16th-century governors

Dutch statesman and revolt leader (1533-1584)

Dutch Republic stadtholder and Prince of Orange (1567-1625)

Dragut (; 1485 – 23 June 1565) was an Ottoman corsair, naval commander, governor, and noble. Under his command, the Ottoman Empire's maritime power was extended across North Africa. Recognized for his military genius, and as being among "the most dangerous" of corsairs, Dragut has been referred to as "the greatest pirate warrior of all time", "undoubtedly the most able of all the Turkish leaders", and "the uncrowned king of the Mediterranean". He was nicknamed "the Drawn Sword of Islam". He was described by a French admiral as "a living chart of the Mediterranean, skillful enough on land to be

Doge of Venice (1509-1595)

Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (1517)

Ottoman politician (1459-1517)

Count of Nassau-Dillenburg and stadtholder of Friesland, Groningen and Drenthe (1560–1620)

Ottoman akıncı and governor of Serbian descent

Prince of Orange (1519–1544)

Baron of Breda

Venetian politician (1480-1534)

Count of Nassau-Siegen and Diez, Stadtholder of Guelders and Zutphen (1455–1516)

Count of Arenberg

Spanish military (1537-1595)

Dutch stadtholder (1536-1581)

count of Limburg and Moers (1545-1589)

Dutch stadtholder (1527-1585)

Dutch stadtholder (1524-1572)

Dutch stadtholder (1470-1539)

Dutch noble

General and 1st count of Hoogstraten and of Culemborg

Dutch stadtholder (1480-1540)

Dutch politician (1537-1586)

Dutch stadtholder (1506-1558)

Dutch stadtholder (1514-1558)

Belgian politician (1488-1555)

Belgian noble

Dutch stadtholder

Dutch nobleman and military commander (1558-1611)

Dutch politician

Venetian scholar and politician