List of state leaders in 1850

This is a list of heads of state, heads of governments, and other rulers in the year 1850.

Africa

Ashanti Confederacy – Kwaku Dua I Panyin, Asantehene (1834–1867)
Kingdom of Benin - Adolo (1848-1888)
Kingdom of Buganda – Suna II (1836–1852)
Bunyoro – Olimi V, Omukama of Bunyoro (1848–1852)
Kingdom of Burundi – Ntare IV Rugamba (1847–1852)
British Cape Colony – Henry George Wakelyn Smith, Governor (1796–1852)
Kingdom of Dahomey – Ghezo (1818–1856)
Sultanate of Darfur – Muhammad al-Husayn (1838–1873)
Dendi Kingdom – Askiya Koïzé Babba (1845–1864)
Ethiopian Empire -
1. Sahle Dengel (1845-1850)
2. Yohannes III (1850-1851)
Geledi Sultanate – Ahmed Yusuf (1848–1878)
Kingdom of Jimma - Abba Jifar I (1830-1855)
Kingdom of Kaffa –
Kombo – Suling Jatta, King of Kombo (before 1840–1855)^[1]
Kingdom of Kongo - Henrique III (1842-1857)
Leqa Neqemte - Bekere Godana (1841-1868)^[2]
Liberia – Joseph Jenkins Roberts, President of Liberia (1848–1856)
Kingdom of Madagascar – Ranavalona I (1828–1861)
Orange Free State – Henry Douglas Warden, Resident (1848–1852)
Oyo Empire – Atiba Atobatele (1837–1859)
Kingdom of Rwanda – Mutara II Rwogera (1830–1853)
Sokoto Caliphate
- Caliph – Ali bin Bello I (1842–1859)
- Grand Vizier - Abd al-Qadir (1842–1859)
Unyanyembe - Ifundikila (1840-1858)
Waalo - Mö Mboj Maalik Mboj (1840-1855)^[3]
Wadai Empire
Warsangali Sultanate – Gerad Aul (1830–1870)^{[citation needed]}
Zulu – Mpande kaSenzangakhona, King of the Zulu (1840–1872)

Asia

Durrani Empire – Dost Mohammad Khan (1843–1863)
China (Qing dynasty) -
1. Daoguang Emperor (1821–1850)
2. Xianfeng Emperor (1850–1861)
Hyderabad State –
Empire of Japan
- Monarch – Kōmei (1846–1867)
- Tokugawa shogunate – Tokugawa Ieyoshi (1837–1853)
- Ryukyu Kingdom - Shō Tai (1848-11 March 1879)
Kashmir and Jammu –
Joseon (Korea) – Cheoljong (1849–1864)
Nepal – Surendra Bikram Shah (1847–1881), Maharajadhiraja of Nepal
Rajpipla State - Verisalji II (1821-1860)
Siam – Rama III (1824–1851)
Đại Nam (Nguyễn dynasty) - Tự Đức, Emperor (1847–1883)

Europe

Principality of Abkhazia – Mikhail (1822–1864)
Belgium
- Monarch – Léopold I, King of the Belgians (1831–1865)
- Cabinet Chief - Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt (1832–1834, 1847–1852, 1857–1868)
Kingdom of Denmark
- Monarch – Frederick VII (1848–1863)
- Prime Minister - Adam Wilhelm Moltke (1848–1852)
France –
- President - Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte (1848–1852)
- Prime Minister - Comte d'Hautpoul (1849–1851)
German Confederation – Franz Joseph of Austria, President of the German Confederation (1850–1866)
- Austrian Empire – Franz Joseph I (1848–1916)
- Bremen – Johann Smidt, president of the senate, Burgomaster in chief of Bremen (1850, 1853, 1855 and 1857)
- Luxembourg
  - Monarch – William III of the Netherlands (1849–1890)
  - Prime Minister - Jean-Jacques Willmar (1848–1853)
- Kingdom of Prussia –
  - Monarch – Friedrich Wilhelm IV (1840–1861)
  - Minister President -
    1. Count Friedrich Wilhelm von Brandenburg (1848–1850)
    2. Otto von Manteuffel (1850–1858)
- Kingdom of Bavaria – Maximilian II (1848–1864)
- Kingdom of Saxony – Frederick Augustus (1836–1854)
- Kingdom of Hanover – Ernest Augustus (1837–1851)
- Kingdom of Württemberg – William (1816–1864)
Kingdom of Greece –
- Monarch – Otto (1832–1862)
- Prime Minister - Antonios Kriezis (1849–1854)
Kingdom of Hungary – Franz Joseph I of Austria (1848–1916)
Duchy of Modena and Reggio – Francis V, Duke of Modena (1846–1859)
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 - Oscar I (1844–1859)
Ottoman (Turkish) Empire
- Sultan - Abdülmecid I (1839–1861)
- Grand Vizier – Mustafa Reşid Pasha (1848–1852)
Duchy of Parma – Charles III, Duke of Parma (1849–1854)
Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves
- Monarch – Maria II (1826–1828; 1828–1834 in opposition; 1834–1853)
- President of the Council of Ministers - Count of Tomar (1849–1851)
Russian Empire – Nicholas I (1825–1855)
Kingdom of Spain – Isabella II (September 29, 1833 – 1868)
Kingdom of Sweden – United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway - 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 - Lord John Russell (1846–1852)

Middle East and North Africa

Egypt Eyalet – Abbas I, Governor of Egypt (1849–1854)
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) – Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (1848–1896)

North America

Province of Canada - James Bruce, Governor (1847–1854)
Costa Rica – Juan Rafael Mora Porras, President of Costa Rica (1849–1859)
Dominican Republic - Buenaventura Báez, President of the Dominican Republic (1849–1853)
El Salvador -
1. Doroteo Vasconcelos, President of El Salvador (1848–1850)
2. Ramón Rodríguez, Acting President of El Salvador (1850)
3. Doroteo Vasconcelos, President of El Salvador (1850–1851)
Guatemala - Mariano Peredes, Acting President of Guatemala (1849–1851)
Haiti – Faustin I, Emperor of Haiti (1847–1859)
Honduras – Juan Lindo, President of Honduras (1847–1852)
Mexico - José Joaquín de Herrera, President of Mexico (1848–1851)
Nicaragua – Norberto Ramírez Áreas, Supreme Director
United States -
1. Zachary Taylor, President of the United States (1849–1850)
2. Millard Fillmore, President of the United States (1850–1853)

Oceania

Kingdom of Hawaii – Kamehameha III (1823–1854)
Kingdom of Tahiti – Pōmare IV, Queen of Tahiti (1827–1877)
Tonga – Tāufaʻāhau, Tu'i Kanokupolu (1845–1893)

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 – Manuel Isidoro Belzu, President of Bolivia (Provisional President until 15 August) (1848–1855)
Empire of Brazil –
- Monarch – Pedro II (1831–1889)
- Prime Minister - José da Costa Carvalho, Marquis of Monte Alegre (1849–1852)
Chile – Manuel Bulnes, President of Chile (1841–1851)
Ecuador –
1. Manuel de Ascásubi, Interim President of Ecuador (1849–1850)
2. Diego Noboa, Interim President of Ecuador (1850–1851)
Republic of New Granada – José Hilario López Valdéz, President of New Grenada (1849–1853)
Paraguay – Carlos Antonio López, President of Paraguay (1844–1862)
Peru – Ramón Castilla, President of Peru, (1845–1851)
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)
Venezuela – José Tadeo Monagas, President of Venezuela (1847–1851)

Notes

^ Hughes, Arnold and David Perfect. Historical Dictionary of the Gambia. p. 113
^ Ta'a, Tesema. "The Process of Urbanization in Wollega, Western Ethiopia: The Case of Neqemte." Journal of Ethiopian Studies 26, no. 1 (1993): 59-72. Accessed April 29, 2020. www.jstor.org/stable/41966012. p. 63
^ Barry, Boubacar, "Le royaume du Waalo": le Sénégal avant la conquête, Karthala, 1985, p 317, ISBN 2865371417

[1] Hughes, Arnold and David Perfect. Historical Dictionary of the Gambia. p. 113

[2] Ta'a, Tesema. "The Process of Urbanization in Wollega, Western Ethiopia: The Case of Neqemte." Journal of Ethiopian Studies 26, no. 1 (1993): 59-72. Accessed April 29, 2020. www.jstor.org/stable/41966012. p. 63

[3] Barry, Boubacar, "Le royaume du Waalo": le Sénégal avant la conquête, Karthala, 1985, p 317, ISBN 2865371417

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