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 | Began Reign | Ended Reign | Notes |
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| 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 | 4 August 1378 | 1 May 1395 | |
| Dukes of Milan, rulers of the Duchy of Milan | |||
| Gian Galeazzo Visconti | 1 May 1395 | 3 September 1402 | |
| Gian Maria Visconti | 3 September 1402 | 16 May 1412 | Son of Gian Galeazzo; assassinated |
| Filippo Maria Visconti | 12 June 1412 | 13 August 1447 | Brother of Gian Maria |
| Ambrosian Republic 13 August 1447–25 March 1450 |
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| Francesco I Sforza | 25 March 1450 | 8 March 1466 | married a daughter of Filippo Maria |
| Galeazzo Maria Sforza | 20 March 1466 | 26 December 1476 | son of Francesco |
| Gian Galeazzo Sforza | 26 December 1476 | 22 October 1494 | son of Galeazzo Maria |
| Lodovico Sforza | 22 October 1494 | 2 September 1499 | son of Francesco |
| Louis XII of France | 6 September 1499 | 5 February 1500 | grandson of Valentina, daughter of Gian Galeazzo Visconti |
| Lodovico Sforza | 3 February 1500 | 10 April 1500 | (restored) |
| Louis XII of France | 17 April 1500 | 16 June 1512 | restored |
| Massimiliano Sforza | 16 June 1512 | 8 October 1515 | son of Lodovico |
| Francis I of France | 11 October 1515 | 19 November 1521 | son-in-law and cousin of Louis XII of France |
| Francesco II Sforza | 19 November 1521 | 3 October 1524 | son of Lodovico, brother of Massimiliano |
| Francis I of France | 23 October 1524 | 24 February 1525 | restored |
| Francesco II Sforza | 26 February 1525 | 1 November 1535 | restored |
| Spanish Rule 1540–1706 | |||
| Philip II of Spain | 11 October 1540 | 13 September 1598 | After the death of Francesco II, claimed by emperor Charles V as an imperial fief for his son. |
| Philip III of Spain | 13 September 1598 | 31 March 1621 | son of Philip II |
| Philip IV of Spain | 31 March 1621 | 17 September 1665 | son of Philip III |
| Charles II of Spain | 17 September 1665 | 1 November 1700 | son of Philip IV |
| Philip V of Spain | 1 November 1700 | 24 September 1706 | great-grandson of Philip IV |
| Austrian Rule 1706–1800 | |||
| Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor | 12 January 1707 | 20 October 1740 | great-grandson of Philip III |
| Maria Theresa | 20 October 1740 | 29 November 1780 | daughter of Charles VI |
| Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor | 29 November 1780 | 20 February 1790 | son of Maria Theresa |
| Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor | 20 February 1790 | 1 March 1792 | brother of Joseph II |
| Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor | 1 March 1792 | 9 May 1796 | son of Leopold II |
| Transpadane Republic 15 November 1796–29 June 1797 |
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| Cisalpine Republic 29 June 1797–29 April 1799 |
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| Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor | 29 April 1799 | 29 April 1800 | (restored) |
| Cisalpine Republic (restored) 29 April 1800–26 January 1802 |
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| President of the Italian Republic | |||
| Napoleon Bonaparte | 26 January 1802 | 18 March 1805 | |
| King of Italy | |||
| Napoleon I | 18 March 1805 | 28 April 1814 | |
| Eugène de Beauharnais | 18 March 1805 | 28 April 1814 | Viceroy of the Kingdom of Italy |
| Kings of Lombardy-Venetia | |||
| Franz I of Austria | 7 April 1815 | 2 March 1835 | previously Duke of Milan |
| Archduke Anton Victor of Austria | 7 March 1816 | January 1818 | Viceroy for Franz I |
| Archduke Rainer of Austria | January 1818 | 2 March 1835 | Viceroy for Franz I |
| Ferdinand I of Austria | 2 March 1835 | 2 December 1848 | son of Franz I |
| Archduke Rainer of Austria | 2 March 1835 | May 1848 | Viceroy for Ferdinand I |
| Count Joseph Radetzky von Radetz | 6 August 1848 | 2 December 1848 | Viceroy for Ferdinand I |
| Franz Joseph of Austria | 2 December 1848 | 10 November 1859 | nephew of Ferdinand I |
| Count Joseph Radetzky von Radetz | 2 December 1848 | 6 September 1857 | Viceroy for Franz Joseph |
| Archduke Maximilian of Austria | 6 September 1857 | 20 April 1859 | Viceroy for Franz Joseph |
| Count Franz Gyulai | 20 April 1859 | 8 June 1859 | Viceroy for Franz Joseph |
| Baron Heinrich Hermann von Hess | 8 June 1859–1 August 1859 | acting viceroy for Franz Joseph | |
Bibliography
- Cappelli, Adriano. Cronologia Cronografia e Calendario Perpetuo (Milano, Hoepli, 1998 ISBN 88-203-2502-0)
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