Francesco Melzi d'Eril

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Francesco Melzi d'Eril Duke of Lodi
Portrait by Andrea Appiani.
Vice President of the Italian Republic
In office 26 January 1802 – 17 March 1805
Monarch	Napoleon
President	Napoleon Bonaparte
Preceded by	Office created
Succeeded by	Eugène de Beauharnais (as Viceroy of Italy)
Grand Chancellor of the Kingdom of Italy
In office 1805–1814
Preceded by	Office created
Personal details
Born	6 March 1753 Milan, Duchy of Milan
Died	16 January 1816 Bellagio, Lombardy–Venetia

Francesco Melzi d'Eril, Duke of Lodi, Count of Magenta (6 March 1753 – 16 January 1816) was an Italian politician and patriot, serving as vice-president of the Napoleonic Italian Republic (1802–1805). He was a consistent supporter of the Italian unification ideals that would lead to the Italian Risorgimento shortly after his death.