- List of Governors of the Duchy of Milan
The Governor of Milan ruled the
Duchy of Milan as a representative of theKing of Spain (1535–1706) and theArchduke 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.panish rule
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Antonio de Leyva, Prince of Ascoli 1535–1536, died in office
*Cardinal Marino Caracciolo 1536–1538, civil, died in office
*Alfonso d'Avalos d'Aquino, Marquis of Vasto 1538–1546, military
*Ferdinando Gonzaga, Prince of Molfetta, Duke of Ariano 1546–1555
*Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba 1555–1556
*Cristoforo Madruzzo 1556–1557
*Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba 1558–1560, first term
*Francesco Ferdinando d'Ávalos d'Aquino, Marquis of Pescara 1560–1563
*Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba 1563–1564, second term
*Gabriel de la Cueva, Duke of Albuquerque 1564–1571, died in office
*Álvaro de Sande 1571–1572
*Luis de Zúñiga y Requesens 1572–1573
*Antonio de Guzmán, Marquis of Ayamonte 1573–1580, died in office
*Sancho de Guevara y Padilla 1580–1583
*Carlos de Aragón, Prince of Castelvetrano 1583–1592
*Juan Fernández de Velasco, 5th Duke of Frias 1592–1595, first term
*Don Pedro de Padilla 1595–1595
*Juan Fernández de Velasco, 5th Duke of Frias 1595–1600, second term
*Pedro Enríquez de Acevedo, Count of Fuentes 1600–1610, died in office
*Juan Fernández de Velasco, 5th Duke of Frias 1610–1612, third term
*Juan de Mendoza, Marquis de la Hinoyosa 1612–1616
*Pedro de Toledo, Marquis of Villafranca 1616–1618
*Gómez Suárez de Figueroa y Córdoba, Duke of Feria 1618–1625, first term
*Gonzalo Fernandez de Córdoba 1625–1629
*Ambrosio Spinola, marqués de los Balbases 1629–1630, died in office
*Álvaro de Bazán, Marquis of Santa Cruz 1630–1631
*Gómez Suárez de Figueroa y Córdoba, Duke of Feria 1631–1633, second term
*Ferdinand, the Cardinal–Infant 1633–1634
*Cardinal Gil de Albornoz 1634–1635
*Diego Felipe de Guzmán, Marquis of Leganés 1635–1636, first term
*Fernando Enríquez d'Affan de la Riviera, Duke of Alcalà 1636, died in office
*Diego Felipe de Guzmán, Marquis of Leganés 1636–1641, second term
*Juan de Velasco, Count of Sirvela 1641–1643
*Antonio Sancho Davila, Marquis of Velada 1643–1646
*Bernardino Fernández de Velasco, 6th Duke of Frias 1646–1648
*Luis de Benavides Carrillo, Marquis of Caracena 1648–1656
*Cardinal Teodoro Trivulzio 1656–1656
*Alfonso Pérez de Vivero, Count of Fuensaldaña 1656–1660
*Francesco Gaetani, Duke of Sermoneta 1660–1662
*Luis de Guzmán Ponce de Leon 1662–1668, died in office
*Paolo Spinola, Marquis of Los Balbases 1668–1668, first term
*Francisco de Orozco, Marquis of Olias 1668–1668
*Paolo Spinola, Marquis of Los Balbases 1669–1670, second term
*Gaspar Tellez Girón, Duke of Osuna 1670–1674
*Claude Lamoral, Prince of 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 Felipe de Guzmán, Marquies of Leganés 1691–1698
*Prince Charles Henry de Lorraine-Vaudemont 1698–1706Milan fell to the Austrian army on September 26, 1706 during the
War of the Spanish Succession . The Austrian rule was confirmed by theTreaty of Utrecht .Austrian rule
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Prince Eugene of Savoy 1706–1716
*Prince Maximilian Karl of Löwenstein–Wertheim 1717–1719, died in office
*Count Girolamo Colloredo 1719–1725
*Count Wirich Philipp von Daun 1725–1734
*"Sardinian occupation" 1734–1736
*Otto Ferdinand von Abensberg und Traun 1736–1743
*Prince Georg Christian von Lobkowitz 1743–1745
*"Spanish occupation" 1745–1746
*Gian Luca Pallavicini 1745–1747
*Count Ferdinand Bonaventura von Harrach 1747–1750
*Gian Luca Pallavicini 1750–1754
*Archduke Peter Leopold of Austria 1754–1765, titular
*Archduke Ferdinand of Austria 1765–1771, titular
*Francis III, Duke of Modena 1754–1771, administrator of Austrian Lombardy
*Archduke Ferdinand of Austria 1771–1796
*Transpadane Republic 1796–1797
*Cisalpine Republic 1797–1799
*Count Luigi Cocastelli 1799–1800The Austrians abandoned Milan after the
Battle of Marengo and the duchy was incorporated again in theCisalpine Republic .Source
* [http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Atlantis/2572/GobernadoresMilanesado.htm GOBERNACIÓN DEL MILANESADO]
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