title: List of colonial governors in 1717
text: # List of colonial governors in 1717
  
  This is a list of the governors of colonies, protectorates, or other dependencies in 1717. Where applicable, native rulers are also listed.
  
  ## Austria
  
  * Austrian Netherlands – Prince Eugene of Savoy, Governor of the Austrian Netherlands (1716–1724)
  
  ## Great Britain
  
  * Gibraltar – David Colyear, Governor of Gibraltar (1713–1720)
  * South Carolina –
     * Robert Daniell, Governor of South Carolina (1716–1717)
     * Robert Johnson, Governor of South Carolina (1717–1719)
  
  ## Netherlands
  
  * Dutch East Indies – Christoffel van Swoll, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (1713–1718)
  * Zeylan – Isaak Augustyn Rumpf, Governor of Zeylan (1716–1723)
  
  ## Oman
  
  * Mombasa – Nasr ibn Abdallah al-Mazru‘i, Wali of Mombasa (1698–1728)
  
  ## Portugal
  
  * Angola –
     * João Manuel de Noronha, Governor of Angola (1713–1717)
     * Henrique de Figueiredo e Alarcão, Governor of Angola (1717–1722)
  * Macau – D.Francisco de Alarcao Sotto-Maior, Governor of Macau (1714–1718)
  