List of state leaders in 1736

This is a list of heads of state, heads of governments, and other rulers in the year 1736.

Africa

• Ashanti Confederacy – Opoku Ware I, Asantehene (1720–1750)
• Bunyoro – Duhaga, Omukama of Bunyoro (1731–c.1782)
• Kingdom of Dahomey – Tegbessou (1732–1774)
• Ethiopian Empire – Iyasu II (1730–1755)
• Nkore – Macwa, Omugabe of Nkole, (c.1727–c.1755)
• Zulu – Mageba kaPhunga, King of the Zulu (1727–1745)

Asia

• China (Qing dynasty) – Qianlong Emperor (1735–1796)
• Hyderabad State - Qamar-ud-din Khan, Asif Jah I (1724-1748)
• Empire of Japan
  • Monarch – Sakuramachi (1735–1747)
  • Tokugawa shogunate – Tokugawa Yoshimune (1716–1745)
  • Ryukyu Kingdom – Shō Kei (1713–1751)
• Joseon (Korea) – Yeongjo (1724–1776)
• Mysore - Krishnaraja Wadiyar II (1734-1766)
• Mughal Empire - Muhammad Shah (1719-1748)

Europe

• Kingdom of Corsica – Theodore of Corsica (1736)
• Kingdom of Denmark–Norway –
  • Monarch – Christian VI (1730–1746)
  • Minister of State – Johan Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg (1735–1751)
• Kingdom of France – Louis XV (1715–1774)
• Kingdom of Great Britain –
  • Monarch – George II (1727–1760)
  • Regent – Caroline, Queen Consort (1736–1737)
  • Prime Minister – Robert Walpole (1721–1742)
• Holy Roman Empire – Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (1711–1740)
• Electors
  • Electorate of Bavaria – Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor (1726–1745)
  • Kingdom of Bohemia –
  • Electorate of Brandenburg – Frederick William I of Prussia, (as Frederick William II) (1713–1740)
  • Electorate of Cologne – Clemens August of Bavaria, Archbishop-Elector of Cologne (1723–1761)
  • Electorate of Hanover – Georg II, Elector of Hanover, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1727–1760)
  • Electorate of Mainz –
  • Electorate of Saxony – Friedrich August II (1733–1763)
  • Electorate of Trier – Franz Georg von Schönborn, Archbishop-Elector of Trier (1729–1756)
• Princes
  • Principality of Anhalt-Bernburg – Viktor Friedrich (1721–1765)
  • Principality of Anhalt-Dessau – Leopold I (1693–1747)
  • Principality of Anhalt-Köthen – August Ludwig (1728–1755)
  • Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst –
  • Duchy of Arenberg – Leopold (1691–1754)
  • Principality of Auersperg – Heinrich Joseph Johann (1713–1783)
  • Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg –
  • Austria –
  • Margraviate of Baden-Baden – Ludwig Georg Simpert (1707–1761)
  • Margraviate of Baden-Durlach –
  • Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg –
  • Prince-Provostry of Berchtesgaden – Cajetan Anton von Notthaft (1732–1752)
  • Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach – Karl Wilhelm Friedrich (1723–1757)
  • Margraviate of Brandenburg-Bayreuth – Friedrich IX (1735–1763)
  • Duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel – Karl I (1735–1780)
  • Prince-Bishopric of Constance –
  • Imperial Abbey of Corvey –
  • Prince-Bishopric of Eichstätt – Johann Anton II von Friberg-Hoperferau (1736–1757)
  • Prince-Provostry of Ellwangen – Franz Georg von Schönborn-Buchheim, Prince-Provost of Ellwangen (1732–1756)
  • Prince-Bishopric of Freising – Johann Theodor of Bavaria (1727–1763)
  • Imperial Abbey of Fulda –
  • Principality of Fürstenberg-Fürstenberg – Joseph Wilhelm Ernst (1716–1762, Count 1704–1716)
  • Monastic State of the Knights Hospitaller, Heitersheim – Philipp Wilhelm von Nesselrode, Prince and General Prior of the Order of St. John at Heitersheim (1728–1754)
  • Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt –
  • Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel – Frederick I, also King of Sweden (1730–1751)
  • Prince-Bishopric of Hildesheim – Clemens August of Bavaria (1724–1761, also Archbishop-Elector of Cologne)
  • Principality of Hohenzollern-Hechingen – Friedrich Ludwig (1735–1750)
  • Duchy of Holstein-Glückstadt –
  • Duchy of Holstein-Gottorp –
  • Imperial Abbey of Kempten – Anselm Reichlin von Meldegg, Prince-Abbot of Kempten (1728–1747)
  • Prince-Bishopric of Lübeck – Adolf Friedrich (1727–1750)
  • Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin – Karl Leopold (1713–1747)
  • Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz – Adolf Friedrich III (1708–1752)
  • Mergentheim – Clemens August of Bavaria, Prince and Grand Master of the Teutonic Order (1732–1761)
  • Prince-Bishopric of Münster – Clemens August of Bavaria (1723–1761, also Archbishop-Elector of Cologne)
  • Principality of Orange-Nassau – Wilhelm IV (1711–1751)
  • Duchy of Oldenburg –
  • Prince-Bishopric of Osnabrück – Clemens August of Bavaria (1728–1761, also Archbishop-Elector of Cologne)
  • Prince-Bishopric of Paderborn – Clemens August of Bavaria (1719–1761, also Archbishop-Elector of Cologne)
  • Electorate of the Palatinate –
  • Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Zweibrücken – Christian IV, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (1735–1775)
  • Palatinate-Sulzbach – Karl Theodor, Count Palatine and Duke of Palatinate-Sulzbach (1733–1799)
  • Prince-Bishopric of Passau – Joseph Dominicus Franz Kilian von Lamberg (1723–1761)
  • Bishopric of Regensburg – Johann Theodor of Bavaria (1719–1763)
  • Salm-Salm –
  • Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld – Franz Josias (1735–1764)
  • Duchy of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg – Friedrich III (1732–1772)
  • Duchy of Saxe-Hildburghausen –
  • Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen – Anton Ulrich(1706–1763)
  • Duchy of Saxe-Weimar – Ernst August I (1728–1748)
  • Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt –
  • Schwarzburg-Sondershausen –
  • Prince-Bishopric of Speyer –
  • Prince-Bishopric of Strasbourg – Armand Gaston Maximilien de Rohan (1704–1749)
  • Prince-Bishopric of Worms – Franz Georg von Schönborn (1732–1756, also Archbishop-Elector of Trier)
  • Duchy of Württemberg –
  • Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg –
• Counts and Prelates
  • Principality of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym – Viktor I (1727–1772)
  • County of Bentheim-Bentheim – Friedrich Karl Philipp, Count of Bentheim (1731–1753)
  • County of Bentheim-Steinfurt – Karl Paul Ernst (1733–1780)
  • Essen Abbey – Francisca Christina von Pfalz-Sulzbach, Princess-Abbess of Essen (1726–1776)
  • Gandersheim Abbey – Elisabeth Christine of Saxe-Meiningen, Princess-Abbess of Gandersheim (1713–1766)
  • Gutenzell Abbey – Bernardina von Donnerberg, Princess-Abbess of Gutenzell (1718–1747)
  • Herford Abbey – Johanna Charlotte of Anhalt-Dessau, Princess-Abbess of Herford (1729–1750)
  • Landgraviate of Hesse-Homburg –
  • County of Hohenlohe-Bartenstein – Karl Philipp Franz (1729–1744)
  • County of Hohenlohe-Langenburg – Ludwig (1715–1764, Prince 1764–1765)
  • Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen –
  • County of Hohenlohe-Öhringen – Johann Friedrich II (1702–1764, Prince 1764–1765)
  • County of Hohenlohe-Weikersheim – Carl Ludwig (1702–1756)
  • County of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst – Philipp Ernst I (1697–1744)
  • Principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen – Joseph Friedrich, (1715–1769)
  • Duchy of Hoogstraten –
  • County of Isenburg – Ernst Kasimir (1708–1749)
  • Principality of Isenburg-Birstein – Wolfgang Ernst I 1711–1744. (1744–1754)
  • County of Isenburg-Meerholz – Karl Friedrich (1724–1774)
  • County of Isenburg-Wächtersbach – Ferdinand Maximilian II (1703–1755)
  • Imperial Abbey of Kaisersheim – Cölestin I Meermols, Prince-Abbot of Kaisersheim
  • Käppel – Sophie Charlotte Kessel von Bottlenberg, Princess-Abbess of Käppel (1718–1748)
  • County of Leiningen-Dachsburg-Falkenburg-Billigheim – Johann Franz (1699–1750)
  • County of Leiningen-Dachsburg-Falkenburg-Heidesheim – Christian Karl Reinhard (1698–1766)
  • County of Leiningen-Dachsburg-Hartenburg – Friedrich Magnus (1722–1756)
  • County of Leiningen-Emichsburg – Carl Ludwig (1722–1747)
  • Lindau Abbey –
  • County of Lippe-Alverdissen – Friedrich Ernst (1723–1749)
  • County of Lippe-Biesterfeld – Friedrich Carl August *(1736–1781)
  • County of Lippe-Detmold – Simon August (1734–1749)
  • County of Lippe-Weissenfeld – Ferdinand Johann (1736–1781)
  • County of Nassau-Saarbrücken – Wilhelm Heinrich (1735–1768)
  • Principality of Nassau-Usingen – Karl(1718–1775)
  • Principality of Nassau-Weilburg –
  • Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen –
  • Quedlinburg Abbey – Maria Elisabeth von Holstein-Gottorp, Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg (1710–1755)
  • County of Reuss-Ebersdorf – Heinrich XXIX (1711–1747)
  • County of Reuss-Gera – Heinrich XXV (1735–1748)
  • Reuss-Lobenstein –
  • County of Reuss-Obergreiz – Heinrich XI (1723–1768)
  • Reuss-Schleiz –
  • County of Reuss-Untergreiz – Heinrich III (1733–1768)
  • Salm-Dhaun –
  • Salm-Dyck – August Eugen Bernhard, Count (Altgraf) of Salm-Dyck (1727–1767)
  • County of Salm-Grumbach – Karl Walrad Wilhelm (1727–1763)
  • Principality of Salm-Leuze – Philipp Joseph (1716–1779)
  • Salm-Reifferscheid – Karl Anton Joseph, Count (Altgraf) of Salm-Reifferscheid (1734–1755)
  • Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg –
  • County of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein – Karl Friedrich Wilhelm (1735–1756)
  • County of Schaumburg-Lippe – Albrecht Wolfgang (1728–1748)
  • Stolberg-Rossla –
  • Stolberg-Stolberg –
  • County of Stolberg-Wernigerode – Christian Ernst (1710–1771)
  • Principality of Waldeck-Pyrmont – Karl August Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck, Count of Pyrmont (1728–1763)
  • Weingarten Abbey –
  • County of Westerburg-Leiningen-Alt-Leiningen – Georg Hermann (1720–1751)
  • Westerburg-Leiningen-Neu-Leiningen (Bavaria Line) – Georg Ernst Ludwig (1726–1765)
  • Westerburg-Leiningen-Neu-Leiningen (Nassau Line) – Georg Karl I August Ludwig (1726–1787)
  • County of Wied –
• Ottoman (Turkish) Empire
  • Sultan – Mahmud I (1730–1754)
  • Grand Vizier – Silahdar Seyyid Mehmed Pasha (1736–1737)
• Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves – John V (1706–1750)
• Kingdom of Prussia – Frederick William I (1713–1740)
• Russian Empire – Anna Ivanovna, Tsaritsa of Russia (1730–1740)
• Kingdom of Spain – Philip V (1700–1724, 1724–1746)
• Kingdom of Sweden – Age of Liberty
  • Monarch – Frederick I, also Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (1720–1751)
  • Prime Minister – Arvid Horn, President of the Privy Council Chancellery (1710–1738)
• Grand Duchy of Tuscany – Gian Gastone de' Medici (1723–1737)
• United Provinces
  • Estates of Friesland, Groningen, Guelders, Holland, Overijssel, Utrecht, Zeeland (1581–1795)
  • Grand Pensionary of Holland –
    1. Simon van Slingelandt (1727–1736)
    2. Anthonie van der Heim (1736–1746)
    • Friesland – Willem IV, Stadtholder of Friesland (1711–1751)
    • Groningen – Willem IV, Stadtholder of Groningen (1729–1751)
    • Guelders – Willem IV, Stadtholder of Guelders (1722–1751)
• Republic of Venice – Alvise Pisani, Doge of Venice (1735–1741)

Middle East and North Africa

• Sultanate of Morocco –
  1. Ali (1735–1736)
  2. Abdallah (1736)
  3. Mohammed II (1736–1738)
• Beylik of Tunis – Abu l-Hasan Ali I (1735–1756)