List of state leaders in 1769

This is a list of heads of state, heads of governments, and other rulers in the year 1769.

Africa

• Ankole – Rwabirere, Omugabe of Ankole (c. 1755–1783)
• Ashanti Confederacy – Osei Kwadwo, Asantehene (1764–1777)
• Aussa Sultanate – Kadhafo Mahammad ibn Kadhafo (1749–1779)
• Avaradrano – Andriambelomasina (1730–1770)
• Kingdom of Baguirmi – Hajji Mohammed al'Amin, Sultan of Baguirmi (1751–1785)
• Bamana Empire – Ngolo Diarra, King of Banama (1766–1795)
• Benin Empire – Akengbuda, King of Benin (1750–1804)
• Bornu Empire – Ali III, King of Bornu (1750–1791)
• Kingdom of Buganda – Kyabaggu Kabinuli (1750–1780)
• Bunyoro – Duhaga, Omukama of Bunyoro (1731–c.1782)
• Dendi Kingdom – Askia Samsu Beri (1761–1779)
• Kingdom of Dahomey – Tegbessou (1732–1774)
• Sultanate of Damagaram – Tanimoun Babani (1757–1775)
• Ethiopian Empire –
  1. Iyoas I (1755–1769)
  2. Yohannes II (1769)
  3. Tekle Haymanot II (1769–1777)
• Sultanate of Fumban, Mbouombouo (1757–1814)
• Kingdom of Garo – Gabito, King of Garo (1760–1786)
• Jolof Empire – Mba Kompass, Emperor of Jolof (1763–1800)
• Kingdom of Kongo – Álvaro XI of Kongo (1764–1778)
• Ndzuwani – Saidi Ahamd (c. 1741-c. 1782)
• Nungu – Yembrima, Nunbado of Nungu (1736–1791)
• Oyo Empire – Majeogbe, Oba of Oyo (1754–1770)
• Sennar Sultanate –
  • Sultan – Isma'il (1768–1776)
  • Regent – Abu Likayik, Regent (1769–1776)
• Waalo – Njak Xuri Yop, King of Waalo (1736–1780)
• Warsangali Sultanate – Gerad Ali (1750–1789)
• Welayta – Ogatto, ruled 1761–1800
• Yatenga – Naaba Kango (1754–1787)
• Zulu – Jama kaNdaba, King of the Zulu (1763–1781)

Asia

• Aceh Sultanate – Mahmoud Syah (1760–1781)
• Ahom Kingdom –
  1. Suremphaa (1751–1769)
  2. Sunyeophaa (1769–1780)
• Durrani Empire – Ahmad Shah Abdali (1747–1772)
• Arakan – Apaya, King of Arakan (1764–1773)
• Amabi – Balthazar Loti (1755–1790)
• Amanuban – Don Louis (1751–1770)
• Amarasi – Dom Affonco Hornay (1752–1774)
• Sultanate of Banjar – Tahmidullah II (1761–1801)
• Banten – Abu Nazar Muhammad Arif Zainal Asyekin, ruled (1753–1777)
• Blambangang – Danuningrat, King of Blambangang (1736–1763)
• Bengal – Najabut Ali Khan, Nawab of Bengal (1766–1770)
• Bhutan – Donam Lhundub, Druk Desis of Bhutan (1768–1773)
• Bikaner State – Gaj Singh, Maharaja of Bikaner (1745–1787)
• Sultanate of Brunei – Omar Ali Saifuddin I (1762–1795)
• Bundi State – Umaid Singh, Rao Raja of Bundi (1749–1779)
• Kingdom of Burma – Hsinbyushin (1763–1776)
• Cambay – Mo'min Khan II, Nawab of Cambay (1743–1784)
• Kingdom of Cambodia – Narayanaracha II (1758–1775)
• China (Qing dynasty) – Qianlong Emperor (1735–1796)
• Cirebon
  • Kraton Kasepuhan palace - Sepuh IV Muhammad Zainuddin, Sultan of Cirebon (1753–1773)
  • Kraton Kanoman palace - Anom III Khairuddin, Sultan of Cirebon (1744–1797)
  • Panembahan line - Muhammad Tair Yarini Sabirin, ruled (1752–1773)
• Kingdom of Cochin – Veera Kerala Varma (1760–1775)
• Kingdom of Gorkha
  • Prithvi Narayan Shah (1743–1769)
  • Gorkha becomes main base of new Kingdom of Nepal.
• Hyderabad State – Ali Khan Asaf Jah II, Nizam of Hyderabad (1762–1804)
• Empire of Japan
  • Monarch – Go-Sakuramachi (1762–1771)
  • Tokugawa shogunate – Tokugawa Ieharu (1760–1786)
  • Ryukyu Kingdom – Shō Boku (1752–1795)
• Johor Sultanate – Mahmud Shah III (1761–1812)
• Kahlur – Devi Chand, Raja of Kahlur (1738–1778)
• Karangasem - Anglurah Made Karangasem (c. 1735–1775)
• Kedah Sultanate – Sultan Muhammad Jiwa Zainal Adilin II (1710–1778)
• Sultanate of Kelantan – Raja Long Yunus (1765–1795)
• Khanate of Khiva –
  1. Abu al-Ghazi III (1768–1769)
  2. Nurali II (1769)
  3. Jahangir (1769–1770)
• Khanate of Kokand – Irdana (1751–1770)
• Joseon (Korea) – Yeongjo (1724–1776)
• Las Bela – Jam Ghulam Shah, Jam of Las Bela (1765–1776)
• Madura – Cakraningrat V (1745–1770)
• Sultanate of Maguindanao – Pahar ud-Din (1755–1780)
• Sultanate of the Maldives – Muhammed Ghiya'as ud-din (1766–1774)
• Mangkunegaran Palace – Mangkunegara I (1757–1795)
• Manipur – Meidingu Chingthangkhomba, King of Manipur (1749–1798)
• Maratha Empire – Madhavrao I, Peshwa of the Maratha Empire (1761–1772)
• Mengwi – Gusti Agung Made Munggu, raja of Mengwi (c. 1745-c. 1775)
• Mughal Empire – Shah Alam II (1759–1788)
• Kingdom of Mysore
  • Titled ruler- Nanjaraja Wodeyar (1766–1772)
  • De facto ruler- Hyder Ali
• Kingdom of Nepal – Prithvi Narayan Shah (1769–1775)
• Sultanate of Pahang – Abdul Majib (1756–1802)
• Perak – Sultan Mahmud Shah II Ibni Almarhum Sultan Muhammad Shah, Sultan of Perak (1765–1773)
• Sultanate of Siak Sri Indrapura – Abdul Jalil Alamuddin Syah (1766–1780)
• Sultanate of Sambas – Umar Akam ud-din II (1764–1786)
• Thonburi Kingdom – Taksin (1768–1782)
• Sikh Confederacy –
• Sardars -
  • Phulkian Sardars - Sardar Man Singh, Sardar of Phulkian ( -1778)
• Sultanate of Sulu – Azim ud-Din I (1764–1774)
• Sultanate of Sumenep – Tirtanegara (1763–1811)
• Surakarta – Pakubuwono III (1755–1788)
• Tanette – Abd el Kadir Mohidin Matinrowe ri Dusang (1768–1807)
• Travancore – Dharma Raja, Maharaja of Travancore (1758–1798)
• Đại Việt – Lê Hiển Tông (1740–1786)
• Yogyakarta – Hamengkubuwono I (1755–1792)

Europe

• Principality of Abkhazia – Kelesh Begi (1747–1806)
• Andorra – Co-princes:
  • Francesc Fernández de Xátiva y Contreras, Bishop of Urgell (1763–1771)
  • Louis XV of France (1715–1774)
• Crimean Khanate –
  1. Qirim Giray (1768–1769)
  2. Devlet IV Giray (1769–1770)
• Kingdom of Denmark–Norway
  • Monarch – Christian VII (1766–1808)
  • Minister of State – Johann Hartwig Ernst, Count von Bernstorff (1751–1770)
• Republic of Genoa –
  1. Marcello Durazzo, Doge of Genoa (1767–1769)
  2. Giovanni Battista Negrone, Doge of Genoa (1769–1771)
• Kingdom of France – Louis XV (1715–1774)
• Kingdom of Great Britain –
  • Monarch – George III (1760–1820)
  • Prime Minister – Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton (1768–1770)
• Kingdom of Hungary – Maria Theresa (1740–1780)
• Kingdom of Ireland – George III (1760–1820)
• Malta – Manuel Pinto da Fonseca, Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller (1741–1773)
• Duchy of Massa and Carrara – Maria Teresa Cybo-Malaspina, Princess of Massa and Carrara (1731–1790)
• Principality of Moldavia –
  1. Grigore Callimachi (1767–1769)
  2. Constantine Mavrocordatos (1769)
• Duchy of Modena and Reggio – Francesco III (1737–1780)
• Monaco – Honoré III, Prince of Monaco (1733–1793)
• Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro – Sava II Petrović-Njegoš (1735–1782)
• Ottoman (Turkish) Empire
  • Sultan of the Ottoman Empire – Mustafa III (1757–1774)
  • Grand Vizier
    1. Yaglikçizade Nisani Mehmed Emin Pasha (1768–1769)
    2. Moldovanci Ali Pasha (1769)
    3. Ivazzade Halil Pasha (1769–1770)
• Papal States –
  1. Clement XIII (1758–1769)
  2. Clement XIV (1769–1774)
• Principality of Piombino – Gaetano (1745–1777)
• Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth – Stanisław August Poniatowski (1764–1795)
• Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves –
  • Monarch – Joseph I (1750–1777)
  • Prime Minister – Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal (1750–1777)
• Kingdom of Prussia – Frederick II (1740–1786)
• Ragusa – Saro Sorkočević, Rector of Ragusa (1769)
• Russian Empire – Catherine II, Tsaritsa of Russia (1762–1796)
• San Marino –
  1. Costantino Bonelli, Captain Regent (1768–1769)
  2. Giovanni Antonio Malpeli, Captain Regent (1768–1769)
  3. Baldassarre Giangi, Captain Regent (1769)
  4. Marc' Antonio Tassini, Captain Regent (1769)
  5. Filippo Manenti, Captain Regent (1769–1770)
  6. Francesco Antonio Casali, Captain Regent (1769–1770)
• Kingdom of Spain – Charles III (1759–1788)
• Kingdom of Sweden – Age of Liberty
  • Monarch – Adolf Frederik (1751–1771)
  • Majority leader – Axel von Fersen, senior, Lord Marshal of the Riksdag of the Estates (1769–1770)
• Grand Principality of Transylvania –
  • Ruler - Maria Theresa (1765–1780)
  • Governor - Carol O'Donnell, Governor of Transylvania (1767–1770)
• Grand Duchy of Tuscany – Peter Leopold I (1765–1790)
• Ukraine – Petro Kalnyshevsky, Hetman of the Ukrainian Cossacks (1765–1775)
• United Provinces –
  • Estates of Friesland, Groningen, Guelders, Holland, Overijssel, Utrecht, Zeeland (1581–1795)
  • Stadtholder – William V, Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of Friesland, Groningen, Guelders, Holland, Overijssel, Utrecht, Zeeland (1751–1795)
    • Holland – Grand Pensionary Pieter Steyn of Holland (1749–1772)
• Republic of Venice – Alvise Giovanni Mocenigo, Doge of Venice (1763–1779)
• Principality of Wallachia – Grigore III Ghica (1768–1769)

Holy Roman Empire

• Holy Roman Emperor – Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor (1765–1790)

Electors

• Electorate of Bavaria – Maximilian III (1745–1777)
• Berg - Karl Theodore, Duke of Berg (1742–1799)
• Kingdom of Bohemia – Maria Theresa (1740–1780)
• Electorate of Brandenburg – Friedrich II of Prussia (1740–1786)
• Electorate of Hanover – Georg III (1760–1814/1820)
• Electorate of Mainz – Emmerich Joseph von Breidbach zu Bürresheim, Archbishop of Mainz (1763–1774)
• Electorate of Saxony – Friedrich August III (1763–1806/1827)

Princes

• Principality of Anhalt-Köthen - Karl George Lebrecht (1755–1789)
• Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst – Friedrich August (1747–1793)
• Principality of Auersperg – Heinrich Joseph Johann (1713–1783)
• Archduchy of Austria – Maria Theresia (1740–1780)
• Margraviate of Baden-Durlach – Karl IV Friedrich (1738–1771, ruled all of Baden 1771–1811)
• Duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel – Karl I (1735–1780)
• Electorate of the Palatinate – Karl IV Philipp Theodor (1742–1799)
• Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Zweibrücken – Christian IV, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (1735–1775)
• Palatinate-Sulzbach – Karl Theodor, Count Palatine and Duke of Palatinate-Sulzbach (1733–1799)
• Principality of Salm-Kyrburg – Philip Joseph (1742–1778)
• Principality of Salm-Salm – Nicholas Leopold (1738–1770)
• Duchy of Saxe-Gotha – Friedrich III (1732–1772)
• Duchy of Saxe-Hildburghausen – Ernst Friedrich III (1745–1780)
• Prince-Bishopric of Speyer – Franz Christoph von Hutzen zu Stolzenberg (1743–1770)
• Duchy of Württemberg – Karl Eugen (1737–1793)

Counts and Prelates

• Principality of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym – Viktor I (1727–1772)
• Principality of Anhalt-Dessau - Leopold III (1751–1817)
• Duchy of Arenberg - Charles Marie Raymond (1754–1778)
• Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg – Prince Clemens Wenceslaus of Saxony (1768–1803)
• County of Bentheim-Bentheim - Frederick Charles (1731–1803)
• County of Bentheim-Steinfurt – Karl Paul Ernst (1733–1780)
• County of Bentheim-Tecklenburg-Rheda - Maurice Casimir II (1768–1805)
• Prince-Bishopric of Breslau – Philipp Gotthard von Schaffgotsch (1748–1795)
• Margraviate of Brandenburg-Bayreuth -
  1. Frederick Christian (1763–1769)
  2. Charles Alexander (1769–1791)
• Essen Abbey – Francisca Christina von Pfalz-Sulzbach, Princess-Abbess of Essen (1726–1776)
• Principality of Fürstenberg-Fürstenberg - Joseph Wenceslaus (1762–1783)
• County of Fürstenberg-Taikowitz - Frederick Joseph Maximilian Augustus (1759–1806)
• Fürstenberg-Pürglitz - Charles Boromaeus Egon I, Prince of Fürstenberg-Pürglitz (1762–1787)
• County of Fürstenberg-Weitra - Joachim Egon (1759–1806)
• Gandersheim Abbey - Therese Natalie, Princess-Abbess of Gandersheim (1767–1778)
• Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt - Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1768–1790)
• Landgraviate of Hesse-Homburg - Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homborg (1751–1806)
• Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel - Frederick II (1760–1785)
• Landgraviate of Hesse-Rotenburg - Constantine (1749–1778)
• Landgraviate of Hesse-Philippsthal - Charles I (1721–1770)
• Landgraviate of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld - Frederick (1761–1772)
• Prince-Bishopric of Hildesheim - Freidrich Wilhelm of Westphalia (1763–1789)
• Hohenzollern-Hechingen - Josef Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen (1750–1798)
• County of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen – Philipp Heinrich (1743–1764, prince 1764–1781)
• Principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen – Joseph Friedrich (1715–1769)
• Duchy of Hoogstraten – Nikolaus Leopold (1741–1770)
• County of Isenburg-Meerholz – Karl Friedrich (1724–1774)
• County of Lippe-Biesterfeld – Friedrich Carl August *(1736–1781)
• County of Lippe-Detmold - Simon Augustus (1734–1782)
• County of Lippe-Weissenfeld – Ferdinand Johann (1736–1781)
• Prince-Bishopric of Liège - Charles-Nicolas d'Oultremont (1763–1771)
• Principality of Nassau-Usingen – Karl (1718–1775)
• County of Nassau-Saarbrücken - Ludvig (1768–1794)
• Imperial Abbey of Niedermünster - Anna Febronia Elisabeth von Speth-Zwyfalten, Abbess of Niedermünster (1769–1789)
• Imperial Abbey of Obermünster - Maria Franziska von Freudenberg, Abbess of Obermünster (1765–1775)
• Prince-Bishopric of Osnabrück – Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany (1764–1802)
• Prince-Bishopric of Paderborn – William Anton of Asseburg (1763–1782)
• Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen – Johann, Count Palatine and Duke of Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen (1739–1780)
• Pappenheim - Frederick Ferdinand, Count of Pappenheim (1733–1773)
• Prince-Bishopric of Passau – Leopold Ernst von Firmian (1763–1783)
• County of Reuss-Ebersdorf – Heinrich XXIV (1747–1779)
• County of Reuss-Lobenstein – Heinrich II (1739–1782)
• County of Reuss-Schleiz – Heinrich XII (1744–1784)
• Principality of Salm-Leuze – Philipp Joseph (1716–1779)
• County of Salm-Reifferscheid-Dyck - William (1767–1775)
• County of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg – Ludwig Ferdinand (1741–1773)
• Schwarzenberg - Joseph I Adam, Prince of Schwarzenberg (1732–1782)
• Principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt - Louis Frederick II (1767–1708)
• County of Stolberg-Wernigerode – Christian Ernst (1710–1771)
• Weingarten Abbey – Domenicus II Schnitzer, Prince-Abbot of Weingarten (1746–1784)
• Westerburg-Leiningen-Neu-Leiningen (Nassau Line) – Georg Karl I August Ludwig (1726–1787)
• County of Wied – Johann Friedrich Alexander (1737–1784)

Middle East and North Africa

• Abu Dhabi – Dhiyab bin Isa, Shaikh of Abu Dhabi (1761–1793)
• Ottoman Algeria – Muhammad V, Dey of Algiers (1766–1791)
• Ganja khanate – Muhammad Hasan Khan (1761–1781)
• Karabakh Khanate – Ibrahim Khalil Panah Khan (1761–1807)
• Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti – Erekle II (1762–1798)
• Sultanate of Morocco – Mohammed III (1757–1790)
• Mukhrani – Simon (1755–1785)
• Nakhichevan Khanate – Heydargulu Khan (1747–1787)
• Persia – Karim Khan, Shah of Persia (1760–1779)
• Quba Khanate – Fatali Khan (1758–1789)
• Duchy of Racha – Rostom, Duke of Rostom (1750–1769)
• Shaki Khanate – Huseyn Khan (1765–1779)
• Talysh Khanate – Jamaladdin (1747–1786)
• Beylik of Tunis – Ali II ibn Hussein (1757–1782)