List of state leaders in 1559

1558 state leaders - Events of 1559 - 1560 state leaders - State leaders by year

Africa

• Empire of Ethiopia -
  1. Gelawdewos (1540–1559)
  2. Menas (1559–1563)
• Kingdom of Kongo - Diogo I, Manikongo (1545–1561)
• Kingdom of Sennar - Abu Sakikin (1557/8 - 1568)
• Songhai Empire - Askia Daoud, Askia of the Songhai Empire (1549–1582)

Asia

• China (Ming Dynasty) - Jiajing Emperor (1521–1567)
• Japan (Sengoku period)
  • Monarch - Emperor Ōgimachi (1557–1586)
  • Shogun (Ashikaga) - Ashikaga Yoshiteru (1546–1565)
• Korea (Joseon Dynasty) - Myeongjong (1545–1567)
• Malwa Sultanate - Baz Bahadur (1555–1561)
• Mughal Empire - Jalaluddin Muhammed Akbar (1556–1605)
• Ryūkyū Kingdom - Shō Gen (1556–1572)
• Sulu Sultanate - Sultan Nasir ud-Din I (1548–1568)

Europe

• Kingdom of Denmark and Norway -
  1. Christian III (1534–1559)
  2. Frederick II (1559–1588)
  • Duchy of Schleswig -
    1. Adolphus (1544–1586), Christian III (1523–1559), and John II (1544–1580) in condominial rule
    2. Adolphus (1544–1586), Frederick II (1559–1588) and John II (1544–1580) in condominial rule
• Kingdom of England - Elizabeth I (1558–1603)
• Kingdom of France
  1. Henry II (1547–1559)
  2. Francis II (1559–1560)
• Holy Roman Empire - Ferdinand I (1556–1564)
  • Duchy of Holstein -
    1. Adolphus (1544–1586), Christian III (1523–1559), and John II (1544–1580) in condominial rule
    2. Adolphus (1544–1586), Frederick II (1559–1588) and John II (1544–1580) in condominial rule
• Hungary -
  • Royal Hungary - Ferdinand I (1526–1564)
  • Eastern Hungarian Kingdom - John II Sigismund Zápolya (1540–1571)
• Polish–Lithuanian union - Sigismund II, Grand Duke of Lithuania (1544–1572) and King of Poland (1548–1572)
• Moldavia - Alexandru Lăpuşneanu, Voivode of Moldavia (1552–1561)
• Kingdom of Navarre - Jeanne III (1555–1572)
• Ottoman (Turkish) Empire - Suleiman the Magnificent (1520–1566)
• Kingdom of Portugal - Sebastian (1557–1578)
• Grand Duchy of Moscow - Ivan IV the Terrible, Grand Prince of Moscow (1533–1547) then Tsar of Russia (1547–1584)
• Scotland - Mary, Queen of Scots (1542–1567)
• Kingdom of Spain - Philip II (1556–1598)
• Kingdom of Sweden - Gustav I Vasa (1521/1523–1560)
• Republic of Venice -
  1. Lorenzo Priuli, Doge of Venice (1556–1559)
  2. Giorolamo Priuli, Doge of Venice (1559–1567)

Middle East and North Africa

• Morocco (Saadi dynasty) - Abdallah al-Ghalib (1557–1574)
• Safavid Empire - Tahmasp I, Shah of Iran (1524–1576)