List of state leaders in 1748

This is a list of heads of state, heads of governments, and other rulers in the year 1748.

Africa

Ottoman Algeria –
1. Ibrahim Koutchouk, Dey of Algiers (1745–1748)
2. Mohammed Ben Bekir, Dey of Algiers (1748–1754)
Ashanti Confederacy – Opoku Ware I, Asantehene (1720–1750)
Bunyoro – Duhaga, Omukama of Bunyoro (1731–c.1782)
Comoros (Comoros) - Saidi Ahamd (c. 1741-c. 1782)
Kingdom of Dahomey – Tegbessou (1732–1774)
Ethiopian Empire – Iyasu II (1730–1755)
Emirate of Harar – Yusuf ibn Abi Bakr (1747–1755)
Sultanate of Morocco – Abdallah IV (1745–1757)
Nkore – Macwa, Omugabe of Nkole (c.1727–c.1755)
Sultanate of Sennar – Badi IV (1724–1762)
Beylik of Tunis – Abu l-Hasan Ali I (1735–1756)
Zulu – Ndaba kaMageba, King of the Zulu (1745–1763)

Asia

Aceh Sultanate – Alauddin Johan Syah, Sultan of Aceh (1735–1760)
Akkalkot State – Fatehsinh I Raje Bhonsle (1707–1760)
Kingdom of Champasak – Saya Kuman (1738–1791)
China (Qing dynasty) – Qianlong Emperor (1735–1796)
Derbent Khanate -
Diriyah - Muhammad bin Saud, Emir (1744-1765)
Durrani Empire – Ahmad Shah Abdali (1747–1772)
Hyderabad State -
1. Qamar-ud-din Khan, Asif Jah I (1724-1748)
2. Nasir Jung (1748-1750)
Empire of Japan
- Monarch – Emperor Momozono (1747–1762)
- Tokugawa shogunate – Tokugawa Ieshige (1745–1760)
- Ryukyu Kingdom – Shō Kei (1713–1751)
Joseon (Korea) – Yeongjo (1724–1776)

Europe

Andorra – Co-princes:
- Sebastià Josep de Victoria de Emparán y de Loyola, Bishop of Urgell (1747–1756)
- Louis XV of France (1715–1774)
Courland – Christoph Friedrich von Sacken-Appricken, Regent of Courland (1740–1758)
Kingdom of Denmark–Norway –
- Monarch – Frederick V (1746–1766)
- 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)
- Prime Minister – Henry Pelham (1743–1754)
Holy Roman Empire – Franz I (1745–1765)
- Electors
  - Electorate of Bavaria – Maximilian III (1745–1777)
  - Kingdom of Bohemia – Maria Theresa (1740–1780)
  - Electorate of Brandenburg – Friedrich II of Prussia (1740–1786)
  - 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 – Johann Friedrich Karl von Ostein, Archbishop-Elector of Mainz (1743–1763)
  - 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 II (1747–1751)
  - Principality of Anhalt-Köthen – August Ludwig (1728–1755)
  - Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst – Friedrich August (1747–1793)
  - Duchy of Arenberg – Léopold (1691–1754)
  - Principality of Auersperg – Heinrich Joseph Johann (1713–1783)
  - Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg – Joseph (1740–1768)
  - Archduchy of Austria – Maria Theresia (1740–1780)
  - Margraviate of Baden-Baden – Ludwig Georg Simpert (1707–1761)
  - Margraviate of Baden-Durlach – Karl IV Friedrich (1738–1771, ruled all of Baden 1771–1811)
  - Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg – Johann Philipp Anton von Franckenstein (1746–1753)
  - 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 – Damian Hugo Philipp Anton Cardinal Schönborn (1740–1753)
  - Imperial Abbey of Corvey – Kaspar II von Böselager-Hohneburg, Prince-Abbot of Corvey (1737–1758)
  - Prince-Bishopric of Eichstätt – Johann Anton II von Friberg-Hoperferau (1736–1757)
  - Prince-Provostry of Ellwangen – Franz Georg von Schönborn-Buchheim (1732–1756)
  - Prince-Bishopric of Freising – Johann Theodor of Bavaria (1727–1763)
  - Imperial Abbey of Fulda – Amandus von Buseck, Prince-Abbot of Fulda (1737–1752, Bishop of Fulda 1752–1756)
  - Principality of Fürstenberg-Fürstenberg – Joseph Wilhelm Ernst, (Prince 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 – Ludwig VIII (1739–1768)
  - 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 – Friedrich V (1746–1766)
  - Duchy of Holstein-Gottorp – Karl Peter Ulrich (1739–1762)
  - Imperial Ducal Abbey of Kempten – Engelbert von Sorgenstein, Prince-Abbot of Kempten (1747–1760)
  - Prince-Bishopric of Lübeck – Adolf Friedrich (1727–1750)
  - Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin – Christian Ludwig II (1747–1756)
  - 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 – Friedrich III, Count of Oldenburg (1746–1766)
  - 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 – Karl IV Philipp Theodor (1742–1799)
  - Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Zweibrücken – Christian IV, Duke 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)
  - Principality of Salm-Kyrburg – Philip Joseph (1742–1778)
  - Principality of Salm-Salm – Nicholas Leopold (1738–1770)
  - Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld – Franz Josias (1735–1764)
  - Duchy of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg – Friedrich III (1732–1772)
  - Duchy of Saxe-Hildburghausen – Ernst Friedrich III (1745–1780)
  - Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen – Anton Ulrich (1706–1763)
  - Duchy of Saxe-Weimar – Ernst August I (1728–1748)
  - Principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt – Johann Friedrich (1744–1767)
  - Principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen – Heinrich XXXV (1740–1758)
  - Prince-Bishopric of Speyer – Franz Christoph von Hutzen zu Stolzenberg (1743–1770)
  - 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 – Karl Eugen (1737–1793)
  - Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg – Karl Philip Greiffenklau von Vollraths (1746–1754)
- Counts and Prelates
  - Principality of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym – Viktor I (1727–1772)
  - County of Bentheim-Bentheim – Friedrich Karl Philipp (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 Ernestine of Saxe-Meiningen, Princess-Abbess of Gandersheim (1713–1766)
  - Gutenzell Abbey – Franziska von Gall, Princess-Abbess of Gutenzell (1747–1759)
  - Herford Abbey – Johanna Charlotte of Anhalt-Dessau, Princess-Abbess of Herford (1729–1750)
  - Landgraviate of Hesse-Homburg – Friedrich IV (1746–1751)
  - Principality of Hohenlohe-Bartenstein – Karl Philipp Franz (1744–1763, Count 1729–1744)
  - County of Hohenlohe-Langenburg – Ludwig (1715–1764, Prince 1764–1765)
  - County of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen – Philipp Heinrich (1743–1764, prince 1764–1781)
  - County of Hohenlohe-Öhringen – Johann Friedrich II (1702–1764, Prince 1764–1765)
  - County of Hohenlohe-Weikersheim – Carl Ludwig (1702–1756)
  - Principality of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst – Philipp Ernst I (1744–1753, Count 1697–1744)
  - Principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen – Joseph Friedrich (1715–1769)
  - Duchy of Hoogstraten – Nikolaus Leopold (1741–1770)
  - County of Isenburg^{[clarification needed]} – Ernst Kasimir, Count of Isenburg (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 – Theresia Wilhelmine von Pollheim-Winkelhausen, Princess-Abbess of Lindau (1743–1757)
  - 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 – Karl August (1737–1753)
  - Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen – Johann, Count Palatine and Duke of Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen (1739–1780)
  - Quedlinburg Abbey – Maria Elisabeth von Holstein-Gottorp, Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg (1710–1755)
  - County of Reuss-Ebersdorf – Heinrich XXIV (1747–1779)
  - County of Reuss-Gera – Heinrich XXV (1735–1748)
  - County of Reuss-Lobenstein – Heinrich II (1739–1782)
  - County of Reuss-Obergreiz – Heinrich XI (1723–1768)
  - County of Reuss-Schleiz – Heinrich XII (1744–1784)
  - County of Reuss-Untergreiz – Heinrich III (1733–1768)
  - Salm-Dhaun – Christian Otto, Count (Wild- und Rheingraf) of Salm-Dhaun (1742–1748)
  - 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)
  - County of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg – Ludwig Ferdinand (1741–1773)
  - County of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein – Karl Friedrich Wilhelm (1735–1756)
  - County of Schaumburg-Lippe, Albrecht Wolfgang (1728–1748)
  - County of Stolberg-Rossla – Friedrich Botho (1739–1768)
  - County of Stolberg-Stolberg – Christoph Ludwig II (1738–1761)
  - 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 – Domenicus II Schnitzer, Prince-Abbot of Weingarten (1746–1784)
  - 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 – Johann Friedrich Alexander (1737–1784)
- Free Cities
  - Free City of Bremen – Mayors
    - Daniel von Büren IV (1736–1749),
    - Heinrich Lampe I (1745–1756),
    - Dietrich Meier I (1742–1751),
    - Christian Schönel (1747–1757)
  - Free Imperial City of Frankfurt –
    - Johann Wolfgang Textor, Stadtschultheiss of Frankfurt (1747–1771)
    - Friedrich Maximilian von Lersner I, Senior Mayor of Frankfurt (1747–1748)
  - Free City of Hamburg – Mayors
    - Conrad Widow (1742–1754),
    - Cornelius Poppe (1741–1759),
    - Nicolaus Stampeel (1743–1749),
    - Martin Lucas Schele (1733–1751)
  - Free City of Lübeck – Mayors
    - Heinrich Rust (1743–1757),
    - Johann Adolf Krohn (1744–1750),
    - Gotthard Arnold Isselhorst (1744–1765),
    - Heinrich Balemann (1724–1750)
Kingdom of Ireland – George II (1727–1760)
Order of Malta – Manuel Pinto da Fonseca, Grand Master of the Order of Malta (1741–1773)
Duchy of Massa and Carrara – Maria Teresa Cybo-Malaspina, Duchess of Massa, and Princess of Carrara (1731–1790)
Principality of Masserano – Vittorio Filippo (1743–1767)
Duchy of Modena and Reggio – Francesco III d'Este (1737–1780)
Ottoman (Turkish) Empire
- Sultan – Mahmud I (1730–1754)
- Grand Vizier – Seyyid Abdullah Pasha (1747–1750)
Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves – John V (1706–1750)
Kingdom of Prussia – Frederick II (1740–1786)
Russian Empire – Elizabeth Petrovna, Tsaritsa of Russia (1741–1762)
Kingdom of Spain – Fernando VI (1746–1759)
Kingdom of Sweden – Age of Liberty
- Monarch – Frederick I, also Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (1720–1751)
Grand Duchy of Tuscany – Francis Stephen (1737–1765)
United Provinces –
- Estates of Friesland, Groningen, Guelders, Holland, Overijssel, Utrecht, Zeeland (1581–1795)
- Stadtholder – William IV, Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of Friesland, Groningen, Guelders, Holland, Overijssel, Utrecht, Zeeland (1747–1751)
  - Holland – Grand Pensionary Jacob Gilles of Holland (1746–1749)
Republic of Venice – Pietro Grimani, Doge of Venice (1741–1752)