List of rulers of Guastalla

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.^[1]

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

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)

^ The county of Montechiarugolo was acquired by Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma, in 1612.
^ Divided the territory with Pietro Guido I Torelli. See County of Montechiarugolo