List of heads of state 1496
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Africa
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( Abdalwadiden ) (in what is now western Algeria, capital Tlemcen )
- Sultan : Abu Abdallah Muhammad VII (1469–1504)
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Adal
- Sultan: Muhammad ibn Azhar ad-Din (1488-1518)
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Egypt ( Burjiyya dynasty )
- Sultan : Qaid Bay (1468-1496)
- Sultan: Al-Nasir Muhammad IV (1496–1498)
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Ethiopia
- Emperor (Negus Negest) : Na'od I. (1494–1508)
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Bornu (in present-day Niger ) Sefuwa dynasty
- King / May: Ali Gazi (1465–1497)
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Ifriqiya (East Algeria, Tunisia) ( Hafsiden )
- Caliph : Muhammad V (1493-1526)
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Jolof (in what is now Senegal )
- Buur-ba Jolof : Bukaar Biye-Sungule (1492-1527)
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Kano
- Emir: Muhammad Rumfa (1463-1499)
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Congo
- Mani-Congo : Nzinga á Nkuwu (João I) (1470–1509)
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Morocco ( Wattasids )
- Sultan : Muhammad al-Sheikh al-Mahdi (1465–1505)
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Munhumutapa Empire
- Ruler : Kakuyo Komunyaka (1494 – around 1530)
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Songhaeich (in West Africa)
- Ruler : Mohommed Ture the Great (1493–1528)
America
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Hispaniola
- Spanish governor Christopher Columbus (1492–1500)
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Inca Empire
- Inca : Huayna Cápac (1493–1527)
Asia
- China ( Ming Dynasty )
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Japan
- Emperor : Go-Tsuchimikado (1464–1500)
- Shogun Ashikaga : Ashikaga Yoshizumi (1494–1508)
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Korea ( Joseon Dynasty )
- King : Yeonsangun (1494–1506)
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Persia
- Sultan ( Timurid dynasty): Husain Bayqara (1469–1501)
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Thailand
- King : Rama Thibodi II (1491–1529)
Europe
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Andorra
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Co-princes :
- Queen of Navarre : Catherine of Navarre (1483–1517)
- Bishop of Urgell : Pere de Cardona (1472–1515)
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Co-princes :
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Teutonic Order State
- Grand Master : Johann von Tiefen (1489–1497)
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France
- King : Charles VIII (1483–1498)
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Holy Roman Empire
- King : Maximilian I (1468–1519) ( emperor from 1508 )
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Electorates
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Archbishopric of Cologne
- Archbishop : Hermann IV of Hesse (1480–1508) (1473–1480 administrator)
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Archbishopric Mainz
- Archbishop : Berthold von Henneberg (1484–1504)
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Archbishopric Trier
- Archbishop : Johann II of Baden (1456–1503)
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Bohemia
- King : Vladislav II (1471–1516) (1490–1516 King of Hungary)
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Brandenburg
- Margrave : Johann Cicero (1486–1499) (1473–1486 regent)
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Electoral Palatinate
- Count Palatine : Philip the Sincere (1449–1451) (1476–1508)
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Saxony ( Ernestiner )
- Elector : Friedrich III. the wise (1486-1525)
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Archbishopric of Cologne
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spiritual principalities
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Hochstift Augsburg
- Bishop : Friedrich II. Von Zollern (1486–1505)
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Bamberg Monastery
- Bishop : Heinrich III. Groß von Trockau (1487–1501)
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Hochstift Basel
- Bishop : Kaspar zu Rhein (1479–1502)
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Brandenburg Monastery
- Bishop : Joachim I. von Bredow (1485–1507)
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Archbishopric Bremen
- Archbishop : Heinrich II. Von Schwarzburg (1463–1496) (1466–1496 Bishop of Münster)
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Brixen monastery
- Bishop : Melchior von Meckau (1488–1509)
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Hochstift Cammin
- Bishop : Benedikt von Waldstein (1485–1498)
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Chiemsee Abbey
- Bishop : Ludwig Ebmer (1495–1502)
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Chur Monastery
- Bishop : Heinrich V. von Hewen (1491–1505)
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Eichstätt Monastery
- Bishop : Wilhelm von Reichenau (1464–1496)
- Bishop: Gabriel von Eyb (1496–1535)
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Hochstift Freising
- Administrator : Ruprecht von der Pfalz (1496–1498)
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Geneva Monastery
- Bishop : Philip of Savoy (1495–1509)
- Administrator: Domenico della Rovere (1496–1497)
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Hochstift Gurk
- Bishop : Raimund Peraudi (1491–1505)
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Halberstadt Monastery
- Administrator : Ernst II of Saxony (1479–1513) (1476–1513 Archbishop of Magdeburg)
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Hochstift Havelberg
- Bishop : Otto II von Königsmarck (1494–1501)
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Hildesheim Monastery
- Bishop : Berthold II. Von Landsberg (1481–1502) (1470–1481 Bishop of Verden, 1481–1502 administrator of Verden)
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Constance monastery
- Bishop : Thomas Berlower (1491–1496)
- Bishop: Hugo von Hohenlandenberg (1496–1530, 1531–1532 )
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Lausanne bishopric
- Bishop : Aymon de Montfalcon (1491–1517) (1497–1509 administrator of Geneva)
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Lavant Monastery
- Bishop : Erhard Paumgartner (1487–1508)
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Lübeck bishopric
- Bishop : Dietrich II. Arndes (1492–1506)
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Liège Monastery
- Bishop : Johann IX. von Hoorn (1483–1505)
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Archbishopric Magdeburg
- Archbishop : Ernst of Saxony (1476–1513) (1479–1513 administrator of Halberstadt)
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Meissen Abbey
- Bishop : John VI. von Saalhausen (1487–1518)
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Merseburg Monastery
- Bishop : Thilo von Trotha (1466–1514)
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Metz bishopric
- Bishop : Henry II of Lorraine-Vaudemont (1484–1505)
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Hochstift Minden
- Bishop : Heinrich III. von Schauenburg (1473–1508)
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Monastery of Münster
- Bishop : Heinrich III. von Schwarzburg (1466–1496) (1463–1496 Archbishop of Bremen)
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Naumburg Monastery
- Bishop : Johann III. von Schönberg (1492–1517)
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Osnabrück Monastery
- Bishop : Conrad IV of Rietberg (1482–1508) (1497–1508 Bishop of Münster)
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Paderborn Monastery
- Bishop : Simon III. zur Lippe (1463–1498)
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Passau bishopric
- Bishop : Christoph von Schachner (1490–1500)
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Ratzeburg Monastery
- Bishop : John of Parkentin (1479–1511)
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Regensburg Monastery
- Bishop : Ruprecht II of Pfalz-Simmern (1492–1507)
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Archbishopric Salzburg
- Archbishop : Leonhard von Keutschach (1495–1519)
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Schwerin Monastery
- Bishop : Konrad Loste (1482–1503)
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Seckau monastery
- Bishop : Matthias Scheit (1481–1502, 1508–1512 )
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Hochstift Sitten
- Bishop : Jost von Silenen (1482–1496)
- Bishop: Nicolas Schiner (1496–1499)
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Speyer Monastery
- Bishop : Ludwig von Helmstatt (1478–1504)
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Strasbourg Monastery
- Bishop : Albrecht von Pfalz-Mosbach (1478–1506)
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Toul Monastery
- Bishop : Ulrich von Blankenberg (1495–1506)
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Hochstift Trento
- Bishop : Ulrich IV. Of Liechtenstein (1493–1505)
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Utrecht Monastery
- Bishop : David of Burgundy (1456–1496)
- Bishop: Friedrich IV. Of Baden (1496–1516)
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Verden Monastery
- Administrator : Berthold von Landsberg (1481–1502) (1481–1502 Bishop of Hildesheim, 1470–1481 Bishop of Verden)
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Verdun Monastery
- Bishop : Guillaume de Haraucourt (1457–1500)
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Hochstift Worms
- Bishop : Johann III. von Dalberg (1482–1503)
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Würzburg Monastery
- Bishop : Lorenz von Bibra (1495–1519)
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Hochstift Augsburg
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secular principalities
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to bathe
- Margrave : Christoph I (1475–1515)
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Bavaria
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Bayern Munich
- Duke : Albrecht IV. (1465–1508)
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Bavaria-Landshut
- Duke : George the Rich (1479–1503)
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Bayern Munich
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Hesse
- Landgrave : Wilhelm II. (1493–1567)
- Mecklenburg
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Ortenburg
- Count : Wolfgang I. (1490–1519)
- Württemberg
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to bathe
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Italian states
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Ferrara, Modena and Reggio
- Duke : Ercole I. d'Este (1471–1505)
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Florence (nominally republic)
- Girolamo Savonarola (1494–1498) (de facto ruler)
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Genoa (1488–1499 Signoria of Sforza)
- Signore: Ludovico Sforza (1494–1499)
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Papal States
- Pope : Alexander VI. (1492–1503)
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Milan
- Duke : Ludovico Sforza (1494–1499)
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Mantua
- Margrave : Gianfrancesco II. Gonzaga (1484–1519)
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Montferrat
- Margrave : Wilhelm XI. (1494-1518)
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Naples
- King : Ferdinand II (Ferrantino) (1495–1496)
- King: Friedrich I (1496–1500)
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Rimini
- Lord : Pandolfo IV. Malatesta (1482–1528)
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Saluzzo
- Margrave : Ludwig II. (1475–1504)
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San Marino
- Capitani Reggenti: Marino di Antonio Giannini , Antonio di Simone Belluzzi (1495–1496)
- Capitani Reggenti: Fabrizio di Pier Leone Corbelli , Sabatino di Bianco (1496)
- Capitani Reggenti: Cristofaro di Cecco di Vita , Bonifazio di Andrea (1496–1497)
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Savoy
- Duke : Karl II. Johann Amadeus (1490–1496)
- Duke: Philip II (1496–1497)
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Sicily (1412–1713 to Aragon or Spain )
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King : Ferdinand II (1479–1516)
- Viceroy : Juan III.de Lanuza (1495–1507)
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King : Ferdinand II (1479–1516)
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Urbino
- Duke : Guidobaldo I da Montefeltro (1482–1508)
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Venice
- Doge : Agostin Barbarigo (1486–1501)
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Ferrara, Modena and Reggio
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Moldova
- Prince : Ștefan cel Mare (1457–1504)
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Ottoman Empire
- Sultan : Bayezid II (1481-1512)
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Russia
- Grand Duke : Ivan III. (1462-1510)
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Sweden
- Reichsverweser : Sten Sture the Elder (1470–1497)
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Spanish states
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Aragon
- King : Ferdinand II. (1479–1516) (1474–1504 King of Castile, 1506–1516 Regent of Castile, 1512–1516 King of Navarre, 1504–1516 King of Naples)
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Castile
- Queen : Isabella I (1474–1504)
- King: Ferdinand II of Aragón (1474–1504) (de iure uxoris) (1506–1516 regent of Castile, 1479–1516 king of Aragon and Sicily, 1512–1516 king of Navarre, 1504–1516 king of Naples)
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Navarre
- Queen : Catherine (1483–1517)
- King: Johann III. (1484–1516) (de iure uxoris)
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Aragon
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Hungary
- King : Ulászló, II. (1490–1516) (1471–1516 King of Bohemia)
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Wallachia
- Prince : Radu cel Mare (1495–1508)
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Zeta
- Prince : Đurađ Crnojević (1490–1496)
- Prince: Stefan II. Crnojević (1496–1498)