List of state leaders in 1768

See also
List of state leaders in 1767 Events of 1768 List of state leaders in 1769 State leaders by year List of sovereign states in 1768 List of colonial governors in 1768

This is a list of heads of state, government leaders, and other rulers in the year 1768.

Africa

Ankole – Rwabirere, Omugabe of Ankole (c. 1755–1783)
Ashanti Confederacy – Osei Kwadwo, Asantehene (1764–1777)
Aussa Sultanate – Kadhafo Mahammad ibn Kadhafo (1749–1779)
Kingdom of Buganda – Kyabaggu Kabinuli (1750–1780)
Bunyoro – Duhaga, Omukama of Bunyoro (1731–c.1782)
Kingdom of Dahomey – Tegbessou (1732–1774)
Ethiopian Empire – Iyoas I (1755–1769)
Kingdom of Kongo – Álvaro XI of Kongo (1764–1778)
Nungu – Yembrima, Nunbado of Nungu (1736–1791)
Oyo Empire – Majeogbe, Oba of Oyo (1754–1770)
Sultanate of Sennar – Isma'il (1768–1776)
Warsangali Sultanate – Gerad Ali (1750–1789)
Yatenga – Naaba Kango (1754–1787)
Zulu – Jama kaNdaba, King of the Zulu (1763–1781)

Asia

Aceh Sultanate – Mahmoud Syah (1760–1781)
Durrani Empire – Ahmad Shah Abdali (1747–1772)
Arakan – Apaya, King of Arakan (1764–1773)
Amabi – Balthazar Loti (1755–1790)
Amanuban – Don Louis (1751–1770)
Amarasi – Dom Affonco Hornay (1752–1774)
Sultanate of Banjar – Tahmidullah II (1761–1801)
Banten – Abu Nazar Muhammad Arif Zainal Asyekin (1753–1777)
Blambangang – Danuningrat, King of Blambangang (1736–1763)
Bengal – Najabut Ali Khan, Nawab of Bengal (1766–1770)
Bhutan – Donam Lhundub, Druk Desis of Bhutan (1768–1773)
Bikaner State – Gaj Singh, Maharaja of Bikaner (1745–1787)
Sultanate of Brunei – Omar Ali Saifuddin I (1762–1795)
Bundi State – Umaid Singh, Rao Raja of Bundi (1749–1779)
Kingdom of Burma – Hsinbyushin (1763–1776)
Cambay – Mo'min Khan II, Nawab of Cambay (1743–1784)
China (Qing dynasty) – Qianlong Emperor (1735–1796)
Empire of Japan
- Monarch – Go-Sakuramachi (1762–1771)
- Tokugawa shogunate – Tokugawa Ieharu (1760–1786)
- Ryukyu Kingdom – Shō Boku (1752–1795)
Kahlur – Devi Chand, Raja of Kahlur (1738–1778)
Kantipur – Jaya Prakash Malla (1750–1768)
Joseon (Korea) – Yeongjo (1724–1776)

Europe

Principality of Abkhazia – Kelesh Begi (1747–1806)
Andorra – Co-princes:
- Francesc Fernández de Xátiva y Contreras, Bishop of Urgell (1763–1771)
- Louis XV of France (1715–1774)
Kingdom of Denmark–Norway
- Monarch – Christian VII (1766–1808)
- Minister of State – Johann Hartwig Ernst, Count von Bernstorff (1751–1770)
Kingdom of France – Louis XV (1715–1774)
Kingdom of Great Britain –
- Monarch – George III (1760–1820)
- Prime Minister –
  1. William Pitt the Elder, 1st Earl of Chatham (1766–1768)
  2. Augustus Henry Fitzroy, 3rd Duke of Grafton (1768–1770)
Holy Roman Empire – Joseph II (1765–1790)
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 Hanover – Georg III (1760–1814/1820)
- Electorate of Mainz – Emmerich Joseph von Breidbach zu Bürresheim, Archbishop of Mainz (1763–1774)
- Electorate of Saxony – Friedrich August III (1763–1806/1827)
Princes
- Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst – Friedrich August (1747–1793)
- 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-Durlach – Karl IV Friedrich (1738–1771, ruled all of Baden 1771–1811)
- Duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel – Karl I (1735–1780)
- Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt – Ludwig VIII (1739–1768)
- Electorate of the Palatinate – Karl IV Philipp Theodor, Elector Palatine (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)
- Principality of Salm-Kyrburg – Philip Joseph (1742–1778)
- Salm-Salm – Nicholas Leopold, Prince of Salm-Salm (1738–1770)
- Duchy of Saxe-Gotha – Friedrich III (1732–1772)
- Duchy of Saxe-Hildburghausen – Ernst Friedrich III (1745–1780)
- Prince-Bishopric of Speyer – Franz Christoph von Hutzen zu Stolzenberg (1743–1770)
- Duchy of Württemberg – Karl Eugen (1737–1793)

Counts and Prelates
- Principality of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym – Viktor I (1727–1772)
- County of Bentheim-Steinfurt – Karl Paul Ernst (1733–1780)
- Essen Abbey – Francisca Christina von Pfalz-Sulzbach, Princess-Abbess of Essen (1726–1776)
- County of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen – Philipp Heinrich (1743–1764, prince 1764–1781)
- Principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen – Joseph Friedrich (1715–1769)
- Duchy of Hoogstraten – Nikolaus Leopold (1741–1770)
- County of Isenburg-Meerholz – Karl Friedrich (1724–1774)
- County of Lippe-Biesterfeld – Friedrich Carl August *(1736–1781)
- County of Lippe-Weissenfeld – Ferdinand Johann (1736–1781)
- County of Nassau-Saarbrücken – Wilhelm Heinrich (1735–1768)
- Principality of Nassau-Usingen – Karl (1718–1775)
- Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen – Johann, Count Palatine and Duke of Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen (1739–1780)
- 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)
- Principality of Salm-Leuze – Philipp Joseph (1716–1779)
- County of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg – Ludwig Ferdinand (1741–1773)
- County of Stolberg-Rossla – Friedrich Botho (1739–1768)
- County of Stolberg-Wernigerode – Christian Ernst (1710–1771)
- Weingarten Abbey – Domenicus II Schnitzer, Prince-Abbot of Weingarten (1746–1784)
- Westerburg-Leiningen-Neu-Leiningen (Nassau Line) – Georg Karl I August Ludwig (1726–1787)
- County of Wied – Johann Friedrich Alexander (1737–1784)
Kingdom of Ireland – George III (1760–1820)
Ottoman (Turkish) Empire
- Sultan of the Ottoman Empire – Mustafa III (1757–1774)
- Grand Vizier
  1. Muhsinzade Mehmed Pasha (1765–1768)
  2. Silahdar Mahir Hamza Pasha (1768)
  3. Yaglikçizade Nisani Mehmed Emin Pasha (1768–1769)
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth – Stanisław August Poniatowski (1764–1795)
Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves –
- Monarch – Joseph I (1750–1777)
- Prime Minister – Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal (1750–1777)
Kingdom of Prussia – Frederick II (1740–1786)
Russian Empire – Catherine II, Tsaritsa of Russia (1762–1796)
Kingdom of Spain – Charles III (1759–1788)
Kingdom of Sweden – Age of Liberty
- Monarch – Adolf Frederik (1751–1771)
Grand Duchy of Tuscany – Peter Leopold I (1765–1790)
United Provinces –
- Estates of Friesland, Groningen, Guelders, Holland, Overijssel, Utrecht, Zeeland (1581–1795)
- Stadtholder – William V, Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of Friesland, Groningen, Guelders, Holland, Overijssel, Utrecht, Zeeland (1751–1795)
  - Holland – Grand Pensionary Pieter Steyn of Holland (1749–1772)
Republic of Venice – Alvise Giovanni Mocenigo, Doge of Venice (1763–1779)

Middle East and North Africa

Abu Dhabi – Dhiyab bin Isa, Shaikh of Abu Dhabi (1761–1793)
Ganja khanate – Muhammad Hasan Khan (1761–1781)
Karabakh Khanate – Ibrahim Khalil Panah Khan (1761–1807)
Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti – Erekle II (1762–1798)
Quba Khanate – Fatali Khan (1758–1789)
Sultanate of Morocco – Mohammed III (1757–1790)