List of rulers of Milan

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List of rulers of Milan

The following is a list of rulers of Milan
Milan

Milan is the second largest city of Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. It is the capital in the Province of Milan, as well as the Regions of Italy capital of Lombardy....
from the 13th century

13th century

As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 through 1300 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian Era/Common Era....
to 1859 when Milan and the rest of Lombardy were incorporated into the Kingdom of Sardinia.

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Governors of the Duchy of Milan
Governors of the Duchy of Milan

The Governor of Milan ruled the Duchy of Milan as a representative of the King of Spain and the Archduke of Austria and . The first governor was appointed after the death of the last duke of the House of Sforza, Francesco II Sforza....
List of mayors of Milan

Name	Reign	Notes
Lords of Milan, houses of della Torre (also known as Torriani) and Visconti House of Visconti Visconti was the family name of two important Italy nobility dynasties of the Middle Ages. Two distinct Visconti families are known: the first one in the Republic of Pisa in the mid twelfth century, who achieved prominence first in Pisa, then in Sardinia, where they became rulers of Giudicato of Gallura; the second and most important one ros...
Pagano I della Torre	1197–1241
Pagano II della Torre	1247–1257
Manfredi Lancia	1253–1256
Martino della Torre Martino della Torre Martino della Torre was an Italy condottiero and statesman....	1257–1259
Oberto Pelavicino Oberto Pelavicino Oberto Pelavicino or Pallavicino was an Italy field captain under Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor. He was a member of the noble Pallavicini family....	1259–1264
Filippo della Torre	1263–1265
Napoleone della Torre	1265–1277
Ottone Visconti Ottone Visconti Ottone Visconti was an archbishop of Milan, a member of the Visconti family and the founder of their rule in Milan.... , Archbishop of Milan	1277–1294
Matteo I Visconti	1294–1302
Guido della Torre	1302–1311
Matteo I Visconti	1311–1322	restored
Galeazzo I Visconti Galeazzo I Visconti Galeazzo I Visconti was lord of Milan from 1322 to 1327.He was the son of Matteo I Visconti and Bonacosa Borri. On June 24 1300 he married Beatrice d'House of Este, daughter of Obizzo II d'Este....	1322–1327
Azzone Visconti Azzone Visconti Azzone Visconti was List of rulers of Milan from 1329 until his death. He is considered the founder of the state of Milan, which later became a duchy....	1329–1339
Luchino Visconti	1339–1349
Barnabò Visconti	1349–1385
Galeazzo II Visconti Galeazzo II Visconti Galeazzo II Visconti was a member of the Visconti dynasty and a ruler of Milan, Italy.He was the son of Stefano Visconti and Valentina Doria....	1349–1378
Matteo II Visconti Matteo II Visconti Matteo II Visconti was co-ruler of Milan together with his brothers Galeazzo II Visconti and Bernab? Visconti.He was the eldest son of Stefano Visconti and Valentina Doria....	1349–1355
Gian Galeazzo Visconti Gian Galeazzo Visconti Gian Galeazzo Visconti , son of Galeazzo II Visconti and House of Savoy, was the first Duke of Milan, Italy and ruled the late-medieval city just before the dawn of the Renaissance....	1378–1395
Dukes of Milan, rulers of the Duchy of Milan Duchy of Milan The Duchy of Milan was a state in northern Italy from 1394 to 1797. It was part of the Holy Roman Empire, by then a decentralised entity, and was ruled by several dynasties, most of them major powers from outside Italy....
Gian Galeazzo Visconti Gian Galeazzo Visconti Gian Galeazzo Visconti , son of Galeazzo II Visconti and House of Savoy, was the first Duke of Milan, Italy and ruled the late-medieval city just before the dawn of the Renaissance....	1395–1402
Gian Maria Visconti Gian Maria Visconti Gian Maria or Giovanni Maria Visconti was the second Visconti Duke of Milan, the son of Gian Galeazzo Visconti and Caterina Visconti.He assumed the title at thirteen, under his mother's regency....	1402–1412	Son of Gian Galeazzo; assassinated
Filippo Maria Visconti Filippo Maria Visconti Filippo Maria Visconti, was ruler of Milan from 1412 to 1447....	1412–1447	Brother of Gian Maria
Ambrosian Republic Ambrosian Republic The Golden Ambrosian Republic was a short-lived government founded in Milan by members of the University of Pavia with popular support. With the aid of Francesco Sforza they held out against the forces of Venice, but after a betrayal Sforza defected and captured Milan to become Duke himself, abolishing the Republic.... 1447–1450
Francesco I Sforza	1450–1466	married a daughter of Filippo Maria
Galeazzo Maria Sforza Galeazzo Maria Sforza Galeazzo Maria Sforza was Duke of Milan from 1466 until his death. He was famous for being lustful, cruel and tyrannical.He was born to Francesco Sforza, a popular condottiero and ally of Cosimo de' Medici who had gained the dukedom of Milan, and Bianca Maria Visconti....	1466–1476	son of Francesco
Gian Galeazzo Sforza Gian Galeazzo Sforza Gian Galeazzo Sforza was the sixth Duke of Milan.Born in Abbiategrasso, he was only 7 years old when in 1476 his father, Galeazzo Maria Sforza, was assassinated and Gian Galeazzo became the List of rulers of Milan....	1476–1494	son of Galeazzo Maria
Lodovico Sforza	1494–1499	son of Francesco
Louis XII of France Louis XII of France Louis XII , called "the Father of the People" was the thirty-fifth List of French monarchs of France and the sole monarch from the House of Valois Cadet branch of the House of Valois....	1499–1500	grandson of Valentina, daughter of Gian Galeazzo Visconti
Lodovico Sforza	1500	(restored)
Louis XII of France Louis XII of France Louis XII , called "the Father of the People" was the thirty-fifth List of French monarchs of France and the sole monarch from the House of Valois Cadet branch of the House of Valois....	1500–1512	restored
Massimiliano Sforza	1512–1515	son of Lodovico
Francis I of France Francis I of France Francis I , was crowned King of France in 1515 in the cathedral at Reims and reigned until 1547.Francis I is considered to be France's first Renaissance monarch....	1515–1521	great grandson of Valentina
Francesco II Sforza Francesco II Sforza Francesco II Sforza , also known as Francesco Maria Sforza, was the last Duke of Milan from 1521 until his death.He was the son of Ludovico Sforza and Beatrice d'Este....	1521–1535	son of Lodovico, brother of Massimiliano
Spanish Rule 1540–1706
Philip II of Spain Philip II of Spain Philip II was King of Spain from 1556 until 1598, List of monarchs of Naples from 1554 until 1598, king consort of England, as husband of Mary I of England, from 1554 to 1558, lord of the Seventeen Provinces from 1556 until 1581, holding various titles for the individual territories, such as Duke or Count; and King of Portugal as Philip I...	1540–1598	After the death of Francesco II, claimed by emperor Charles V Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor Charles V was ruler of the Holy Roman Empire from 1519 and, as Charles I of Spain, of the Spanish realms from 1516 until his abdication in 1556.... as an imperial fief for his son.
Philip III of Spain Philip III of Spain Philip III was the monarch of Spain and King of Portugal, where he ruled as Philip II , from 1598 until his death. His Political minister was the Francisco Gom?z de Sandoval y Rojas, Duke of Lerma....	1598–1621	son of Philip II
Philip IV of Spain Philip IV of Spain Philip IV , was List of Spanish monarchs between 1621 and 1665, Sovereignty of the Spanish Netherlands, and List of Portuguese monarchs until 1640....	1621–1665	son of Philip III
Charles II of Spain Charles II of Spain Charles II , was the last Habsburg Spain of Spain and the ruler of nearly all of Italy , the Spanish territories in the Southern Low Countries, and Spanish empire, stretching from Mexico to the Philippines....	1665–1700	son of Philip IV
Philip V of Spain Philip V of Spain Philip V of Spain , born Philippe de France, fils de France and Counts and Dukes of Anjou, was king of Spain from 1700 to 1724 and 1724 to 1746, the first of the House of Bourbon dynasty in Spain....	1700–1706	great-grandson of Philip IV
Austrian Rule 1706–1797
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary from 1711 to 1740, Archduke of Austria. From 1703 to 1711 he was an active claimant to the List of Spanish monarchs as Charles III....	1706–1740	great-grandson of Philip III
Maria Theresa Maria Theresa of Austria Maria Theresa was the List of rulers of Austria, List of rulers of Hungary, List of rulers of Croatia, Queen of Bohemia, Grand Duchy of Tuscany and a Holy Roman Emperor by marriage to Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor....	1740–1780	daughter of Charles VI
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II was Holy Roman Emperor from 1765 to 1790 and ruler of the Habsburg Monarchy from 1780 to 1790. He was the eldest son of Empress Maria Theresa of Austria and her husband, Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor....	1780–1790	son of Maria Theresa
Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II , born Peter Leopold Joseph Anton Joachim Pius Gotthard, was Holy Roman Emperor from 1790 to 1792, King of Hungary, archduke of Austria, and Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1765 to 1790....	1790–1792	brother of Joseph II
Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor Francis II was the last Holy Roman Emperor, ruling from 1792 until 6 August 1806, when he dissolved the Holy Roman Empire after the disastrous defeat of the Third Coalition by Napoleon I of France at the Battle of Austerlitz....	1792–1797	son of Leopold II
Cisalpine Republic Cisalpine Republic The Cisalpine Republic was a French client republic in Northern Italy that lasted from 1797 to 1802.After the Battle of Lodi, in May 1796, the French general Napoleon I of France proceeded to organize two states ? one on the south of the Po River, the Cispadane Republic, and one on the north, the Transpadane Republic.... 1797–1799
Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor Francis II was the last Holy Roman Emperor, ruling from 1792 until 6 August 1806, when he dissolved the Holy Roman Empire after the disastrous defeat of the Third Coalition by Napoleon I of France at the Battle of Austerlitz....	1799–1800	(restored)
Austrian Rule 1799–1800
Provisional Government Committee 1800
Extraordinary Government Commission 1800
Executive Committee of the Extraordinary Government Commission 1800–1802
President of the Italian Republic Italian Republic (Napoleonic) The Italian Republic was a short-lived republic, located in Northern Italy. It was a vassal state of the First French Republic of Napoleon.The Italian Republic was the successor of the Cisalpine Republic, which changed its constitution to allow the French First Consul Napoleon to become its president....
Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleon I of France Napoleon Bonaparte later known as Emperor Napoleon I, was a military and political leader of France whose actions shaped European politics in the early 19th century....	1802–1805
King of Italy King of Italy King of Italy is a title adopted by many rulers of the Italian peninsula after the fall of the Roman Empire. Until 1870, however, no ?King of Italy? ruled the whole peninsula, though some pretended to such authority....
Napoleon I Napoleon I of France Napoleon Bonaparte later known as Emperor Napoleon I, was a military and political leader of France whose actions shaped European politics in the early 19th century....	1805–1814
Eugène de Beauharnais Eugène de Beauharnais Eug?ne Rose de Beauharnais, Prince Fran?ais, Prince of Venice, Viceroy of the Kingdom of Italy , Hereditary Grand Duke of Frankfurt, 1st Duke of Leuchtenberg and 1st Prince of Eichst?tt ad personam was the first child and only son of the future French emperor Napoleon's first wife, Josephine de Beauharnais and Alexandre, Vicomte de Bea...	1805–1814	Viceroy Viceroy A viceroy is a royal official who governs a country or province in the name of and as representative of the monarch. The term derives from the Latin prefix vice-, meaning "in the place of" and the French word roi, meaning king.... of the Kingdom of Italy Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic) The Kingdom of Italy was founded in Northern Italy by Napoleon I of France, and ended with his defeat and fall.The Kingdom of Italy was born on 17 March 1805 when the Italian Republic , whose president was Napoleon, became Kingdom of Italy, with Napoleon as King of Italy and Eug?ne de Beauharnais viceroy....
Kings of Lombardy-Venetia
Franz I of Austria Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor Francis II was the last Holy Roman Emperor, ruling from 1792 until 6 August 1806, when he dissolved the Holy Roman Empire after the disastrous defeat of the Third Coalition by Napoleon I of France at the Battle of Austerlitz....	1814–1835	previously Duke of Milan
Prince Heinrich XV Reuss zu Plauen	1814–1815	Viceroy for Franz I
Count Friedrich Heinrich von Bellegarde	1815–1816	Viceroy for Franz I
Archduke Anton Victor of Austria Archduke Anton Victor of Austria Anton Victor was an Archduke of Habsburg Monarchy and a Grand Masters of the Teutonic Knights of the Teutonic Knights.Anton Victor was the son of Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor, and Maria Luisa of Spain....	1816–1818	Viceroy for Franz I
Archduke Rainer of Austria Archduke Rainer of Austria Rainer Joseph Johann Michael Franz Hieronymus, Archduke of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia was a Viceroy of the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia from 1818 to 1848....	1818–1835	Viceroy for Franz I
Ferdinand I of Austria Ferdinand I of Austria Ferdinand I was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, King of Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia, King of Bohemia. He chose to abdicate, after a series of revolts in 1848....	1835–1848	son of Franz I
Archduke Rainer of Austria Archduke Rainer of Austria Rainer Joseph Johann Michael Franz Hieronymus, Archduke of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia was a Viceroy of the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia from 1818 to 1848....	1835–1848	Viceroy for Ferdinand I
Franz Joseph of Austria	1848–1859	nephew of Ferdinand I
Count Joseph Radetzky von Radetz Joseph Radetzky von Radetz Johann Josef Wenzel Graf Radetzky von Radetz was a Czechs nobleman and Habsburg Monarchyn general, immortalised by Johann Strauss I's Radetzky March....	1848–1857	Viceroy for Franz Joseph
Archduke Maximilian of Austria	1857–1859	Viceroy for Franz Joseph
Count Franz Gyulai	1859	Viceroy for Franz Joseph
Baron Heinrich Hermann von Hess	1859	Viceroy for Franz Joseph

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Milan is the second largest city of Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. It is the capital in the Province of Milan, as well as the Regions of Italy capital of Lombardy....
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