This is a list of the tlatoque of Mexico Tenochtitlan, often referred to as "Aztec emperors".

See also; Aztec emperors family tree

Pre-Hispanic rulers

Tlatoani	Picture	Birth	Death
Acamapichtli		Tizaapan son of Opochtli Iztahuatzin and Atotoztli of Culhuacan
Huitzilihuitl 5 Serpent (22 January) 3 Reed (1391) – 1 Reed (1415)		son of Acamapichtli and Tezcatlan Miyahuatzin	1 Reed (1415)
Chimalpopoca 3 Serpent (21 July) 1 Reed (1415) – 12 Rabbit (1426)		son of Huitzilihuitl and Miyahuaxochtzin of Tiliuhcan	12 Rabbit (1426)
Itzcoatl 13 Water (22 June) 13 Reed (1427) – 13 Flint (1440)		son of Acamapichtli and a commoner from Azcapotzalco	13 Flint (1440)
Moctezuma I 3 Serpent (22 May) 13 Flint (1440) – 2 Flint (1468)		son of Huitzilihuitl and Miyahuaxihuitl of Quauhnahuac	2 Flint (1468)
Axayacatl 2 Rain (2 August) 3 House (1469) – 2 House (1481)		son of Tezozomoctli and Atotoztli	2 House (1481)
Tizoc 6 Vulture (2 June) 2 House (1481) – 7 Rabbit (1486)		son of Tezozomoctli and Atotoztli	7 Rabbit (1486)
Ahuitzotl 10 Rabbit (15 April) 7 Rabbit (1486) – 10 Rabbit (1502)		son of Tezozomoctli and Atotoztli	10 Rabbit (1502)
Moctezuma II 9 Deer (14 April) 10 Rabbit (1502) – 2 Flint (1520)		son of Axayacatl	2 Flint (1520)
Cuitlahuac 5/8 Wind (16 September) 2 Flint (1520)		son of Axayacatl and a noblewoman of Itztapalapan	2 Flint (3 December) 2 Flint (1520)
Cuauhtemoc Izcalli/February 3 House (1521) – 7 House (1525)		son of Ahuitzotl	7 House (27 February 1525) Acalan

Colonial rulers

Tlatoani	Picture	Birth	Death	Notes
Juan Velázquez Tlacotzin 7 House (1525)			7 House (1525) Nochiztlan	Installed by Hernán Cortés in Huey Mollan. Died before returning to Tenochtitlan.
Andrés de Tapia Motelchiuh 7 House (1525) – 12 Rabbit (1530)			12 Rabbit (1530) Aztatlan	Installed in Huey Mollan. A quauhtlatoani ("interim ruler").
Pablo Xochiquentzin 1 Flint (1532) – 5 Flint (1536)			5 Flint (1536)	A quauhtlatoani ("interim ruler").
Diego Huanitzin 7 Rabbit (1539) – 10 House (1541)		son of Tezozomoctli Aculnahuacatl	10 House (1541)
Diego de San Francisco Tehuetzquititzin 10 House (1541) – 10 Rabbit (1554)		son of Tezcatl Popocatzin	10 Rabbit (1554)
Esteban de Guzmán 10 Rabbit (1554) – 13 House (1557)		Xochimilco		Not a tlatoani, but a judge (juez).
Cristóbal de Guzmán Cecetzin 13 House (1557) – 5 Rabbit (1562)		son of Diego Huanitzin	5 Rabbit (1562)	Installed by Esteban de Guzmán.
Luis de Santa María Nanacacipactzin 6 Reed (1563) – 8 House (1565)			8 House (1565)