List of colonial governors in 1805

This is a list of the governors of colonies, protectorates, or other dependencies in 1805. Where applicable, native rulers are also listed.

Ottoman Empire

• Principality of Abkhazia – Kelesh Begi (1789–1806)

Portugal

• Angola – Fernão António de Noronha, Governor of Angola (1802–1806)
• Macau – Caetano de Sousa Pereira, Governor of Macau (1803–1806)

Spanish Empire

• Viceroyalty of New Granada – Antonio José Amar y Borbón, Viceroy of New Granada (1803–1810)
• Viceroyalty of New Spain – José de Iturrigaray y Aréstegui, Viceroy of New Spain (1803–1808)
  • Captaincy General of Cuba – Salvador de Muro y Salazar, Governor of Cuba (1799–1812)
  • Spanish East Indies – Rafael María de Aguilar y Ponce de León, Governor-General of the Philippines (1793–1806)
  • Commandancy General of the Provincias Internas – Nemesio Salcedo y Salcedo (1802–1813)
• Viceroyalty of Peru – Gabriel de Avilés y del Fierro, Viceroy of Perú (1801–1806)
  • Captaincy General of Chile – Luis Muñoz de Guzmán, Royal Governor of Chile (1802–1808)
• Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata – Rafael de Sobremonte, Viceroy of the Río de la Plata (1804–1807)

United Kingdom

• Cayman Islands – William Bodden, Chief Magistrate of the Cayman Islands (1776–1823)
• Malta – Alexander Ball, Civil Commissioner of Malta (1802–1809)
• New South Wales – Philip Gidley King, Governor of New South Wales (1800–1806)
• Canada – Robert Prescott, Governor-in-Chief of the Canadas, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia (1796–1814)
• Cape Breton Island – John Despard, Lieutenant Governor of Cape Breton Island (1800–1807)
• Colony of Newfoundland – Sir Erasmus Gower, Commodore-Governor of Newfoundland (1804–1806)
• Prince Edward Island – Joseph Frederick Wallet DesBarres, Governor of Prince Edward Island, (1804–1812)