List of viceroys of Naples explained

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.

Name Reign Notes
French rule (1501–1504)
1501–1503 Viceroy under King Louis XII of France. Fell in the Battle of Cerignola.
1503–1504 Viceroy of Naples under King Louis XII of France
Under the Crown of Aragon (1504–1707)
Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba (1453–1515) 1504–1507 Viceroy under King Ferdinand III.
1507–1509
1509 Viceroy under King Ferdinand III
1509–1511 Viceroy of Sicily under King Ferdinand III
1511–1513Viceroy under King Ferdinand III and Pope Julius II (papal fief)
1513–1522 Viceroy under King Ferdinand III
Charles de Lannoy, 1522–1523 under Charles V.
Andrea Carafa 1523-1526 under Charles V
Ludovico Montalto 1526-1527 under Charles V
1527 – May 1528Viceroy of Sicily, 1509–1517, under King Ferdinand II of Aragon, Viceroy of Naples, 1527–1528, Charles V
1528–3 August 1530 Viceroy under Charles V.
1530–1532 Viceroy under Charles V
1532–1553 Viceroy under Charles V
February – May 1553 Lieutenant-General under Charles V. Succeeded his father Pedro when he retired due to illness.
1553–1556 Viceroy under Charles V and Philip II of Spain.
1556–1558 Governor of the Duchy of Milan, 1555–1556, Viceroy of Naples 1556 - 1557 under Philip II of Spain.
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.
1559–1571 Viceroy of Catalonia, 1554–1558, Viceroy of Naples 1559–1571, under King Philip II of Spain.
1571–1575 Viceroy under King Philip II of Spain.
1575–1579 Viceroy of Valencia, 1572–1575, Viceroy of Naples under King Philip II of Spain.
1579–1582 Viceroy under King Philip II of Spain.
1582–1586 Viceroy of Naples under King Philip II of Spain.
1586–1595 Viceroy under King Philip II of Spain. Also Viceroy of Catalonia, 1583–1586 and 1st Duke of Peñaranda de Duero.
1595–1598 Viceroy under King Philip II of Spain
1599–1601 Viceroy under King Philip III of Spain.
1601–1603 Viceroy under King Philip III of Spain.
1603–1610 Viceroy of Valencia, 1598–1602, Viceroy of Naples, 1603–1610, under King Philip III of Spain.
1610–1616 Viceroy under King Philip III of Spain.
1616–1620 Viceroy under King Philip III of Spain.
June – December 1620 Archbishop of Seville, February 1632 – January 1645, Archbishop of Toledo 1645, Lieutenant-General of Naples under King Philip III of Spain.
December 1620 – December 1622Inquisitor-general of Spain, 1627–1632.
Lieutenant-General under Kings Philip III and Philip IV of Spain
1622–1629 Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece, 1599. Viceroy under King Philip IV of Spain
1629–1631 Viceroy under King Philip IV of Spain.
1631–1637 Viceroy under King Philip IV of Spain.
1637–1644
1644–1646 Viceroy of Sicily, 1641–1644, Viceroy of Naples under King Philip IV of Spain
1646–1648 Viceroy of Valencia, 1642–1645.
Under his rule the "Neapolitan Republic" rebellion by Masaniello broke out
January 1648 – March 1648 Viceroy under King Philip IV of Spain, bastard son of the ruling Spanish King, sent to Naples to crush the Neapolitan Revolt.
1648–1653 Head of the Imperial Post Office Services, Viceroy of Naples under King Philip IV of Spain.
1654–1659 President of the Council of Italy, Viceroy under King Philip IV of Spain.
1659–1664 Viceroy under King Philip IV of Spain
1664–1666 Viceroy under Kings Philip IV and Charles II of Spain
1666–1671 Viceroy under King Charles II of Spain
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.
1672–1675 Viceroy under King Charles II of Spain
1675–1683 Viceroy under King Charles II of Spain
1683–1687 Viceroy under King Charles II of Spain
1687–1696 Viceroy under King Charles II of Spain
1696–1702 Viceroy under Kings Charles II of Spain and Philip V of Spain
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)
July – October 1707 Viceroy under King Joseph I.
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.
1708–1710 Viceroy under King Joseph I.
1710–1713 Viceroy under King Joseph I and under King Charles VI.
1713–1719
(second time)
Viceroy under King Charles VI, 2nd time.
July 1719 Viceroy under King Charles VI
1719–1721 Viceroy under King Charles VI
1721–1722 Viceroy of Naples under King Charles VI
1722–1728 Viceroy under King Charles VI. Anti-Austrian rioting breaks out in Naples, 1723.
July – December 1728 Viceroy of Naples and also Viceroy of Sicily, 1722–1728, under King Charles VI.
1728–1733 Viceroy under King Charles VI.
1733–1734 In 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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