This page lists rulers of Milan from the 13th century to the present.
Lords of Milan, House of Visconti, 1277-1395
Oddone Visconti, Archbishop of Milan 1277-1294 Matteo I Visconti 1294-1302; 1311-1322 Galeazzo I Visconti 1322-1327 Azzo Visconti 1329-1339 Luciano Visconti 1339-1349 Barnabo Visconti 1349-1385 Galeazzo II Visconti 1349-1378Matteo II Visconti 1349-1355 Gian Galeazzo Visconti 1378-1395
Dukes of Milan 1395-1800
Governors of Milan, 1538-1800 Alfonso d'Avalos, Marques del Vasto 1538-1546 Ferrante Gonzaga, Prince of Molfetta 1546-1555 Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alva 1555-1556Cristofero Cardinal Madruzzo 1556-1558 Gonzalo Fernandez de Córdoba, Duke of Sessa 1558-1560 Francisco Fernando d'Avalos, Marquis of Pescara 1560-1563 Gonzalo Fernandez de Córdoba, Duke of Sessa 1563-1564 Gabriel de la Cueva, Duke of Albuquerque 1564-1571 Don Luis de Requesens 1572-1573Antonio de Guzmán, Marquis of Ayamonte 1573-1580 Don Sancho de Guevara y Padilla 1580-1583 Carlos de Aragona, Prince of Castelvetrano 1583-1592 Don Fernando de Velasco 1592-1595 Don Pedro de Padilla 1595-1600 Pedro Henriquez de Acevedo, Count of Fuentes 1600-1610 Don Fernando de Velasco 1610-1612 Juan de Mendoza, Marques de la Hinyosa 1612-1614 Don Sancho de Luna 1614-1616 Pedro Alvarez de Toledo, Marquis of Francavila 1616-1618 Gomez Suarez de Figueroa y Córdoba, Duke of Feria 1618-1625 Don Gonzalo Fernandez de Córdoba 1625-1629 Ambrogio, Marquis of Spinola 1629-1630 Alvaro de Bazán, Marquis of Santa Cruz 1630-1631 Gomez Suarez de Figueroa y Córdoba, Duke of Feria 1631-1633 Ferdinand, Cardinal-Infante of Spain 1633-1634 Gil Cardinal Albornoz 1634-1635 Diego Felipe de Guzmán, Marquis of Leganés 1635-1641 Juan de Velasco, Count of Sirvela 1641-1643 Antonio Sancho Davila, Marquis of Velada 1643-1646 Bernardino Fernando de Velasco, Count of Haro 1646-1647 Iñigo Fernando de Velasco, Count of Haro 1647-1648 Luis de Benavides, Marquis of Caracena 1648-1656 Alonzo Perez de Vivero, Count of Fuensaldagna 1656-1660 Francesco Gaetani, Duke of Sermoneta 1660-1662 Luis de Guzmán Ponce de Leon 1662-1668 Paolo Spinola, Marquis of los Balbases 1668-1670 Gaspar Tellez Girón, Duke of Osuna 1670-1674 Claude Lamoral, Prince de Ligne 1674-1678 Juan Henriquez de Cabrera, Count of Melgar 1678-1686 Antonio Lopez de Ayala Velasco y Cardeñas, Count of Fuensalida 1686-1691 Diego Felipe de Guzmán, Marquies of Leganés 1691-1698 Prince Charles Henry of Lorraine-Vaudemont 1698-1706 Prince Eugene of Savoy 1706-1716Prince Maximilian Karl of Löwenstein-Wertheim 1717-1719 Count Girolamo Colloredo 1719-1725 Count Wirich Philipp von Daun 1725-1736 Count Otto Ferdinand von Traun 1736-1743 Prince Georg Christian von Lobkowitz 1743-1745 Gian Luca Pellavicini 1745-1747 Count Ferdinand Bonaventura von Harrach 1747-1750 Gian Luca Pellavicini 1750-1754 Francesco III d'Este, Duke of Modena 1754-1771 Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Este 1771-1796 Lombard Republic 1796Transpadane Republic 1796-1797Conte Luigi Cocastelli 1799-1800
Cisalpine Republic, 1797-1802 First Directory 1797-1798Second Directory 1798Third Directory 1798-1799Austrian Rule 1799-1800 Provisional Government Committee 1800Extraordinary Government Commission 1800Executive Committee of the Extraordinary Government Commission 1800-1802
Italian Republic, 1802-1805
Kings of Italy, 1805-1814
Viceroys of the Kingdom of Italy, 1805-1814
Kings of Lombardy-Venetia, 1814-1859
Viceroys of Lombardy-Venetia, 1814-1859 Prince Heinrich XV Reuss zu Plauen 1814-1815 Count Friedrich Heinrich von Bellegarde 1815-1816 Archduke Anton Viktor of Austria 1816-1818 Archduke Rainer of Austria 1818-1848 Count Joseph Radetzky von Radetz 1848-1857Archduke Maximilian of Austria 1857-1859Count Franz Gyulai 1859 Baron Heinrich Hermann von Hess 1859
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History of Milan (1521 words)
It was under their rule that began the construction of the Duomo in 1386 (that then became the symbol of the city) and of the Castle Porta Giovia (then destroyed y rebuilt by Francesco Sforza and still nowadays known as Sforza Castle). When the last Visconti duke Filippo Maria died in 1447 there were three brief years of republican rule then, in 1450 Francesco Sforza , his son-in-law, assumed the Castle and the power of the Visconti family and Milan finally got peace after many years of war against Venice and Florence. During the war Milan was destroyed.At the end of World War II Lombardy was instrumental in the boom that transformed Italy from a relatively backward, agricultural country to an industrial world leader.
Tarot as Cosmograph (2525 words)
The popularity of tarot in Milan declined greatly in the 17th century, and the decks used in Milan (and throughout northern Italy) in the 18th and 19th centuries are variants of the Tarot de Marseille, reintroduced to Italy from France early in the 18th century. Sforza , Francesco : fourth duke of Milan , reigning from 1450 to 1466. Visconti, Filippo Maria: third duke of Milan , reigning from 1416 to 1447.
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