List of state leaders in 1782
1781 state leaders – Events of 1782 – 1783 state leaders – State leaders by year
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- Andorra – Coprinces:
- Denmark–Norway
- France – Louis XVI, King of France (1774–1792)
- Great Britain –
- Holy Roman Empire – Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor (1765–1790)
- Anhalt-Zerbst – Friedrich August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (1747–1793)
- Auersperg – Heinrich Joseph Johann, Prince of Auersperg (1713–1783)
- Baden-Durlach – Karl IV Friedrich, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (1738–1771, ruled all of Baden 1771–1811)
- Brandenburg – Friedrich II of Prussia, Elector of Brandenburg (1740–1786)
- Hanover – Georg III, Elector of Hanover (1760–1814/1820)
- Palatinate – Karl IV Philipp Theodor, Elector Palatine (1742–1799)
- Palatinate-Sulzbach – Karl Theodor, Count Palatine and Duke of Palatinate-Sulzbach (1733–1799)
- Reuss-Lobenstein – Heinrich II, Count of Reuss-Lobenstein (1739–1782)
- Reuss-Schleiz – Heinrich XII, Count of Reuss-Schleiz (1744–1784)
- Saxony – Friedrich August III, Elector of Saxony (1763–1806/1827)
- Weingarten – Domenicus II Schnitzer, Prince-Abbot of Weingarten (1746–1784)
- Westerburg-Leiningen-Neu-Leiningen (Nassau Line) – Georg Karl I August Ludwig, Count of Westerburg-Leiningen-Neu-Leiningen (Nassau Line) (1726–1787)
- Wied – Johann Friedrich Alexander, Count of Wied (1737–1784)
- Württemberg – Karl Eugen, Duke of Württemberg (1737–1793)
- Ireland – George III, King of Ireland (1760–1820)
- Ottoman (Turkish) Empire
- Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth – Stanisław August Poniatowski, King of Poland (1764–1795)
- Portugal – Maria I Francisca, Queen of Portugal (1777–1816)
- Prussia – Frederick II King of Prussia (1740–1786)
- Russia – Catherine II, Tsaritsa of Russia (1762–1796)
- Spain – Charles III, King of Spain (1759–1788)
- Sweden – Absolutism
- Tuscany – Peter Leopold I, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1765–1790)
- United Provinces –
- Estates of Friesland, Groningen (province), Guelders, Holland, Overijssel, Utrecht, Zeeland (1581–1795)
- Stadtholder – William V, Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of Friesland, Groningen (province), Guelders, Holland, Overijssel, Utrecht, Zeeland (1751–1795)
- Venice – Paolo Renier, Doge of Venice (1779–1789)
Middle East and North Africa