List of governors of Bukovina

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This is the list of presidents of Bukovina, the district-governors (until 1849) and the administrators (until 1861).

The years 1849 - 1854 were, according to the declaration of independence of Bukovina, a transitional period, during which the former district office gradually passed over into an independent state government. It was not until 29 May 1854, one can speak of such.^[1]

• Gabriel Baron Splény von Miháldy, General (1774–6 April 1778)
• Karl Freiherr von Enzenberg, General (April 1778–31 October 1786)
• Joseph von Beck (1786–1792)
• Basil Freiherr von Balsch (1792–1803)
• Franz von Schreiber (1803–1805)
• Franz Adam Ritter von Mitscha (1805–1807)
• Johann von Platzer (1807–1817)
• Joseph Freiherr von Stutterheim (1817–1823)
• Johann von Melczechen (1823–1833)
• Frantz Kratter (1833–1838)
• Kasimir von Milbacher (1838–1840)
• Gheorghe Isăcescu (1840–1849)
• Eduard Ritter von Bach (February 1849–July 1849)
• Anton Freiherr Henniger von Seeberg (July 1849–1 March 1853)
• Franz Freiherr von Schmück (From 6 March 1853 provisionally President; 29 May 1854 – 27 November 1857 first independent President)
• Karl Graf von Rothkirch-Panthen (18 February 1857–May 1860)
• Jakob Ritter von Mikuli – Chef of the provisionally Government of Bukowina (1 September 1860 – 1 March 1861)
• Wenzel Ritter von Martina – erster Landespräsident des Herzogtums Bukowina (26 March 1861 – 2 May 1862)
• Rudolph Graf von Amadei (31 May 1862 – 30 October 1865)
• Franz Ritter Myrbach von Rheinfeld (30 October 1865 – 4 October 1870)
• Felix Freiherr Pino von Friedenthal (4 October 1870 – 8 July 1874)
• Hieronymus Freiherr von Alesani (18 August 1874 – 8 February 1887)
• Felix Freiherr Pino von Friedenthal (February 1887–1 August 1890)
• Anton Graf Pace von Friedensberg (first from 9 January 1891 Head of Government, 1 August 1891 – 17 May 1892)
• Franz Freiherr von Krauß (22 May 1892 – 13 June 1894)
• Leopold Graf von Goëss (15 November 1894 – 16 December 1897)
• Friedrich Freiherr Bourguignon von Baumberg (16 December 1897 – 27 February 1903)
• Prinz Konrad zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (28 February 1903 – 1 October 1904)
• Oktavian Freiherr Regner von Bleyleben (1 October 1904 – 15 December 1911)
• Rudolf Graf von Meran (1 January 1912 – 31 December 1916)
• Josef Graf von Ezdorf (1 May 1917 – 5 November 1918)^[2][3]

The last president of the Duchy, Joseph Graf von Etzdorf, could practically not perform his duties due to the war. He also had to change constantly his official residence: Vatra Dornei, then Cluj, Prague, Stanislau and at last Cernăuți.^[1]