guadeloupe (1803–1810)
• Martinique – Louis Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse, Governor of Martinique (1802–1809)

Netherlands

• Aruba – Occupied by British (1805–1816)
• Dutch Guiana – Occupied by British (1804–1816)

Ottoman Empire

• Principality of Abkhazia –

1. Kelesh Begi (1789–1806)
2. Arslan Begi (1806–1810)

Portugal

• Angola –

1. Fernão António de Noronha, Governor of Angola (1802–1806)
2. Temporarily vacant (1806–1807)

• Brazil –

1. Fernando José de Portugal e Castro, Viceroy of Brazil (1801–1806)
2. Marcos de Noronha e Brito, Viceroy of Brazil (1806–1808)

• Macau –

1. Caetano de Sousa Pereira, Governor of Macau (1803–1806)
2. Bernardo Aleixo de Lemos e Faria, Governor of Macau (1806–1808)

Spanish Empire

• Viceroyalty of New Granada – Antonio José Amar y Borbón, Viceroy of New Granada (1803–1810)
• Viceroyalty of New Spain – José de Iturrigaray y Aréstegui, Viceroy of New Spain (1803–1808)
  • Captaincy General of Cuba – Salvador de Muro y Salazar, Governor of Cuba (1799–1812)
  • Spanish East Indies –
    1. Rafael María de Aguilar y Ponce de León, Governor-General of the Philippines (1793–1806)
    2. Mariano Fernández de Folgueras, Governor-General of the Philippines (1806–1810)
  • Commandancy General of the Provincias Internas – Nemesio Salcedo y Salcedo (1802–1813)
• Viceroyalty of Peru –
  1. Gabriel de Avilés y del Fierro, Viceroy of Perú (1801–1806)
  2. José Fernando de Abascal y Sousa, Viceroy of Perú (1806–1816)
  • Captaincy General of Chile – Luis Muñoz de Guzmán, Royal Governor of Chile (1802–1808)
• Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata – Rafael de Sobremonte, Viceroy of the Río de la Plata (1804–1807)

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United Kingdom

• Cayman Islands – William Bodden, Chief Magistrate of the Cayman Islands (1776–1823)
• Malta Protectorate – Alexander Ball, Civil Commissioner of Malta (1802–1809)
• New South Wales –

1. Philip Gidley King, Governor of New South Wales (1800–1806)
2. William Bligh, Governor of New South Wales (1806–1808)

• Canada – Robert Prescott, Governor-in-Chief of the Canadas, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia (1796–1814)
• Cape Breton Island – John Despard, Lieutenant Governor of Cape Breton Island (1800–1807)
• Colony of Newfoundland – Sir Erasmus Gower, Commodore-Governor of Newfoundland (1804–1806)
• Prince Edward Island – Joseph Frederick Wallet DesBarres, Governor of Prince Edward Island, (1804–1812)