List of governors of the Duchy of Milan

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The governor of Milan ruled the Duchy of Milan as a representative of the King of Spain (1535–1706) and the Archduke of Austria (1706–1796 and 1799–1800). The first governor was appointed after the death of the last Duke of the House of Sforza, Francesco II .

Spanish rule

  1. Antonio de Leyva , Prince of Ascoli, 1535–1536
  2. Cardinal Marino Caracciolo 1536-1538
  3. Alfonso d'Avalos d'Aquino, Marquis of Vasto 1538-1546
  4. Ferrante I. Gonzaga , 1546-1555
  5. Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alba 1555–1556
  6. Cristoforo Madruzzo 1556-1557
  7. Gonzalo II. Fernández de Córdoba (1520–1578), 1558–1560
  8. Francesco Fernando d'Avalos d'Aquino d'Aragona , 1560–1563
  9. Gonzalo II Fernández de Córdoba 1563–1564 (2nd term)
  10. Gabriel de la Cueva , Count of Alburquerque, 1564–1571
  11. Álvaro de Sande , 1571–1572
  12. Luis de Zúñiga y Requesens , 1572–1573
  13. Antonio de Zúñiga y Sotomaior , 1573-1580
  14. Sancho de Guevara y Padilla , 1580-1583
  15. Carlo d'Aragona Tagliavia , 1583–1592
  16. Juan Fernández de Velasco , Duke of Frías, 1592–1595, first term
  17. Don Pedro de Padilla , 1595-1595
  18. Juan Fernández de Velasco, 1595–1600, 2nd term
  19. Pedro Enríquez de Acevedo , Count of Fuentes, 1600–1610,
  20. Juan Fernández de Velasco, 1610–1612, 3rd term
  21. Juan de Mendoza, Marquis de la Hinojosa 1612-1616
  22. Pedro Álvarez de Toledo , Marquis of Villafranca, 1616–1618
  23. Gómez Suárez de Figueroa , Duke of Feria, 1618–1625,
  24. Gonzalo Fernandez de Córdoba 1625–1629
  25. Ambrogio Spinola , Marquis Balbases 1629-1630
  26. Álvaro de Bazán , Marquis Santa Cruz 1630-1631
  27. Gómez Suárez de Figueroa, 1631–1633 (2nd term)
  28. Cardinal-Infant Ferdinand, 1633–1634
  29. Cardinal Gil de Albornoz 1634-1635
  30. Diego Felipez de Guzmán , Marquis Leganés 1635–1636,
  31. Fernando Afán de Ribera , Duke of Alcalá de los Gazules 1636,
  32. Diego Felipez de Guzmán 1636–1641,
  33. Juan de Velasco , Count of Siruela 1641–1643
  34. Antonio Sancho Davila , Marquis Velada 1643-1646
  35. Bernardino Fernández de Velasco , Duke Frías 1646–1648
  36. Luis de Benavides Carrillo , Marquis Caracena 1648-1656
  37. Cardinal Teodoro Trivulzio 1656-1656
  38. Alfonso Pérez de Vivero, Count of Fuensaldaña 1656-1660
  39. Francesco Caetani, 8th Duke of Sermoneta 1660–1662
  40. Luis de Guzmán Ponce de Leon 1662–1668,
  41. Paolo Spinola , Marquis Balbases 1668–1668,
  42. Francisco de Orozco , Marquis Olias 1668–1668
  43. Paolo Spinola, 1669-1670,
  44. Gaspar Téllez-Girón , Duke Osuna 1670–1674
  45. Claude Lamoral , Prince Ligne, 1674–1678
  46. Juan Henríquez de Cabrera , Count of Melgar, 1678–1686
  47. Antonio López de Ayala Velasco y Cardeñas , Count of Fuensalida 1686–1691
  48. Diego Dávila Mesía y Guzmán , Marquis of Leganés, 1691–1698
  49. Prince Charles Henry de Lorraine-Vaudemont 1698–1706

During the War of the Spanish Succession , Milan fell to the Austrian army on September 26, 1706. The Treaty of Utrecht confirmed Austrian rule.

Austrian rule

After the Battle of Marengo , the Austrians gave up Milan and the duchy was reintegrated into the Cisalpine Republic . In 1814 the Austrians took Milan again.

Kingdom of Lombardy-Veneto

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