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

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.