List of heads of state 1756

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Africa

• Ethiopia
  • Emperor : Joas I (1755–1769)

• Burundi
  • King : Mutaga III. Senyamwiza (approx. 1739 – approx. 1767)

• Dahomey
  • King : Tegbesu (1732–1774)

• Morocco
  • Power struggles among the tribes, no recognized ruler until 1757

• Tunisia ( Husainid dynasty )
  • Sultan: Ali Pasha (1735-1756)

America

• Viceroyalty of Brazil
  • Viceroy : Marcos José de Noronha e Brito (1755–1760)

• Viceroyalty of New Granada
  • Viceroy : José Solís Folch de Cardona (1753–1761)

• Viceroyalty of New Spain
  • Viceroy : Agustín Ahumada y Villalón (1755–1760)

• Viceroyalty of Peru
  • Viceroy : José Antonio Manso de Velasco (1745–1761)

Asia

• Afghanistan
  • Emir: Ahmad Shah Durrani (1747–1772)

• China ( Qing Dynasty )
  • Emperor: Qian Long (1735–1796)

• Japan
  • Emperor : Momozono (1747–1762)
  • Shogun ( Tokugawa ): Tokugawa Ieshige (1745–1760)

• Korea ( Joseon )
  • King : Yeongjo (1724–1776)

• Persia ( Zand dynasty )
  • Vakīl : Karim Khan (1750–1779)

• Thailand
  • King : Boromakot (1733–1758)

Europe

• Andorra
  • Co-princes :
    • King of France : Louis XV. (1715–1774)
    • Bishop of Urgell : Sebastià de Victoria Emparán y Loyola (1747–1756)

• Denmark and Norway
  • King : Friedrich V (1746–1766)

• France
  • King : Louis XV. (1715–1774)

• Great Britain and Ireland
  • Head of State: King George II (1727–1760) (1727–1760 Elector of Braunschweig-Lüneburg)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1754–1756, 1757–1762 )
    • Prime Minister William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire (1756–1757)

• 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)
      • Elector: Johann Philipp von Walderdorff (1756–1768) (1763–1768 Bishop of Worms)
    • 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 : 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 : Johannes Baptist Anton von Federspiel (1755–1777)
    • 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)
      • Provost: Anton Ignaz von Fugger-Glött (1756–1787) (1769–1787 Bishop of Regensburg)
    • 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)
    • 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 : Sigismund Christoph von Schrattenbach (1753–1771)
    • Speyer Monastery
      • Bishop : Franz Christoph von Hutten zum Stolzenberg (1743–1770)
    • Stablo-Malmedy Abbey
      • Abbot : Alexandre Delmonte (1753–1766)
    • Strasbourg Monastery
      • Bishop : Armand II. François Auguste de Rohan-Soubise (1749–1756)
      • Bishop: Louis César Constantin de Rohan-Guéméné (1756–1779)
    • 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)
      • Bishop: Johann Friedrich Karl von Ostein (1756–1763) (1743–1763 Archbishop of Mainz)
    • Würzburg Monastery
      • Bishop : Adam Friedrich von Seinsheim (1755–1779) (1757–1779 Bishop of Bamberg)
  • 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 : Karl Georg Lebrecht (1755–1789)
      • Anhalt-Zerbst
        • Prince : Friedrich August (1747–1793) (1747–1752 under guardianship)
    • Arenberg
      • Duke : Karl Maria Raimund (1754–1778)
    • 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)
        • Duke: Friedrich (1756–1785)
      • 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 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)
    • 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 : Gian Giacomo Veneroso (1754–1756)
    • Doge: Giovanni Giacomo Grimaldi (1756–1758)
  • 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 : Francesco III. d'Este (1754–1771) (1737–1780 Duke of Modena)
  • 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 : Vittorio Amedeo Costa (1755–1758)
  • 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 : Giovanni Fogliani Sforza d'Aragona (1755–1773)
  • 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 )
  • Khan: Halim Giray (1756-1758)

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

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

• Moldova (under Ottoman rule)
  • Prince : Matei Ghica (1753–1756) (1752–1753 Prince of Wallachia)
  • Prince: Constantin Racoviță ( 1749–1753 , 1756–1757) (1753–1756, 1763–1764 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 : Osman III. (1754–1757)

• 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 : Constantin Racoviță (1753–1756, 1763–1764 ) (1749–1753, 1756–1757 Prince of Moldova)
  • Prince: Constantin Mavrocordat ( 1730, 1731–1733, 1735–1741, 1744–1748 , 1756–1758, 1761–1763 ) (1733–1735, 1741–1743, 1748–1749, 1769 Prince of Moldavia)