List of state leaders in 1749

See also
List of state leaders in 1748 Events of 1749 List of state leaders in 1750 State leaders by year List of colonial governors in 1749

This is a list of heads of state, government leaders, and other rulers in the year 1749.

Africa

Ashanti Confederacy – Opoku Ware I, Asantehene (1720–1750)
Bunyoro – Duhaga, Omukama of Bunyoro (1731–c.1782)
Kingdom of Dahomey – Tegbessou (1732–1774)
Ethiopian Empire – Iyasu II (1730–1755)
Emirate of Harar – Yusuf ibn Abi Bakr, Emir of Harar (1747–1755)
Nkore – Macwa, Omugabe of Nkole (c.1727–c.1755)
Sennar Sultanate – Badi IV (1724–1762)
Zulu – Ndaba kaMageba, King of the Zulu (1745–1763)

Asia

Aceh Sultanate – Alauddin Johan Syah, Sultan of Aceh (1735–1760)
Durrani Empire – Ahmad Shah Abdali (1747–1772)
China (Qing dynasty) – Qianlong Emperor (1735–1796)
Empire of Japan
- Monarch – Emperor Momozono (1747–1762)
- Tokugawa shogunate – Tokugawa Ieshige (1745–1760)
- Ryukyu Kingdom – Shō Kei (1713–1751)
Joseon (Korea) – Yeongjo (1724–1776)

Europe

Andorra – Co-princes:
- Sebastià Josep de Victoria de Emparán y de Loyola, Bishop of Urgell (1747–1756)
- Louis XV of France and Navarre (1715–1774)
Kingdom of Denmark–Norway –
- Monarch – Frederick V (1746–1766)
- Minister of State – Johan Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg (1735–1751)
Kingdom of France – Louis XV (1715–1774)
Kingdom of Great Britain
- Monarch – George II (1727–1760)
- Prime Minister – Henry Pelham, First Lord of the Treasury (1743–1754)

Holy Roman Empire – Franz I, Holy Roman Emperor (1745–1765)
- Electors
  - Electorate of Bavaria – Maximilian III (1745–1777)
  - Kingdom of Bohemia – Maria Theresa (1740–1780)
  - Electorate of Brandenburg – Friedrich II of Prussia (1740–1786)
  - Electorate of Cologne – Clemens August of Bavaria, Archbishop-Elector of Cologne (1723–1761)
  - Electorate of Hanover – Georg II, Elector of Hanover, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1727–1760)
  - Electorate of Mainz – Johann Friedrich Karl von Ostein, Archbishop-Elector of Mainz (1743–1763)
  - Electorate of Saxony – Friedrich August II (1733–1763)
  - Electorate of Trier – Franz Georg von Schönborn, Archbishop-Elector of Trier (1729–1756)
- Princes
  - Principality of Anhalt-Bernburg – Viktor Friedrich (1721–1765)
  - Principality of Anhalt-Dessau – Leopold II (1747–1751)
  - Principality of Anhalt-Köthen – August Ludwig (1728–1755)
  - Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst – Friedrich August (1747–1793)
  - Duchy of Arenberg – Léopold (1691–1754)
  - Principality of Auersperg – Heinrich Joseph Johann (1713–1783)
  - Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg – Joseph (1740–1768)
  - Archduchy of Austria – Maria Theresia (1740–1780)
  - Margraviate of Baden-Baden – Ludwig Georg Simpert (1707–1761)
  - Margraviate of Baden-Durlach – Karl IV Friedrich (1738–1771, ruled all of Baden 1771–1811)
  - Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg – Johann Philipp Anton von Franckenstein (1746–1753)
  - Prince-Provostry of Berchtesgaden – Cajetan Anton von Notthaft (1732–1752)
  - Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach – Karl Wilhelm Friedrich (1723–1757)
  - Margraviate of Brandenburg-Bayreuth – Friedrich IX (1735–1763)
  - Duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel – Karl I (1735–1780)
  - Prince-Bishopric of Constance – Damian Hugo Philipp Anton Cardinal Schönborn (1740–1753)
  - Imperial Abbey of Corvey – Kaspar II von Böselager-Hohneburg, Prince-Abbot of Corvey (1737–1758)
  - Prince-Bishopric of Eichstätt – Johann Anton II von Friberg-Hoperferau (1736–1757)
  - Prince-Provostry of Ellwangen – Franz Georg von Schönborn-Buchheim (1732–1756)
  - Prince-Bishopric of Freising – Johann Theodor of Bavaria (1727–1763)
  - Imperial Abbey of Fulda – Amandus von Buseck, Prince-Abbot of Fulda (1737–1752, Bishop of Fulda 1752–1756)
  - Principality of Fürstenberg-Fürstenberg – Joseph Wilhelm Ernst (Prince 1716–1762, Count 1704–1716)
  - Monastic State of the Knights Hospitaller, Heitersheim – Philipp Wilhelm von Nesselrode, Prince and General Prior of the Order of St. John at Heitersheim (1728–1754)
  - Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt – Ludwig VIII (1739–1768)
  - Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel – Frederick I, also King of Sweden (1730–1751)
  - Prince-Bishopric of Hildesheim – Clemens August of Bavaria (1724–1761), also Archbishop-Elector of Cologne
  - Principality of Hohenzollern-Hechingen – Friedrich Ludwig (1735–1750)
  - Duchy of Holstein-Glückstadt – Friedrich V (1746–1766)
  - Duchy of Holstein-Gottorp – Karl Peter Ulrich (1739–1762)
  - Imperial Ducal Abbey of Kempten – Engelbert von Sorgenstein, Prince-Abbot of Kempten (1747–1760)
  - Prince-Bishopric of Lübeck – Adolf Friedrich (1727–1750)
  - Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin – Christian Ludwig II (1747–1756)
  - Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz – Adolf Friedrich III (1708–1752)
  - Mergentheim – Clemens August of Bavaria, Prince and Grand Master of the Teutonic Order (1732–1761)
  - Prince-Bishopric of Münster – Clemens August of Bavaria (1723–1761, also Archbishop-Elector of Cologne)
  - Principality of Orange-Nassau – Wilhelm IV (1711–1751)
  - Duchy of Oldenburg – Friedrich III, Count of Oldenburg (1746–1766)
  - Prince-Bishopric of Osnabrück – Clemens August of Bavaria (1728–1761, also Archbishop-Elector of Cologne)
  - Prince-Bishopric of Paderborn – Clemens August of Bavaria (1719–1761, also Archbishop-Elector of Cologne)
  - Electorate of the Palatinate – Karl IV Philipp Theodor (1742–1799)
  - Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Zweibrücken – Christian IV, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (1735–1775)
  - Palatinate-Sulzbach – Karl Theodor, Count Palatine and Duke of Palatinate-Sulzbach (1733–1799)
  - Prince-Bishopric of Passau – Joseph Dominicus Franz Kilian von Lamberg (1723–1761)
  - Bishopric of Regensburg – Johann Theodor of Bavaria (1719–1763)
  - Principality of Salm-Kyrburg – Philip Joseph, Prince of Salm-KyrburgPhilip Joseph (1742–1778)
  - Principality of Salm-Salm – Nicholas Leopold (1738–1770)
  - Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld – Franz Josias (1735–1764)
  - Duchy of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg – Friedrich III (1732–1772)
  - Duchy of Saxe-Hildburghausen – Ernst Friedrich III (1745–1780)
  - Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen – Anton Ulrich (1706–1763)
  - Principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt – Johann Friedrich (1744–1767)
  - Principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen – Heinrich XXXV (1740–1758)
  - Prince-Bishopric of Speyer – Franz Christoph von Hutzen zu Stolzenberg (1743–1770)
  - Prince-Bishopric of Strasbourg – Armand Gaston Maximilien de Rohan (1704–1749)
  - Prince-Bishopric of Worms – Franz Georg von Schönborn (1732–1756), also Archbishop-Elector of Trier
  - Duchy of Württemberg – Karl Eugen (1737–1793)
  - Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg – Karl Philip Greiffenklau von Vollraths (1746–1754)
- Counts and Prelates
  - Principality of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym – Viktor I (1727–1772)
  - County of Bentheim-Bentheim – Friedrich Karl Philipp (1731–1753)
  - County of Bentheim-Steinfurt – Karl Paul Ernst (1733–1780)
  - Essen Abbey – Francisca Christina von Pfalz-Sulzbach, Princess-Abbess of Essen (1726–1776)
  - Gandersheim Abbey – Elisabeth Ernestine of Saxe-Meiningen, Princess-Abbess of Gandersheim (1713–1766)
  - Gutenzell Abbey – Franziska von Gall, Princess-Abbess of Gutenzell (1747–1759)
  - Herford Abbey – Johanna Charlotte of Anhalt-Dessau, Princess-Abbess of Herford (1729–1750)
  - Landgraviate of Hesse-Homburg – Friedrich IV (1746–1751)
  - Principality of Hohenlohe-Bartenstein – Karl Philipp Franz (1744–1763, Count 1729–1744)
  - County of Hohenlohe-Langenburg – Ludwig (1715–1764, Prince 1764–1765)
  - County of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen – Philipp Heinrich (1743–1764, prince 1764–1781)
  - County of Hohenlohe-Öhringen – Johann Friedrich II (1702–1764, Prince 1764–1765)
  - County of Hohenlohe-Weikersheim – Carl Ludwig (1702–1756)
  - Principality of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst – Philipp Ernst I (1744–1753, Count 1697–1744)
  - Principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen – Joseph Friedrich (1715–1769)
  - Duchy of Hoogstraten – Nikolaus Leopold (1741–1770)
  - County of Isenburg – Ernst Kasimir, Count of Isenburg (1708–1749)
  - Principality of Isenburg-Birstein – Wolfgang Ernst I 1711–1744. (1744–1754)
  - County of Isenburg-Meerholz – Karl Friedrich (1724–1774)
  - County of Isenburg-Wächtersbach – Ferdinand Maximilian II (1703–1755)
  - County of Leiningen-Dachsburg-Falkenburg-Billigheim – Johann Franz (1699–1750)
  - County of Leiningen-Dachsburg-Falkenburg-Heidesheim – Christian Karl Reinhard (1698–1766)
  - County of Leiningen-Dachsburg-Hartenburg – Friedrich Magnus (1722–1756)
  - Lindau Abbey – Theresia Wilhelmine von Pollheim-Winkelhausen, Princess-Abbess of Lindau (1743–1757)
  - County of Lippe-Alverdissen – Friedrich Ernst (1723–1749)
  - County of Lippe-Biesterfeld – Friedrich Carl August *(1736–1781)
  - County of Lippe-Detmold – Simon August (1734–1749)
  - County of Lippe-Weissenfeld – Ferdinand Johann (1736–1781)
  - County of Nassau-Saarbrücken – Wilhelm Heinrich (1735–1768)
  - Principality of Nassau-Usingen – Karl (1718–1775)
  - Principality of Nassau-Weilburg – Karl August (1737–1753)
  - Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen – Johann, Count Palatine and Duke of Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen (1739–1780)
  - Quedlinburg Abbey – Maria Elisabeth von Holstein-Gottorp, Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg (1710–1755)
  - County of Reuss-Ebersdorf – Heinrich XXIV (1747–1779)
  - County of Reuss-Lobenstein – Heinrich II (1739–1782)
  - County of Reuss-Obergreiz – Heinrich XI (1723–1768)
  - County of Reuss-Schleiz – Heinrich XII (1744–1784)
  - County of Reuss-Untergreiz – Heinrich III (1733–1768)
  - Salm-Dyck – August Eugen Bernhard, Count (Altgraf) of Salm-Dyck (1727–1767)
  - County of Salm-Grumbach – Karl Walrad Wilhelm (1727–1763)
  - Principality of Salm-Leuze – Philipp Joseph (1716–1779)
  - Salm-Reifferscheid – Karl Anton Joseph, Count (Altgraf) of Salm-Reifferscheid (1734–1755)
  - County of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg – Ludwig Ferdinand (1741–1773)
  - County of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein – Karl Friedrich Wilhelm (1735–1756)
  - County of Stolberg-Rossla – Friedrich Botho (1739–1768)
  - County of Stolberg-Stolberg – Christoph Ludwig II (1738–1761)
  - County of Stolberg-Wernigerode – Christian Ernst (1710–1771)
  - Principality of Waldeck-Pyrmont – Karl August Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck, Count of Pyrmont (1728–1763)
  - Weingarten Abbey – Domenicus II Schnitzer, Prince-Abbot of Weingarten (1746–1784)
  - County of Westerburg-Leiningen-Alt-Leiningen – Georg Hermann (1720–1751)
  - Westerburg-Leiningen-Neu-Leiningen (Bavaria Line) – Georg Ernst Ludwig (1726–1765)
  - Westerburg-Leiningen-Neu-Leiningen (Nassau Line) – Georg Karl I August Ludwig (1726–1787)
  - County of Wied – Johann Friedrich Alexander (1737–1784)
- Free Cities
  - Free City of Bremen – Mayors
    - Daniel von Büren IV (1736–1749),
    - Heinrich Lampe I (1745–1756),
    - Dietrich Meier I (1742–1751),
    - Christian Schönel (1747–1757)
  - Free Imperial City of Frankfurt –
    - Johann Wolfgang Textor, Stadtschultheiss of Frankfurt (1747–1771)
  - Free City of Hamburg – Mayors
    - Conrad Widow (1742–1754),
    - Cornelius Poppe (1741–1759),
    - Nicolaus Stampeel (1743–1749),
    - Martin Lucas Schele (1733–1751)
  - Free City of Lübeck – Mayors
    - Heinrich Rust (1743–1757),
    - Johann Adolf Krohn (1744–1750),
    - Gotthard Arnold Isselhorst (1744–1765),
    - Heinrich Balemann (1724–1750)

Kingdom of Ireland –
- Monarch – George II (1727–1760)
- Viceroy – William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington, Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland (1746–1750)
Order of Malta – Manuel Pinto da Fonseca, Grand Master of the Order of Malta (1741–1773)
Duchy of Massa and Carrara – Maria Teresa Cybo-Malaspina, Duchess of Massa, and Princess of Carrara (1731–1790)
Principality of Masserano – Vittorio Filippo (1743–1767)
Duchy of Modena and Reggio – Francesco III d'Este (1737–1780)
Ottoman (Turkish) Empire
- Sultan – Mahmud I (1730–1754)
- Grand Vizier – Seyyid Abdullah Pasha (1747–1750)
Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves – John V (1706–1750)
Kingdom of Prussia – Frederick II (1740–1786)
Russian Empire – Elizabeth Petrovna, Tsaritsa of Russia (1741–1762)
Kingdom of Spain – Fernando VI (1746–1759)
Kingdom of Sweden – Age of Liberty
- Monarch – Frederick I, also Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (1720–1751)
Grand Duchy of Tuscany – Francis Stephen (1737–1765)
United Provinces –
- Estates of Friesland, Groningen, Guelders, Holland, Overijssel, Utrecht, Zeeland (1581–1795)
- Stadtholder – William IV, Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of Friesland, Groningen, Guelders, Holland, Overijssel, Utrecht, Zeeland (1747–1751)
  - Holland – Grand Pensionary
    1. Jacob Gilles (1746–1749)
    2. Pieter Steyn (1749–1772)
Republic of Venice – Pietro Grimani, Doge of Venice (1741–1752)

Middle East and North Africa

Ottoman Algeria – Mohammed Ben Bekir, Dey of Algiers (1748–1754)
Derbent Khanate -
Sultanate of Morocco – Abdallah IV (1745–1757)
Beylik of Tunis – Abu l-Hasan Ali I (1735–1756)