governor general - alexander farnese, duke of parma, to 1592; peter ernst i von mansfeld-vorderort 1592–1594; archduke ernest of austria 1594–1595; pedro henriquez de acevedo, count of fuentes, acting governor general 1595–1596; albert vii, archduke of austria 1596–1598; margrave andrew of burgau, acting governor general 1598–1599