List of heads of state 1720
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Africa
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Ethiopia
- Emperor : David III. (1716–1721)
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Burundi
- King : Mwezi III. Ndagushimiye (about 1709 – about 1739)
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Morocco ( Alawid Dynasty )
- Sultan : Mulai Ismail (1672-1727)
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Tunisia ( Husainid dynasty )
- Sultan : Husein ben Ali (1705–1735)
America
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Viceroyalty of Brazil
- Viceroy : Vasco Fernandes César de Meneses (1720–1735)
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Viceroyalty of New Granada
- Viceroy : Jorge de Villalonga (1719–1723)
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Viceroyalty of New Spain
- Viceroy : Baltasar de Zúñiga y Guzmán (1716–1722)
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Viceroyalty of Peru
- Viceroy : Carmine Nicolao Caracciolo (1716–1720)
- Viceroy: Diego Morcillo Rubio de Auñón (1720–1724)
Asia
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China ( Qing Dynasty )
- Emperor: Kang Hi (1661-1722)
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Japan
- Emperor : Nakamikado (1709–1735)
- Shogun ( Tokugawa ): Tokugawa Yoshimune (1716–1745)
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Korea ( Joseon )
- King : Sukjong (1674-1720)
- King: Gyeongjong (1720-1724)
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Thailand
- King : Phuminthararatcha (1709–1733)
Europe
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Andorra
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Co-princes :
- King of France : Louis XV. (1715–1774)
- Bishop of Urgell : Simeó de Guinda y Apeztegui (1714–1737)
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Co-princes :
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Denmark and Norway
- King : Friedrich IV. (1699–1730)
- Great Britain and Ireland
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Holy Roman Empire
- King and Emperor : Charles VI. (1711–1740) (1711–1740 King of Bohemia, 1706–1740 Duke of Milan, 1713–1735 King of Naples, 1711–1740 Archduke of Austria, 1735–1740 Duke of Parma, 1713–1720 King of Sardinia, 1720– 1735 King of Sicily, 1711–1740 King of Hungary)
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Electoral College
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Archbishopric of Cologne
- Elector : Joseph Clemens of Bavaria (1688–1723) (1685–1694 Bishop of Freising, 1702–1723 Bishop of Hildesheim, 1694–1723 Bishop of Lüttich, 1685–1716 Bishop of Regensburg, 1688–1723 Provost of Berchtesgaden)
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Archbishopric Mainz
- Elector : Lothar Franz von Schönborn (1695–1729) (1693–1729 Bishop of Bamberg)
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Archbishopric Trier
- Elector : Franz Ludwig von Pfalz-Neuburg (1716–1729) (1729–1732 Archbishop of Mainz, 1694–1732 Bishop of Worms, 1694–1732 Provost of Ellwangen, 1694–1732 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order)
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Duchy of Bavaria
- Elector : Maximilian II. Emanuel (1679–1726) (1692–1706 governor of the Spanish Netherlands)
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Kingdom of Bohemia
- King : Charles II (1711–1740) (1711–1740 Emperor, 1706–1740 Duke of Milan, 1713–1735 King of Naples, 1711–1740 Archduke of Austria, 1735–1740 Duke of Parma, 1713–1720 King of Sardinia , 1720–1735 King of Sicily, 1711–1740 King of Hungary)
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Margraviate of Brandenburg
- Elector : Friedrich Wilhelm I (1713–1740) (1713–1740 King in Prussia)
- Duchy of Brunswick-Lueneburg
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Palatine County near the Rhine
- Elector : Charles III. Philipp (1716–1742) (1716–1742 Duke of Jülich and Berg)
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Duchy of Saxony
- Elector : Friedrich August I (1694–1733) (1697–1704, 1709–1733 King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania)
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Archbishopric of Cologne
- spiritual imperial princes
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Hochstift Augsburg
- Bishop : Alexander Sigismund of the Palatinate (1690–1737)
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Bamberg Monastery
- Bishop : Lothar Franz von Schönborn (1693–1729) (1695–1729 Archbishop of Mainz)
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Hochstift Basel
- Bishop : Johann Konrad von Reinach-Hirtzbach (1705–1737)
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Prince Provost Berchtesgaden
- Provost : Joseph Clemens von Bayern (1688–1723) (1688–1723 Archbishop of Cologne, 1685–1694 Bishop of Freising, 1702–1723 Bishop of Hildesheim, 1694–1723 Bishop of Liège, 1685–1716 Bishop of Regensburg)
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Brixen monastery
- Bishop : Kaspar Ignaz von Künigl (1702–1747)
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Hochstift Chur (territory 1648 federal, bishop imperial class without immediate land)
- Bishop : Ulrich VII. Von Federspiel (1692–1728)
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Corvey Abbey
- Abbot : Maximilian von Horrich (1714–1721)
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Balleien of the Teutonic Order
- Grand Master : Franz Ludwig von der Pfalz (1694–1732) (1729–1732 Archbishop of Mainz, 1716–1729 Archbishop of Trier, 1694–1732 Bishop of Worms, 1694–1732 Provost of Ellwangen)
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Eichstätt Monastery
- Bishop : Johann Anton I. Knebel von Katzenelnbogen (1705–1725)
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Prince Provost Ellwangen
- Provost : Franz Ludwig von der Pfalz (1694–1732) (1729–1732 Archbishop of Mainz, 1716–1729 Archbishop of Trier, 1694–1732 Bishop of Worms, 1694–1732 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order)
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Hochstift Freising
- Bishop : Johann Franz Eckher von Kapfing and Liechteneck (1695–1727)
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Fulda Abbey
- Abbot : Konstantin von Buttlar (1714–1726)
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Hildesheim Monastery
- Bishop : Joseph Clemens of Bavaria (1702–1723) (1688–1723 Archbishop of Cologne, 1685–1694 Bishop of Freising, 1694–1723 Bishop of Lüttich, 1685–1716 Bishop of Regensburg, 1688–1723 Provost of Berchtesgaden)
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Prince Abbey of Kempten
- Abbot : Rupert von Bodman (1678–1728)
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Constance monastery
- Bishop : Johann Franz Schenk von Stauffenberg (1704–1740) (1737–1740 Bishop of Augsburg)
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Hochstift Lübeck (1555–1803 Protestant administrators)
- Bishop : Christian August von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf (1705–1726)
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Liège Monastery
- Bishop : Joseph Clemens von Bayern (1694–1723) (1688–1723 Archbishop of Cologne, 1685–1694 Bishop of Freising, 1702–1723 Bishop of Hildesheim, 1685–1716 Bishop of Regensburg, 1688–1723 Provost of Berchtesgaden)
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Monastery of Münster
- Bishop : Clemens August von Bayern (1719–1761) (1723–1761 Archbishop of Cologne, 1724–1761 Bishop of Hildesheim, 1728–1761 Bishop of Osnabrück, 1719–1761 Bishop of Paderborn, 1716–1719 Bishop of Regensburg, 1732–1761 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order)
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Hochstift Osnabrück (1662–1802 alternating between Catholic and Lutheran bishops)
- Bishop : Ernst August II of Hanover (1716–1728)
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Paderborn Monastery
- Bishop : Clemens August von Bayern (1719–1761) (1723–1761 Archbishop of Cologne, 1724–1761 Bishop of Hildesheim, 1719–1761 Bishop of Münster, 1728–1761 Bishop of Osnabrück, 1716–1719 Bishop of Regensburg, 1732–1761 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order)
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Passau bishopric
- Bishop : Raymund Ferdinand von Discounta (1713–1722)
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Regensburg Monastery
- Bishop : Johann Theodor von Bayern (1719–1763) (1727–1763 Bishop of Freising, 1744–1763 Bishop of Liège)
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Archbishopric Salzburg
- Archbishop : Franz Anton von Harrach (1709–1727)
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Speyer Monastery
- Bishop : Damian Hugo Philipp von Schönborn-Buchheim (1719–1743)
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Stablo-Malmedy Abbey
- Abbot : Johann Ernst von Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort (1715–1731)
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Strasbourg Monastery
- Bishop : Armand I. Gaston Maximilien de Rohan-Soubise (1704–1749)
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Hochstift Trento
- Bishop : Johann Michael von Spaur and Valör (1696–1725)
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Hochstift Worms
- Bishop : Franz Ludwig von der Pfalz (1694–1732) (1729–1732 Archbishop of Mainz, 1716–1729 Archbishop of Trier, 1694–1732 Provost of Ellwangen, 1694–1732 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order)
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Würzburg Monastery
- Bishop : Johann Philipp Franz von Schönborn (1719–1724)
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Hochstift Augsburg
- secular imperial princes
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Principality of Anhalt
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Anhalt-Bernburg
- Prince : Karl Friedrich (1718–1721)
- Principality of Anhalt-Dessau
- Principality of Anhalt-Köthen
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Anhalt-Zerbst
- Prince : Johann August (1718–1742)
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Anhalt-Bernburg
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Arenberg
- Duke : Leopold Philipp (1691–1754)
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Margraviate of Baden
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Baden-Baden
- Margrave : Ludwig Georg Simpert (1707–1761) (1707–1727 under guardianship)
- Regent: Franziska Sibylla Augusta von Sachsen-Lauenburg (1707–1727)
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Baden-Durlach
- Margrave : Charles III. Wilhelm (1709–1738)
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Baden-Baden
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Brandenburg-Ansbach
- Margrave : Wilhelm Friedrich (1703–1723)
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Brandenburg-Bayreuth
- Margrave : Georg Wilhelm (1712–1726)
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Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel
- Duke : August Wilhelm (1714–1731)
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Hessen-Darmstadt
- Landgrave : Ernst Ludwig (1678–1739)
- Hessen-Kassel
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Hohenzollern-Hechingen
- Prince : Friedrich Wilhelm (1671–1735)
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Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
- Prince : Joseph Friedrich Ernst (1715–1769) (until 1720 under guardianship)
- Regent: Johanna Katharina von Montfort (1715–1720)
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Jülich and Berg
- Duke : Karl Philipp (1716–1742) (1716–1742 Elector of the Palatinate, 1716–1742 Duke of Palatinate-Neuburg)
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Liechtenstein
- Prince : Anton Florian (1718–1721)
- Lorraine
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Duchy of Mecklenburg
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Mecklenburg-Schwerin
- Duke : Karl Leopold (1713–1728)
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Mecklenburg-Strelitz
- Duke : Adolf Friedrich III. (1708–1752)
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Mecklenburg-Schwerin
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Nassau
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Ottonian line
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Nassau-Diez
- Prince : Wilhelm IV. (1711–1751) (1722–1729 governor of Drenthe, 1729–1751 governor of Friesland and Groningen, 1747–1751 governor of Holland, Overijssel, Utrecht and Zeeland, 1747–1751 governor of the Netherlands)
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Nassau-Dillenburg
- Prince : Wilhelm II. (1701–1724)
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Nassau-Siegen (Catholic line)
- Prince : Wilhelm Hyacinth (1699–1743)
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Nassau-Siegen (reformed line)
- Prince : Friedrich Wilhelm I. Adolf (1691–1722)
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Nassau-Diez
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Walramic line
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Nassau-Idstein
- Prince : Georg August (1677–1721) (count until 1688)
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Nassau-Usingen
- Prince : Karl (1718–1775) (until 1733 under guardianship)
- Regent: Charlotte Amalie von Nassau-Dillenburg (1718–1733)
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Nassau-Weilburg
- Prince : Karl August (1719–1753)
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Nassau-Idstein
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Ottonian line
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Austria
- Archduke : Charles II (1711–1740) (1711–1740 Emperor, 1711–1740 King of Bohemia, 1706–1740 Duke of Milan, 1713–1735 King of Naples, 1735–1740 Duke of Parma, 1713–1720 King of Sardinia , 1720–1735 King of Sicily, 1711–1740 King of Hungary)
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Ostfriesland
- Prince : Georg Albrecht (1708–1734)
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Pfalz-Neuburg
- Duke : Charles III. Philipp (1716–1742) (1716–1742 Elector Palatinate, 1716–1742 Duke of Jülich and Berg)
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Pfalz-Sulzbach
- Duke : Theodor Eustach (1708–1732)
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Pfalz-Zweibrücken
- Duke : Gustav Samuel Leopold (1718–1731)
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Duchy of Saxony
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Saxony-Eisenach
- Duke : Johann Wilhelm (1698–1729)
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Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
- Duke : Friedrich II. (1691–1732)
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Saxony-Hildburghausen
- Duke : Ernst Friedrich I (1715–1724)
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Saxony-Meiningen
- Duke : Ernst Ludwig I (1706–1724)
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Saxony-Saalfeld
- Duke : Johann Ernst (1680–1729) (1675–1680 Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg)
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Saxony-Weimar (common rule)
- Duke : Wilhelm Ernst (1683–1728)
- Duke: Ernst August I (1707–1741) (1741–1748 Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach)
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Saxony-Eisenach
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Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
- Prince : Friedrich Anton (1718–1744)
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Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
- Prince : Christian Wilhelm (1666–1720) (count until 1697)
- Prince: Günther I. (1720–1740)
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Waldeck
- Prince : Friedrich Anton Ulrich (1706–1728) (count until 1712)
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Württemberg
- Duke : Eberhard Ludwig (1677–1733) (1677–1693 under guardianship)
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Principality of Anhalt
- other imperial estates (selection)
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Hanau
- Count : Johann Reinhard III. (1712–1736) (1685–1712 Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg)
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lip
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Lippe-Biesterfeld
- Count : Rudolf Ferdinand (1678–1736)
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Lippe-Detmold
- Count : Simon Heinrich Adolf (1718–1734)
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Lippe-Biesterfeld
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Nassau
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Walramic line
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Nassau-Ottweiler
- Count : Friedrich Ludwig (1690–1728) (1723–1728 Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken)
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Nassau-Saarbrücken
- Count : Karl Ludwig (1713–1723)
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Nassau-Ottweiler
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Walramic line
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Ortenburg
- Count : Johann Georg (1702–1725) (1702–1706 under guardianship)
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Reuss
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Reuss older line
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Reuss overburden
- Count : Heinrich II. (1714–1722)
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Reuss undergrowth
- Count : Heinrich XIII. (1675–1733)
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Reuss overburden
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Reuss younger line
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Reuss-Ebersdorf
- Count : Heinrich XXIX. (1711–1747)
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Reuss-Gera
- Count : Heinrich XVIII. (1686-1735)
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Reuss-Lobenstein
- Count : Heinrich XV. (1710–1739)
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Reuss-Schleiz
- Count : Heinrich XI. (1692-1726)
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Reuss-Ebersdorf
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Reuss older line
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Schaumburg-Lippe
- Count : Friedrich Christian (1681–1728)
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Hanau
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Italian states
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Genoa
- Doge : Ambrogio Imperiale (1719–1721)
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Guastalla
- Duke : Antonio Ferrante Gonzaga (1714–1729)
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Papal States
- Pope : Clement XI. (1700–1721)
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Milan (1706–1800 to Austria)
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Duke : Emperor Charles VI. (1706–1740) (1711–1740 Emperor, 1711–1740 King of Bohemia, 1713–1735 King of Naples, 1711–1740 Archduke of Austria, 1735–1740 Duke of Parma, 1713–1720 King of Sardinia, 1720–1735 King of Sicily, 1711–1740 King of Hungary)
- Governor : Girolamo di Colloredo-Waldsee (1719–1725)
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Duke : Emperor Charles VI. (1706–1740) (1711–1740 Emperor, 1711–1740 King of Bohemia, 1713–1735 King of Naples, 1711–1740 Archduke of Austria, 1735–1740 Duke of Parma, 1713–1720 King of Sardinia, 1720–1735 King of Sicily, 1711–1740 King of Hungary)
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Massa and Carrara
- Duke : Alderamo Cibo-Malaspina (1715–1731)
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Modena and Reggio
- Duke : Rinaldo d'Este (1694–1737)
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Naples (1713 / 14–1735 to Austria)
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King : Charles VI. (1713–1735) (1711–1740 Emperor, 1711–1740 King of Bohemia, 1706–1740 Duke of Milan, 1711–1740 Archduke of Austria, 1735–1740 Duke of Parma, 1713–1720 King of Sardinia, 1720–1735 King of Sicily, 1711–1740 King of Hungary)
- Viceroy : Wirich Philipp von und zu Daun ( 1707–1708 , 1713–1719) (1725–1734 governor of Milan, 1725 governor of the Austrian Netherlands)
- Viceroy: Johann Wenzel von Gallas (1719)
- Viceroy: Wolfgang Hannibal von Schrattenbach (1719–1721)
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King : Charles VI. (1713–1735) (1711–1740 Emperor, 1711–1740 King of Bohemia, 1706–1740 Duke of Milan, 1711–1740 Archduke of Austria, 1735–1740 Duke of Parma, 1713–1720 King of Sardinia, 1720–1735 King of Sicily, 1711–1740 King of Hungary)
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Parma and Piacenza
- Duke : Francesco Farnese (1694–1727)
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Piombino
- Princess : Ippolita Ludovisi (1701–1743)
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San Marino
- Capitani Reggenti : Gian Giacomo Angeli ( 1705, 1709, 1712–1713, 1716 , 1719–1720, 1725, 1729–1730, 1736, 1739–1740 ) and Lorenzo Giangi ( 1675–1676, 1679–1680, 1683–1684, 1690 –1691, 1694–1695, 1698, 1701–1702, 1705, 1714 , 1719–1720, 1725 )
- Capitani Reggenti: Benedetto Belluzzi (1720) and Giovanni Martelli ( 1712, 1716 , 1720, 1723–1724, 1727–1728, 1732, 1738–1739, 1742, 1747–1748, 1752–1753 )
- Capitani Reggenti: Marino Enea Bonelli ( 1708–1709, 1715–1716 , 1720–1721, 1724–1725, 1728–1729, 1734, 1740 ) and Bartolomeo Bedetti ( 1712–1713, 1716–1717 , 1720–1721, 1724–1725 , 1731-1732 )
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Sardinia (1713-1720 to Austria, from 1720 to Savoy)
- King : Charles III. (1713–1720) (1711–1740 Emperor, 1711–1740 King of Bohemia, 1706–1740 Duke of Milan, 1713–1735 King of Naples, 1711–1740 Archduke of Austria, 1735–1740 Duke of Parma, 1720–1735 King of Sicily, 1711–1740 King of Hungary)
- King: Viktor Amadeus II. (1720–1730) (1675–1720 and 1730–1732 Duke of Savoy, 1713–1720 King of Sicily)
- Viceroy : Gonzalo Chacón de Orellana (1718–1720)
- Viceroy : Filippo Guglielmo Pallavicino delle Frabose (1720–1723, 1726–1727 )
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Savoy
- Duke : Viktor Amadeus II. (1675–1720, 1730–1732 ) (1713–1720 King of Sicily, 1720–1730 King of Sardinia)
- Duke: Charles Emanuel III. (1720–1730, 1732–1773 ) (1730–1773 King of Sardinia)
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Sicily (1713–1720 to Savoy, 1720–1735 to Austria)
- King : Viktor Amadeus (1713–1720) (1675–1720 and 1730–1732 Duke of Savoy, 1720–1730 King of Sardinia)
- King: Charles IV (1720–1735) (1711–1740 Emperor, 1711–1740 King of Bohemia, 1706–1740 Duke of Milan, 1713–1735 King of Naples, 1711–1740 Archduke of Austria, 1735–1740 Duke of Parma , 1713–1720 King of Sardinia, 1711–1740 King of Hungary)
- Viceroy : Niccolò Pignatelli (1719–1722)
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Tuscany
- Grand Duke : Cosimo III. de 'Medici (1670-1723)
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Venice
- Doge : Giovanni II. Cornaro (1709–1722)
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Genoa
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Khanate of Crimea
- Khan : Saadet IV Giray (1717–1724)
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Malta
- Grand Master : Ramon Perellos y Roccaful (1697–1720)
- Grandmaster: Marc'Antonio Zondadari (1720–1722)
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Moldova (under Ottoman rule)
- Prince : Mihai Racoviță ( 1703–1705, 1707–1709 , 1716–1726) (1730–1731, 1741–1744 Prince of Wallachia)
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Monaco
- Prince : Antoine I. (1701–1731)
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Netherlands
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Republic of the Seven United Provinces
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Drenthe and Gelderland
- Governor : vacant (1702–1722)
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Friesland
- Governor : William IV of Orange (1711–1747) (1722–1747 governor of Drenthe and Geldern, 1718–1747 governor of Groningen, 1747 governor of Holland, Zealand, Utrecht and Overijssel, 1747–1751 heir to the Netherlands)
- Regent: Marie Luise von Hessen-Kassel (1711–1731)
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Groningen
- Governor : William IV of Orange (1718–1747) (1722–1747 governor of Drenthe and Geldern, 1711–1747 governor of Friesland, 1747 governor of Holland, Zealand, Utrecht and Overijssel, 1747–1751 heir to the Netherlands)
- Regent: Marie Luise von Hessen-Kassel (1718–1731)
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Holland and Zeeland
- Governor : vacant (1702–1747)
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Overijssel
- Governor : vacant (1702–1747)
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Utrecht
- Governor : vacant (1702–1747)
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Drenthe and Gelderland
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Austrian Netherlands (formally part of the Holy Roman Empire until 1714/95)
- Governor : Eugene of Savoy (1716–1724) (1706–1716 governor of Milan)
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Republic of the Seven United Provinces
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Ottoman Empire
- Sultan : Ahmed III. (1703-1730)
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Poland
- King : August II. ( 1697–1704 , 1709–1733) (1694–1733 Elector of Saxony)
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Prussia
- King : Friedrich Wilhelm I (1713–1740) (1713–1740 Elector of Brandenburg)
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Sweden
- Queen : Ulrika Eleonore (1718-1720)
- King: Friedrich (1720–1751) (1730–1751 Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel)
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Hungary
- King : Charles III. (1711–1740) (1711–1740 Emperor, 1711–1740 King of Bohemia, 1706–1740 Duke of Milan, 1713–1735 King of Naples, 1711–1740 Archduke of Austria, 1735–1740 Duke of Parma, 1713–1720 King of Sardinia, 1720–1735 King of Sicily)
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Wallachia (under Ottoman rule)
- Prince : Nicolae Mavrocordat ( 1716 , 1719–1730) (1709–1710 and 1711–1716 Prince of Moldova)