List of governors of the Duchy of Milan information
Governor of Milan
Italian: Governatore di Milano
Castello Sforzesco, seat of the governor.
Residence
Castello Sforzesco
Appointer
Council of Italy (1526–1706)
Emperor of Austria (1726–1800)
Formation
6 July 1526
First holder
Charles III
Final holder
Luigi Cocastelli
Abolished
1800
The governor of Milan was a political and military office of the Duchy of Milan, the title of the representatives of the foreign sovereigns who held dominion over the Milanese area, substantially from the 16th century until the Unification of Italy. The first Spanish Governor was appointed after the death of the last Duke of the House of Sforza, Francesco II.
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