List of rulers of Milan
Before dukedom
Until 1259, Milan was a free commune that elected its own podestà. The Torriani family gained sustained power in 1240, when Pagano Della Torre was elected podestà.

List of rulers of Milan

Section Title: Before dukedom
Table Section Text: Until 1259, Milan was a free commune that elected its own podestà. The Torriani family gained sustained power in 1240, when Pagano Della Torre was elected podestà.

Signore	Rule	Affiliation	Podestà(s)

Guido della Torre	June 1302	6 January 1311	Guelph	List 1303: Antonio Fissiraga1° half 1304: Anselmo da Palestro2° half 1304-1° half 1305: Federico Ponzoni2° half 1305: Riccardo Langosco1° half 1306: Francesco degli Avvocati2° half 1306: Guido dei Roberti1° half 1307: Arnolfo Fissiraga2° half 1307: Jacopo Cavalcabò1308: Matteo del Pallio1309: Tignacca Paravicino1310: Ghislerio

Matteo I Visconti	6 January 1311	24 June 1322	Ghibelline	List 1311-March 1312: Ugolino da SessoMarch 1312-April 1312: Ziliolo AllegriApril 1312-September 1312: Azzone MalaspinaSeptember 1312-January 1314: Giannazzo SalimbeneJanuary 1314-July 1314: Guidone PignoliJuly 1314-October 1314: Scoto di San GimignanoOctober 1314-April 1315: Spinetta MalaspinaApril 1315-October 1316: Giacomo da PeschieraOctober 1315-January 1316: Ruggero ServadeiMay 1316-November 1316: Jacopino da CornazzanoNovember 1316-June 1317: Bonifacio da AliceJune 1317-December 1317: Gualtieri di CorteDecember 1317: Azorino Malaspina1318: Enrico dei Petrioli1319: Bonifacio da Cavriago1320: Paolo Aldigheri1321: Giacomino da IseoMarch 1322-October 1322: Lanfranco Cavalazzi

Galeazzo I Visconti	24 June 1322	6 August 1328	Ghibelline	List October 1322: Giovanni LanfranchiNovember 1322-December 1322: Ravizza RusconiJanuary 1323-February 1323: Alessandro da BolognaFebruary 1323-September 1323: Calzino TornielliSeptember 1323-December 1323: Giacomo Rusconi1324-June 1325: Viscontello da BinascoJune 1325-October 1325: Ottorino MostardiOctober 1325-July 1326: Beccario BeccariaJuly 1326-December 1326: Gorzera Bonaccorsi1327-1328: Gozio di Guiderchusen

Azzone Visconti	6 August 1328	16 August 1339	Ghibelline	List 1329-April 1330: Guiscardo LanciaApril 1330-December 1330: Ugolino da Lucino1331: Lanfranco Cavalazzi1° half 1332: Lanfranco Tentone2° half 1332: Zanotto Fieschi1333: Giovanni del Mangano1334: Mirano BeccariaDecember 1334-May 1338: Orso GiustinianiMay 1338-May 1339: Isnardo Colleoni

Luchino Visconti	16 August 1339	24 January 1349	Ghibelline	List May 1339-June 1340: Giovanni BesacciJune 1340-July 1341: Francesco MalaspinaJuly 1341-July 1342: Alberto RusconiJuly 1342-13??: Goffredo da Sesso

Giovanni Visconti	5 October 1354

Matteo II Visconti	5 October 1354	29 September 1355	Ghibelline	List 1356: Lotario Rusconi1362: Bernardino Bolghero1372: Giberto da Correggio1373: Lotario Rusconi1385: Carlo Zen

Galeazzo II Visconti	4 August 1378

Bernabò Visconti	6 May 1385

Gian Galeazzo Visconti	6 May 1385	5 September 1395	Ghibelline	List 1390: Prandeparte Pico della MirandolaMay 1392-May 1393: Giberto da CorreggioMay 1393-June 1394: Enrico RivolaJune 1394-March 1396: Spinetta Spinola

Sentence(s)

Azzone Visconti was the lord of Milan.

final_sentence: Azzone Visconti was the lord of Milan.