List of state leaders in 1864

See also
List of state leaders in 1863 Events of 1864 List of state leaders in 1865 State leaders by year List of religious leaders in 1864 List of sovereign states in 1864 List of colonial governors in 1864

This is a list of heads of state, government leaders, and other rulers in the year 1864.

Africa

Ashanti Confederacy – Kwaku Dua I Panyin, Asantehene (1834–1867)
Kingdom of Buganda – Muteesa I (1856–1884)
Bunyoro – Kyebambe IV, Omukama of Bunyoro (1852–1869)
Kingdom of Burundi – Mwezi IV Gisabo (1852–1908)
Kingdom of Dahomey – Glele (1856–1889)
Ethiopian Empire – Tewodros II (1855–1868)
Kingdom of Lesotho – Moshoeshoe I (1822–1870)
Liberia
- President –
  1. Stephen Allen Benson (1856–1864)
  2. Daniel Bashiel Warner (1864–1868)
Kingdom of Rwanda – Kigeli IV (1853–1895)
Sokoto Caliphate
- Caliph – Ahmad bin Atiku (1859–1866)
- Grand Vizier - Ibrahim Khalilu (1859-c.1874)
Sultanate of Zanzibar – Sayyid Majid bin Said Al-Busaid (1856–1870)
Zulu – Mpande kaSenzangakhona, King of the Zulu (1840–1872)

Asia

Emirate of Afghanistan – Sher Ali Khan (1863–1866)
Kingdom of Champasak – Kham Suk (1863–1900)
China
- Qing dynasty – Tongzhi Emperor (1861–1875)
- Taiping Heavenly Kingdom –
  1. Hong Xiuquan (1851-May 1864)
  2. Hong Tianguifu (May 1854-August 1864)
  3. destroyed by Qing government forces
Dir – Ghazzan Khan, Khan of Dir (1863–1874)
Empire of Japan
- Monarch – Kōmei (1846–1867)
- Tokugawa shogunate – Tokugawa Iemochi (1858–1866)
- Ryukyu Kingdom - Shō Tai (1848-11 March 1879)
Joseon (Korea) –
1. Cheoljong (1849–1864)
2. Gojong (1864–1907, Emperor after 1897)
Sultanate of Oman – Thuwaini bin Said (1856–1866)
Đại Nam (Nguyễn dynasty) - Tự Đức, Emperor (1847–1883)

Europe

Principality of Abkhazia –
1. Mikhail (1822–1864)
2. Grigol III (1864)
3. Annexed by Russian Empire (1864)
Belgium
- Monarch – Léopold I, King of the Belgians (1831–1865)
- Cabinet Chief - Charles Rogier (1847–1852, 1857–1868)
Kingdom of Denmark
- Monarch – Christian IX (1863–1906)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Ditlev Gothard Monrad (1863–1864)
  2. Christian Albrecht Bluhme (1864–1865)
Second French Empire – Napoleon III (1852–1870)
German Confederation – Franz Joseph of Austria, President of the German Confederation (1850–1866)
- Austrian Empire – Franz Joseph I (1848–1916)
- Kingdom of Bavaria -
  - Monarch -
    1. Maximilian II (1848–1864)
    2. Ludwig II (1864–1886)
- Free City of Hamburg – Nicolaus Ferdinand Haller, First Burgomaster of Hamburg (1863–1864; 1866–1868; 1870; and again 1872–1873)
- Kingdom of Hanover - George (1851–1866)
- Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
  - Monarch – William III of the Netherlands (1849–1890)
  - Prime Minister - Victor de Tornaco (1860–1867)
- Kingdom of Prussia –
  - Monarch – Wilhelm I (1861–1888)
  - Minister President - Otto von Bismarck (1862–1873)
- Kingdom of Saxony - Johann (1854–1873)
- Kingdom of Württemberg -
  - Monarch -
    1. William I (1816–1864)
    2. Karl (1864–1891)
Kingdom of Greece –
- Monarch – George I (1863–1913)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Dimitrios Voulgaris (1863–1864)
  2. Konstantinos Kanaris (1864)
  3. Zinovios Valvis (1864)
  4. Konstantinos Kanaris (1864–1865)
Papal States – Pope Pius IX (1846–1878)
Kingdom of Hungary – Franz Joseph I of Austria (1848–1916)
Kingdom of Italy –
- Monarch – Vittorio Emanuele II (1861–1878)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Marco Minghetti (1863–1864)
  2. Marchese di La Marmora (1864–1866)
Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Monarch – William III (1849–1890)
- Chairman of the Dutch Council of Ministers - Johan Rudolph Thorbecke (1849–1853, 1862–1866, 1871–1872)
Sweden–Norway – United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway - Carl IV (1859–1872)
Ottoman (Turkish) Empire
- Sultan - Abdülaziz (1861–1876)
- Grand Vizier – Keçecizade Mehmet Fuat Pasha (1863–1866)
Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves
- Monarch – Luís I (1861–1889)
- President of the Council of Ministers - Duke of Loulé (1862–1865)
United Principalities – Alexandru Ioan Cuza (1859–1866)
Russian Empire – Alexander II (1855–1881)
Kingdom of Spain – Isabella II (1833–1868)
Kingdom of Sweden – United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway Charles XV (1859–1872)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland –
- Monarch – Victoria (1837–1901)
- Prime Minister - Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (1859–1865)

Middle East and North Africa

Abu Dhabi – Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, Shaikh of Abu Dhabi (1855–1909)
Egypt Eyalet – Isma'il, Governor (1863–1867)
Sultanate of Morocco – Muhammad IV (1859–1873)

North America

Province of Canada:
- Governor: The Viscount Monck of Ballytrammon (1861–1867)
- Joint Premiers:
  1. John Sandfield Macdonald and Antoine-Aimé Dorion, Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada (1863–1864)
  2. Sir Étienne-Paschal Taché and Sir John A. Macdonald, Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada (1864–1865)
Confederate States of America – Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America (1861–1865)
Costa Rica – Jesús Jiménez Zamora, President of Costa Rica (1863–1866)
Mexico:
- Juan Nepomuceno Almonte, President of Mexico (1863–1864)
- Maximilian of Habsburg, Emperor of Mexico (1864–1867)
United States of America: Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States (1861–1865)

Oceania

Kingdom of Hawaii – Kamehameha V (1863–1872)
Mangareva – Joseph-Grégoire II, King of Mangareva (1857–1868)
Samoa – Malietoa Talavou Tonumaipe’a, Malietoa (1860–1880)
Tonga – Tāufaʻāhau, Tu'i Kanokupolu (1845–1893)

South America

Argentina – Bartolomé Mitre, President of Argentina (1862–1868)
Empire of Brazil –
- Monarch – Pedro II (1831–1889)
- Prime Minister –
  1. Pedro de Araújo Lima, President of the cabinet of ministers (1862–1864)
  2. Zacarias de Góis e Vasconcelos, President of the cabinet of ministers (1864–1864)
  3. Francisco José Furtado, President of the cabinet of ministers (1864–1865)
Chile – José Joaquín Pérez, President of Chile (1861–1871)
Ecuador – Gabriel García Moreno, President of Ecuador (1859–1865)
Uruguay –
1. Bernardo Berro, President of Uruguay (1860–1864)
2. Atanasio Aguirre, President of Uruguay (1864–1865)