List of viceroys of Naples

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This is a list of viceroys of the Kingdom of Naples . Following the conquest of Naples by Louis XII of France in 1501, Naples was subject to the rule of the foreign rulers, first for a short time by the King of France and later by Spain and the Habsburg Archdukes of Austria respectively. Commonly staying far from Naples, these rulers governed the Kingdom through a series of viceroys.

NameReignNotes
French rule (1501–1504)
Louis of Armagnac, Duke of Nemours 1501–1503Viceroy under King Louis XII of France. Fell in the Battle of Cerignola.
Ludovico II, Marquess of Saluzzo 1503–1504Viceroy of Naples under King Louis XII of France
Under the Crown of Aragon (1504–1707)
Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba (1453–1515)1504–1507Viceroy under King Ferdinand III.
Juan de Aragón y de Jonqueras, 2nd count of Ribagorza 1507–1509
Antonio de Guevara 1509Viceroy under King Ferdinand III
Ramón de Cardona 1509–1511 Viceroy of Sicily under King Ferdinand III
Cardinal Francisco de Remolins 1511–1513Viceroy under King Ferdinand III and Pope Julius II (papal fief)
Ramón de Cardona 1513–1522Viceroy under King Ferdinand III
Charles de Lannoy,1522–1523under Charles V.
Andrea Carafa1523-1526under Charles V
Ludovico Montalto1526-1527under Charles V
Hugo of Moncada 1527 – May 1528 Viceroy of Sicily, 1509–1517, under King Ferdinand II of Aragon, Viceroy of Naples, 1527–1528, Charles V
Philibert of Châlon 1528–3 August 1530Viceroy under Charles V.
Pompeo Colonna 1530–1532Viceroy under Charles V
Pedro Álvarez de Toledo 1532–1553Viceroy under Charles V
Luis Álvarez de Toledo y Osorio February – May 1553Lieutenant-General under Charles V. Succeeded his father Pedro when he retired due to illness.
Pedro Pacheco Ladrón de Guevara 1553–1556Viceroy under Charles V and Philip II of Spain.
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo 1556–1558 Governor of the Duchy of Milan, 1555–1556, Viceroy of Naples 1556 - 1557 under Philip II of Spain.
Juan Fernandez Manrique de Lara 6 June – 10 October 1558 Viceroy of Catalonia, 1543–1554, under Charles V, Viceroy of Naples, June to October 1558, under King Philip II of Spain.
Pedro Afán de Ribera 1559–1571Viceroy of Catalonia, 1554–1558, Viceroy of Naples 1559–1571, under King Philip II of Spain.
Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle 1571–1575Viceroy under King Philip II of Spain.
Íñigo López de Mendoza y Mendoza 1575–1579 Viceroy of Valencia, 1572–1575, Viceroy of Naples under King Philip II of Spain.
Juan de Zúñiga y Requesens 1579–1582Viceroy under King Philip II of Spain.
Pedro Girón, 1st Duke of Osuna 1582–1586Viceroy of Naples under King Philip II of Spain.
Juan de Zúñiga y Avellaneda 1586–1595Viceroy under King Philip II of Spain. Also Viceroy of Catalonia, 1583–1586 and 1st Duke of Peñaranda de Duero.
Enrique de Guzmán, 2nd Count of Olivares 1595–1598Viceroy under King Philip II of Spain
Fernando Ruiz de Castro Andrade y Portugal 1599–1601Viceroy under King Philip III of Spain.
Francisco Ruiz de Castro 1601–1603Viceroy under King Philip III of Spain.
Juan Alonso Pimentel de Herrera, 5th Duke of Benavente 1603–1610 Viceroy of Valencia, 1598–1602, Viceroy of Naples, 1603–1610, under King Philip III of Spain.
Pedro Fernández de Castro Andrade y Portugal 1610–1616Viceroy under King Philip III of Spain.
Pedro Téllez-Girón, 3rd Duke of Osuna 1616–1620Viceroy under King Philip III of Spain.
Gaspar Cardinal Borgia June – December 1620 Archbishop of Seville, February 1632 – January 1645, Archbishop of Toledo 1645, Lieutenant-General of Naples under King Philip III of Spain.
Antonio Zapata y Cisneros December 1620 – December 1622 Inquisitor-general of Spain, 1627–1632.
Lieutenant-General under Kings Philip III and Philip IV of Spain
Antonio Álvarez de Toledo, 5th Duke of Alba 1622–1629Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece, 1599. Viceroy under King Philip IV of Spain
Fernando Afán de Ribera y Téllez-Girón 1629–1631Viceroy under King Philip IV of Spain.
Manuel de Acevedo y Zúñiga 1631–1637Viceroy under King Philip IV of Spain.
Ramiro Núñez de Guzmán 1637–1644Viceroy under King Philip IV of Spain. He was the son in law, since 1625, of the Spanish PM Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares
Juan Alfonso Enríquez de Cabrera 1644–1646 Viceroy of Sicily, 1641–1644, Viceroy of Naples under King Philip IV of Spain
Rodrigo Ponce de León, 4th Duke of Arcos 1646–1648 Viceroy of Valencia, 1642–1645.
Under his rule the "Neapolitan Republic" rebellion by Masaniello broke out
John of Austria January 1648 – March 1648Viceroy under King Philip IV of Spain, bastard son of the ruling Spanish King, sent to Naples to crush the Neapolitan Revolt.
Íñigo Vélez de Guevara, 8th Count of Oñate 1648–1653Head of the Imperial Post Office Services, Viceroy of Naples under King Philip IV of Spain.
García de Haro-Sotomayor y Guzmán 1654–1659President of the Council of Italy,[ citation needed ] Viceroy under King Philip IV of Spain.[ citation needed ]
Gaspar de Bracamonte, 3rd Count of Peñaranda 1659–1664Viceroy under King Philip IV of Spain
Pascual Cardinal de Aragon 1664–1666Viceroy under Kings Philip IV and Charles II of Spain
Pedro Antonio de Aragón 1666–1671Viceroy under King Charles II of Spain
Fadrique Alvarez de Toledo y Ponce de León 1671–1672 Viceroy of Sicily, 1673–1676,
Lieutenant-General under King Charles II of Spain. Knight of the Order of the Holy Spirit, France, 1703.
Antonio Pedro Sancho Dávila y Osorio 1672–1675Viceroy under King Charles II of Spain
Fernando Joaquín Fajardo de Requeséns y Zúñiga, 6th Marquis of Los Velez 1675–1683Viceroy under King Charles II of Spain
Gaspar Méndez de Haro, 7th Marquis of Carpio 1683–1687Viceroy under King Charles II of Spain
Francisco de Benavides 1687–1696Viceroy under King Charles II of Spain
Luis Francisco de la Cerda y Aragón 1696–1702Viceroy under Kings Charles II of Spain and Philip V of Spain
Juan Manuel Fernández Pacheco, 8th Marquis of Villena 1702–1707 Viceroy of Navarre, 1691–1692, Viceroy of Aragón, 1693, Viceroy of Catalonia, 1693–1694, Viceroy of Sicily, 1701–1702,
1st Director of the Royal Spanish Academy, 1713–1725. Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece, 1687.
Viceroy under King Philip V of Spain from 1702 onwards.
Austrian rule (1707–1734)
Georg Adam von Martinitz July – October 1707Viceroy under King Joseph I.
Wirich Philipp von Daun 1707–1708
(first time)		1724: Governor of the Austrian Netherlands, formerly Spanish Netherlands, Governor of Milan, 1728–1733.
Viceroy of Naples under King Joseph I.
Vincenzo Grimani 1708–1710Viceroy under King Joseph I.
Carlo Borromeo Arese 1710–1713Viceroy under King Joseph I and under King Charles VI.
Wirich Philipp von Daun 1713–1719
(second time)		Viceroy under King Charles VI, 2nd time.
Johann Wenzel Count of Gallas July 1719Viceroy under King Charles VI
Wolfgang Hannibal Count of Schrattenbach 1719–1721Viceroy under King Charles VI
Marcantonio Borghese, 3rd Prince of Sulmona 1721–1722Viceroy of Naples under King Charles VI
Michael Friedrich von Althan 1722–1728Viceroy under King Charles VI. Anti-Austrian rioting breaks out in Naples, 1723.
Joaquín Fernández de Portocarrero July – December 1728Viceroy of Naples and also Viceroy of Sicily, 1722–1728, under King Charles VI.
Aloys Thomas Raimund Count of Harrach 1728–1733Viceroy under King Charles VI.
Giulio Visconti Borromeo Arese, conte di Brebbia 1733–1734In 1707 he had been awarded a Grandee of Spain title, 2nd class, by Philip V of Spain. Viceroy under King Charles VI.

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