List of state leaders in 1750
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List of state leaders in 1749 – Events of 1750 – List of state leaders in 1751 – State leaders by year

Africa

  • Ashanti Confederacy
    1. Opoku Ware I
      Opoku Ware I
      Katakyie Opoku Ware I was an Oyoko king or Asantehene - the ruler of the Ashanti - in the now-disbanded Ashanti Confederacy which occupied parts of what is now Ghana...

      , Asantehene (1720–1750)
    2. Kusi Obodom
      Kusi Obodom
      Kusi Obodom was the ruler of the Ashanti Confederacy from 1750 to 1764, during the Oyoko Abohyen dynasty. He held the title of Asantehene. Obodom was succeeded by Osei Kwadwo....

      , Asantehene (1750–1764)
  • Benin Empire
    Benin Empire
    The Benin Empire was a pre-colonial African state in what is now modern Nigeria. It is not to be confused with the modern-day country called Benin, formerly called Dahomey.-Origin:...

    - Eresonyen, emperor of Benin (1735–1750)
  • Bunyoro
    Bunyoro
    Bunyoro is a kingdom in Western Uganda. It was one of the most powerful kingdoms in East Africa from the 16th to the 19th century. It is ruled by the Omukama of Bunyoro...

    Duhaga
    Duhaga of Bunyoro
    Duhaga of Bunyoro was Omukama of Bunyoro . Omukama of Bunyoro is the name given to rulers of the central African kingdom of Bunyoro-Kitara.Duhaga was preceded by Olimi III - and later succeeded by Olimi IV - ....

    , Omukama of Bunyoro
    Omukama of Bunyoro
    Omukama of Bunyoro is the title given to rulers of the central African kingdom of Bunyoro-Kitara. The kingdom lasted as an independent state from the 16th to the 19th century. The Omukama of Bunyoro remains an important figure in Ugandan politics, especially among the Banyoro people of whom he...

     (1731–c.1782)
  • Dahomey – Tegbesu, King of Dahomey (1732–1774)
  • Ethiopian Empire
    Ethiopian Empire
    The Ethiopian Empire also known as Abyssinia, covered a geographical area that the present-day northern half of Ethiopia and Eritrea covers, and included in its peripheries Zeila, Djibouti, Yemen and Western Saudi Arabia...

    Iyasu II
    Iyasu II of Ethiopia
    Iyasu II or Joshua II was of Ethiopia, and a member of the Gondar branch of Solomonic dynasty...

    , Emperor of Ethiopia
    Emperor of Ethiopia
    The Emperor of Ethiopia was the hereditary ruler of Ethiopia until the abolition of the monarchy in 1974. The Emperor was the head of state and head of government, with ultimate executive, judicial and legislative power in that country...

     (1730–1755)
  • Harar - Yusuf ibn Abi Bakr, Emir of Harar (1747–1755)
  • NkoreMacwa
    Macwa of Nkore
    Macwa of Nkore was the Omugabe of Nkore, a historic state located in what is now Uganda, from 1727-1755. He succeeded Ntare IV of Nkore upon the latter's death....

    , Omugabe of Nkole
    Omugabe of Nkole
    The Mugabe or Omugabe of Ankole is the title given to the monarch of the kingdom of Ankole in Uganda, what used to be the kingdom of Nkore in pre-colonial times, and leader of the Banyankole...

     (c.1727–c.1755)
  • Sennar
    Sennar
    Sennar is a town on the Blue Nile in Sudan and capital of the state of Sennar. For several centuries it was the capital of the Funj Kingdom of Sennar. It had an estimated population of 100,000 inhabitants in the early 19th century. The modern town lies 17km SSE of the ruins of the ancient capital...

    - Badi IV
    Badi IV
    Badi IV , also known as Badi abu Shilluk, was a ruler of the Kingdom of Sennar.When Emperor Iyasu II of Ethiopia invaded his realm in 1738, the army of Sennar under the leadership of Hamis, a prince of Darfur, inflicted a significant defeat of the invaders at the Battle of the Dindar River.He was...

    , King of Sennar (1724–1762)
  • ZuluNdaba kaMageba
    Ndaba kaMageba
    Ndaba kaMageba was King of the Zulu. He was the son of Mageba, and was chief of the Zulu from 1745 to 1763.-References:...

    , King of the Zulu (1745–1763)

Asia

  • Afghanistan
    Afghanistan
    Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...

    – Ahmad Shah, King of Afghanistan (1747–1772)
  • Bundi - Umaid Singh, Rao Raja of Bundi (1749–1779)
  • China (Qing Dynasty
    Qing Dynasty
    The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....

    ) – Qianlong, Emperor of China
    Emperor of China
    The Emperor of China refers to any sovereign of Imperial China reigning between the founding of Qin Dynasty of China, united by the King of Qin in 221 BCE, and the fall of Yuan Shikai's Empire of China in 1916. When referred to as the Son of Heaven , a title that predates the Qin unification, the...

     (1735–1796)
  • Empire of Japan
    Empire of Japan
    The Empire of Japan is the name of the state of Japan that existed from the Meiji Restoration on 3 January 1868 to the enactment of the post-World War II Constitution of...

    • Monarch – Momozono, Emperor of Japan
      Emperor of Japan
      The Emperor of Japan is, according to the 1947 Constitution of Japan, "the symbol of the state and of the unity of the people." He is a ceremonial figurehead under a form of constitutional monarchy and is head of the Japanese Imperial Family with functions as head of state. He is also the highest...

       (1747–1762)
    • Shogun (Tokugawa
      Tokugawa shogunate
      The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the and the , was a feudal regime of Japan established by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family. This period is known as the Edo period and gets its name from the capital city, Edo, which is now called Tokyo, after the name was...

      ) – Tokugawa Ieshige
      Tokugawa Ieshige
      Tokugawa Ieshige; 徳川 家重 was the ninth shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan.The first son of Tokugawa Yoshimune, his mother was the daughter of Okubo Tadanao, known as Osuma no kata. His childhood name was Nagatomi-maru. He underwent the genpuku coming-of-age ceremony in 1725...

      , Shogun of Japan
      Shogun
      A was one of the hereditary military dictators of Japan from 1192 to 1867. In this period, the shoguns, or their shikken regents , were the de facto rulers of Japan though they were nominally appointed by the emperor...

       (1745–1760)
    • Ryūkyū Kingdom
      Ryukyu Kingdom
      The Ryūkyū Kingdom was an independent kingdom which ruled most of the Ryukyu Islands from the 15th century to the 19th century. The Kings of Ryūkyū unified Okinawa Island and extended the kingdom to the Amami Islands in modern-day Kagoshima Prefecture, and the Sakishima Islands near Taiwan...

      Shō Kei
      Sho Kei
      ' was king of the Ryūkyū Kingdom from 1713-1752. His reign, strongly guided by royal advisor Sai On, is regarded as a political and economic golden age and period of the flowering of Okinawan culture....

      , King of Ryūkyū (1713–1751)
  • Korea (Joseon Dynasty
    Joseon Dynasty
    Joseon , was a Korean state founded by Taejo Yi Seong-gye that lasted for approximately five centuries. It was founded in the aftermath of the overthrow of the Goryeo at what is today the city of Kaesong. Early on, Korea was retitled and the capital was relocated to modern-day Seoul...

    ) – Yeongjo, King of Joseon (1724–1776)
  • Persia – Shahrukh Afshar (1748–1760)
  • Punjab Region
    Punjab region
    The Punjab , also spelled Panjab |water]]s"), is a geographical region straddling the border between Pakistan and India which includes Punjab province in Pakistan and the states of the Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh and some northern parts of the National Capital Territory of Delhi...

    Hari Singh Dhillon
    Hari Singh Dhillon
    Maharaja Hari Singh Dhillon was one of the most powerful, admired and famous of all the royal Sikh warriors of the 18th century.He was Maharaja of Amritsar, Lahore and large areas of central and western Panjab. He was the nephew of Bhuma Singh Dhillon, a famous Sikh soldier. They were a family of...

     (1746-1764)

Europe

  • Andorra
    Andorra
    Andorra , officially the Principality of Andorra , also called the Principality of the Valleys of Andorra, , is a small landlocked country in southwestern Europe, located in the eastern Pyrenees mountains and bordered by Spain and France. It is the sixth smallest nation in Europe having an area of...

    – Coprinces:
    • Sebastià Josep de Victoria de Emparán y de Loyola, Bishop of Urgell (1747–1756)
    • Louis XV
      Louis XV of France
      Louis XV was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and of Navarre from 1 September 1715 until his death. He succeeded his great-grandfather at the age of five, his first cousin Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, served as Regent of the kingdom until Louis's majority in 1723...

      , King of France (1715–1774)
  • Denmark–Norway
    Denmark–Norway
    Denmark–Norway is the historiographical name for a former political entity consisting of the kingdoms of Denmark and Norway, including the originally Norwegian dependencies of Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands...

    • Monarch – Frederick V
      Frederick V of Denmark
      Frederick V was king of Denmark and Norway from 1746, son of Christian VI of Denmark and Sophia Magdalen of Brandenburg-Kulmbach.-Early life:...

      , King of Denmark (1746–1766)
    • Prime Minister – Johan Ludvig
      Johan Ludvig
      Johan Ludvig Lensgreve Holstein til Ledreborg was a Minister of State of Denmark ....

      , Minister of State of Denmark
      Prime Minister of Denmark
      The Prime Minister of Denmark is the head of government in Danish politics. The Prime Minister is traditionally the leader of a political coalition in the Folketing and presides over the cabinet....

       (1735–1751)
  • France
    Early Modern France
    Kingdom of France is the early modern period of French history from the end of the 15th century to the end of the 18th century...

    Louis XV
    Louis XV of France
    Louis XV was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and of Navarre from 1 September 1715 until his death. He succeeded his great-grandfather at the age of five, his first cousin Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, served as Regent of the kingdom until Louis's majority in 1723...

    , King of France (1715–1774)
  • Great Britain
    Kingdom of Great Britain
    The former Kingdom of Great Britain, sometimes described as the 'United Kingdom of Great Britain', That the Two Kingdoms of Scotland and England, shall upon the 1st May next ensuing the date hereof, and forever after, be United into One Kingdom by the Name of GREAT BRITAIN. was a sovereign...

    • Monarch – George II
      George II of Great Britain
      George II was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Archtreasurer and Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 until his death.George was the last British monarch born outside Great Britain. He was born and brought up in Northern Germany...

      , King of Great Britain (1727–1760)
    • Prime Minister – Henry Pelham
      Henry Pelham
      Henry Pelham was a British Whig statesman, who served as Prime Minister of Great Britain from 27 August 1743 until his death in 1754...

      , First Lord of the Treasury
      First Lord of the Treasury
      The First Lord of the Treasury is the head of the commission exercising the ancient office of Lord High Treasurer in the United Kingdom, and is now always also the Prime Minister...

       (1743–1754)

  • Holy Roman Empire
    Holy Roman Empire
    The Holy Roman Empire was a realm that existed from 962 to 1806 in Central Europe.It was ruled by the Holy Roman Emperor. Its character changed during the Middle Ages and the Early Modern period, when the power of the emperor gradually weakened in favour of the princes...

    Franz I
    Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
    Francis I was Holy Roman Emperor and Grand Duke of Tuscany, though his wife effectively executed the real power of those positions. With his wife, Maria Theresa, he was the founder of the Habsburg-Lorraine dynasty...

    , Holy Roman Emperor
    Holy Roman Emperor
    The Holy Roman Emperor is a term used by historians to denote a medieval ruler who, as German King, had also received the title of "Emperor of the Romans" from the Pope...

     (1745–1765)
    • Electors
      • Bavaria
        Bavaria
        Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...

         – Maximilian III
        Maximilian III, Elector of Bavaria
        Maximilian III Joseph was Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire and Duke of Bavaria from 1745 to 1777.-Biography:...

        , Elector of Bavaria (1745–1777)
      • Bohemia
        Bohemia
        Bohemia is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands. It is located in the contemporary Czech Republic with its capital in Prague...

         – Maria Theresa
        Maria Theresa of Austria
        Maria Theresa Walburga Amalia Christina was the only female ruler of the Habsburg dominions and the last of the House of Habsburg. She was the sovereign of Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Bohemia, Mantua, Milan, Lodomeria and Galicia, the Austrian Netherlands and Parma...

        , Queen of Bohemia (1740–1780)
      • Brandenburg
        Brandenburg
        Brandenburg is one of the sixteen federal-states of Germany. It lies in the east of the country and is one of the new federal states that were re-created in 1990 upon the reunification of the former West Germany and East Germany. The capital is Potsdam...

         – Friedrich II of Prussia, Elector of Brandenburg (1740–1786)
      • Cologne
        Archbishopric of Cologne
        The Electorate of Cologne was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire and existed from the 10th to the early 19th century. It consisted of the temporal possessions of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cologne . It was ruled by the Archbishop in his function as prince-elector of...

         – Clemens August of Bavaria
        Clemens August of Bavaria
        Clemens August of Bavaria was a member of the Wittelsbach dynasty of Bavaria and Archbishop-Elector of Cologne.-Biography:...

        , Archbishop-Elector of Cologne (1723–1761)
      • Hanover
        Electorate of Hanover
        The Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg was the ninth Electorate of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation...

         – Georg II
        George II of Great Britain
        George II was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Archtreasurer and Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 until his death.George was the last British monarch born outside Great Britain. He was born and brought up in Northern Germany...

        , Elector of Hanover, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1727–1760)
      • Mainz
        Archbishopric of Mainz
        The Archbishopric of Mainz or Electorate of Mainz was an influential ecclesiastic and secular prince-bishopric in the Holy Roman Empire between 780–82 and 1802. In the Roman Catholic Church hierarchy, the Archbishop of Mainz was the primas Germaniae, the substitute of the Pope north of the Alps...

         – Johann Friedrich Karl von Ostein
        Johann Friedrich Karl von Ostein
        Johann Friedrich Karl von Ostein was the Prince-Bishop of Worms, Archbishop of Mainz and Elector of Mainz.He was a relative of Lothar Franz von Schönborn, a prior Archbishop-Elector of Mainz. On April 22, 1743 he was selected as a compromise candidate for Archbishop...

        , Archbishop-Elector of Mainz (1743–1763)
      • Saxony
        Saxony
        The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....

         – Friedrich August II
        Augustus III of Poland
        Augustus III, known as the Saxon ; ; also Prince-elector Friedrich August II was the Elector of Saxony in 1733-1763, as Frederick Augustus II , King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania in 1734-1763.-Biography:Augustus was the only legitimate son of Augustus II the Strong, Imperial Prince-Elector...

        , Elector of Saxony (1733–1763)
      • Trier – Franz Georg von Schönborn, Archbishop-Elector of Trier (1729–1756)
    • Princes
      • Anhalt-Bernburg
        Anhalt-Bernburg
        Anhalt-Bernburg was a principality of the Holy Roman Empire and a duchy of the German Confederation ruled by the House of Ascania with its residence at Bernburg in present-day Saxony-Anhalt...

         – Viktor Friedrich, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg (1721–1765)
      • Anhalt-Dessau
        Anhalt-Dessau
        Anhalt-Dessau was a principality and later a duchy located in Germany. It was created in 1396 following the partition of the Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst. The capital of the state was Dessau. Anhalt-Dessau experienced a number of partitions throughout its existence with Anhalt-Köthen being...

         – Leopold II
        Leopold II of Anhalt-Dessau
        Leopold II Maximilian, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau , was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Dessau; he also was a Prussian general....

        , Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (1747–1751)
      • Anhalt-Köthen
        Anhalt-Köthen
        Anhalt-Köthen has existed on two separate occasions. The first state was created in 1396 when the Anhalt-Zerbst was partitioned between Anhalt-Dessau and Anhalt-Köthen. The first creation lasted until 1552 when it was inherited by Anhalt-Dessau....

         – August Ludwig, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen (1728–1755)
      • Anhalt-Zerbst
        Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst
        Anhalt-Zerbst was a principality located in Germany. It was established for the first time in 1252 following the partition of the principality of Anhalt. The capital of the state was located at Zerbst. Anhalt-Zerbst ceased to exist in 1396 when it was partitioned between Anhalt-Dessau and...

         – Friedrich August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (1747–1793)
      • Arenberg
        Arenberg
        Arenberg, also spelled as Aremberg or Ahremberg, is a historic county, principality and finally duchy located in modern Germany. The Dukes of Arenberg remain a prominent Belgian aristocratic family.- History :...

         – Leopold, Duke of Arenberg (1691–1754
      • Auersperg
        Principality of Auersperg
        Auersperg was an Austrian princely family, which held estates in Austria and Thengen...

         – Heinrich Joseph Johann
        Heinrich Joseph Johann of Auersperg
        Heinrich Joseph Johann von Auersperg was the fourth Prince of Auersperg, and a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece.-Birth and Family:...

        , Prince of Auersperg (1713–1783)
      • Augsburg
        Augsburg
        Augsburg is a city in the south-west of Bavaria, Germany. It is a university town and home of the Regierungsbezirk Schwaben and the Bezirk Schwaben. Augsburg is an urban district and home to the institutions of the Landkreis Augsburg. It is, as of 2008, the third-largest city in Bavaria with a...

         – Joseph, Prince-Bishop of Augsburg (1740–1768)
      • Austria
        Austria
        Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

         – Maria Theresia
        Maria Theresa of Austria
        Maria Theresa Walburga Amalia Christina was the only female ruler of the Habsburg dominions and the last of the House of Habsburg. She was the sovereign of Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Bohemia, Mantua, Milan, Lodomeria and Galicia, the Austrian Netherlands and Parma...

        , Archduchess of Austria (1740–1780)
      • Baden-Baden
        Baden-Baden
        Baden-Baden is a spa town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on the western foothills of the Black Forest, on the banks of the Oos River, in the region of Karlsruhe...

         – Ludwig Georg Simpert, Margrave of Baden-Baden (1707–1761)
      • Baden-Durlach – Karl IV Friedrich, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (1738–1771, ruled all of Baden 1771–1811)
      • Bamberg – Joseph Philip Anton von Frankenstein, Prince-Bishop of Bamberg (1746–1753)
      • Berchtesgaden
        Berchtesgaden
        Berchtesgaden is a municipality in the German Bavarian Alps. It is located in the south district of Berchtesgadener Land in Bavaria, near the border with Austria, some 30 km south of Salzburg and 180 km southeast of Munich...

         – Cajetan Anton von Notthaft
        Cajetan Anton von Notthaft
        Cajetan Anton von Notthaft was a member of the House of Notthafft in the line named by Wernberg. From 1732 to 1752 he was Prince-Provost of Berchtesgaden.- References :...

        , Prince-Provost of Berchtesgaden (1732–1752)
      • Brandenburg-Ansbach – Karl Wilhelm Friedrich, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1723–1757)
      • Brandenburg-Bayreuth – Friedrich IX, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1735–1763)
      • Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel – Karl I
        Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
        Charles , Duke of Brunswick-Lunenburg , was ruling as Prince of Wolfenbüttel from 1735 until his death.-Life:...

        , Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1735–1780)
      • Constance
        Bishopric of Constance
        The Bishopric of Constance was a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church and ecclesiastical state of the Holy Roman Empire that existed from about 585 until 1821. Its seat was Konstanz at the western end of Lake Constance in the south-west corner of Germany...

         – Damian Hugo Philipp Anton Cardinal Schönborn, Prince-Bishop of Constance (1740–1753)
      • Corvey – Kaspar II von Böselager-Hohneburg, Prince-Abbot of Corvey (1737–1758)
      • Eichstätt
        Bishopric of Eichstätt
        The Bishopric of Eichstätt was a small ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire. Centered on the town of Eichstätt, it was located in the present-day state of Bavaria, somewhat to the west of Regensburg, to the north of Neuburg an der Donau and Ingolstadt, to the south of Nuremberg, and...

         – Johann Anton II von Friberg-Hoperferau, Prince-Bishop of Eichstätt (1736–1757)
      • Ellwangen
        Ellwangen
        Ellwangen an der Jagst, officially Ellwangen , in common use simply Ellwangen is a town in the district of Ostalbkreis in the east of Baden-Württemberg in Germany...

         – Franz Georg von Schönborn-Buchheim
        Franz Georg von Schönborn-Buchheim
        Franz Georg von Schönborn was the Archbishop-Elector of Trier from 1729 until 1756, and the Prince-Bishop of Worms and Prince-Provost of Ellwangen from 1732 until 1756.-Biography:...

        , Prince-Provost of Ellwangen (1732–1756)
      • Freising
        Freising
        Freising is a town in Bavaria, Germany, and capital of the district Freising. Total population 48,500.The city is located north of Munich at the Isar river, near the Munich International Airport...

         – Johann Theodor of Bavaria
        Johann Theodor of Bavaria
        John Theodore of Bavaria , a son of Elector Maximilian II Emanuel of Bavaria and Teresa Kunegunda Sobieska, and a grandson of King John III Sobieski of Poland...

        , Prince-Bishop of Freising (1727–1763)
      • Fulda
        Fulda
        Fulda is a city in Hesse, Germany; it is located on the river Fulda and is the administrative seat of the Fulda district .- Early Middle Ages :...

         – Amandus von Buseck, Prince-Abbot of Fulda (1737–1752, Bishop of Fulda 1752–1756)
      • Fürstenberg
        Fürstenberg (state)
        Fürstenberg was a county of the Holy Roman Empire in Swabia, present-day southern Baden-Württemberg, Germany.-History:...

         – Joseph Wilhelm Ernst
        Joseph Wilhelm Ernst, Prince of Fürstenberg
        Joseph Wilhelm Ernst was a German prince who founded Donaueschingen, the mouth of the Danube when he descended from his feudal castle in the hills and founded the town....

        , Prince of Fürstenberg (1716–1762, Count 1704–1716)
      • Heitersheim
        Heitersheim
        Heitersheim is a town in the district Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.The name of the school located in Heitersheim is Johanniterschule.-Geography:...

         – Philipp Wilhelm von Nesselrode, Prince and General Prior of the Order of St. John
        Knights Hospitaller
        The Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta , also known as the Sovereign Military Order of Malta , Order of Malta or Knights of Malta, is a Roman Catholic lay religious order, traditionally of military, chivalrous, noble nature. It is the world's...

         at Heitersheim (1728–1754)
      • Hesse-Darmstadt
        Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt
        The Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt was a member state of the Holy Roman Empire. It was formed in 1567 following the division of the Landgraviate of Hesse between the four sons of Philip I, the last Landgrave of Hesse....

         – Ludwig VIII
        Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
        Louis VIII was the Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt from 1739 to 1768. He was the son of Ernest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt and Margravine Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach....

        , Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1739–1768)
      • Hesse-Kassel
        Hesse-Kassel
        The Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel or Hesse-Cassel was a state in the Holy Roman Empire under Imperial immediacy that came into existence when the Landgraviate of Hesse was divided in 1567 upon the death of Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse. His eldest son William IV inherited the northern half and the...

         (or Hesse-Cassel) – Frederick I
        Frederick I of Sweden
        Frederick I, , was a prince consort of Sweden from 1718 to 1720, and a King of Sweden from 1720 until his death and also Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel from 1730...

        , Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
        Hesse-Kassel
        The Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel or Hesse-Cassel was a state in the Holy Roman Empire under Imperial immediacy that came into existence when the Landgraviate of Hesse was divided in 1567 upon the death of Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse. His eldest son William IV inherited the northern half and the...

        , also King of Sweden (1730–1751)
      • Hildesheim
        Bishopric of Hildesheim
        The Diocese of Hildesheim is a diocese or ecclesiastical territory of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church in Germany. Founded in 815 as a missionary diocese by King Louis the Pious, his son Louis the German appointed the famous former archbishop of Rheims, Ebbo, as bishop...

         – Clemens August of Bavaria
        Clemens August of Bavaria
        Clemens August of Bavaria was a member of the Wittelsbach dynasty of Bavaria and Archbishop-Elector of Cologne.-Biography:...

        , Prince-Bishop of Hildesheim (1724–1761, also Archbishop-Elector of Cologne)
      • Hohenzollern-Hechingen
        Hohenzollern-Hechingen
        Hohenzollern-Hechingen was a county and principality in southwestern Germany. Its rulers belonged to a branch of the senior Swabian branch of the Hohenzollern dynasty.-History:...

         – Friedrich Ludwig, Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen (1735–1750)
      • Holstein-Glückstadt
        Holstein-Glückstadt
        The Duchy of Holstein in Glückstadt was the northernmost state of the Holy Roman Empire. It consisted of the part of Holstein that was ruled by the king of Denmark; its capital was Glückstadt on the River Elbe.-History:...

         – Friedrich V
        Frederick V of Denmark
        Frederick V was king of Denmark and Norway from 1746, son of Christian VI of Denmark and Sophia Magdalen of Brandenburg-Kulmbach.-Early life:...

        , Duke of Holstein-Glückstadt(1746–1766)
      • Holstein-Gottorp
        Holstein-Gottorp
        Holstein-Gottorp or Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp is the historiographical name, as well as contemporary shorthand name, for the parts of the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein that were ruled by the dukes of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp. Other parts of the duchies were ruled by the kings of Denmark. The...

         – Karl Peter Ulrich
        Peter III of Russia
        Peter III was Emperor of Russia for six months in 1762. He was very pro-Prussian, which made him an unpopular leader. He was supposedly assassinated as a result of a conspiracy led by his wife, who succeeded him to the throne as Catherine II.-Early life and character:Peter was born in Kiel, in...

        , Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1739–1762)
      • Kempten
        Kempten
        Kempten can refer to:* Kempten im Allgäu, a town in Bavaria, Germany* Kempten ZH, a district of the town of Wetzikon in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland* Kempton Park, Gauteng, a city in South Africa which was named after Kempten in Bavaria...

         – Engelbert von Sorgenstein, Prince-Abbot of Kempten (1747–1760)
      • Lübeck
        Bishopric of Lübeck
        The Bishopric of Lübeck was a Roman-Catholic and, later, Protestant diocese, as well as a state of the Holy Roman Empire.-History: The original diocese was founded about 970 by Emperor Otto I in the Billung March at Oldenburg in Holstein , the former capital of the pagan Wagri tribe...

         – Adolf Friedrich
        Adolf Frederick of Sweden
        Adolf Frederick or Adolph Frederick was King of Sweden from 1751 until his death. He was the son of Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin and Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach....

        , Prince-Bishop of Lübeck (1727–1750)
      • Mecklenburg-Schwerin
        Mecklenburg-Schwerin
        Mecklenburg-Schwerin was a duchy in northern Germany created in 1348, when Albert II of Mecklenburg and his younger brother John were raised to Dukes of Mecklenburg by King Charles IV...

         – Christian Ludwig II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1747–1756)
      • Mecklenburg-Strelitz
        Mecklenburg-Strelitz
        Mecklenburg-Strelitz was a duchy and later grand duchy in northern Germany, consisting of the eastern fifth of the historic Mecklenburg region, roughly corresponding with the present-day Mecklenburg-Strelitz district , and the western exclave of the former Bishopric of Ratzeburg in modern...

         – Adolf Friedrich III, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1708–1752)
      • Mergentheim – Clemens August of Bavaria
        Clemens August of Bavaria
        Clemens August of Bavaria was a member of the Wittelsbach dynasty of Bavaria and Archbishop-Elector of Cologne.-Biography:...

        , Prince and Grand Master of the Teutonic Order (1732–1761)
      • Münster
        Bishopric of Münster
        The Bishopric of Münster was an ecclesiastical principality in the Holy Roman Empire, located in the northern part of today's North Rhine-Westphalia and western Lower Saxony...

         – Clemens August of Bavaria
        Clemens August of Bavaria
        Clemens August of Bavaria was a member of the Wittelsbach dynasty of Bavaria and Archbishop-Elector of Cologne.-Biography:...

        , Prince-Bishop of Münster (1723–1761, also Archbishop-Elector of Cologne)
      • Nassau-Orange – Wilhelm IV, Prince of Nassau-Orange (1711–1751)
      • Oldenburg
        Oldenburg (state)
        Oldenburg — named after its capital, the town of Oldenburg — was a state in the north of present-day Germany. Oldenburg survived from 1180 until 1918 as a county, duchy and grand duchy, and from 1918 until 1946 as a free state. It was located near the mouth of the River Weser...

         – Friedrich III
        Frederick V of Denmark
        Frederick V was king of Denmark and Norway from 1746, son of Christian VI of Denmark and Sophia Magdalen of Brandenburg-Kulmbach.-Early life:...

        , Count of Oldenburg (1746–1766)
      • Osnabrück
        Prince-Bishopric of Osnabrück
        The Prince-Bishopric of Osnabrück was a prince-bishopric centred on the Roman Catholic Diocese of Osnabrück. The diocese was erected in 772 and is the oldest see founded by Charlemagne, in order to Christianize the conquered stem-duchy of Saxony....

         – Clemens August of Bavaria
        Clemens August of Bavaria
        Clemens August of Bavaria was a member of the Wittelsbach dynasty of Bavaria and Archbishop-Elector of Cologne.-Biography:...

        , Prince-Bishop of Osnabrück (1728–1761, also Archbishop-Elector of Cologne)
      • Paderborn
        Bishopric of Paderborn
        The Archdiocese of Paderborn is an Archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Germany; its seat is Paderborn. It was a diocese from its foundation in 799 until 1802, and again from 1821 until 1930. In 1930, it was promoted to an archdiocese...

         – Clemens August of Bavaria
        Clemens August of Bavaria
        Clemens August of Bavaria was a member of the Wittelsbach dynasty of Bavaria and Archbishop-Elector of Cologne.-Biography:...

        , Prince-Bishop of Paderborn (1719–1761, also Archbishop-Elector of Cologne)
      • Palatinate – Karl IV Philipp Theodor, Elector Palatine (1742–1799)
      • Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Zweibrücken
        Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Zweibrücken
        Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Zweibrücken was a state of the Holy Roman Empire based around the Duchy of Zweibrücken in modern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany....

         – Christian IV, Duke of Zweibrücken (1735–1775)
      • Palatinate-Sulzbach
        Palatinate-Sulzbach
        Palatinate-Sulzbach was the name of two separate states of the Holy Roman Empire located in modern Amberg-Sulzbach, Bavaria, Germany.-Palatinate-Sulzbach :...

         – Karl Theodor, Count Palatine and Duke of Palatinate-Sulzbach (1733–1799)
      • Passau
        Passau
        Passau is a town in Lower Bavaria, Germany. It is also known as the Dreiflüssestadt or "City of Three Rivers," because the Danube is joined at Passau by the Inn from the south and the Ilz from the north....

         – Joseph Dominicus Franz Kilian von Lamberg, Prince-Bishop of Passau (1723–1761)
      • Regensburg
        Bishopric of Regensburg
        The Bishopric of Regensburg was a small prince-bishopric of the Holy Roman Empire, located in what is now southern Germany. It was elevated to the Archbishopric of Regensburg in 1803 after the dissolution of the Archbishopric of Mainz, but became a bishopric again in 1817.-History:The diocese...

         – Johann Theodor Cardinal of Bavaria, Bishop of Regensburg (1719–1763)
      • Salm-Kyrburg
        Salm-Kyrburg
        Salm-Kyrburg was a state of the Holy Roman Empire located in present-day Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, one of the various partitions of Salm. It was twice created: the first time as a Wild- and Rhinegraviate , and secondly as a Principality...

         – Johann XI, Prince of Salm-Kyrburg (1742–1778)
      • Salm-Salm
        Salm-Salm
        The Principality of Salm-Salm was a state of the Holy Roman Empire. It was located in the present-day French départements of the Bas-Rhin and the Vosges and was one of a number of partitions of Salm.-History:...

         – Nicholas Leopold, Prince of Salm-Salm (1738–1770)
      • Savoy
        Savoy
        Savoy is a region of France. It comprises roughly the territory of the Western Alps situated between Lake Geneva in the north and Monaco and the Mediterranean coast in the south....

         - Charles Emmanuel III
        Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia
        Charles Emmanuel III was the Duke of Savoy and King of Sardinia from 1730 until his death.-Biography:...

        , Duke of Savoy (1730–1773)
      • Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
        Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
        The Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld was one of the Saxon Duchies held by the Ernestine line of the Wettin Dynasty. Established in the 17th century, the Saxe-Coburg-Saalfield line lasted until the reshuffle of Ernestine territories that occurred following the extinction of the Saxe-Gotha line in...

         – Franz Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1735–1764)
      • Saxe-Gotha
        Saxe-Gotha
        Saxe-Gotha was one of the Saxon duchies held by the Ernestine of the Wettin dynasty in the former Landgraviate of Thuringia. The ducal residence was erected at Gotha....

         – Friedrich III, Duke of Saxe-Gotha (1732–1772)
      • Saxe-Hildburghausen
        Saxe-Hildburghausen
        Saxe-Hildburghausen was an Ernestine duchy in what is now southern Thuringia, Germany. Its territory was similar to that of the modern Hildburghausen district.-History:...

         – Ernst Friedrich III, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen (1745–1780)
      • Saxe-Meiningen
        Saxe-Meiningen
        The Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen was one of the Saxon duchies held by the Ernestine line of the Wettin dynasty, located in the southwest of the present-day German state of Thuringia....

         – Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (1706–1763)
      • Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
        Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
        Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt was a small historic state in present-day Thuringia, Germany with its capital at Rudolstadt.-History:Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt was established in 1599 in the course of a resettlement of Schwarzburg dynasty lands...

         – Johann Friedrich, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1744–1767)
      • Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
        Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
        Schwarzburg-Sondershausen was a small principality in Germany, in the present day state of Thuringia, with capital at Sondershausen.-History:...

         – Heinrich XXXVIII, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (1740–1758)
      • Speyer
        Bishopric of Speyer
        The Bishopric of Speyer was a state, ruled by Prince-Bishops, in what is today the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It was secularized in 1803...

         – Franz Christoph von Hutzen zu Stolzenberg, Prince-Bishop of Speyer (1743–1770)
      • Worms
        Bishopric of Worms
        The Bishopric of Worms was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire. Located on both banks of the Rhine around Worms just north of the union of that river with the Neckar, it was largely surrounded by the Palatinate. Worms had been the seat of a bishop from Roman times...

         – Franz Georg von Schönborn, Prince-Bishop of Worms (1732–1756, also Archbishop-Elector of Trier)
      • Württemberg
        Württemberg
        Württemberg , formerly known as Wirtemberg or Wurtemberg, is an area and a former state in southwestern Germany, including parts of the regions Swabia and Franconia....

         – Karl Eugen
        Karl Eugen, Duke of Württemberg
        Charles Eugene , Duke of Württemberg was the eldest son of Duke Karl I Alexander and Princess Maria Augusta of Thurn and Taxis .-Life:...

        , Duke of Württemberg (1737–1793)
      • Würzburg
        Würzburg
        Würzburg is a city in the region of Franconia which lies in the northern tip of Bavaria, Germany. Located at the Main River, it is the capital of the Regierungsbezirk Lower Franconia. The regional dialect is Franconian....

         – Karl Philip Greiffenklau von Vollraths, Prince-Bishop of Würzburg (1746–1754)
    • Counts and Prelates
      • Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
        Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
        Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym was a German principality and member of the Holy Roman Empire. The death of Prince Victor Amadeus of Anhalt-Bernburg in 1718, resulted in the partition of his land with his second son Lebrecht inheriting what was originally known as Anhalt-Zeitz-Hoym.The name of the...

         – Viktor I, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (1727–1772)
      • Bentheim
        Bentheim
        County of Bentheim is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the Dutch provinces of Overijssel and Drenthe, the district of Emsland, and the districts of Steinfurt and Borken in North Rhine-Westphalia.- History :The District has roughly the same territory as the County of...

         – Friedrich Karl Philipp, Count of Bentheim (1731–1753)
      • Bentheim-Steinfurt
        Bentheim-Steinfurt
        Bentheim-Steinfurt was a County of Germany, located in northwestern North Rhine-Westphalia in the region surrounding Steinfurt. Bentheim-Steinfurt was a partition of Bentheim-Bentheim...

         – Karl Paul Ernst, Count of Bentheim-Steinfurt (1733–1780)
      • Essen – Francisca Christina von Pfalz-Sulzbach, Princess-Abbess of Essen (1726–1776)
      • Gandersheim
        Gandersheim Abbey
        Gandersheim Abbey is a former house of secular canonesses in the present town of Bad Gandersheim in Lower Saxony, Germany. It was founded in 852 by Duke Liudolf of Saxony, progenitor of the Liudolfing or Ottonian dynasty, whose rich endowments ensured its stability and prosperity.The "Imperial...

         – Elisabeth Ernestine of Saxe-Meiningen, Princess-Abbess of Gandersheim (1713–1766)
      • Gutenzell – Franziska von Gall, Princess-Abbess of Gutenzell (1747–1759)
      • Herford
        Herford
        Herford is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, located in the lowlands between the hill chains of the Wiehen Hills and the Teutoburg Forest. It is the capital of the district of Herford.- Geographic location :...

         – Johanna Charlotte of Anhalt-Dessau
        Princess Johanna Charlotte of Anhalt-Dessau
        Johanna Charlotte of Anhalt-Dessau was a princess of Anhalt-Dessau from the House of Ascania by birth and Margravine of Brandenburg-Schwedt by marriage...

        , Princess-Abbess of Herford (1729–1750)
      • Hesse-Homburg
        Hesse-Homburg
        Hesse-Homburg was formed into a separate landgraviate in 1622 by the landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt to be ruled by his son, although it did not become independent of Hesse-Darmstadt until 1668....

         – Friedrich IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg (1746–1751)
      • Hohenlohe-Bartenstein
        Hohenlohe-Bartenstein
        Hohenlohe-Bartenstein was a German Principality located in northeastern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, around Bartenstein. Hohenlohe-Bartenstein was a partition of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst and was raised from a County to a Principality in 1744...

         – Karl Philipp Franz, Prince of Hohenlohe-Bartenstein (1744–1763, Count 1729–1744)
      • Hohenlohe-Langenburg
        Hohenlohe-Langenburg
        Hohenlohe-Langenburg was a German county of northeastern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located around Langenburg. Hohenlohe-Neuenstein was partitioned into it, Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen and Hohenlohe-Kirchberg in 1701...

         – Ludwig, Count of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1715–1764, Prince 1764–1765)
      • Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen
        Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen
        Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen was a German County located in northeastern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, around Ingelfingen. Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen was a partition of Hohenlohe-Langenburg...

         – Philipp Heinrich, Count of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen (1743–1764, prince 1764–1781)
      • Hohenlohe-Öhringen – Johann Friedrich II
        Johann Friedrich II of Hohenlohe-Öhringen
        Johann Friedrich II was a ruler of the principality of Hohenlohe-Öhringen.- References :...

        , Count of Hohenlohe-Öhringen (1702–1764, Prince 1764–1765)
      • Hohenlohe-Weikersheim – Carl Ludwig, Count of Hohenlohe-Weikersheim (1702–1756)
      • Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst
        Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst
        Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst was a County in northeastern Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst was a partition of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, and was mediatised to Württemberg in 1806....

         – Philipp Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst (1744–1753, Count 1697–1744)
      • Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
        Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
        -Noble jurisdictions:Prince Karl Eitel of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, and descendants of his nephew Ferdinand ruled over the Kingdom of Romania, as Karl Eitel did not have children...

         – Joseph Friedrich, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1715–1769)
      • Hoogstraten
        Hoogstraten
        Hoogstraten is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the city of Hoogstraten proper and the towns of Meer, Meerle, Meersel-Dreef, Minderhout and Wortel,...

         – Nikolaus Leopold, Duke of Hoogstraten (1741–1770)
      • Isenburg-Birstein
        Isenburg-Birstein
        Isenburg-Birstein was the name of two German historical states based around Birstein in southeastern Hesse, Germany. The first "Isenburg-Birstein" was a County and was created as a partition of Isenburg-Büdingen-Birstein in 1628. It was merged into Isenburg-Offenbach in 1664. The second...

         – Wolfgang Ernst I
        Wolfgang Ernst I of Isenburg-Birstein
        Wolfgang Ernst I, Count of Isenburg Budingen was a German count of the House of Isenburg. He was count of Isenburg-Birstein from 1596 to 1628, after violently seizing power from Henry of Isenburg-Rönneburg. Wolfgang is the son of Philipp II, Count of Isenburg Budingen and Irmgard of Solms...

        , Prince of Isenburg-Birstein 1711–1744. (1744–1754)
      • Isenburg-Meerholz
        Isenburg-Meerholz
        Isenburg-Meerholz was a County of southern Hesse, Germany. It was created as a partition of Isenburg-Büdingen in 1673, and was mediatised to Isenburg in 1806...

         – Karl Friedrich, Count of Isenburg-Meerholz (1724–1774)
      • Isenburg-Wächtersbach
        Isenburg-Wächtersbach
        Isenburg-Wächtersbach was a County of southern Hesse, Germany. It was created in 1673 as a partition of Isenburg-Büdingen, and was mediatised to Isenburg in 1806.-Counts of Isenburg-Wächtersbach :...

         – Ferdinand Maximilian II
        Ferdinand Maximilian II of Isenburg-Wächtersbach
        Ferdinand Maximilian II of Isenburg-Wächtersbach was a German count of Isenburg-Wächtersbach from 1703 to 1755. The county itself lasted from 1673 to 1806 in the central Holy Roman Empire, until it was mediated to Isenberg....

        , Count of Isenburg-Wächtersbach (1703–1755)
      • Leiningen-Dachsburg-Falkenburg-Billigheim – Johann Franz, Count of Leiningen-Dachsburg-Falkenburg-Billigheim (1699–1750)
      • Leiningen-Dachsburg-Falkenburg-Heidesheim – Christian Karl Reinhard
        Christian Karl Reinhard of Leiningen-Dachsburg-Falkenburg-Heidesheim
        Christian Karl Reinhard of Leiningen-Dachsburg-Falkenburg-Heidesheim was a German nobleman.He was a great-great-great-grandparent of Mary of Teck.-Life:...

        , Count of Leiningen-Dachsburg-Falkenburg-Heidesheim (1698–1766)
      • Leiningen-Dachsburg-Hartenburg – Friedrich Magnus, Count of Leiningen-Dachsburg-Hartenburg (1722–1756)
      • Lindau
        Lindau
        Lindau is a Bavarian town and an island on the eastern side of Lake Constance, the Bodensee. It is the capital of the Landkreis or rural district of Lindau. The historic city of Lindau is located on an island which is connected with the mainland by bridge and railway.- History :The name Lindau was...

         – Theresia Wilhelmine von Pollheim-Winkelhausen, Princess-Abbess of Lindau (1743–1757)
      • Lippe-Biesterfeld
        Lippe-Biesterfeld
        Lippe-Biesterfeld is a cadet line of the House of Lippe, a morganatic title created in 1916, and since 1937 a title of the Dutch Royal House.-History:...

         – Friedrich Carl August, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld *(1736–1781)
      • Lippe-Weissenfeld
        Lippe-Weissenfeld
        Lippe-Weissenfeld was a countship in the northwestern part of what is now Germany, covering an area within the Principality of Lippe and the Teutoburg Forest...

         – Ferdinand Johann, Count of Lippe-Weissenfeld (1736–1781)
      • Nassau-Saarbrücken
        Nassau-Saarbrücken
        Nassau-Saarbrücken was a county of the Holy Roman Empire in the Upper Rhenish Circle. It belonged to the Walram branch of the House of Nassau.-County of Saarbrücken:...

         – Wilhelm Heinrich, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken (1735–1768)
      • Nassau-Usingen
        Nassau-Usingen
        Nassau-Usingen was a county of the Holy Roman Empire in the Upper Rhenish Circle that became a principality in 1688.The origin of the county lies in the medieval county of Weilnau that was acquired by the counts of Nassau-Weilburg in 1602....

         – Karl, Prince of Nassau-Usingen (1718–1775)
      • Nassau-Weilburg – Karl August, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg (1737–1753)
      • Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen
        Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen
        Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen was a state of the Holy Roman Empire based around Gelnhausen in the south of modern Hesse, Germany.Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen was partitioned from Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler in 1654. It was a mediate state with few rights...

         – Johann, Count Palatine and Duke of Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen (1739–1780)
      • Quedlinburg
        Quedlinburg
        Quedlinburg is a town located north of the Harz mountains, in the district of Harz in the west of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. In 1994 the medieval court and the old town was set on the UNESCO world heritage list....

         – Maria Elisabeth von Holstein-Gottorp, Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg (1710–1755)
      • Reuss-Ebersdorf
        Reuss-Ebersdorf
        Reuss-Ebersdorf was a county and from 1806 a principality located in Germany. The Counts of Reuss-Ebersdorf belonged to the Reuss Junior Line. Reuss was successively a part of the Holy Roman Empire, Confederation of the Rhine, German Confederation, North German Confederation, German Empire and...

         – Heinrich XXIV, Count of Reuss-Ebersdorf (1747–1779)
      • Reuss-Lobenstein
        Reuss-Lobenstein
        Reuss-Lobenstein was a state located in the German part of the Holy Roman Empire. The members of Reuss-Lobenstein family belonged to the Reuss Junior Line. Reuss-Lobenstein has existed on two different occasions, it was firstly created in 1425 as a lordship with Heinrich II, Lord of...

         – Heinrich II, Count of Reuss-Lobenstein (1739–1782)
      • Reuss-Obergreiz – Heinrich XI, Count of Reuss-Obergreiz (1723–1768)
      • Reuss-Schleiz – Heinrich XII, Count of Reuss-Schleiz (1744–1784)
      • Reuss-Untergreiz – Heinrich III, Count of Reuss-Untergreiz (1733–1768)
      • Salm-Dyck – August Eugen Bernhard, Count (Altgraf) of Salm-Dyck (1727–1767)
      • Salm-Grumbach – Karl Walrad Wilhelm, Count of Salm-Grumbach (1727–1763)
      • Salm-Leuze – Philipp Joseph, Prince of Salm-Leuze (1716–1779)
      • Salm-Reifferscheid – Karl Anton Joseph, Count (Altgraf) of Salm-Reifferscheid (1734–1755)
      • Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
        Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
        Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg was a county , most of which is located in the present district of Siegen-Wittgenstein, Germany . Its seat was the town and palace in Berleburg...

         – Ludwig Ferdinand, Count of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1741–1773)
      • Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein
        Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein
        Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein was a county between Hesse-Darmstadt and Westphalia. It was formed by the 1657 partition of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Wittgenstein and raised from a county to principality in 1801. It belonged from 1806 to 1815 to the Grand Duchy of Hesse and after 1816 to Prussia. The capital...

         – Karl Friedrich Wilhelm, Count of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein (1735–1756)
      • Stolberg-Rossla
        Stolberg-Rossla
        The County of Stolberg-Rossla was a county of the Holy Roman Empire. Its capital was Roßla, now in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.Stolberg-Rossla emerged as a partition of Stolberg-Stolberg in 1706. It was forced to recognize the suzerainty of the Electorate of Saxony in 1738. Stolberg-Rossla was...

         – Friedrich Botho, Count of Stolberg-Rossla (1739–1768)
      • Stolberg-Stolberg
        Stolberg-Stolberg
        Stolberg-Stolberg was a county of the Holy Roman Empire located in the southern Harz region. Its capital was the town of Stolberg, now in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany....

         – Christoph Ludwig II, Count of Stolberg-Stolberg (1738–1761)
      • Stolberg-Wernigerode
        Stolberg-Wernigerode
        The Principality of Stolberg-Wernigerode was a county of the Holy Roman Empire located in the Harz region around Wernigerode, now part of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.-History:...

         – Christian Ernst, Count of Stolberg-Wernigerode (1710–1771)
      • Waldeck-Pyrmont – Karl August Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck, Count of Pyrmont (1728–1763)
      • Weingarten
        Weingarten Abbey
        Weingarten Abbey or St. Martin's Abbey is a Benedictine monastery on the Martinsberg in Weingarten near Ravensburg in Baden-Württemberg .-First foundation:...

         – Domenicus II Schnitzer, Prince-Abbot of Weingarten (1746–1784)
      • Westerburg-Leiningen-Alt-Leiningen – Georg Hermann, Count of Westerburg-Leiningen-Alt-Leiningen (1720–1751)
      • Westerburg-Leiningen-Neu-Leiningen (Bavaria Line) – Georg Ernst Ludwig, Count of Westerburg-Leiningen-Neu-Leiningen (Bavaria Line) (1726–1765)
      • Westerburg-Leiningen-Neu-Leiningen (Nassau Line) – Georg Karl I August Ludwig, Count of Westerburg-Leiningen-Neu-Leiningen (Nassau Line) (1726–1787)
      • Wied
        Wied
        Wied was a County of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, located on the river Wied where it meets the Rhine. Wied emerged as a County earlier than many other German states. From 1243–1462, Wied was united with an Isenburgian County as Isenburg-Wied. Wied was partitioned twice: between itself and...

         – Johann Friedrich Alexander
        Johann Friedrich Alexander of Wied
        Johann Friedrich Alexander of Weid was a German ruler. He was the son of Friedrich Wilhelm of Wied and Luise Charlotte Dohna-Schlobitten. He was Count of Wied-Neuwied from September 17, 1737 to May 29, 1784, when he was elevated to Prince and continued to rule in that capacity until his death on...

        , Count of Wied (1737–1784)
    • Free Cities
      • Bremen
        Bremen (state)
        The Free Hanseatic City of Bremen is the smallest of Germany's 16 states. A more informal name, but used in some official contexts, is Land Bremen .-Geography:...

         – Mayors
        • Heinrich Lampe I (1745–1756)
        • Dietrich Meier I (1742–1751)
        • Christian Schönel (1747–1757)
      • Frankfurt
        Frankfurt
        Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010...

         –
        • Johann Wolfgang Textor, Stadtschultheiss of Frankfurt (1747–1771)
      • Hamburg
        Hamburg
        -History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...

         – Mayors
        • Conrad Widow (1742–1754)
        • Cornelius Poppe (1741–1759)
        • Martin Lucas Schele (1733–1751)
      • Lübeck
        Lübeck
        The Hanseatic City of Lübeck is the second-largest city in Schleswig-Holstein, in northern Germany, and one of the major ports of Germany. It was for several centuries the "capital" of the Hanseatic League and, because of its Brick Gothic architectural heritage, is listed by UNESCO as a World...

         – Mayors
        • Heinrich Rust (1743–1757)
        • Johann Adolf Krohn (1744–1750)
        • Gotthard Arnold Isselhorst (1744–1765)
        • Heinrich Balemann (1724–1750)

  • Hungary
    Kingdom of Hungary
    The Kingdom of Hungary comprised present-day Hungary, Slovakia and Croatia , Transylvania , Carpatho Ruthenia , Vojvodina , Burgenland , and other smaller territories surrounding present-day Hungary's borders...

    Maria Theresa
    Maria Theresa of Austria
    Maria Theresa Walburga Amalia Christina was the only female ruler of the Habsburg dominions and the last of the House of Habsburg. She was the sovereign of Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Bohemia, Mantua, Milan, Lodomeria and Galicia, the Austrian Netherlands and Parma...

    , Queen of Hungary (1740–1780)
  • Ireland
    Kingdom of Ireland
    The Kingdom of Ireland refers to the country of Ireland in the period between the proclamation of Henry VIII as King of Ireland by the Crown of Ireland Act 1542 and the Act of Union in 1800. It replaced the Lordship of Ireland, which had been created in 1171...

    George II
    George II of Great Britain
    George II was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Archtreasurer and Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 until his death.George was the last British monarch born outside Great Britain. He was born and brought up in Northern Germany...

    , King of Ireland
    King of Ireland
    A monarchical polity has existed in Ireland during three periods of its history, finally ending in 1801. The designation King of Ireland and Queen of Ireland was used during these periods...

     (1727–1760)
  • Lorraine - Stanislas, Duke of Lorraine (1737–1766)
  • Order of Malta – Manuel Pinto da Fonseca, Grand Master of the Order of Malta (1741–1773)
  • Massa and Carrara – Maria Teresa, Duchess of Massa and Princess of Carrara (1731–1790)
  • Masserano
    Masserano
    Masserano is a comune in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km northeast of Turin and about 12 km northeast of Biella...

    – Vittorio Filippo, Prince of Masserano (1743–1767)
  • Modena - Francesco III, Duke of Modena (1737–1780)
  • Naples
    Kingdom of Naples
    The Kingdom of Naples, comprising the southern part of the Italian peninsula, was the remainder of the old Kingdom of Sicily after secession of the island of Sicily as a result of the Sicilian Vespers rebellion of 1282. Known to contemporaries as the Kingdom of Sicily, it is dubbed Kingdom of...

    Carlo VII
    Charles III of Spain
    Charles III was the King of Spain and the Spanish Indies from 1759 to 1788. He was the eldest son of Philip V of Spain and his second wife, the Princess Elisabeth Farnese...

    , King of Naples (1735–1759)
  • Ottoman (Turkish) Empire
    Ottoman Empire
    The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...

    • Sultan
      Sultan
      Sultan is a title with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic language abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", and "dictatorship", derived from the masdar سلطة , meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it came to be used as the title of certain rulers who...

       – Mahmud I
      Mahmud I
      Mahmud I , called the Hunchback was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1730 to 1754.-Biography:...

      , Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1730–1754)
    • Grand Vizier
      Grand Vizier
      Grand Vizier, in Turkish Vezir-i Azam or Sadr-ı Azam , deriving from the Arabic word vizier , was the greatest minister of the Sultan, with absolute power of attorney and, in principle, dismissable only by the Sultan himself...

       –
      1. Boynuegri Seyyid Abdullah Pasha, Ottoman Grand Vizier (1747–1750)
      2. Divitdar Mehmed Pasha, Ottoman Grand Vizier (1750–1752)
  • Parma
    Duchy of Parma
    The Duchy of Parma was created in 1545 from that part of the Duchy of Milan south of the Po River, as a fief for Pope Paul III's illegitimate son, Pier Luigi Farnese, centered on the city of Parma....

    - Filippo
    Philip, Duke of Parma
    Philip of Spain was Duke of Parma from 1748 to 1765. He founded the House of Bourbon-Parma , a cadet line of the Spanish branch of the dynasty...

    , Duke of Parma (1748–1765)
  • Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
    Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
    The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was a dualistic state of Poland and Lithuania ruled by a common monarch. It was the largest and one of the most populous countries of 16th- and 17th‑century Europe with some and a multi-ethnic population of 11 million at its peak in the early 17th century...

    Augustus III
    Augustus III of Poland
    Augustus III, known as the Saxon ; ; also Prince-elector Friedrich August II was the Elector of Saxony in 1733-1763, as Frederick Augustus II , King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania in 1734-1763.-Biography:Augustus was the only legitimate son of Augustus II the Strong, Imperial Prince-Elector...

    , King of Poland (1733–1763)
  • Portugal
    Kingdom of Portugal
    The Kingdom of Portugal was Portugal's general designation under the monarchy. The kingdom was located in the west of the Iberian Peninsula, Europe and existed from 1139 to 1910...

    1. John V, King of Portugal (1706–1750)
    2. Joseph, King of Portugal (1750–1777)
  • Prussia
    Kingdom of Prussia
    The Kingdom of Prussia was a German kingdom from 1701 to 1918. Until the defeat of Germany in World War I, it comprised almost two-thirds of the area of the German Empire...

    Frederick II
    Frederick II of Prussia
    Frederick II was a King in Prussia and a King of Prussia from the Hohenzollern dynasty. In his role as a prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire, he was also Elector of Brandenburg. He was in personal union the sovereign prince of the Principality of Neuchâtel...

     King of Prussia (1740–1786)
  • Russian Empire
    Russian Empire
    The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...

    – Elizabeth Petrovna, Tsaritsa of Russia (1741–1762)
  • Sardinia
    Kingdom of Sardinia
    The Kingdom of Sardinia consisted of the island of Sardinia first as a part of the Crown of Aragon and subsequently the Spanish Empire , and second as a part of the composite state of the House of Savoy . Its capital was originally Cagliari, in the south of the island, and later Turin, on the...

    - Charles Emmanuel III, King of Sardinia (1730–1773)
  • Spain
    Spain
    Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

    Fernando VI
    Ferdinand VI of Spain
    Ferdinand VI , called the Learnt, was King of Spain from 9 July 1746 until his death. He was the fourth son of the previous monarch Philip V and his first wife Maria Luisa of Savoy...

    , King of Spain (1746–1759)
  • SwedenFrederick I
    Frederick I of Sweden
    Frederick I, , was a prince consort of Sweden from 1718 to 1720, and a King of Sweden from 1720 until his death and also Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel from 1730...

    , King of Sweden (1720–1751)
  • Tuscany
    Grand Duchy of Tuscany
    The Grand Duchy of Tuscany was a central Italian monarchy that existed, with interruptions, from 1569 to 1859, replacing the Duchy of Florence. The grand duchy's capital was Florence...

    Francis Stephen
    Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
    Francis I was Holy Roman Emperor and Grand Duke of Tuscany, though his wife effectively executed the real power of those positions. With his wife, Maria Theresa, he was the founder of the Habsburg-Lorraine dynasty...

    , Grand Duke of Tuscany (1737–1765)
  • United Provinces
    Dutch Republic
    The Dutch Republic — officially known as the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands , the Republic of the United Netherlands, or the Republic of the Seven United Provinces — was a republic in Europe existing from 1581 to 1795, preceding the Batavian Republic and ultimately...

    • Estates
      The States
      The States or the Estates signifies the assembly of the representatives of the estates of the realm, called together for purposes of legislation or deliberation...

       of Friesland
      Friesland
      Friesland is a province in the north of the Netherlands and part of the ancient region of Frisia.Until the end of 1996, the province bore Friesland as its official name. In 1997 this Dutch name lost its official status to the Frisian Fryslân...

      , Groningen (province)
      Groningen (province)
      Groningen [] is the northeasternmost province of the Netherlands. In the east it borders the German state of Niedersachsen , in the south Drenthe, in the west Friesland and in the north the Wadden Sea...

      , Guelders
      Guelders
      Guelders or Gueldres is the name of a historical county, later duchy of the Holy Roman Empire, located in the Low Countries.-Geography:...

      , Holland, Overijssel
      Overijssel
      Overijssel is a province of the Netherlands in the central eastern part of the country. The region has a NUTS classification of NL21. The province's name means "Lands across river IJssel". The capital city of Overijssel is Zwolle and the largest city is Enschede...

      , Utrecht
      Utrecht (province)
      Utrecht is the smallest province of the Netherlands in terms of area, and is located in the centre of the country. It is bordered by the Eemmeer in the north, Gelderland in the east, the river Rhine in the south, South Holland in the west, and North Holland in the northwest...

      , Zeeland
      Zeeland
      Zeeland , also called Zealand in English, is the westernmost province of the Netherlands. The province, located in the south-west of the country, consists of a number of islands and a strip bordering Belgium. Its capital is Middelburg. With a population of about 380,000, its area is about...

       (1581–1795)
    • Stadtholder
      Stadtholder
      A Stadtholder A Stadtholder A Stadtholder (Dutch: stadhouder [], "steward" or "lieutenant", literally place holder, holding someones place, possibly a calque of German Statthalter, French lieutenant, or Middle Latin locum tenens...

       – William IV, Prince of Orange
      William IV, Prince of Orange
      William IV, Prince of Orange-Nassau , born Willem Karel Hendrik Friso, was the first hereditary stadtholder of the Netherlands.-Early life:...

      , Stadtholder of Friesland
      Friesland
      Friesland is a province in the north of the Netherlands and part of the ancient region of Frisia.Until the end of 1996, the province bore Friesland as its official name. In 1997 this Dutch name lost its official status to the Frisian Fryslân...

      , Groningen (province)
      Groningen (province)
      Groningen [] is the northeasternmost province of the Netherlands. In the east it borders the German state of Niedersachsen , in the south Drenthe, in the west Friesland and in the north the Wadden Sea...

      , Guelders
      Guelders
      Guelders or Gueldres is the name of a historical county, later duchy of the Holy Roman Empire, located in the Low Countries.-Geography:...

      , Holland, Overijssel
      Overijssel
      Overijssel is a province of the Netherlands in the central eastern part of the country. The region has a NUTS classification of NL21. The province's name means "Lands across river IJssel". The capital city of Overijssel is Zwolle and the largest city is Enschede...

      , Utrecht
      Utrecht (province)
      Utrecht is the smallest province of the Netherlands in terms of area, and is located in the centre of the country. It is bordered by the Eemmeer in the north, Gelderland in the east, the river Rhine in the south, South Holland in the west, and North Holland in the northwest...

      , Zeeland
      Zeeland
      Zeeland , also called Zealand in English, is the westernmost province of the Netherlands. The province, located in the south-west of the country, consists of a number of islands and a strip bordering Belgium. Its capital is Middelburg. With a population of about 380,000, its area is about...

       (1747–1751)
      • Holland – Grand Pensionary
        Grand Pensionary
        The Grand Pensionary was the most important Dutch official during the time of the United Provinces. In theory he was only a civil servant of the Estates of the dominant province among the Seven United Provinces: the county of Holland...

         Pieter Steyn
        Pieter Steyn
        Pieter Steyn was Grand Pensionary of Holland from June 18, 1749 to November 5, 1772.He was the son of Johanna Patijn and Adriaan Steyn, burgomaster of Haarlem and studied Law in Leiden between 1724 and 1726. Both his marriages were without issue...

         of Holland (1749–1772)
  • Venice
    Republic of Venice
    The Republic of Venice or Venetian Republic was a state originating from the city of Venice in Northeastern Italy. It existed for over a millennium, from the late 7th century until 1797. It was formally known as the Most Serene Republic of Venice and is often referred to as La Serenissima, in...

    Pietro Grimani
    Pietro Grimani
    Pietro Grimani was a Venetian statesman who served as the 115th Doge of Venice from June 30, 1741 until his death. Grimani was a cultured and learned man, who wrote poetry and counted among his acquaintances Isaac Newton, who he had met while serving as a diplomat in England...

    , Doge of Venice (1741–1752)

Middle East and North Africa

  • Algeria
    Algeria
    Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...

    – Mohammed Ben Bekir, Dey of Algiers (1748–1754)
  • Morocco
    Morocco
    Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...

    – Abdallah IV, Sultan of Morocco (1745–1757)
  • Tunis
    Tunis
    Tunis is the capital of both the Tunisian Republic and the Tunis Governorate. It is Tunisia's largest city, with a population of 728,453 as of 2004; the greater metropolitan area holds some 2,412,500 inhabitants....

    – Ali, Bey of Tunis (1735–1756)

Oceania

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