Rulers of Milan

This page lists rulers of Milan from the 13th century to the present.

Table of contents

1 Lords of Milan, House of Visconti, 1277-1395 2 Dukes of Milan, House of Visconti, 1395-1447 3 Dukes of Milan, House of Sforza, 1450-1535

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 1349-1378
• Matteo II Visconti 1349-1355
• Gian Galeazzo Visconti 1378-1395

Dukes of Milan, House of Visconti, 1395-1447

• Gian Galeazzo Visconti 1395-1402
• Gian Maria Visconti 1402-1412
• Filippo Maria Visconti 1412-1447

Dukes of Milan, House of Sforza, 1450-1535

• Francesco I Sforza 1450-1466
• Galeazzo Maria Sforza 1466-1476
• Gian Galeazzo Sforza 1476-1494
• Lodovico Sforza 1494-1499
• to France 1499-1500
• Lodovico Sforza (restored) 1500
• to France 1500-1512
• Massimiliano Sforza 1512-1515
• to France 1515-1521
• Francesco II Sforza 1521-1535

Thereafter, Milan was ruled by Spain (1535-1706), Austria (1706-1797), the Cisalpine Republic (1797-1802), Napoleon's Italian Republic (1802-1805), Napoleon's Kingdom of Italy (1805-1814), and again Austria (1814-1859), before becoming a part of united Italy.