List of heads of state 1753

Great Britain and Ireland
- Head of State: King George II (1727–1760) (1727–1760 Elector of Braunschweig-Lüneburg)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Henry Pelham (1743–1754)

Holy Roman Empire
- King and Emperor : Franz I (1745–1765) (1729–1736 Duke of Lorraine, 1737–1765 Grand Duke of Tuscany)
- Electoral College
  - Archbishopric of Cologne
    - Elector : Clemens August von Bayern (1723–1761) (1724–1761 Bishop of Hildesheim, 1719–1761 Bishop of Münster, 1728–1761 Bishop of Osnabrück, 1719–1761 Bishop of Paderborn, 1716–1719 Bishop of Regensburg, 1732–1761 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order)
  - Archbishopric Mainz
    - Elector : Johann Friedrich Karl von Ostein (1743–1763) (1756–1763 Bishop of Worms)
  - Archbishopric Trier
    - Elector : Franz Georg von Schönborn (1729–1756) (1732–1756 Bishop of Worms, 1732–1756 Provost of Ellwangen)
  - Duchy of Bavaria
    - Elector : Maximilian III. Joseph (1745–1777)
  - Kingdom of Bohemia
    - Queen : Maria Theresa (1740–1780) (1740–1780 Duchess of Milan, 1740–1780 Archduchess of Austria, 1740–1780 Duchess of Parma, 1740–1780 Queen of Hungary)
  - Margraviate of Brandenburg
    - Elector : Friedrich II. (1740–1786) (1740–1786 King of Prussia)
  - Duchy of Brunswick-Lueneburg
    - Elector : George II (1727–1760) (1727–1760 King of Great Britain and Ireland)
  - Palatine County near the Rhine
    - Elector : Karl Theodor (1742–1799) (1777–1799 Elector of Bavaria, 1742–1799 Duke of Jülich and Berg)
  - Duchy of Saxony
    - Elector : Friedrich August II. (1733–1763) (1733–1763 King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania)
- spiritual imperial princes
  - Hochstift Augsburg
    - Bishop : Joseph Ignaz Philipp of Hessen-Darmstadt (1740–1768)
  - Bamberg Monastery
    - Bishop : Johann Philipp Anton von und zu Frankenstein (1746–1753)
    - Bishop: Franz Konrad von Stadion and Thannhausen (1753–1757)
  - Hochstift Basel
    - Bishop : Josef Wilhelm Rinck von Baldenstein (1744–1762)
  - Prince Provost Berchtesgaden
    - Provost : Michael Balthasar von Christalnigg (1752–1768)
  - Brixen monastery
    - Bishop : Leopold von Spaur (1747–1778)
  - Hochstift Chur (territory 1648 federal, bishop imperial class without immediate land)
    - Bishop : Joseph Benedikt von Rost (1728–1754)
  - Corvey Abbey
    - Abbot : Caspar II of Böselager-Honeburg (1737–1758)
  - Balleien of the Teutonic Order
    - Grand Master : Clemens August von Bayern (1732–1761) (1723–1761 Archbishop of Cologne, 1724–1761 Bishop of Hildesheim, 1719–1761 Bishop of Münster, 1719–1761 Bishop of Osnabrück, 1719–1761 Bishop of Paderborn, 1716–1719 Bishop of Regensburg)
  - Eichstätt Monastery
    - Bishop : Johann Anton II. Von Freyberg (1736–1757)
  - Prince Provost Ellwangen
    - Provost : Franz Georg von Schönborn (1732–1756) (1729–1756 Archbishop of Trier, 1732–1756 Bishop of Worms)
  - Hochstift Freising
    - Bishop : Johann Theodor von Bayern (1727–1763) (1744–1763 Bishop of Lüttich, 1719–1763 Bishop of Regensburg)
  - Fulda Abbey
    - Bishop : Amand von Buseck (1737–1756) (until 1752 abbot)
  - Hildesheim Monastery
    - Bishop : Clemens August von Bayern (1724–1761) (1723–1761 Archbishop of Cologne, 1732–1761 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, 1719–1761 Bishop of Münster, 1728–1761 Bishop of Osnabrück, 1719–1761 Bishop of Paderborn, 1716– 1719 Bishop of Regensburg)
  - Prince Abbey of Kempten
    - Abbot : Engelbert von Syrgenstein (1747–1760)
  - Constance monastery
    - Bishop : Franz Konrad von Rodt (1750–1775)
  - Hochstift Lübeck (1555–1803 Protestant administrators)
    - Bishop : Friedrich August von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf (1750–1785) (1773–1774 Count of Oldenburg, 1774–1785 Duke of Oldenburg)
  - Liège Monastery
    - Bishop : Johann Theodor von Bayern (1744–1763) (1727–1763 Bishop of Freising, 1719–1763 Bishop of Regensburg)
  - 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)
  - Hochstift Osnabrück (1662–1802 alternating between Catholic and Lutheran bishops)
    - Bishop : Clemens August von Bayern (1728–1761) (1723–1761 Archbishop of Cologne, 1724–1761 Bishop of Hildesheim, 1719–1761 Bishop of Münster, 1719–1761 Bishop of Paderborn, 1716–1719 Bishop of Regensburg, 1732–1761 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order)
  - 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)
  - Passau bishopric
    - Bishop : Joseph Dominikus von Lamberg (1723–1761)
  - Regensburg Monastery
    - Bishop : Johann Theodor von Bayern (1719–1763) (1727–1763 Bishop of Freising, 1744–1763 Bishop of Liège)
  - Archbishopric Salzburg
    - Archbishop : Andreas Jakob von Dietrichstein (1747–1753)
    - Archbishop: Sigismund Christoph von Schrattenbach (1753–1771)
  - Speyer Monastery
    - Bishop : Franz Christoph von Hutten zum Stolzenberg (1743–1770)
  - Stablo-Malmedy Abbey
    - Abbot : Joseph de Nollet-Bourdon (1741–1753)
    - Abbot: Alexandre Delmonte (1753–1766)
  - Strasbourg Monastery
    - Bishop : Armand II. François Auguste de Rohan-Soubise (1749–1756)
  - Hochstift Trento
    - Bishop : Dominikus Anton von Thun (1730–1758)
  - Hochstift Worms
    - Bishop : Franz Georg von Schönborn (1732–1756) (1729–1756 Archbishop of Trier, 1732–1756 Provost of Ellwangen)
  - Würzburg Monastery
    - Bishop : Karl Philipp von Greiffenclau zu Vollrads (1749–1754)
- secular imperial princes
  - Principality of Anhalt
    - Anhalt-Bernburg
      - Prince : Viktor II. Friedrich (1721–1765)
    - Principality of Anhalt-Dessau
      - Prince : Leopold III. Friedrich Franz (1751–1817) (1751–1758 under guardianship) (from 1807 duke)
      - Regent: Dietrich (1751–1758)
    - Principality of Anhalt-Köthen
      - Prince : August Ludwig (1728–1755)
    - Anhalt-Zerbst
      - Prince : Friedrich August (1747–1793) (1747–1752 under guardianship)
  - Arenberg
    - Duke : Leopold Philipp (1691–1754)
  - Margraviate of Baden
    - Baden-Baden
      - Margrave : Ludwig Georg Simpert (1707–1761) (1707–1727 under guardianship)
    - Baden-Durlach
      - Margrave : Karl Friedrich (1738–1771) (1738–1746 under guardianship) (1771–1803 Margrave of Baden, 1803–1806 Elector of Baden, 1806–1811 Grand Duke)
  - Brandenburg-Ansbach
    - Margrave : Karl Wilhelm Friedrich (1723–1757)
  - Brandenburg-Bayreuth
    - Margrave : Friedrich III. (1735–1763)
  - Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel
    - Duke : Charles I (1735–1780)
  - Hessen-Darmstadt
    - Landgrave : Louis VIII (1739–1768)
  - Hessen-Kassel
    - Landgrave : Wilhelm VIII. (1751–1760) (1730–1751 governor)
  - Hohenzollern-Hechingen
    - Prince : Josef Friedrich Wilhelm (1750–1798)
  - Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
    - Prince : Joseph Friedrich Ernst (1715–1769) (until 1720 under guardianship)
  - Jülich and Berg
    - Duke : Karl Theodor (1742–1799) (1777–1799 Elector of Bavaria, 1742–1799 Elector of the Palatinate, 1742–1799 Duke of Palatinate-Neuburg)
  - Liechtenstein
    - Prince : Josef Wenzel ( 1712–1718 , 1748–1772) (1732–1745 Regent of Liechtenstein)
  - Mecklenburg
    - Mecklenburg-Schwerin
      - Duke : Christian Ludwig II. (1728–1756)
    - Mecklenburg-Strelitz
      - Duke : Adolf Friedrich IV. (1752–1794)
  - Nassau
    - Ottonian line
      - Nassau-Diez
        Prince : Wilhelm V (1751–1806) (1751–1796 governor of the Netherlands)
    - Walramic line
      - Nassau-Saarbrücken
        Prince : Wilhelm Heinrich (1735–1768) (until 1741 under guardianship)
      - Nassau-Usingen
        Prince : Karl (1718–1775) (until 1733 under guardianship)
      - Nassau-Weilburg
        
        Prince : Karl August (1719–1753)
        
        Prince: Karl Christian (1753–1788)
  - Austria
    - Archduchess : Maria Theresa (1740–1780) (1740–1780 Queen of Bohemia, 1740–1780 Duchess of Milan, 1740–1780 Duchess of Parma, 1740–1780 Queen of Hungary)
  - Pfalz-Neuburg
    - Duke : Karl Theodor (1742–1799) (1742–1777 Elector Palatinate, 1777–1799 Elector Palatinate-Bavaria, 1733–1799 Duke of Palatinate-Sulzbach, 1742–1794 / 99 Duke of Jülich and Berg)
  - Pfalz-Sulzbach
    - Duke : Karl Theodor (1733–1799) (1742–1777 Elector Palatinate, 1777–1799 Elector Palatinate-Bavaria, 1742–1799 Duke of Palatinate-Neuburg, 1742–1794 / 99 Duke of Jülich and Berg)
  - Pfalz-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
    - Duke : Christian IV (1735–1775)
  - Duchy of Saxony
    - Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
      - Duke : Franz Josias (1729–1764)
    - Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
      - Duke : Friedrich III. (1732–1772)
    - Saxony-Hildburghausen
      - Duke : Ernst Friedrich III. (1745–1780) (1745–1748 under guardianship)
    - Saxony-Meiningen
      - Duke : Anton Ulrich (1746–1763)
    - Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
      - Duke : Ernst August II. (1748–1758) (1748–1755 under guardianship)
      - Regent: Friedrich III. of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1748–1755) (1732–1772 Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg)
      - Regent: Franz Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1748–1755) (1729–1764 Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld)
  - Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
    - Prince : Johann Friedrich (1744–1767)
  - Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
    - Prince : Heinrich (1740–1758)
  - Waldeck
    - Prince : Karl August Friedrich (1728–1763)
  - Württemberg
    - Duke : Karl Eugen (1737–1793)
- other imperial estates (selection)
  - lip
    - Lippe-Biesterfeld
      - Count : Friedrich Karl August (1736–1781)
    - Lippe-Detmold
      - Count : Simon August (1734–1782)
    - Lippe-Biesterfeld-Weißenfeld
      - Count : Ferdinand Ludwig (1736–1781)
  - Ortenburg
    - Count : Karl III. (1725–1776) (1725–1739 under guardianship)
  - Reuss
    - Reuss older line
      - Reuss overburden
        Count : Heinrich XI. (1723–1768) (1768–1778 Count of Reuss-Greiz, 1778–1800 Prince of Reuss older line)
      - Reuss undergrowth
        Count : Heinrich III. (1733–1768)
    - Reuss younger line
      - Reuss-Ebersdorf
        Count : Heinrich XXIV. (1747–1779)
      - Reuss-Gera
        Count : Heinrich XXX. (1748–1802)
      - Reuss-Lobenstein
        Count : Heinrich II. (1739–1782)
      - Reuss-Schleiz
        Count : Heinrich XII. (1744–1784)
  - Schaumburg-Lippe
    - Count : Wilhelm (1748–1777)

Italian states
- Genoa
  - Doge : Giovanni Battista Grimaldi (1752–1754)
- Papal States
  - Pope : Benedict XIV (1740–1758)
- Milan (1706–1800 to Austria)
  - Duchess : Maria Theresa (1740–1780) (1740–1780 Queen of Bohemia, 1740–1780 Archduchess of Austria, 1740–1780 Duchess of Parma, 1740–1780 Queen of Hungary)
    - Governor : Giovanni Luca Pallavicini ( 1745–1747 , 1750–1753)
- Massa and Carrara
  - Duchess : Maria Teresa Cybo-Malaspina (1731–1790) (until 1744 under guardianship)
- Modena and Reggio
  - Duke : Francesco III. d'Este (1737–1780) (1754–1771 Governor of Milan)
- Naples (1735–1806 personal union with Sicily)
  - King : Charles VII (1735–1759) (1731–1735 Duke of Parma and Piacenza, 1735–1759 King of Sicily, 1759–1788 King of Spain)
- Parma and Piacenza
  - Duchess : Maria Theresa (1740–1780) (1740–1780 Queen of Bohemia, 1740–1780 Duchess of Milan, 1740–1780 Archduchess of Austria, 1740–1780 Queen of Hungary)
- Piombino
  - Prince : Gaetano Boncompagni-Ludovisi (1745–1777)
- Sardinia (since 1720 part of Savoy)
  - King : Karl Emanuel III. (1730–1773) (1720–1730 and 1732–1773 Duke of Savoy)
    - Viceroy : Giovanni Battista Cacherano (1751–1755)
- Savoy
  - Duke : Charles Emanuel III. ( 1720–1730 , 1732–1773) (1730–1773 King of Sardinia)
- Sicily (1735–1806 in personal union with Naples)
  - King : Charles V (1735–1759) (1735–1759 King of Naples, 1731–1735 Duke of Parma and Piacenza, 1759–1788 King of Spain)
    - Viceroy : Eustachio di Laviefuille (1747–1753)
    - Presidente del Regio: Giuseppe Grimau (1753–1754)
- Tuscany
  - Grand Duke : Franz Stephan (1737–1765) (1745–1765 Emperor, 1729–1736 Duke of Lorraine)
- Venice
  - Doge : Francesco Loredan (1752–1762)

Khanate of Crimea
- Khan : Arslan Giray (1748–1756, 1767 )

Courland
- Duke : Ernst Johann von Biron (1737–1758, 1763–1769 )

Malta
- Grand Master : Manuel Pinto de Fonseca (1741–1773)

Moldova (under Ottoman rule)
- Prince : Constantin Racoviță (1749–1753, 1756–1757 ) (1753–1756, 1763–1764 Prince of Wallachia)
- Prince: Matei Ghica (1753–1756) (1752–1753 Prince of Wallachia)

Monaco
- Prince : Honoré III. (1732–1793)
  - Governor General: Antoine Grimaldi (1732–1784)

Netherlands
- Republic of the Seven United Provinces
  - Inheritance holder : Wilhelm V (1751–1795) (1751–1806 Prince of Nassau-Diez)
- Austrian Netherlands (formally part of the Holy Roman Empire until 1714/95)
  - Governor : Karl Alexander von Lothringen (1744–1780) (1761–1780 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order)

Ottoman Empire
- Sultan : Mahmud I (1730–1754)

Poland
- King : August III. (1733–1763) (1733–1763 Elector of Saxony)

Portugal
- King : Joseph I (1750–1777)

Prussia
- King : Friedrich II. (1740–1786) (1740–1786 Elector of Brandenburg)

Russia
- Empress : Elisabeth (1741–1762)

Sweden
- King : Adolf Friedrich (1751–1771) (1727–1750 Bishop of Lübeck)

Spain
- King : Ferdinand VI. (1746–1759)

Hungary
- Queen : Maria Theresa (1740–1780) (1740–1780 Queen of Bohemia, 1740–1780 Duchess of Milan, 1740–1780 Archduchess of Austria, 1740–1780 Duchess of Parma)

Wallachia (under Ottoman rule)
- Prince : Matei Ghica (1752–1753) (1753–1756 Prince of Moldova)
- Prince: Constantin Racoviță (1753–1756, 1763–1764 ) (1749–1753, 1756–1757 Prince of Moldova)