List of rulers of Milan
House of Habsburg-Spain
In 1535, after the death of Francesco II Sforza, Emperor Charles V annexed the Duchy to his fiefdoms, to avoid other claims by French or collateral branches of Sforza.

List of rulers of Milan

Section Title: House of Habsburg-Spain
Table Section Text: In 1535, after the death of Francesco II Sforza, Emperor Charles V annexed the Duchy to his fiefdoms, to avoid other claims by French or collateral branches of Sforza.

Duke	Arms	Tenure	Marriage(s) Issue	Succession right(s)

Philip I (Filippo I) 1527–1598 (aged 71)	-	-	11 October 1540 – 13 September 1598	(1) Maria Manuela of Portugal (m. 1543; d.	Title given by Emperor Charles V

Philip II (Filippo II) 1578–1621 (aged 42)	-	-	13 September 1598 – 31 March 1621	Margaret of Austria (m. 1599; d. 1611) 8 children (5 survived to adulthood)	Son of Philip I (blood proximity)

Philip III (Filippo III) 1605–1665 (aged 60)	-	-	31 March 1621 – 17 September 1665	(1) Elisabeth of France (m. 1615; d.	Son of Philip II (primogeniture)

Charles I (Carlo I) 1661–1700 (aged 38)	-	-	17 September 1665 – 1 November 1700	(1) Marie Louise d’Orléans (m. 1679; d. 1689) Childless (2) Maria Anna of Neuburg (m. 1690; w. 1700) Childless	Son of Philip III (blood proximity)

Sentence(s)

Philip II was the Duke of Milan from 1598 until his death.

final_sentence: Philip II was the Duke of Milan from 1598 until his death.