World leaders in 1801
Everyone who held a state’s top posts at some point in 1801, in the order they held them. Names are from Wikipedia’s list of state leaders and appear only where the person’s Wikidata record agrees on the post and the years. What happened in 1801 →
Major powers in 1801
United StatesUnited States history
- President
- John Adams, then Thomas Jefferson
United KingdomUnited Kingdom history
- King
- George III
- Prime minister
- William Pitt the Younger, then Henry Addington
Russian EmpireRussia history
- Emperor
- Paul, then Alexander I
Qing dynastyChina history
- Emperor
- Jiaqing
French First RepublicFrance history
- First Consul
- Napoleon I
Tokugawa shogunate of JapanJapan history
- Emperor
- Kōkaku
Africa
Beylik of TunisTunisia history
Ethiopian Empire
- Emperor
- Demetros, then Egwale Seyon
Kingdom of AshantiGhana history
- Asantehene
- Osei Kwame Panyin
Kingdom of Eswatini (Swaziland)
- King
- Ndvungunye
Merina Kingdom
Morocco: Alaouite dynasty
- Sultan
- Slimane
Pate Sultanate
- Mfalume
- Fumo Madi ibn Abi Bakr
Americas
Miskito CoastNicaragua history
- King
- George II Frederic, then George Frederic Augustus I
United StatesUnited States history
- President
- John Adams, then Thomas Jefferson
Asia
Aceh SultanateIndonesia history
Emirate of DiriyahSaudi Arabia history
Johor SultanateIndonesia history
- Sultan
- Mahmud Shah III
Joseon
- King
- Sunjo
Kedah SultanateMalaysia history
Konbaung dynasty
- King
- Bodawpaya
Ottoman EmpireTurkey history
- Sultan
- Selim III
- Grand Vizier
- Kör Yusuf Ziyaüddin Pasha
Qing dynastyChina history
- Emperor
- Jiaqing
Rattanakosin Kingdom of SiamThailand history
- King
- Rama I
Ryukyu Kingdom: Second Shō dynastyJapan history
- King
- Shō On
Selangor SultanateMalaysia history
- Sultan
- Ibrahim Shah
Sheikhdom of Abu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates history
Sheikhdom of KuwaitKuwait history
- Sheikh
- Abdullah I
Sheikhdom of SharjahUnited Arab Emirates history
Sheikhdom of Umm Al QuwainUnited Arab Emirates history
Tokugawa shogunate of JapanJapan history
- Emperor
- Kōkaku
Yemeni Zaidi StateYemen history
- Imam
- al-Mansur Ali I
Yogyakarta SultanateIndonesia history
- Sultan
- Hamengkubuwono II
Europe
Andorra
- Episcopal Co-Prince
- Francesc Antoni de la Dueña y Cisneros
Anhalt-Köthen
Bourbon SpainSpain history
- King
- Charles IV
Bremen-Verden
- Duke
- George III
Denmark–NorwayDenmark history
- King of Denmark and Norway
- Christian VII
Electorate of Brandenburg, Kingdom of Prussia
- Elector; King
- Frederick William III
French First RepublicFrance history
- First Consul
- Napoleon I
Gustavian era SwedenSweden history
- King
- Gustav IV Adolf
Holy Roman Empire, Kingdom of Germany
- Emperor Elect, King
- Francis II
Kingdom of Bavaria
- Elector
- Maximillian IV
Kingdom of Bohemia
- King
- Francis II
Kingdom of Croatia (Habsburg)Croatia history
- King
- Francis
Kingdom of Galicia and LodomeriaUkraine history
- King
- Francis II
Kingdom of ImeretiGeorgia history
- King
- Solomon II
Kingdom of Kartli-KakhetiGeorgia history
- Regent
- David Bagrationi
Kingdom of PortugalPortugal history
- Queen
- Maria I
Kingdom of Sardinia, Duchy of SavoyItaly history
- King of Sardinia
- Charles Emmanuel IV
Kingdom of Saxony
- Elector
- Frederick Augustus the Just
MoldaviaRomania history
- Prince
- Constantin Ipsilanti, then Alexandru Suțu
Papal States
- Pope
- Pius VII
Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont
- Prince
- Friedrich Karl August
Principality of WallachiaRomania history
- Prince
- Alexandru Moruzi
Russian EmpireRussia history
- Emperor
- Paul, then Alexander I
United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandUnited Kingdom history
- King
- George III
- Prime minister
- William Pitt the Younger, then Henry Addington