List of heads of state 1500
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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 : Al-Zahir Qansuh I (1498–1500)
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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: Idris II. (1497-1515)
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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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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)
- Francisco de Bobadilla (1500–1502)
- Spanish governor:
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Inca Empire
- King : Huayna Cápac (1493–1527)
Asia
- China ( Ming Dynasty )
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India
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Ahom (Assam)
- King : Suhungmung (1497–1539)
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Dekkan Sultanates (in Central India)
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Ahmadnagar
- Sultan: Malik Ahmad Shah I (1490–1510)
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Berar
- Sultan: Imad-ul-Mulk (1490–1504)
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Bidar
- Sultan: Qasim Barid I (1489–1504)
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Bijapur
- Sultan : Yusuf Adil Shah (1490–1510)
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Ahmadnagar
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Delhi
- Sultan : Sikandar II. Lodi (1489–1517)
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Vijayanagar (in South India)
- King : Tuluva Narasa Nayaka (1491–1505)
- Regent: Tuluva Narasa Nayaka (1491–1503) (de facto ruler)
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Ahom (Assam)
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Japan
- Emperor : Go-Tsuchimikado (1464–1500)
- Emperor: Go-Kashiwabara (1500–1526)
- Shogun ( Ashikaga ): Ashikaga Yoshizumi (1494–1508)
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Korea ( Joseon Dynasty )
- King : Yeonsangun (1494–1506)
- Ottoman Empire: see Europe
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Persia ( Timurids )
- Sultan : Husain Bayqara (1469–1506)
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Thailand
- King : Rama Thibodi II (1491–1529)
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Vietnam ( Hậu Lê Dynasty )
- King: Lê Hiến Tông (1497–1504)
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 :
- Denmark (1397–1523 personal union with Norway and Sweden Kalmar Union )
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Teutonic Order State
- Grand Master : Friedrich of Saxony (1498–1510)
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France
- King : Ludwig XII. (1498–1515)
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Alencon
- Duke : Charles IV (1492–1521)
- Angoulême
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Armagnac
- Count : Charles II (1497–1525)
- Auvergne (county)
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Auvergne (Dauphiné)
- Dauphin : Louis II. De Bourbon-Montpensier (1496–1501)
- bourbon
- Brittany
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Penthièvre
- Count : Jean III. de Brosse (1482–1502)
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Holy Roman Empire
- King : Maximilian I (1486 / 93–1519) (from 1508 emperor )
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Electorates
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Archbishopric of Cologne
- Archbishop : Hermann IV of Hesse (1480–1508) (1498–1508 administrator of Paderborn)
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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
- Elector : Joachim I. Nestor (1499–1535)
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Electoral Palatinate
- Elector : Philip the Sincere (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)
- Brandenburg Monastery
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Archbishopric Bremen
- Archbishop : Johann III. Rode von Wale (1497–1511)
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Brixen monastery
- Bishop : Melchior von Meckau (1488–1509)
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Archbishopric of Cambrai
- Bishop : Heinrich von Glymes and Berghes (1480–1502)
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Hochstift Cammin
- Bishop : Martin Karith (1498–1521)
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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 : Gabriel von Eyb (1496–1535)
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Hochstift Freising
- Bishop : Philipp von der Pfalz (1499–1541) (1497–1499 administrator of Freising, 1517–1541 administrator of Naumburg)
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Geneva Monastery
- Bishop : Philip of Savoy (1495–1509)
- Administrator: Aymon de Montfalcon (1497–1509) (1491–1517 Bishop of Lausanne)
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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 : 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 : Konrad II of Rietberg (1497–1508) (1482–1508 Bishop of Osnabrück)
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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 : Hermann I of Hesse (1498–1508) (1480–1508 Archbishop of Cologne)
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Passau bishopric
- Bishop : Christoph von Schachner (1490–1500)
- Bishop: Wiguleus Fröschl von Marzoll (1500–1517)
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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 : Matthäus Schiner (1499–1522)
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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 : 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)
- Bishop: Warry de Dompmartin (1500–1508)
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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) (from 1503 Duke of all of Bavaria)
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Bavaria-Landshut
- Duke : George the Rich (1479–1503)
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Bayern Munich
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Brandenburg-Ansbach (personal union with Kulmbach 1495–1515)
- Margrave : Friedrich II. The Elder (1486–1515)
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Brandenburg-Kulmbach (personal union with Ansbach 1495–1515)
- Margrave : Friedrich II. The Elder (1495–1515)
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Duchy of Brunswick-Lueneburg
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Principality of Calenberg (-Göttingen)
- Duke: Erich I (1495–1540)
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Principality of Grubenhagen
- Duke: Philip I (1485–1551)
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Principality of Lüneburg
- Duke : Henry I the Middle (1486–1520)
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Principality of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel
- Duke : Wilhelm II. (1482–1491 / 1503)
- Duke: Heinrich I (1491 / 1503–1514)
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Principality of Calenberg (-Göttingen)
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Hanau
- Hanau-Lichtenberg
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Hanau-Munzenberg
- Count : Philip I the Younger (1452–1500)
- Count: Reinhard IV. (1496 / 1500–1512) (co-regent since 1496)
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Hesse
- Landgrave : Wilhelm II. (1493–1509)
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Hohenzollern
- Count : Eitel Friedrich II. (1488–1512)
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Jülich-Berg (-Ravensberg)
- Duke : Wilhelm IV. (1475–1511)
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Kleve Mark
- Duke : Johann II. (1481–1521)
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lip
- Lord : Bernhard VII. (1429–1511)
- Lorraine
- Mecklenburg
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Nassau
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Ottonian line
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Nassau-Beilstein
- Count : Johann II. (1499–1513)
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Nassau-Breda
- Count : Engelbert II. (1475–1504)
- Nassau-Dillenburg
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Nassau-Beilstein
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walramic line
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Nassau-Saarbrücken
- Count : Johann Ludwig I (1472–1545)
- Nassau-Weilburg
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Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein (common rule)
- Count : Philipp (1480–1509) in Idstein
- Count : Adolf III. (1480–1511) in Wiesbaden
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Nassau-Saarbrücken
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Ottonian line
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Ortenburg
- Count : Wolfgang I. (1490–1519)
- Ostfriesland
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Palatinate (Kurlinie see under Electorates)
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Palatinate-Simmern
- Count Palatine : Johann I the Elder (1480–1509)
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Pfalz-Zweibrücken
- Count Palatine : Alexander (1489–1514)
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Palatinate-Simmern
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Pomerania
- Duke : Bogislaw X. the Great (1474 / 1478–1523)
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Saxony ( Albertiner )
- Duke : Albrecht III. the brave (1464 / 1485–1500)
- Duke: George the Bearded (1500–1539)
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Saxony-Lauenburg ( Askanier )
- Duke : Johann IV. (1463–1507)
- 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
- Without a ruler (1498–1502)
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Genoa (occupied by France 1499–1507)
- King : Ludwig XII. (1499–1507)
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Papal States
- Pope : Alexander VI. (1492–1503)
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Milan (1499–1500, 1500–1512, 1515–1521 occupied by France)
- King : Ludwig XII. (1499–1500, 1500–1512 )
- Duke : Ludovico Sforza ( 1494–1499 , 1500)
- King: Ludwig XII. ( 1499–1500 , 1500–1512)
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Mantua
- Margrave : Gianfrancesco II. Gonzaga (1484–1519)
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Massa and Carrara
- Margrave : Antonio Alberico II. Malaspina (1481–1519)
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Montferrat
- Margrave : Wilhelm XI. (1494-1518)
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Naples
- King : Friedrich I (1496–1501)
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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: Cristoforo di Cecco di Vita , Bonifazio di Andrea (1499–1500)
- Capitani Reggenti: Domenico Fattori , Antonio Righi (1500)
- Capitani Reggenti: Giovanni Bonelli , Pietro Ugolini (1500–1501)
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Savoy
- Duke : Philibert II (1497–1504)
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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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Order of St. John in Rhodes
- Grand Master : Pierre d'Aubusson (1476–1503)
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Livonia
- Landmeister : Wolter von Plettenberg (1494–1535)
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Moldova
- Prince : Ștefan cel Mare (1457–1504)
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Moscow
- Grand Duke : Ivan III. (1462–1505)
- Norway (1397–1523 personal union with Denmark and Sweden Kalmar Union )
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Ottoman Empire
- Sultan : Bayezid II (1481-1512)
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Poland
- King : Johann I. Albrecht (1492–1501)
- Sweden (1397–1523 personal union with Denmark and Norway, Kalmar Union )
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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 the Great (1495–1508)
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Zeta
- Prince : Ivan II. Crnojević (1498–1515)