The following is a list of rulers of Milan from the 13th century to 1859 when Milan and the rest of Lombardy were incorporated into the Kingdom of Sardinia.
See also:
Name
Reign
Notes
Lords of Milan, houses of
della Torre (also known as
Torriani) and
Visconti
Pagano I della Torre
1197–
1241
Pagano II della Torre
1247–
1257
Manfredi Lancia
1253–
1256
Martino della Torre
1257–
1259
Oberto Pelavicino
1259–
1264
Filippo della Torre
1263–
1265
Napoleone della Torre
1265–
1277
Ottone Visconti,
Archbishop of Milan
1277–
1294
Matteo I Visconti
1294–
1302
Guido della Torre
1302–
1311
Matteo I Visconti
1311–
1322
restored
Galeazzo I Visconti
1322–
1327
Azzone Visconti
1329–
1339
Luchino Visconti
1339–
1349
Barnabò Visconti
1349–
1385
Galeazzo II Visconti
1349–
1378
Matteo II Visconti
1349–
1355
Gian Galeazzo Visconti
1378–
1395
Dukes of Milan, rulers of the
Duchy of Milan
Gian Galeazzo Visconti
1395–
1402
Gian Maria Visconti
1402–
1412
Son of Gian Galeazzo; assassinated
Filippo Maria Visconti
1412–
1447
Brother of Gian Maria
Ambrosian Republic 1447–
1450
Francesco I Sforza
1450–
1466
married a daughter of Filippo Maria
Galeazzo Maria Sforza
1466–
1476
son of Francesco
Gian Galeazzo Sforza
1476–
1494
son of Galeazzo Maria
Lodovico Sforza
1494–
1499
son of Francesco
Louis XII of France
1499–
1500
grandson of Valentina, daughter of Gian Galeazzo Visconti
Lodovico Sforza
1500
(restored)
Louis XII of France
1500–
1512
restored
Massimiliano Sforza
1512–
1515
son of Lodovico
Francis I of France
1515–
1521
great grandson of Valentina
Francesco II Sforza
1521–
1535
son of Lodovico, brother of Massimiliano
Spanish Rule 1540–
1706
Philip II of Spain
1540–
1598
After the death of Francesco II, claimed by emperor
Charles V as an imperial fief for his son.
Philip III of Spain
1598–
1621
son of Philip II
Philip IV of Spain
1621–
1665
son of Philip III
Charles II of Spain
1665–
1700
son of Philip IV
Philip V of Spain
1700–
1706
great-grandson of Philip IV
Austrian Rule 1706–
1797
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
1706–
1740
great-grandson of Philip III
Maria Theresa
1740–
1780
daughter of Charles VI
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
1780–
1790
son of Maria Theresa
Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
1790–
1792
brother of Joseph II
Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
1792–
1797
son of Leopold II
Cisalpine Republic 1797–
1799
Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
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
Napoleon Bonaparte
1802–
1805
King of Italy
Napoleon I
1805–
1814
Eugène de Beauharnais
1805–
1814
Viceroy of the
Kingdom of Italy
Kings of Lombardy-Venetia
Franz I of Austria
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
1816–
1818
Viceroy for Franz I
Archduke Rainer of Austria
1818–
1835
Viceroy for Franz I
Ferdinand I of Austria
1835–
1848
son of Franz I
Archduke Rainer of Austria
1835–
1848
Viceroy for Ferdinand I
Franz Joseph of Austria
1848–
1859
nephew of Ferdinand I
Count Joseph Radetzky von Radetz
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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