The County of Tirol was founded ca 1140. It was united to the Habsburg possessions
in 1363 and was made a Princely County in 1493.
In 1849 Tirol became a Kronland of the Austrian Monarchy, enjoying a certain degree
of selfgovernment after 1860/1861.
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HEADS OF STATE
Princely Counts
Gefürstete Grafen
House of Habsburg - Lothringen
(ruled since 1780)
1804 - 1918 The Emperors of Austria
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IMPERIAL ADMINISTRATORS
Statthalter
(Also Statthalter of Vorarlberg since 1861)
1841 - 1848 Clemens Graf Brandis 1798 - 1863
1848 Robert Freiherr von Benz* (2x) 1780 - 1850
1848 - 1855 Cajetan Graf von Bissingen-Nippenburg 1806 - 1890
1855 - 1861 MajGen. Carl Ludwig Josef Maria
Erzherzog von Österreich 1833 - 1896
1861 - 1866 Karl Johann Josef Prinz von Lobkowitz 1814 - 1879
1866 - 1868 Georg Otto Graf von Toggenburg-Sargans 1811 - 1888
1868 Alphons Freiherr von Klinkowström* 1818 - 1891
1868 - 1870 Josef Freiherr von Lasser von Zollheim 1815 - 1879
1870 Alois Freiherr von Ceschi*
1870 - 1871 Caspar Graf von Ladron-Laterano 1815 - 1895
1871 Johann Ritter von Vorhauser* 1811 - 1890
1871 - 1879 Eduard Graf von Taaffe 1833 - 1895
1879 Johann Ritter von Vorhauser* (2x)
1879 - 1890 Bohuslav Ritter (18.. : Freiherr) von
Widmann 1836 - 1911
1890 Viktor Freiherr von Puthon* 1842 - 1919
1890 - 1901 Franz Carl Graf Merveldt 1844 - 1916
1901 - 1906 Erwin Freiherr von Schwartzenau 1858 - 1926
1906 - 1913 Markus Freiherr von Spiegelfeld-Metz 1858 - 1943
1913 - 1917 Friedrich Graf von Toggenburg (1) 1866 - 1956
1917 - 1918 Rudolf Graf Meran 1872 - 1959
(1) As a consequence of the war situation part of the responsabilities of the
Statthalter were transferred in 1915 to the military commanders in Tirol.
(subordinated to the Austro-Hungarian Commander in the Southwest)
Commanders of the Tirol Defense Command
1915 - 1916 KavGen. Viktor Graf Dankl von Krasnik 1854 - 1941
1916 InfGen. Josef Freiherr Roth von
Limanowa-Lapanow 1859 - 1917
Commanders of the XI Army
1916 ColGen. Viktor Graf Dankl von Krasnik s.a.
1916 - 1917 ColGen. Franz Rohr Freiherr von Dénta 1854 - 1927
1917 - 1918 ColGen. Viktor Graf von Scheuchensteuel 1857 - 1938
In 1915 Italian forces headed by Gen. Roberto Brusati occupied part of
Southern Tyrol. By 1916 they had howver already evacuated most of the
territory
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HEADS OF THE LAND GOVERNMENT
Landeshauptleute
1861 - 1862 Hieronymus von Klebelsberg zu Thumburg 1800 - 1862
1862 - 1866 Johann Kiechl 1804 - 1893
1867 - 1839 Johann Baptist Hasslwanter 1805 - 1869
1869 - 1871 Eduard Grebmer von Wolfsthurn 1821 - 1875
1871 - 1876 Franz von Rapp (187. : Ritter von Rapp-
Heidenburg) 1823 - 1889
1876 Florian Blaas 1828 - 1906
1877 - 1881 Wilhelm von Bossi-Fedrigotti 1823 - 1905
1881 - 1889 Franz Freiherr von Rapp-Heidenburg (2x)
1889 ... Freiherr von Hippoliti*
1889 - 1904 Anton Graf von Brandis 1832 - 1907
1904 - 1916 Theodor (1910) Freiherr von Kathrein 1842 - 1916
1916 - 1917 Aemilian Schöpfer 1858 - 1928
1917 - 1918 Josef Schraffl 1855 - 1922
AUSTRIAN LAND TIROL
In 1918 Habsburg rule came to an end and Tyrol became a Land of the new Austrian
Republic. (2)
(2) In 1919, following the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye the southern part of
the Land was ceded to Italy. (see here)
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CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Landeshauptleute
1918 - 1921 Josef Schraffl s.a.
1921 - 1935 Franz Stumpf 1876 - 1935
1935 - 1938 Josef Schumacher 1894 - 1971
GERMAN REICHSGAU TIROL-VORARLBERG
After the annexation of Austria to Germany, Tirol continued to exist as a Land until
1939 when it was reorganized firstly as the Gau Tirol-Vorarlberg of the Ostmark and
later, in 1940, as a Reichsgau, directly subordinated to the German government. (3)
(3) The new Gau only comprized central and western Tirol the eastern part of the
Land being annexed to Kärnten.
It included also the former land Vorarlberg.
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REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
Reichsstatthalter
1940 - 1945 Franz Hofer (4) 1902 - 1975
(4) From 1943 to 1945 also Obersten Kommisar/ Supreme Commissioner of the
Operation-Zone Alpenvorland,
which covered the part of the Land annexed by Italy in 1918/1919.
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CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Landeshauptleute
1938 Edmund Christoph* 1901 - 1961
1938 - 1939 Franz Hofer s.a.
Gauleiter(5)
1939 - 1945 Franz Hofer s.a.
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PARTY LEADERS
Gauleiter of the N.S.D.A.P. in Tirol and Tirol - Vorarlberg(5)
1935 - 1938 Edmund Christoph s.a.
1938 - 1945 Franz Hofer s.a.
(5) Until 1939 "Gauleiter" was only used for the regional leader of the Party.
Afterwards it was also used for the chief executive.
AUSTRIAN LAND TIROL
In 1945, after the end of German rule, the provisional government restored the Land
Tirol.
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CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Landeshauptmann
1945 Karl Gruber 1909 - 1995
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