List of heads of state 1568
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Africa
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Ethiopia
- Emperor (Negus Negest) : Sarsa Dengel (1563–1597)
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Bornu (in present-day Niger ) Sefuwa dynasty
- King / May: Idris III. Alooma (1564-1596)
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Ifriqiya (East Algeria, Tunisia) ( Hafsiden )
- Caliph : Ahmad III. (1543–1570)
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Jolof (in what is now Senegal )
- Buur-ba Jolof : Lat-Samba (1566–1597)
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Kano
- King: Abu-Bakr Kado (1565–1573)
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Congo
- Mani-Congo : Alvaro I (1567–1587)
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Morocco ( Saadier )
- Sultan : Abdallah al-Galib (1557–1574)
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Munhumutapa Empire
- Ruler : Chisamharu Negomo Mupuzangutu (1560–1589)
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Sultanate of Sannar (in what is now Sudan )
- Sultan : Abu Sakikin (1557 / 58–1568)
- Sultan: Dakin (1568–1585 / 86)
- Songhaeich (in West Africa)
America
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Governorate of Brazil
- Governor: Mem de Sá (1558–1572)
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Inca Empire
- Inca : Titu Cusi Yupanqui (1561–1570)
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Viceroyalty of New Spain
- royal auditors : Alonso de Muñoz , Luis Carrillo (1567–1568)
- Dean of the Audiencia: Francisco Ceinos ( 1564–1566 , 1568) (acting)
- Viceroy: Martín Enríquez de Almansa (1568–1580) (1581–1583 Viceroy of Peru)
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Viceroyalty of Peru
- President of the Audiencia : Lope García de Castro (1564–1659) (acting)
Asia
- China ( Ming Dynasty )
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Japan
- Emperor : Ōgimachi (1557–1586)
- Shogun ( Ashikaga ): Ashikaga Yoshihide (1568–1568)
- Shogun (Ashikaga): Ashikaga Yoshiaki (1568–1573)
- Korea ( Joseon Dynasty )
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Mughal Empire
- Great Mughal : Akbar I. (1556–1605)
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Thailand
- King : Maha Chakrapat (1548–1568)
- King: Mahintharathirat (1568–1569)
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Vietnam
- North ( Mạc dynasty )
- King: Mạc Mậu Hợp (1562–1592)
- South ( Hậu Lê Dynasty )
- King: Lê Anh Tông (1556–1573)
- North ( Mạc dynasty )
Europe
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Andorra
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Co-princes :
- King of Navarre : Henry III. (1562-1610)
- Bishop of Urgell : Pere de Castellet (1561–1571)
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Co-princes :
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Denmark and Norway
- King : Friedrich II. (1559–1588)
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England and Ireland
- Queen : Elizabeth I (1558–1603)
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France
- King : Charles IX. (1560–1574)
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Holy Roman Empire
- King and Emperor : Maximilian II. (1564–1576) (1564–1576 King of Bohemia, 1564–1576 King of Hungary, 1564–1576 Archduke of Austria)
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Electorates
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Archbishopric of Cologne
- Archbishop : Salentin von Isenburg (1567–1577) (1574–1577 administrator of Paderborn)
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Archbishopric Mainz
- Archbishop : Daniel Brendel von Homburg (1555–1582)
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Archbishopric Trier
- Archbishop : Jacob III. von Eltz (1567–1581) (1576–1581 Abbot of Prüm)
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Bohemia
- King : Maximilian II (1564–1576)
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Brandenburg
- Elector : Joachim II. Hector (1535–1571)
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Electoral Palatinate
- Elector : Friedrich III. (1559–1576)
- Saxony ( Albertiner )
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Archbishopric of Cologne
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spiritual principalities
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Hochstift Augsburg
- Bishop : Otto von Waldburg (1543–1573) (1553–1573 Provost von Ellwangen)
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Bamberg Monastery
- Bishop : Veit II. Von Würtzburg (1561–1577)
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Hochstift Basel
- Bishop : Melchior von Lichtenfels (1554–1575)
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Brandenburg Monastery (Protestant from 1544)
- Bishop : Johann Georg von Brandenburg (1560–1571) (1571–1598 Elector of Brandenburg)
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Archbishopric Bremen (from 1567 Protestant administrators)
- Administrator : Heinrich von Sachsen-Lauenburg (1567–1585) (1574–1588 Administrator of Osnabrück, 1577–1585 Administrator of Paderborn)
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Brixen monastery
- Bishop : Cristoforo Madruzzo (1542–1578) (1539–1567 Bishop of Trento)
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Archbishopric of Cambrai
- Archbishop : Maximilian de Berghes (1556–1570) (until 1559 bishop)
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Cammin Monastery (Protestant bishops since 1545)
- Bishop : Johann Friedrich von Pommern (1556–1574) (1567–1569 Duke of Pommern-Wolgast, 1569–1600 Duke of Pomerania-Stettin)
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Chiemsee Abbey
- Bishop : Christoph Schlattl (1558–1589)
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Chur Monastery
- Bishop : Beatus a Porta (1565–1581)
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Eichstätt Monastery
- Bishop : Martin von Schaumberg (1560–1590)
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Hochstift Augsburg
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secular principalities
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to bathe
- Baden-Baden
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Baden-Durlach
- Margrave: Charles II (1553–1577)
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Bavaria
- Duke : Albrecht V (1550–1579)
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Brandenburg-Ansbach
- Margrave : Georg Friedrich I (1543–1603)
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Brandenburg-Kulmbach
- Margrave : Georg Friedrich I (1557–1603)
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Duchy of Brunswick-Lueneburg
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Principality of Calenberg (-Göttingen)
- Duke: Erich II. (1540–1584) (until 1546 under the tutelage of his mother)
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Principality of Grubenhagen
- Duke: Wolfgang (1567–1595)
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Principality of Lüneburg (1559–1569 joint rule)
- Duke : Heinrich (1559–1569)
- Duke: Wilhelm the Younger (1559–1592)
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Principality of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel
- Duke : Heinrich II. (1514–1568)
- Duke: Julius (1568–1589)
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Principality of Calenberg (-Göttingen)
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Hanau
- Hanau-Lichtenberg
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Hanau-Munzenberg
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Count : Philipp Ludwig I (1561–1580) (1561–1575 under guardianship)
- Regent: Johann VI. of Nassau-Dillenburg (1561–1575)
- Regent: Philip IV of Hanau-Lichtenberg (1561–1575)
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Count : Philipp Ludwig I (1561–1580) (1561–1575 under guardianship)
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Hesse
- Hessen-Darmstadt
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Hessen-Kassel
- Landgrave : Wilhelm IV. (1567–1592)
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Hessen-Marburg
- Landgrave: Ludwig IV. (1567–1604)
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Hessen-Rheinfels
- Landgrave: Philip II (1567–1583)
- Hohenzollern
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Jülich-Kleve-Berg
- Duke : Wilhelm V the Rich (1539–1592)
- lip
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Lorraine
- Duke : Charles III. (1545–1608) (until 1559 under guardianship)
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Mecklenburg
- Mecklenburg-Guestrow
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Mecklenburg-Schwerin
- Duke : Johann Albrecht I (1552–1576)
- Ortenburg
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Ostfriesland
- Count : Johann II. (1561–1591)
- Count: Edzard II. (1561–1599)
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Palatinate (Kurlinie see under Electorates)
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Pfalz-Neuburg
- Count Palatine : Wolfgang (1557–1569)
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Palatinate-Veldenz
- Count Palatine : Georg Johann I (1544–1592)
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Pfalz-Zweibrücken
- Count Palatine : Wolfgang (1532–1569)
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Pfalz-Neuburg
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Pomerania
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Pomerania-Szczecin
- Duke : Barnim IX. (1532–1569)
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Pomerania-Wolgast
- Duke : Johann Friedrich (1560–1569)
- Duke: Bogislaw XIII. (1560–1569)
- Duke: Ernst Ludwig (1560–1592)
- Duke: Barnim X. (1560–1569)
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Pomerania-Szczecin
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Saxony ( Ernestiner )
- Duke : Johann Wilhelm (1554–1565 / 73)
- Saxony-Lauenburg ( Askanier )
- Württemberg
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to bathe
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Italian states
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Genoa
- Doge : Simone Spinola (1567–1569)
- Papal States
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Parma and Piacenza
- Duke : Ottavio Farnese (1547–1586)
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Savoy
- Duke : Emanuel Philibert of Savoy (1553–1580) (1556–1559 governor of the Habsburg Netherlands)
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Venice
- Doge : Pietro Loredan (1567-1570)
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Genoa
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Poland
- King : Sigismund II August (1548–1572)
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Portugal
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King : Sebastian (1557–1578) (until 1568 under guardianship)
- Regent: Cardinal Heinrich (1557–1568) (1578–1580 King of Portugal)
- Regent: Catherine of Castile (1557–1568)
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King : Sebastian (1557–1578) (until 1568 under guardianship)
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Prussia
- Duke : Albrecht (1525–1568) (1511–1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order)
- Duke: Albrecht Friedrich (1568–1577)
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Sweden
- King : Erik XIV (1506–1568)
- King: Johann III. (1568–1592)
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Hungary (rule disputed)
- King : Maximilian (1564–1576) (1564–1575 Emperor, 1564–1576 King of Bohemia, 1564–1576 Archduke of Austria)
- King: Johann Sigismund Zápolya (1540–1570) (1570–1571 Prince of Transylvania)
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Wallachia (under Ottoman rule)
- Voivode : Petre cel Tanar (1559–1568)
- Voivode: Alexandru II. Mircea (1568–1574, 1574–1577 )