List of heads of state 1396
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Africa
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Algeria ( Abdalwadiden )
- Sultan : Abu Zayyan Muhammad III. (1395–1400)
 
 
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Ethiopia
- Emperor (Negus Negest) : David I (1382–1411)
 
 
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Ifriqiya (East Algeria, Tunisia) ( Hafsiden )
- Caliph : Abd al-Aziz II. (1394-1434)
 
 
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Jolof (in what is now Senegal )
- Buur-ba Jolof N'Diklam Sare (1390-1420)
 
 
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Morocco ( Merinids )
- Sultan : Abdul Aziz II (1393-1396)
 - Sultan: Abdullah (1396-1398)
 
 
America
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Aztec Empire
- Tlatoani : Huitzilíhuitl (1395-1417)
 
 
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Inca Empire
- Inca : Yáhuar Huácac (approx. 1380–1410)
 
 
Asia
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Kingdom of the White Mutton (Ak Koyunlu)
- Ruler: Qara Yülük Uthman (1389-1453)
 
 
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Champa
- King : Simhavarman VI. (1390–1400)
 
 
- China ( Ming Dynasty )
 
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Japan
- Emperor : Go-Komatsu (1392-1412)
 - Shogun Ashikaga : Ashikaga Yoshikazu (1394-1423)
 
 
- Korea ( Joseon Dynasty )
 
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Persia 
- Sultan ( Timurid dynasty): Timur Lenk (1370–1405)
 
 
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Siam
- Ayutthaya
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Lan Na
- King : Saen Mueang Ma (1385–1401)
 
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Sukhothai
- King : Maha Thammaracha II (1370–1398)
 
 
 
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Trebizond
- Emperor : Manuel III. (1390-1417)
 
 
Europe
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Andorra , occupied by Aragon in 1396
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Co-princes :
- Count of Foix : Mathieu (1391–1398)
 - Bishop of Urgell : Galcerand de Vilanova (1388-1415)
 
 
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Co-princes :
 
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Burgundy
- Duke : Philip II, the Bold (1363–1404)
 
 
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Denmark
- Queen : Margaret I (1380–1412)
 
 
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Teutonic Order State
- Grand Master : Konrad von Jungingen (1393–1407)
 
 
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England
- King : Richard II (1377-1399)
 
 
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France
- King : Charles VI. (1380-1422)
 
 
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Holy Roman Empire
- King : Wenzel (1376 / 78–1400) (1376–1378 co-regent)
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Electorates
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Archbishopric of Cologne
- Archbishop : Friedrich III. von Saar Werden (1370–1414)
 
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Archbishopric Mainz
- Archbishop : Konrad II von Weinsberg (1390-1396)
 - Archbishop: Gottfried von Leiningen (1396-1397)
 
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Archbishopric Trier
- Archbishop : Werner III. von Falkenstein (1388-1418)
 
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Bohemia
- King : Wenceslaus IV (1378–1419)
 
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Brandenburg
- Margrave : Jobst of Moravia (1388–1411)
 
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Electoral Palatinate
- Count Palatine : Ruprecht II (1390–1398)
 
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Saxony
- Elector : Rudolf III. (1388-1419)
 
 
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Archbishopric of Cologne
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spiritual principalities
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Hochstift Augsburg
- Bishop : Burkhard von Ellerbach (1373–1404)
 
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Bamberg Monastery
- Bishop : Lamprecht von Brunn (1374–1398) (1363–1364 Bishop of Brixen, 1364–1371 Bishop of Speyer, 1371–1374 Bishop of Strasbourg)
 
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Hochstift Basel  (rule disputed)
- Bishop : Wilhelm von Coudenberghe (1393-1399)
 - Bishop: Humbert of Neuchâtel (1395 / 99-1417)
 
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Besançon Archbishopric
- Archbishop : Gerard II d'Athies (1391–1404)
 
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Brandenburg Monastery
- Bishop : Heinrich III. von Bodendiek (1393–1406)
 
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Archbishopric Bremen
- Archbishop : Otto II of Braunschweig-Lüneburg (1395–1406) (1388–1395 Bishop of Verden)
 
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Brixen monastery
- Bishop : Friedrich von Erdingen (1376–1396) (1368–1376 Bishop of Chur)
 - Bishop: Ulrich Prustl (1396–1417)
 
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Cambrai Monastery
- Bishop : André von Luxemburg-Ligny (1389-1396)
 
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Hochstift Cammin
- Bishop : Johann III. Kropidlo (1394-1398)
 
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Chiemsee Abbey
- Bishop : Eckart von Pernegg (1393–1399)
 
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Chur Monastery
- Bishop : Hartmann II of Werdenberg-Sargans (1388–1416)
 
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Eichstätt Monastery
- Bishop : Friedrich IV of Oettingen (1383–1415)
 
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Hochstift Freising
- Bishop : Berthold von Wehingen (1381–1410)
 
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Geneva Monastery
- Bishop : Guillaume de Lornay (1388–1408)
 
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Halberstadt Monastery
- Bishop : Ernst I. von Hohnstein (1391-1399)
 
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Hochstift Havelberg
- Bishop : Johann III. Wepelitz (1385–1401)
 
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Hildesheim Monastery
- Bishop : Gerhard von Berg (1365–1398) (1363–1365 Bishop of Verden)
 
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Constance monastery
- Bishop : Burkard I. von Hewen (1387–1398) (administrator until 1388)
 
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Lausanne bishopric
- Bishop : Guillaume III. de Menthonay (1394–1406)
 
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Lübeck bishopric
- Bishop : Eberhard I. Attendorn (1387-1399)
 
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Liège Monastery
- Elect : Johann VI. of Bavaria-Hainaut (1389-1418)
 
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Archbishopric Magdeburg
- Archbishop : Albrecht III. of Querfurt (1382–1403)
 
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Meissen Abbey
- Bishop : Johann III. von Kittlitz and zu Baruth (1393–1398)
 
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Merseburg Monastery
- Bishop : Henry VII. (1393-1403)
 
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Metz bishopric
- Bishop : Rudolf von Coucy (1388-1415)
 
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Hochstift Minden
- Bishop : Otto III. von Schalksberg (1384–1397)
 
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Monastery of Münster
- Bishop : Otto IV. Von Hoya (1392–1424) (1410–1424 administrator of Osnabrück)
 
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Naumburg Monastery
- Bishop : Ulrich II. Von Radefeld (1394–1409)
 
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Osnabrück Monastery
- Bishop : Dietrich von Horne (1376–1402)
 
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Paderborn Monastery
- Bishop : John I of Hoya (1394-1399)
 
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Passau bishopric
- Bishop : Georg von Hohenlohe (1390–1423)
 
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Ratzeburg Monastery
- Bishop : Detlef von Berkentin (1395–1419)
 
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Regensburg Monastery
- Bishop : Johann von Moosburg (1384–1409)
 
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Archbishopric Salzburg
- Archbishop : Pilgrim II of Puchheim (1365-1396)
 - Archbishop: Gregor Schenk von Osterwitz (1396–1403)
 
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Verden Monastery
- Bishop : Dietrich von Nieheim (1395–1398)
 
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Verdun Monastery
- Bishop : Leobald von Cousance (1380–1404)
 
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Hochstift Worms
- Bishop : Eckard von Dersch (1370–1405)
 
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Würzburg Monastery
- Bishop : Gerhard von Schwarzburg (1372–1400) (1362–1372 Bishop of Naumburg)
 
 
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Hochstift Augsburg
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secular principalities
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- Principality of Anhalt-Bernburg
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 Principality of Anhalt-Köthen
- Prince : Sigismund I (1382–1396 / 1405)
 
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 Anhalt-Zerbst   ( 1396 division into Köthen and Zerbst )
- Prince : Albrecht III. (1382–1396 / 1424)
 - Prince: Sigismund I (1382–1396 / 1405)
 
 
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to bathe
- Margrave : Bernhard I (1372–1431)
 
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Bavaria
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Bavaria-Ingolstadt
- Duke : Stephan III. the Kneißl (1375 / 92–1413)
 
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Bavaria-Landshut
- Duke : Henry XVI. (1393-1450)
 
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Bayern Munich
- Duke : Johann II. (1375 / 92-1397)
 
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Bavaria-Straubing-Holland
- Duke : Albrecht I (1353-1404)
 
 
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Bavaria-Ingolstadt
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Berg  (1348–1395 personal union with Ravensberg)
- Duke : Wilhelm II. (1360–1408) (count until 1380)
 
 - Brabant and Limburg
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Duchy of Brunswick-Lueneburg
- Braunschweig-Göttingen
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Braunschweig-Grubenhagen
- Duke: Erich I (1383-1427) (until 1389 under guardianship)
 
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Braunschweig-Lüneburg  (1388–1409 joint rule)
- Duke : Bernhard I (1388–1409) (1428–1434)
 - Duke: Henry I the Meek (1388–1416)
 
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Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel
- Duke : Friedrich I (1373–1400)
 
 
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Flanders
- Countess : Margaret III. (1384-1405)
 
 - Geldern (1393-1423 in personal union with Jülich)
 - Hanau
 - Hainaut (personal union with Holland)
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Hesse
- Landgrave : Hermann II. (1376-1413)
 
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Holland  (personal union with Hainaut)
- Count : Albrecht I (1358 / 1389–1404)
 
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Jülich  (1393–1423 in personal union with funds)
- Duke : Wilhelm III. (1393-1402)
 
 - Kleve
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Lorraine
- Duke : Charles II the Bold (1390–1431)
 
 - Ortenburg
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Austria
- Duke : Albrecht IV (1395–1404)
 
 - Ravensberg
 - Styria , Carinthia , Carniola and Friuli
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Tyrol
- Duke : Leopold IV. (1395-1411)
 
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Württemberg
- Count : Eberhard III., The Mild (1392–1417)
 
 
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Italian states
- Estonian
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Ferrara , Modena and Reggio
- Lord : Niccolò III. d'Este (1393–1441)
 
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Genoa
- Doge : Antoniotto Adorno (1394-1396)
 
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Papal States
- Pope : Boniface IX. (1389-1404)
 
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Milan
- Duke : Gian Galeazzo Visconti (1378–1402) (lord until 1395)
 
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Mantua
- Count : Francesco I. Gonzaga (1382–1407)
 
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Montferrat
- Margrave : Theodor II (1381-1418)
 
 - Naples
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Rimini
- Lord : Carlo Malatesta (1385–1429)
 
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Saluzzo
- Margrave : Thomas III. (1391-1416)
 
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San Marino
- Capitano Reggente: Simone di Belluzzo (1395-1396)
 - Capitano Reggente: Rigone di Giovanni (1395-1396)
 - Capitano Reggente: Samperino di Giovanni (1396)
 - Capitano Reggente: Giovanni di Francesco (1396)
 - Capitano Reggente: Paolino di Giovanni di Bianco (1396-1397)
 - Capitano Reggente: Giovanni di Pasino (1396-1397)
 
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Savoy
- Count : Amadeus VIII. (1391–1434 / 39) (from 1416 duke)
 
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Sicily
- Queen : Mary (1377-1401)
 - King: Martin I (1392–1409) ( iure uxoris )
 
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Venice
- Doge : Antonio Venier (1382-1400)
 
 
 
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Joannina
- Despot : Esau Buondelmonti (1385–1411)
 
 
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Order of St. John in Rhodes
- Grand Master : Jean Fernandez de Heredia (1376-1396)
 - Grand Master: Philibert de Naillac (1396–1421)
 
 
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Lesbos
- Princess : Maria Paläologa (1355–1401)
 
 
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Lithuania
- Grand Duke : Jogaila (1382–1434)
 
 
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Monaco
- Seigneur (in exile): Rainier II. (1357–1407)
 
 
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Norway
- Queen : Margaret I (1380–1412)
 
 
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Poland
- King : Władysław II. Jagiełło (1386–1434)
 
 
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Russia
- Grand Duke : Vasily I (1389–1425)
 
 
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Scotland
- King : Robert III. (1390-1406)
 
 
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Sweden
- Queen : Margaret I (1380–1412)
 
 
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Serbia
- Prince : Stefan Lazarević (1389–1402)
 
 
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Wallachia
- Prince : Vlad I. Uzurpatorul (1394-1397)
 
 
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Zeta
- Prince : Đurađ II. Balšić (1385–1403)