List of state leaders in 896

This is a list of heads of state, government leaders, and other rulers in the year 896.

Asia

• China (Tang dynasty) – Emperor Zhaozong (888–904)
• Japan – Emperor Uda (887–897)
• Korea (North South States Period)
  • Balhae – Dae Wihae (894–906)
  • Unified Silla – Jinseong (887–897)

Europe

• First Bulgarian Empire – Simeon I, Knyaz of Bulgaria (893–927)
• Kingdom of Upper Burgundy – Rudolph I (888–912)
• Byzantine Empire – Leo VI (886–912)
• Caucasus
  • Bagratuni Kingdom of Armenia – Smbat I (890–912)
  • Kingdom of Iberia – Adarnase IV (888–923)
  • Principality of Kakheti – Kvirike I (893–918)
  • Klarjeti – Bagrat I Mampali (889–900)
• Duchy of Croatia – Muncimir (892–910)
• England (Heptarchy) –
  • Danelaw –
    • Kingdom of East Anglia – Eohric (890–902)
    • Kingdom of Northumbria –
  • Kingdom of Wessex – Alfred the Great (871–899)
    • Kingdom of Mercia – Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians (c. 883–911)
• East Francia – Arnulf of Carinthia (887–899) and Holy Roman Emperor (896–899)
  • Bavaria – Luitpold, Margrave of Bavaria (895–907)
  • Duchy of Bohemia – Spytihněv I (894–915)
  • Kingdom of Lotharingia – Zwentibold (895–900)
    • County of Frisia –
      1. Gerolf (c. 885–895/896)
      2. Dirk I (c. 896–923)
    • County of Hainaut – Reginar I (c. 880–898)
  • March of Pannonia – Aribo of Austria (871–909)
  • Duchy of Saxony – Otto the Illustrious (880–912)
  • Duchy of Thuringia – Conrad (892–906)
• West Francia – Odo (888–898)
  • County of Angoulême – Alduin I (886–916)
  • Duchy of Aquitaine – William I (893–918)
  • County of Autun – Richard the Justiciar (880–921)
  • County of Barcelona – Wilfred the Hairy (878–897)
  • Duchy of Brittany – Alan I (876–907)
  • County of Flanders – Baldwin II (879–918)
  • County of Maine – Ragenold of Neustria (895–900)
  • March of Neustria – Berengar II (886–896)
  • County of Paris – Robert I (888–923)
  • County of Toulouse – Odo (886–918)
  • County of Tours – Robert I (888–922)
  • County of Troyes – Richard the Justiciar (894–921)
  • County of Urgell – Wilfred the Hairy (870–897)
  • County of Vermandois – Herbert I (896–907)
• Duchy of Gascony – Gassia II (893–c. 930)
• Principality of Hungary – Árpád, Grand Prince of the Magyars (c. 895–c. 907)
• Ireland – Flann Sinna, High King of Ireland (879–916)
  • Kingdom of Ailech –
    1. Flaithbertach mac Murchado (887–896)
    2. Niall Glúndub (896–919)
  • Kingdom of Connacht – Tadg mac Conchobair (888–900)
  • Uí Maine –
  • Kingdom of Leinster – Cerball mac Muirecáin (885–909)
  • Kingdom of Mide – Flann Sinna (877–916)
  • Kingdom of Munster – Finguine Cenn nGécan mac Loégairi (895–902)
  • Kingdom of Ulaid –
    1. Máel Mocheirge mac Indrechtaig (893–896)
    2. Aitíth mac Laigni (896–898)
• Kingdom of Italy – disputed between:

• • Berengar (887–924)
  • Lambert II, King of Italy (894–898) and Holy Roman Emperor (892–898)
  • Arnulf of Carinthia, King of Italy (896–899) and Holy Roman Emperor (896–899)

• • Principality of Benevento – Guy IV of Spoleto (895–897)
  • County of Capua – Atenulf I (887–910)
  • March of Friuli – Walfred of Friuli (890–896)
  • Duchy of Gaeta – Docibilis I, Hypatus of Gaeta (866–906)
  • March of Ivrea – Anscar I of Ivrea (888–902)
  • Duchy of Naples – Athanasius (877–898)
  • Papal States –
    1. Pope Formosus (891–896)
    2. Pope Boniface VI (896)
    3. Pope Stephen VI (896–897)
  • Principality of Salerno – Guaimar I (880–901)
  • Duchy of Spoleto – Guy IV (889–897)
  • March of Tuscany – Adalbert II (886–915)
  • Republic of Venice – Pietro Tribuno, Doge of Venice (887–912)
• Kievan Rus' – Oleg of Novgorod (882–912)
• Great Moravia – Mojmír II (894–906)
  • Principality of Nitra – Svatopluk II (894–906)
• Kingdom of Norway – Harald Fairhair (872–930)
• Novgorod – Oleg, Prince of Novgorod (879–912)
• Kingdom of Provence – Louis the Blind (887–928)
• Kingdom of Alba (Scotland) – Donald II (889–900)
• Principality of Serbia – Petar Gojniković (892–917)
• Spain –
  • County of Aragon – Galindo Aznárez II (893–922)
  • Kingdom of Asturias – Alfonso III (866–910)
  • Emirate of Córdoba – Abdallah ibn Muhammad (888–912)
  • County of Pallars – Raymond I (872–920)
  • Kingdom of Pamplona – Fortún Garcés (882–905)
  • County of Ribagorza – Raymond I (872–920)
• Wales –
  • Kingdom of Dyfed – Llywarch ap Hyfaidd (893–904)
  • Kingdom of Gwynedd – Anarawd ap Rhodri (878–916)
  • Kingdom of Powys – Merfyn ap Rhodri (878–900)
  • Kingdom of Seisyllwg – Cadell ap Rhodri (878–909)

Middle East

• Byzantine Empire – Leo VI the Wise (886–912)