The rulers of Tuscany have varied over time, sometimes being margraves, the rulers of handfuls of border counties and sometimes the heads of the most important family of the region.
Margraves of Tuscany, 812–1197
- Boniface I, 812–823
- Boniface II, 828–834
- Aganus, 835–845
- Adalbert I, 847–886
- Adalbert II the Rich, 886–915
- Guy, 915–929
- Lambert, 929–931
- Boso, 931–936
- Humbert, 936–961
- Hugh the Great, 961–1001
- Boniface (III), 1004–1011
- Rainier, 1014–1027
- Boniface III, 1027–1052
- Frederick, 1052–1055
- Matilda, 1052–1115 Beatrice of Bar, 1052–1055 (regent as mother of Frederick and Mathilda) Godfrey the Bearded, Duke of Lower Lorraine, 1053–1069 (regent as husband of Beatrice and step-father to Frederick and Matilda) Godfrey the Hunchback, Duke of Lower Lorraine, 1069–1076 (regent as husband of Matilda) Welf II, 1089–1095 (co-regent as husband of Matilda)
- Rabodo, 1116–1119
- Conrad, 1119/20–1129/31
- Rampret, c. 1131
- Engelbert, 1134/5–1137
- Henry the Proud, 1137–1139
- Ulrich of Attems, 1139–1152 (imperial vicar)
- Welf VI, 1152–1160
- Welf VII, 1160–1167 Rainald of Dassel, Archbishop of Cologne, 1160–1163 (imperial vicar) Christian of Buch, Archbishop of Mainz 1163–1173 (imperial vicar)
- Welf VI, 1167–1173
- Philip, 1195–1197
- Frederick of Antioch, 1246–50 (imperial vicar)
After this, Tuscany was splintered between the competing republics of Florence, Pisa, Siena, Arezzo, Pistoia and Lucca. Since the 14th century, Florence gained dominance over Pistoia (1306, officially annexed 1530), Arezzo (1384), Pisa (1406), and Siena (1559). Lucca was an independent republic until the Napoleonic period in the 19th century.
Rulers of Florence, 1382–1569
- Maso degli Albizzi 1382-1417
- Rinaldo degli Albizzi 1417-1434
After the Sack of Rome, Florence overthrew the Medicis once more and became a republic until Pope Clement VII signed a peace treaty with Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor who then invaded Florence and restored the Medicis.
Medici grand dukes of Tuscany, 1569–1737
Habsburg-Lorraine grand dukes of Tuscany, 1737–1801
Bourbon-Parma kings of Etruria, 1801–1807
Tuscany was annexed by France, 1807–1814. Napoleon's sister Elisa Bonaparte was given the honorary title ofGrand Duchess of Tuscany, but did not actually rule over the region.
Habsburg-Lorraine grand dukes of Tuscany, 1814–1860
Leopoldo II was driven from Tuscany by revolution from 21 February to 12 April 1849, and again on 27 April 1859. He abdicated in favor of his son, Ferdinando IV, on 21 July 1859, but Ferdinando IV was never recognized in Tuscany, and was deposed by the provisional government on 16 August. Tuscany was annexed by Piedmont-Sardinia, on 22 March 1860.
Titular Habsburg-Lorraine claimants, 1860–present
- Ferdinando IV 1860–1908
- Giuseppe Ferdinando 1908–1921
- Pietro Ferdinando 1921–1948
- Goffredo 1948–1984
- Leopoldo Francesco 1984–1993
- Sigismondo 1993–Present