This is a list of rulers of Guastalla, a town in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, on the right bank of the Po River. The County of Guastalla was established in 1406 for the Torelli family. In 1456, the county was partitioned, with Montechiarugolo and Casei going to Pietro Guido I Torelli.The county of Montechiarugolo was acquired by Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma, in 1612.
The County of Guastalla was raised to ducal status in 1621, when it became the Duchy of Guastalla.
Lords of Guastalla Gilberto da Correggio 1307-1321 Simone da Correggio 1321-1346, together with: Guido da Correggio Azzone da Correggio Giovanni da Correggio To the Duchy of Milan 1346-1403 Ottone Terzi 1403-1406
Counts of Guastalla Guido Torelli 1406-1449 (Count from 1428) Cristoforo Torelli 1449-1490Divided the territory with Pietro Guido I Torelli. See County of Montechiarugolo Guido Galeotto Torelli 1460-1479, together with: Francesco Maria Torelli Pietro Guido II Torelli 1486-1494 Achille Torelli 1494-1522 Ludovica Torelli 1522-1539 Ferrante I Gonzaga 1539-1557 Cesare I Gonzaga 1557-1575 Ferrante II Gonzaga 1575-1630 (Count until 1621, then Duke)
Dukes of Guastalla Ferrante II Gonzaga 1575-1630 (Count before 1621) Cesare II Gonzaga 1630-1632 Ferrante III Gonzaga 1632-1678 To the Duchy of Milan 1678-1693 Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga 1678-1693 Vincenzo Gonzaga 1693-1714 To France 1702-1704 Antonio Ferdinando Gonzaga 1714-1729 Giuseppe Maria Gonzaga 1729-1746 To France 1734-1738 To the Holy Roman Empire (1746–1748) To the Duchy of Parma, Piacenza e Guastalla (1748–1806; under French occupation from 1801) Philip 1748-1765 Ferdinand I 1765-1802 Pauline Bonaparte (March–August 1806), together with: Camillo Borghese To the Kingdom of Italy (1806-1814) To the restored Duchy of Parma, Piacenza e Guastalla (1814–1847) Marie Louise 1814-1847 To the Duchy of Modena (1847–1861) Francis V 1847-1859 Part of Italy (1861–present)
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