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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.
| 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 |
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Beatrice Guidi di Batifolle | Simon Guidi, Count of Batifolle (Guidi) | - | May 1276 | 1302 husband's accession | 1302 her death | - | Guido della Torre |
 | Brunissenda Langosco di Lomello | Filippo di Langosco, Count Palatine of Lomello (Lomello) | - | 1302 | 1302 husband's accession | 1311 husband's expulsion by the Emperor | - | Guido della Torre |
| 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 1327 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 | |
| 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 Cane | Ruggero Cane (Cane) | 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 | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | 12 November 1543 | 12 July 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 | Charles II of Austria (House of Habsburg) | 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 | 7 October 1649 | 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 | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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