List of Milanese consorts

See also: List of rulers of Milan.

Lady of Milan

Early consorts

The name wives and consorts of the early Della Torre lords of Milan are not known. But Napoleone della Torre may have been married to a Margherita di Baux.

House of Visconti, 1277–1302

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
Bonacossa Borri Squarcina Borri
(Borri)
1254 1269 1294
husband's accession
1302
husband's exile
15 January 1321 Matteo I Visconti

House of della Torre, 1302–1311

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
Beatrice di Batifolle Simon, Count of Batifolle - May 1276 1302
husband's accession
1311
husband's expulsion by the Emperor
- Guido della Torre

House of Visconti, 1311–1395

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
Bonacossa Borri Squarcina Borri
(Borri)
1254 1269 1311
husband's restoration
15 January 1321 Matteo I Visconti
Beatrice d'Este Obizzo II d'Este
(Este)
1267 24 June 1300 28 June 1322
husband's accession
5 July 1327
husband's desposition
1/15 September 1334/37 Galeazzo I Visconti
Catherine of Savoy Louis II, Baron de Vaud
(Savoy)
- 1/10 October 1330 16 August 1339
husband's death
18 January 1388 Azzone Visconti
Isabella Fieschi Carlo Fieschi
(Fieschi)
- 1318 28 June 1322/16 August 1339
husband's accession
after 1331 or after 1349 Luchino Visconti
Violante of Saluzzo Thomas I of Saluzzo
(Aleramici)
- 1339 24 January 1349
husband's death
18 January 1388
Valentina Doria Bernabò Doria, Lord of Sasello
(Doria)
1290 1318 28 June 1322
husband's accession
4 July 1337
husband's death
27 August 1359 Stefano Visconti
Egidiola Gonzaga Filippino Gonzaga
(Gonzaga)
- 1339/1342 24 January 1349
husband's accession
1354 Matteo II Visconti
Bianca of Savoy Aimone, Count of Savoy
(Savoy)
1335/6 28 September 1350 4 August 1378
husband's death
31 December 1387 Galeazzo II Visconti
Beatrice della Scala Mastino II della Scala
(Scaliger)
1331/3 27 September 1350 18 June 1384 Bernabò Visconti
Caterina Visconti Bernabò Visconti
(Visconti)
1361 2 October 1380 1 May 1395
became Duchess
17 October 1404 Gian Galeazzo Visconti

Duchess of Milan

House of Visconti, 1395–1447

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse
Caterina Visconti Bernabò Visconti
(Visconti)
1361 2 October 1380 1 May 1395
became Duchess
3 September 1402
husband's death
17 October 1404 Gian Galeazzo Visconti
Antonia Malatesta Carlo I Malatesta
(Malatesta)
- 1408 16 May 1412
husband's death
- Gian Maria Visconti
Beatrice Lascaris di Tenda Gugliemo Lascaris, Count of Tenda
(Lascarids)
1372 24 July 1412 13 September 1418 Filippo Maria Visconti
Marie of Savoy Amadeus VIII, Count of Savoy
(Savoy)
January 1411 24 September 1428 13 August 1447
husband's death
22 February 1479

House of Sforza, 1450–1497

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse
Bianca Maria Visconti Filippo Maria Visconti
(Visconti (illegitimate))
31 March 1425 25 October 1441 25 March 1450
husband's accession
8 March 1466
husband's death
28 October 1468 Francesco I Sforza
Dorotea Gonzaga Ludovico III Gonzaga
(Gonzaga)
1449 1466 8 March 1466
husband's accession
1467/8 Galeazzo Maria Sforza
Bona of Savoy Louis, Duke of Savoy
(Savoy)
10 August 1449 6 July 1468 26 December 1476
husband's death
23 November 1503
Isabella of Naples Alfonso II of Naples
(Trastámara)
2 October 1470 2 February 1489 21 October 1494
husband's death
1 February 1524 Gian Galeazzo Sforza
Beatrice d'Este Ercole I d'Este
(Este)
29 June 1475 18 January 1491 22 October 1494
husband's death
2 January 1497 Ludovico Sforza

House of Valois-Orléans, 1499–1500

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse
Anne of Brittany Francis II, Duke of Brittany
(Dreux-Montfort)
25 January 1477 8 January 1499 6 September 1499
husband's accession
5 February 1500
husband's deposition
9 January 1514 Louis XII of France

House of Sforza, 1500

House of Valois-Orléans, 1499–1512

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse
Anne, Duchess of Brittany Francis II, Duke of Brittany
(Dreux-Montfort)
25 January 1477 8 January 1499 17 April 1500
husband's accession
16 June 1512
husband's deposition
9 January 1514 Louis XII of France

House of Sforza, 1512–1515

House of Valois-Angoulême, 1515–1521

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse
Claude, Duchess of Brittany Louis XII of France
(Valois-Orléans)
14 October 1499 18 May 1514 11 October 1515
husband's accession
19 November 1521
husband's deposition
20 July 1524 Francis I of France

House of Sforza, 1521–1524

House of Valois-Angoulême, 1524–1525

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse
Claude, Duchess of Brittany Louis XII of France
(Valois-Orléans)
14 October 1499 18 May 1514 23 October 1524
husband's accession
20 July 1524 Francis I of France

House of Sforza, 1525–1535

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse
Christina of Denmark Christian II of Denmark
(Oldenburg)
November 1521 4 May 1534 24 October 1535
husband's death
10 December 1590 Francesco II Sforza

House of Habsburg, 1540–1700

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse
Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal John III of Portugal
(Aviz)
15 October 1527 15 November 1543 12 August 1545 Philip II of Spain
Mary I of England Henry VIII of England
(Tudor)
18 February 1516 25 July 1554 17 November 1558
Elisabeth of Valois Henry II of France
(Valois)
2 April 1545 22 June 1559 3 October 1568
Anna of Austria Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor
(Habsburg)
1 November 1549 4 May 1570 26 October 1580
Margaret of Austria Henry IV of France
(Bourbon)
25 December 1584 18 April 1599 3 October 1611 Philip III of Spain
Elisabeth of France Henry IV of France
(Bourbon)
22 November 1602 25 November 1615 31 March 1621
husband's ascension
6 October 1644 Philip IV of Spain
Mariana of Austria Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor
(Habsburg)
24 December 1634 25 November 1615 17 September 1665
husband's death
16 May 1696
Marie Louise d'Orléans Philippe I, Duke of Orléans
(Orléans)
26 March 1662 19 November 1679 12 February 1689 Charles II of Spain
Maria Anna of the Palatinate-Neuburg Philip William, Elector Palatine
(Wittelsbach)
28 October 1667 14 May 1690 1 November 1700
husband's death
16 July 1740

House of Bourbon, 1700–1706

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse
Maria Luisa of Savoy Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia
(Savoy)
17 September 1688 2 November 1701 24 September 1706
Passed to Austria
14 February 1714 Philip V of Spain

House of Habsburg, 1707–1780

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse
Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Louis Rudolph, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
(Welf)
28 August 1691 1 August 1708 17 April 1711
husband's ascension
20 October 1740
husband's death
21 December 1750 Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor

House of Habsburg-Lorraine, 1780–1796

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse
Maria Luisa of Spain Charles III of Spain
(Bourbon)
24 November 1745 5 August 1765 20 February 1790
husband's ascension
1 March 1792
husband's death
15 May 1792 Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
(Bourbon-Two Sicilies)
6 June 1772 15 August 1790 1 March 1792
husband's ascension
29 April 1800
husband's desposition
13 April 1807 Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor

House of Habsburg-Lorraine, 1799–1800

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse
Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
(Bourbon-Two Sicilies)
6 June 1772 15 August 1790 29 April 1799
husband's restoration
29 April 1800
husband's desposition
13 April 1807 Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor

Mistresses of the Dukes of Milan

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