House of Habsburg
- Maximilian (r. 1482-1494, regent), Holy Roman Emperor, husband of Mary I
- Philip II the Handsome (r. 1494-1506), King Philip I of Castile
- Charles II (r. 1515-1555), Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, King of Spain
- Philip III (r. 1555-1581, 1581-1598 titular only), King Philip II of Spain
During the 'foreign rule' by Burgundy and Habsburg, the county was governed by a stadtholder in name of the count. In 1581, the Estates General of the United Provinces declared themselves independent from the Spanish rule of Philip II (who was Philip III of Holland). Until the Treaty of Münster in 1648, the kings of Spain still used the title Count of Holland, but they had lost the actual power over the county to the States of Holland.
- Philip IV (1598–1621, titular only), King Philip III of Spain
- Philip V (1621–1648, titular only, renounced 1648), King Philip IV of Spain
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