World leaders in 1816
Everyone who held a state’s top posts at some point in 1816, 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 1816 →
Major powers in 1816
United StatesUnited States history
- President
- James Madison
United KingdomUnited Kingdom history
- King
- George III
- Prime minister
- Robert Jenkinson
Russian EmpireRussia history
- Emperor
- Alexander I
Qing dynastyChina history
- Emperor
- Jiaqing
Bourbon Restoration of FranceFrance history
- King
- Louis XVIII
- Prime minister
- Armand Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis
Tokugawa shogunate of JapanJapan history
- Emperor
- Kōkaku
Africa
Beylik of TunisTunisia history
Ethiopian Empire
- Emperor
- Egwale Seyon
Hamaj Regency of the Funj SultanateSudan history
- Sultan
- Badi VII
Khedivate of EgyptEgypt history
- Khedive
- Muhammad Ali
Kingdom of AshantiGhana history
- Asantehene
- Osei Bonsu
Kingdom of Eswatini (Swaziland)
- King
- Sobhuza I
Merina Kingdom
- King
- Radama I
Morocco: Alaouite dynasty
- Sultan
- Slimane
Americas
Kingdom of BrazilBrazil history
Miskito CoastNicaragua history
Republic of Haiti (1806–1820)Haiti history
- President
- Alexandre Pétion
United Provinces of the Río de la PlataArgentina history
- Acting Director
- Ignacio Álvarez Thomas
- Supreme Director
- Antonio González de Balcarce, then Juan Martín de Pueyrredón
United StatesUnited States history
- President
- James Madison
Asia
Aceh SultanateIndonesia history
- Sultan
- Syarif Saiful Alam Syah
Emirate of DiriyahSaudi Arabia history
Johor SultanateIndonesia history
Joseon
- King
- Sunjo
Kedah SultanateMalaysia history
Kingdom of ChampasakLaos history
- King
- Manoi
Kingdom of VientianeLaos history
- King
- Anouvong
Konbaung dynasty
- King
- Bodawpaya
Ottoman EmpireTurkey history
- Sultan
- Mahmud II
- Grand Vizier
- Mehmed Emin Rauf Pasha
Qing dynastyChina history
- Emperor
- Jiaqing
Rattanakosin Kingdom of SiamThailand history
- King
- Rama II
Selangor SultanateMalaysia history
- Sultan
- Ibrahim Shah
Sheikhdom of Abu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates history
Sheikhdom of AjmanUnited Arab Emirates history
Sheikhdom of KuwaitKuwait history
- Sheikh
- Jaber I
Sheikhdom of Ras Al KhaimahUnited Arab Emirates history
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-Mutawakkil Ahmad, then al-Mahdi Abdallah
Yogyakarta SultanateIndonesia history
- Sultan
- Hamengkubuwono IV
Europe
Andorra
- Episcopal Co-Prince
- Francesc Antoni de la Dueña y Cisneros
- French Co-Prince
- Louis XVIII
Anhalt-Bernburg
Anhalt-Dessau
- Duke; Regent of Anhalt-Köthen
- Leopold III
Anhalt-Köthen
Bourbon Restoration of FranceFrance history
- King
- Louis XVIII
- Prime minister
- Armand Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis
DenmarkDenmark history
- King
- Frederick VI
Electorate of Brandenburg, Kingdom of Prussia
Gustavian era SwedenSweden history
- King of Sweden; King of Norway
- Charles XIII
Kingdom of Bavaria
- King
- Maximillian IV
Kingdom of Bohemia
- King
- Francis II
Kingdom of Croatia (Habsburg)Croatia history
- King
- Francis
- Ban
- Ignác Gyulay
Kingdom of Galicia and LodomeriaUkraine history
- King
- Francis II
Kingdom of Hanover
- King
- George III
Kingdom of Lombardy–VenetiaItaly history
- King
- Francis I
Kingdom of PortugalPortugal history
Kingdom of Sardinia, Duchy of SavoyItaly history
- King of Sardinia; Duke of Savoy
- Victor Emmanuel I
Kingdom of Saxony
Kingdom of Spain (1810–1873)Spain history
- King
- Ferdinand VII
Kingdom of the NetherlandsNetherlands history
- King
- William I
Liechtenstein
- Prince
- Johann I Josef
LuxembourgLuxembourg history
- Grand Duke
- William I
MoldaviaRomania history
- Prince
- Scarlat Callimachi
Papal States
- Pope
- Pius VII
Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont
- Prince
- George II
Principality of WallachiaRomania history
- Prince
- Ioan Gheorghe Caragea
Russian EmpireRussia history
- Emperor
- Alexander I
Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
- Duke
- Augustus
Saxe-Meiningen
- Duke
- Bernhard II
Sweden–Norway
- King of Sweden; King of Norway
- Charles XIII
- First Minister
- Mathias Sommerhielm
United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandUnited Kingdom history
- King
- George III
- Prime minister
- Robert Jenkinson
Oceania
Kingdom of Huahine
- Queen
- Teriitaria II