This is a list of governors of the Corpus separatum of Fiume (formally known as City of Fiume and its district), heads of state of the Free State of Fiume and prefects of the Province of Fiume (now modern Rijeka and its surrounding area, in Croatia).
List
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
TenurePortrait Incumbent NotesHungarian suzerainty20 October 1776 to 1783József gróf Majláth Székhelyi, Governor1783 to 1788Pál gróf Almásy Zsadányi, Governor1788 to 1791János Pétar gróf Szápáry, Governor1791 to 1801 Sándor Pászthory, Governor1801 to 1809József Klobusiczky, GovernorIllyrian Provinces (French suzerainty)July 1809 to November 1809 Marc Bryd (Marco de Bryde), IntendantDid not take officeNovember 1809 to 1810 François Boleslas Casimir Duval de Chassenon de Curzay, Intendant1810 to June 1811 Marie Méry, comte de Contades, Intendant1811 to 1813Part of Civil CroatiaFrench Intendants of Civil Croatia in KarlovacJuly 1809 to November 1809 Lettardi, IntendantNovember 1809 to November 1810Louis-Philippe-Joseph Girod de Vienney, baron de Trémont, IntendantNovember 1810 to June 1811 Savinio conte Giorgi, Intendant27 June 1811 to 1811 Marie Méry, comte de Contades, Intendant1811 to 1813 François-Joseph-Ferdinand Marchal, IntendantBritish suzerainty3 July 1813 to 26 August 1813William Hoste, CommanderAustrian suzerainty26 August 1813 to September 1813Laval Graf Nugent von Westmeath, Commander2 September 1813 to 1813 Josip Lazarić, Commander23 November 1813 to 1814 Giuseppe barone dell' Argento, Provisional Intendant7 August 1814 to 1 October 1814Franz Joseph Graf von Saurau, Commissioner1 October 1814 to 1815Franz Joseph Graf von Saurau, KreishauptmannDistrict Captain1815 to 1816 Johann Nepomuk Freiherr von Grimschitz, KreishauptmannDistrict CaptainKingdom of Illyria (Austrian suzerainty)April 1816 to 1819 Joseph Freiherr von Weingarten, KreishauptmannDistrict Captain8 August 1819 to 1822 Ludwig Freiherr von Humbracht, KreishauptmannDistrict CaptainHungarian suzerainty15 October 1822 to 1823György Majláth, Royal Commissioner1823 to 1837Ferenc Ürményi, Governor5 July 1837 to 22 April 1848 Pál Kiss de Nemeskér, Governor23 April 1848 to 31 August 1848János Nepomuk gróf Erdödy, GovernorCroatian suzerainty31 August 1848 to 19 May 1859Josip Jelačić, GovernorBan of Croatia, Slavonia and Dalmatia5 September 1848 to 6 August 1850 Josip Bunjevac, Royal CommissionerJuly 1851 to 1852 Antun Rušnov, Civil Captain1852 to 1856 Ernst Freiherr von Kellersperg, Civil Captain1856 to 1860Karl Sigmund Graf Hohenwarth, Civil Captain1860 to 1861 Hermann Freiherr von Sterneck, Royal Commissioner1861 to 1867 Bartol Benedikt Zmajić, Civil CaptainHungarian suzerainty6 April 1867 to 29 July 1870 Ede Cseh de Szentkatolna, Royal commissioner29 July 1870 to 5 December 1872József gróf Zichy de Zich et Vásonkeö, Governor26 February 1873 to 1 November 1883Géza gróf Szapáry de Szapár, Governor1 November 1883 to 6 March 1892Ágost gróf Zichy, Governor6 March 1892 to 2 October 1896Lajos gróf Batthyány de Nemetujvár, Governor2 October 1896 to 14 July 1897Rezsö báró Abele de Lilienberg, Governor14 July 1897 to 23 November 1897 Tibor Gaal de Hatvan, acting Governor1st term23 November 1897 to 2 August 1903László gróf Szapáry de Szapár, Governor2 August 1903 to 10 December 1903 Tibor Gaal de Hatvan, acting Governor2nd term10 December 1903 to 17 February 1905Ervin báró Roszner, Governor17 February 1905 to 17 October 1905 Tibor Gaal de Hatvan, acting Governor3rd term17 October 1905 to 26 December 1905Pál gróf Szapáry de Szapár, Governor26 December 1905 to 24 May 1906 Tibor Gaal de Hatvan, acting Governor4th term4 April 1906 to 29 April 1906 György gróf Károlyi de Nagykároly, Governor24 May 1906 to 7 December 1909Sándor gróf Nákó de Nagyszentmiklós, Governor7 December 1909 to 13 November 1910István gróf Wickenburg de Capelló, acting Governor13 November 1910 to 31 July 1917István gróf Wickenburg de Capelló, Governor31 July 1917 to 29 October 1918Zoltán Jekelfalussy de Jekel- és Margitfalva, GovernorStatus indeterminate (Principal Allied and Associated Powers control)28 October 1918 to 17 November 1918Antonio Grossich, President of the Italian National Council of Fiume29 October 1918 to 17 November 1918 Rikard Lenac, AdministratorVeliki župan, appointed on behalf of the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs; in oppositionItalian/Allied suzerainty17 November 1918 to 8 September 1920Antonio Grossich, President of the Italian National Council of Fiume17 November 1918 to 29 November 1918Enrico Asinari di San Marzo, Military Governor29 November 1918 to 28 August 1919Francesco Grazioli, Military Governor29 August 1919 to 13 September 1919 Vittorio Emanuele Pittaluga, Military Governor14 September 1919 to 8 September 1920Gabriele D'Annunzio, Commander of the City of FiumeItalian Regency of Carnaro8 September 1920 to 29 December 1920Gabriele D'Annunzio, Primo RettoreFirst Chancellor; ousted by the Royal Italian Army during the Bloody Christmas29 December 1920 to 31 December 1920Riccardo Gigante, President of the Municipal Council of Fiume31 December 1920Establishment of the Free State of Fiume, according to the Treaty of RapalloFree State of Fiume31 December 1920 to 27 April 1921Antonio Grossich, Chairman of the Provisional Government of the State27 April 1921 to 28 April 1921Riccardo Gigante, President of the Provisional Directory of Fiume28 April 1921 to 13 June 1921 Salvatore Bellasich, Commissioner Extraordinary13 June 1921 to 21 September 1921 Antonio Foschini, High CommissionerAppointed on behalf of the Kingdom of Italy21 September 1921 to 5 October 1921 Luigi Amantea, High CommissionerAppointed on behalf of the Kingdom of Italy5 October 1921 to 4 March 1922Riccardo Zanella, PresidentDeposed in a Fascist coup d'état; in Yugoslavia exile to 16 March 19244 March 1922 to 9 March 1922 Attilio Prodam, President of Committee of National Defense9 March 1922 to 4 April 1922Giovanni Giuriati, Provisional President4 April 1922 to 17 September 1923 Attilio Depoli, Provisional Head of State17 September 1923 to 16 March 1924Gaetano Giardino, Military GovernorAppointed on behalf of the Kingdom of Italy16 March 1924Incorporated into the Kingdom of Italy as the Province of Fiume, according to the Treaty of RomeProvince of Fiume (Italian suzerainty)16 March 1924 to 30 April 1924Gaetano Giardino, Prefect1 May 1924 to 10 February 1925 Michele Sorge, Prefect10 February 1925 to 16 May 1930 Emanuele Vivorio, Prefect16 May 1930 to 20 January 1934 Antonio De Biase, Prefect20 January 1934 to 20 February 1938 Francesco Turbacco, Prefect20 February 1938 to 1 February 1943Temistocle Testa, Prefect1 February 1943 to 20 August 1943 Agostino Podestà, Prefect20 August 1943 to 21 September 1943 Pietro Chiariotti, PrefectUnder German occupation from 9 September 1943, following the Armistice of CassibileGerman occupation21 September 1943 to 29 October 1943Riccardo Gigante, PrefectAppointed on behalf of the Italian Social Republic29 October 1943 to 25 April 1945 Alessandro Spalatin, PrefectAppointed on behalf of the Italian Social Republic29 October 1943 to 1945 Franjo Špehar, Extraordinary Commissioner for Sušak–Krk Administrative Commissariat and Vice Prefect TriesteAppointed on behalf of the Independent State of Croatia1943 to 1944 Karl Pachneck, BeraterAdvisor1944 to 1945 Wilhelm Rassmann, BeraterAdvisor24 April 1945Liberated by the Yugoslav Army (Fiume city liberated on 3 May 1945)10 February 1947Formally ceded to the SFR Yugoslavia by the Italian Republic, according to the Paris Peace Treaty. Incorporated into the SFR Yugoslavia as part of the SR Croatia; renamed Rijeka
External links World Statesmen – Croatia (Fiume/Rijeka)