List of state leaders in 1844

This is a list of heads of state, government leaders, and other rulers in the year 1844.

Africa

• Ashanti Confederacy – Kwaku Dua I Panyin, Asantehene (1834–1867)
• Kingdom of Buganda – Suna II (1836–1856)
• Bunyoro – Nyabongo II, Omukama of Bunyoro (1835–1848)
• Kingdom of Burundi – Ntare IV Rugamba (1796–1852)
• Kingdom of Dahomey – Ghezo (1818–1856)
• Kingdom of Rwanda – Mutara II Rwogera (1830–1853)
• Sokoto Caliphate
  • Caliph – Ali bin Bello I (1842–1859)
  • Grand Vizier - Abd al-Qadir (1842–1859)
• Zulu – Mpande kaSenzangakhona, King of the Zulu (1840–1872)

Asia

• Emirate of Afghanistan – Dost Mohammad Khan (1843–1863)
• Sultanate of Brunei – Omar Ali Saifuddin II (1829–1852)
• China (Qing dynasty) - Daoguang Emperor (1821–1850)
• Jandala - Mir Khanzada Akbar Khan, Raja (1843–1849)
• Empire of Japan
  • Monarch – Ninkō (1817–1846)
  • Tokugawa shogunate – Tokugawa Ieyoshi (1837–1853)
  • Ryukyu Kingdom - Shō Iku (1829–1847)
• Joseon (Korea) – Heonjong (1834–1849)

Europe

• Principality of Abkhazia – Mikhail (1822–1864)
• Belgium
  • Monarch – Léopold I, King of the Belgians (1831–1865)
  • Cabinet Chief - Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt (1841–1845)
• Kingdom of Denmark
  • Monarch – Christian VIII (1839–1848)
  • Minister of State - Poul Christian Stemann (1842–1848)
• Kingdom of France –
  • Monarch – Louis Philippe I (1830–1848)
  • Prime Minister - Jean-de-Dieu Soult (1840–1847)
• German Confederation
  • Austrian Empire – Ferdinand I (1835–1848)
    • Chancellor - Prince Klemens Wenzel von Metternich, Chancellor of Austria (1821–1848)
  • Kingdom of Prussia –
    • Monarch – Friedrich Wilhelm IV (1840–1861)
    • Chief Minister - Ludwig Gustav von Thile (1841–1848)
  • Kingdom of Bavaria
    • Monarch – Ludwig I (1825–1848)
    • Prime Minister – Karl von Abel (1837–1847)
  • Kingdom of Saxony – Frederick Augustus (1836–1854)
  • Kingdom of Hanover – Ernest Augustus (1837–1851)
  • Kingdom of Württemberg – William (1816–1864)
  • Grand Duchy of Baden – Leopold (1830–1852)
  • Electorate of Hesse – William II (1821–1847)
  • Grand Duchy of Hesse – Louis II (1830–1848)
  • Duchy of Holstein – Christian VIII (1839–1848)
  • Grand Duchy of Luxembourg – William II (1840–1849)
  • Duchy of Brunswick – William (1831–1884)
  • Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin – Frederick Francis II (1842–1883)
  • Duchy of Nassau – Adolf (1839–1866)
  • Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach – Charles Frederick (1828–1853)
  • Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha –
    1. Ernest I (1826–1844)
    2. Ernest II (1844–1893)
  • Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen – Bernard II (1803–1866)
  • Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg – Joseph (1834–1848)
  • Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz – George (1816–1860)
  • Grand Duchy of Oldenburg – Augustus (1829–1853)
  • Duchy of Anhalt – Leopold IV (1817–1871)
  • Duchy of Anhalt-Bernburg – Alexander Charles (1834–1863)
  • Duchy of Anhalt-Köthen – Henry (1830–1847)
  • Principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen – Günther Friedrich Karl II (1835–1880)
  • Principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt – Friedrich Günther (1807–1867)
  • Principality of Hohenzollern-Hechingen – Constantine (1838–1849)
  • Principality of Liechtenstein – Aloys II (1836–1858)
  • Principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen – Charles (1831–1848)
  • Waldeck (state) – George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1813–1845)
  • Principality of Reuss Elder Line – Henry XX (1836–1859)
  • Principality of Reuss Younger Line – Henry LXII (1818–1854)
  • Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe – George William (1807–1860)
  • Principality of Lippe – Leopold II, Prince of Lippe (1802–1851)
  • Duchy of Lauenburg – Christian VIII (1839–1848)
  • Lübeck – Christian Kindler, Bernhard Frister, Thomas Wunderlich, and Christian von Evers, joint mayors of Lübeck
  • Frankfurt – Gottfried Scharff, Senior Mayor of Frankfurt (1844)
  • Bremen – Simon Nonnen, Johann Smidt, Johann Noltenius, and Michael Duntze, joint mayors of Bremen
  • Hamburg – Johann Bartels, Christian Benecke, Heinrich Kellinghusen, and Johann Dammert, joint mayors of Hamburg
• Kingdom of Greece –
  • Monarch – Otto (1832–1862)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Andreas Metaxas (1843–1844)
    2. Konstantinos Kanaris (1844)
    3. Alexandros Mavrokordatos (1844)
    4. Ioannis Kolettis (1844–1847)
• Kingdom of Hungary – Ferdinand V (1835–1848)
• Duchy of Lucca – Charles Louis (1824–1847)
• Duchy of Modena – Francis IV (1814–1846)
• Kingdom of the Netherlands – William II (1840–1849)
• Ottoman (Turkish) Empire
  • Sultan - Abdülmecid I (1839–1861)
  • Grand Vizier – Mehmed Emin Rauf Pasha (1842–1846)
• Papal States – Pope Gregory XVI, Bishop of Rome (1831–1846)
• Duchy of Parma – Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma, Piacenza, and Guastalla (1814–1847)
• Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves
  • Monarch – Maria II (1826–1828; 1828–1834 in opposition; 1834–1853)
  • President of the Council of Ministers - Duke of Terceira (1842–1846)
• Russian Empire – Nicholas I (1825–1855)
• Kingdom of Sardinia – Charles Albert (1831–1849)
• Kingdom of Spain – Isabella II (1833–1868)
• Kingdom of Sweden – United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway -
  1. Charles XIV John (1818–1844)
  2. Oscar I (1844–1859)
• Grand Duchy of Tuscany – Leopold II (1824–1859)
• Kingdom of the Two Sicilies – Ferdinand II (1830–1859)
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
  • Monarch – Victoria (1837–1901)
  • Prime Minister - Sir Robert Peel (1834–1835, 1841–1846)

Middle East and North Africa

• Abu Dhabi –
  • Co-Shaikh – Khalifa bin Shakhbut, Shaikh of Abu Dhabi (1833–1845)
  • Co-Shaikh – Sultan bin Shakhbut, Shaikh of Abu Dhabi (1833–1845)
• Egypt Eyalet – Muhammad Ali Pasha, Governor of Egypt (1805–1848)
• Kuwait – Sheikh Jabir ibn Abdullah Al Sabah (1814–1859)
• Sultanate of Morocco – Abd al-Rahman (1822–1859)
• Sultanate of Oman – Sa'id II ibn Sultan (1804–1856)
• Persia (Qajar dynasty) – Mohammad Shah Qajar (1834–1848)

North American and the Caribbean

• Costa Rica –
  1. José María Alfaro Zamora, Head of State of Costa Rica (1842–1844)
  2. Francisco María Oreamuno Bonilla, Head of State of Costa Rica (1844–1846)
• Mexico -
  1. Valentín Canalizo, President of Mexico (1843–1844)
  2. Antonio López de Santa Anna, President of Mexico (1844–1844)
  3. Valentín Canalizo, President of Mexico (1844–1844)
  4. José Joaquín de Herrera, President of Mexico (1844–1845)
• Republic of Texas –
  1. Sam Houston, President of the Republic of Texas (1841–1844)
  2. Anson Jones, President of the Republic of Texas (1844–1845)
• United States - John Tyler, President of the United States (1841–1845)

Oceania

• Kingdom of Hawaii – Kamehameha III (1823–1854)
• Tonga – Aleamotuʻa, Tu'i Kanokupolu (1827–1845)

South America

• Argentine Confederation – Juan Manuel de Rosas, Governor of Buenos Aires Province in charge of the Foreign Relations of the Argentine Confederation (1835–1851)
• Bolivia – José Ballivián Segurola, President of Bolivia (1841–1847)
• Empire of Brazil – Pedro II (1831–1889)
• Uruguay – as a consequence of the Guerra Grande, two governments in parallel:
  • Gobierno de la Defensa (in Montevideo): Joaquín Suárez (1843–1852)
  • Gobierno del Cerrito (ruling the rest of the country): Manuel Oribe (1843–1851)