List of governors of the Duchy of Milan
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
- Antonio de Leyva , Prince of Ascoli, 1535–1536
- Cardinal Marino Caracciolo 1536-1538
- Alfonso d'Avalos d'Aquino, Marquis of Vasto 1538-1546
- Ferrante I. Gonzaga , 1546-1555
- Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alba 1555–1556
- Cristoforo Madruzzo 1556-1557
- Gonzalo II. Fernández de Córdoba (1520–1578), 1558–1560
- Francesco Fernando d'Avalos d'Aquino d'Aragona , 1560–1563
- Gonzalo II Fernández de Córdoba 1563–1564 (2nd term)
- Gabriel de la Cueva , Count of Alburquerque, 1564–1571
- Álvaro de Sande , 1571–1572
- Luis de Zúñiga y Requesens , 1572–1573
- Antonio de Zúñiga y Sotomaior , 1573-1580
- Sancho de Guevara y Padilla , 1580-1583
- Carlo d'Aragona Tagliavia , 1583–1592
- Juan Fernández de Velasco , Duke of Frías, 1592–1595, first term
- Don Pedro de Padilla , 1595-1595
- Juan Fernández de Velasco, 1595–1600, 2nd term
- Pedro Enríquez de Acevedo , Count of Fuentes, 1600–1610,
- Juan Fernández de Velasco, 1610–1612, 3rd term
- Juan de Mendoza, Marquis de la Hinojosa 1612-1616
- Pedro Álvarez de Toledo , Marquis of Villafranca, 1616–1618
- Gómez Suárez de Figueroa , Duke of Feria, 1618–1625,
- Gonzalo Fernandez de Córdoba 1625–1629
- Ambrogio Spinola , Marquis Balbases 1629-1630
- Álvaro de Bazán , Marquis Santa Cruz 1630-1631
- Gómez Suárez de Figueroa, 1631–1633 (2nd term)
- Cardinal-Infant Ferdinand, 1633–1634
- Cardinal Gil de Albornoz 1634-1635
- Diego Felipez de Guzmán , Marquis Leganés 1635–1636,
- Fernando Afán de Ribera , Duke of Alcalá de los Gazules 1636,
- Diego Felipez de Guzmán 1636–1641,
- Juan de Velasco , Count of Siruela 1641–1643
- Antonio Sancho Davila , Marquis Velada 1643-1646
- Bernardino Fernández de Velasco , Duke Frías 1646–1648
- Luis de Benavides Carrillo , Marquis Caracena 1648-1656
- Cardinal Teodoro Trivulzio 1656-1656
- Alfonso Pérez de Vivero, Count of Fuensaldaña 1656-1660
- Francesco Caetani, 8th Duke of Sermoneta 1660–1662
- Luis de Guzmán Ponce de Leon 1662–1668,
- Paolo Spinola , Marquis Balbases 1668–1668,
- Francisco de Orozco , Marquis Olias 1668–1668
- Paolo Spinola, 1669-1670,
- Gaspar Téllez-Girón , Duke Osuna 1670–1674
- Claude Lamoral , Prince Ligne, 1674–1678
- Juan Henríquez de Cabrera , Count of Melgar, 1678–1686
- Antonio López de Ayala Velasco y Cardeñas , Count of Fuensalida 1686–1691
- Diego Dávila Mesía y Guzmán , Marquis of Leganés, 1691–1698
- 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
- Prince Eugene of Savoy 1706–1716
- Prince Maximilian Karl von Löwenstein – Wertheim , 1717–1719
- Count Girolamo Colloredo 1719-1725
- Count Wirich Philipp von Daun 1725–1734
- Sardinian occupation 1734–1736
- Otto Ferdinand von Abensberg and Traun 1736–1743
- Georg Christian von Lobkowitz (Field Marshal) 1743–1745
- Spanish occupation 1745–1746
- Gian Luca Pallavicini 1745-1747
- Count Ferdinand Bonaventura von Harrach 1747–1750
- Gian Luca Pallavicini 1750–1754
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Francesco III d'Este , Count of Modena, 1754–1771
- Archduke Peter Leopold II of Austria, 1754–1765, became Grand Duke of Tuscany
- Archduke Ferdinand of Austria 1765–1771
- Archduke Ferdinand of Austria 1771–1796
- Transpadane Republic 1796–1797
- Cisalpine Republic 1797–1799
- Count Luigi Cocastelli 1799-1800
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
- Henry XV. , Prince of Reuss-Plauen 1814–1815
- Count Friedrich Heinrich von Bellegarde 1815–1816
- Archduke Anton Victor of Austria 1816–1818
- Archduke Rainer 1818–1848
- Count Joseph Radetzky von Radetz 1848–1857
- Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian 1857-1859
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- GOBERNACIÓN DEL MILANESADO ( Memento of October 26, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- Storia de Milano (it)