World leaders in 1824
Everyone who held a state’s top posts at some point in 1824, 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 1824 →
Major powers in 1824
United StatesUnited States history
- President
- James Monroe
United KingdomUnited Kingdom history
- King
- George IV
- Prime minister
- Robert Jenkinson
Russian EmpireRussia history
- Emperor
- Alexander I
Qing dynastyChina history
- Emperor
- Daoguang
Bourbon Restoration of FranceFrance history
- King
- Louis XVIII, then Charles X
- Prime minister
- Jean-Baptiste de Villèle
Tokugawa shogunate of JapanJapan history
- Emperor
- Ninkō
Africa
BasutolandLesotho history
- King or Paramount Chief
- Moshoeshoe I
Beylik of TunisTunisia history
Ethiopian Empire
- Emperor
- Gigar
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
- Abd al-Rahman
Americas
El SalvadorEl Salvador history
- Provisional Political Chief
- Mariano Prado
- Head of State
- Juan Manuel Rodríguez, then Mariano Prado, then Juan Vicente Villacorta
Empire of BrazilBrazil history
- Emperor
- Pedro I
Estado de ChileChile history
- Interim Supreme Director
- Ramón Freire
Federal Republic of Central AmericaGuatemala history
- Triumvir
- Juan Vicente Villacorta Díaz
Gran ColombiaColombia history
- President
- Simón Bolívar
Miskito CoastNicaragua history
Provisional Government of Mexico (1823–24)Mexico history
- Members
- Guadalupe Victoria
Republic of Haiti (1820–1849)Haiti history
- President
- Jean-Pierre Boyer
Republic of PeruPeru history
- President
- Simón Bolívar
United StatesUnited States history
- President
- James Monroe
Asia
Aceh SultanateIndonesia history
Emirate of NejdSaudi Arabia history
Johor SultanateIndonesia history
- Sultan
- Hussein Shah
Joseon
- King
- Sunjo
Kingdom of VientianeLaos history
- King
- Anouvong
Konbaung dynasty
- King
- Bagyidaw
Ottoman EmpireTurkey history
- Sultan
- Mahmud II
- Grand Vizier
- Mehmed Selim Pasha
Qing dynastyChina history
- Emperor
- Daoguang
Rattanakosin Kingdom of SiamThailand history
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 SharjahUnited Arab Emirates history
Sheikhdom of Umm Al QuwainUnited Arab Emirates history
Tokugawa shogunate of JapanJapan history
- Emperor
- Ninkō
Yemeni Zaidi StateYemen history
Yogyakarta SultanateIndonesia history
- Sultan
- Hamengkubuwono V
Europe
Andorra
- Episcopal Co-Prince
- Bernat Francés Caballero i Mathet
- French Co-Prince
- Louis XVIII, then Charles X
Anhalt-Bernburg
Anhalt-Köthen
Bourbon Restoration of FranceFrance history
- King
- Louis XVIII, then Charles X
- Prime minister
- Jean-Baptiste de Villèle
DenmarkDenmark history
- King
- Frederick VI
Electorate of Brandenburg, Kingdom of Prussia
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 IV
Kingdom of Lombardy–VenetiaItaly history
- King
- Francis I
Kingdom of PortugalPortugal history
- King
- John VI
Kingdom of Sardinia, Duchy of SavoyItaly history
- King of Sardinia, Duke of Savoy
- Charles Felix
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
- Ioan Sturdza
Papal States
- Pope
- Leo XII
Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont
- Prince
- George II
Principality of WallachiaRomania history
- Prince
- Grigore IV Ghica
Russian EmpireRussia history
- Emperor
- Alexander I
Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
- Duke
- Frederick IV
Saxe-Meiningen
- Duke
- Bernhard II
Sweden–Norway
- First Minister
- Jonas Collett
United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandUnited Kingdom history
- King
- George IV
- Prime minister
- Robert Jenkinson
Oceania
Hawaiian KingdomUnited States history
- King
- Kamehameha II
Kingdom of Huahine
- Queen
- Teriitaria II