List of viceroys of Naples

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, the Kings of France, Aragon and 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 Nemours1501–1503Viceroy under King Louis XII of France. Fell in the Battle of Cerignola.
Ludovico II, Marquess of Saluzzo1503–1504Viceroy of Naples under King Louis XII of France
Spanish rule (1504–1707)
Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba (1453–1515)1504–1507Viceroy under King Ferdinand II of Aragon.
Juan de Aragón y de Jonqueras, 2nd count of Ribagorza1507–1509
Antonio de Guevara1509Viceroy under King Ferdinand II of Aragon
Ramón de Cardona1509–1522Viceroy of Sicily under King Ferdinand II of Aragon, Viceroy of Naples, (1509–1522)
Charles de Lannoy,1522–1527Viceroy under King Charles I of Spain.
Hugo of Moncada1527 – May 1528Viceroy of Sicily, 1509–1517, under king Ferdinand II of Aragon, Viceroy of Naples, 1527–1528, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Philibert of Châlon1528–3 August 1530Viceroy under King Charles I of Spain.
Pompeo Colonna 1530–1532Viceroy under King Charles I of Spain.
Pedro Álvarez de Toledo1532–1553Viceroy under King Charles I of Spain.
Luis Álvarez de Toledo y OsorioFebruary – May 1553Lieutenant-General under King Charles I of Spain. Succeeded his father Pedro when he retired due to illness.
Pedro Pacheco Ladrón de Guevara1553–1556Viceroy under Kings Charles I and Philip II of Spain.
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo1556–1558Governor of the Duchy of Milan, 1555–1556, Viceroy of Naples 1556 - 1557 under Philip II of Spain.
Juan Fernandez Manrique de Lara6 June – 10 October 1558Viceroy of Catalonia, 1543–1554, under Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, Viceroy of Naples, June to October 1558, under King Philip II of Spain.
Pedro Afán de Ribera1559–1571Viceroy 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 Mendoza1575–1579Viceroy of Valencia, 1572–1575, Viceroy of Naples under King Philip II of Spain.
Juan de Zúñiga y Requesens1579–1582Viceroy under King Philip II of Spain.
Pedro Girón, 1st Duke of Osuna1582–1586Viceroy of Naples under King Philip II of Spain.
Juan de Zúñiga y Avellaneda1586–1595Viceroy 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 Olivares1595–1598
Fernando Ruiz de Castro Andrade y Portugal1599–1601Viceroy under King Philip III of Spain.
Francisco Ruiz de Castro1601–1603Viceroy of Naples 1601–1603.
Juan Alonso Pimentel de Herrera, 5th Duke of Benavente1603–1610Viceroy of Valencia, 1598–1602, Viceroy of Naples, 1603–1610, under King Philip III of Spain.
Pedro Fernández de Castro Andrade y Portugal1610–1616Viceroy under King Philip III of Spain.
Pedro Téllez-Girón, 3rd Duke of Osuna1616–1620Viceroy under King Philip III of Spain.
Gaspar de Borja y VelascoJune – December 1620Archbishop of Seville, February 1632 – January 1645, Archbishop of Toledo 1645, Lieutenant-General of Naples under King Philip III of Spain.
Antonio Zapata y CisnerosDecember 1620 – December 1622Viceroy of Naples, 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 Alba1622–1629Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece, 1599. Viceroy under King Philip IV of Spain
Fernando Afán de Ribera y Téllez-Girón1629–1631Viceroy of Naples, 1629–1631 under King Philip IV of Spain.
Manuel de Acevedo y Zúñiga1631–1637Viceroy under King Philip IV of Spain.
Ramiro Núñez de Guzmán1637–1644Viceroy 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 Cabrera1644–1646Viceroy of Sicily, 1641–1644, Viceroy of Naples, May 1644 – 1646, under King Philip IV of Spain
Rodrigo Ponce de León, 4th Duke of Arcos1646–1648Viceroy of Valencia, 1642–1645.
Under his rule the "Neapolitan Republic" rebellion by Masaniello broke out
John of AustriaJanuary 1648 – March 1648Viceroy, bastard son of the ruling Spanish King, sent to Naples to crush the Neapolitan Revolt, under King Philip IV of Spain
Íñigo Vélez de Guevara, 8th Count of Oñate1648–1653Head of the Imperial Post Office Services, Viceroy of Naples, (1637–1644), under King Philip IV of Spain.
García de Haro-Sotomayor y Guzmán1654–1659President of the Council of Italy, Viceroy under King Philip IV of Spain.
Gaspar de Bracamonte, 3rd Count of Peñaranda1659–1664Viceroy under King Philip IV of Spain
Pascual Cardinal de Aragon1664–1666Viceroy under Kings Philip IV and Charles II of Spain
Pedro Antonio de Aragón1666–1671Viceroy under King Charles II of Spain
Fadrique Alvarez de Toledo y Ponce de León1671–1672Viceroy of Naples, 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 Osorio1672–1675Viceroy under King Charles II of Spain
Fernando Joaquín Fajardo de Requeséns y Zúñiga, Marquess of Los Velez1675–1683Viceroy under King Charles II of Spain
Gaspar Méndez de Haro, 7th Marquis of Carpio1683–1687Viceroy under King Charles II of Spain
Francisco de Benavides1687–1696Viceroy under King Charles II of Spain
Luis Francisco de la Cerda y Aragón1696–1702Viceroy under Kings Charles II of Spain and Philip V of Spain
Juan Manuel Fernández Pacheco, 8th Marquis of Villena1702–1707Viceroy of Navarre, 1691–1692, Viceroy of Aragón, 1693, Viceroy of Catalonia, 1693–1694, Viceroy of Sicily, 1701–1702,
Viceroy of Naples, 1700–1707, 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 after around 1701 onwards.
Austrian rule (1707–1734)
Georg Adam von MartinitzJuly – October 1707Viceroy under King Joseph I.
Wirich Philipp von Daun1707–1708
(first time)		1724: Governor of the Austrian Netherlands, formerly Spanish Netherlands, Governor of Milan, 1728–1733.
Viceroy of Naples under King/Emperor Leopold I.
Vincenzo Grimani 1708–1710Viceroy under King/Emperor Joseph I.
Carlo Borromeo Arese1710–1713Viceroy under King/Emperor Joseph I and under King/Emperor Charles VI.
Wirich Philipp von Daun1713–1719
(second time)		Viceroy under Emperor Charles VI, 2nd time.
Johann Wenzel Count of GallasJuly 1719Viceroy under Emperor Charles VI
Wolfgang Hannibal Count of Schrattenbach1719–1721Viceroy under Emperor Charles VI
Marcantonio Borghese, 3rd Prince of Sulmona1721–1722Viceroy of Naples under Emperor Charles VI
Michael Friedrich von Althan 1722–1728Viceroy under Emperor Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor. Anti-Austrian rioting breaks out in Naples, 1723.
Joaquín Fernández de PortocarreroJuly – December 1728Viceroy of Naples and also Viceroy of Sicily, 1722–1728, under Emperor Charles VI.
Aloys Thomas Raimund Count of Harrach1728–1733Viceroy under Emperor Charles VI.
Giulio Visconti Borromeo Arese, conte di Brebbia1733–1734In 1707 he had been awarded a Grandee of Spain title, 2nd class, by Philip V of Spain. Viceroy under Emperor Charles VI.

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  • Giovan Pietro Bellori: The Lives of the Modern Painters, Sculptors and Architects
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