World leaders in 1831
Everyone who held a state’s top posts at some point in 1831, 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 1831 →
Major powers in 1831
United StatesUnited States history
- President
- Andrew Jackson
United KingdomUnited Kingdom history
- King
- William IV
- Prime minister
- Charles Grey
Russian EmpireRussia history
- Emperor
- Nicholas I
Qing dynastyChina history
- Emperor
- Daoguang
July Monarchy of FranceFrance history
- King
- Louis Philippe I
- Prime minister
- Casimir Pierre Périer
Tokugawa shogunate of JapanJapan history
- Emperor
- Ninkō
Africa
BasutolandLesotho history
- King or Paramount Chief
- Moshoeshoe I
Beylik of TunisTunisia history
Ethiopian Empire
- Emperor
- Iyasu IV
Khedivate of EgyptEgypt history
- Khedive
- Muhammad Ali
Kingdom of Eswatini (Swaziland)
- King
- Sobhuza I
Kingdom of Rwanda
Merina Kingdom
- Queen
- Ranavalona I
- Prime minister
- Andriamihaja
Morocco: Alaouite dynasty
- Sultan
- Abd al-Rahman
Americas
Conservative Republic of ChileChile history
- President
- José Tomás Ovalle, then José Joaquín Prieto
El SalvadorEl Salvador history
- Head of State
- José María Cornejo
Empire of BrazilBrazil history
Federal Republic of Central AmericaGuatemala history
- President
- Francisco Morazán
First Mexican RepublicMexico history
- President
- Anastasio Bustamante
Free State of Costa RicaCosta Rica history
- Head of State
- Juan Mora Fernández
Miskito CoastNicaragua history
Oriental Republic of UruguayUruguay history
- President
- Fructuoso Rivera
Republic of BoliviaBolivia history
- Provisional President
- Andrés de Santa Cruz
Republic of EcuadorEcuador history
- President
- Juan José Flores
Republic of Haiti (1820–1849)Haiti history
- President
- Jean-Pierre Boyer
Republic of PeruPeru history
- President
- Agustín Gamarra
State of VenezuelaVenezuela history
- President
- José Antonio Páez
United Provinces of the Río de la PlataArgentina history
- governor managing international relations
- Juan Manuel de Rosas
United StatesUnited States history
- President
- Andrew Jackson
Asia
Aceh SultanateIndonesia history
Bruneian EmpireBrunei history
- Sultan
- Omar Ali Saifuddin II
Emirate of Afghanistan: Barakzai dynastyAfghanistan history
Emirate of BukharaUzbekistan history
Emirate of NejdSaudi Arabia history
Johor SultanateIndonesia history
- Sultan
- Hussein Shah
Joseon
- King
- Sunjo
Kingdom of ChampasakLaos history
- King
- Huy
Konbaung dynasty
- King
- Bagyidaw
Ottoman EmpireTurkey history
- Sultan
- Mahmud II
- Grand Vizier
- Reşid Mehmed Pasha
Qing dynastyChina history
- Emperor
- Daoguang
Rattanakosin Kingdom of SiamThailand history
- King
- Rama III
Selangor SultanateMalaysia history
- Sultan
- Muhammad 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
Terengganu SultanateMalaysia history
- co-Sultan
- Omar Riayat Shah
Tokugawa shogunate of JapanJapan history
- Emperor
- Ninkō
Yemeni Zaidi StateYemen history
Yogyakarta SultanateIndonesia history
- Sultan
- Hamengkubuwono V
Europe
Andorra
- Episcopal Co-Prince
- Simó de Guardiola i Hortoneda
- French Co-Prince
- Louis Philippe I
Anhalt-Bernburg
Anhalt-Köthen
- Duke
- Henry V
BelgiumBelgium history
- King
- Leopold I
- Prime minister
- Étienne Constantin de Gerlache, then Joseph Lebeau, then Félix de Muelenaere
DenmarkDenmark history
- King
- Frederick VI
Electorate of Brandenburg, Kingdom of Prussia
Grand Duchy of FinlandFinland history
- Grand Prince
- Nicholas I
July Monarchy of FranceFrance history
- King
- Louis Philippe I
- Prime minister
- Casimir Pierre Périer
Kingdom of Bavaria
- King
- Ludwig I
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
- William IV
Kingdom of Lombardy–VenetiaItaly history
- King
- Francis I
Kingdom of PortugalPortugal history
- King
- Miguel I
Kingdom of Sardinia, Duchy of SavoyItaly history
- King of Sardinia, Duke of Savoy
- Charles Felix, then Charles Albert
Kingdom of Saxony
- King
- Anthony
Kingdom of Spain (1810–1873)Spain history
- King
- Ferdinand VII
Kingdom of the NetherlandsNetherlands history
- King
- William I
Kingdom of the Two SiciliesItaly history
- King
- Ferdinand II
Liechtenstein
- Prince
- Johann I Josef
LuxembourgLuxembourg history
- Grand Duke
- William I
Papal States
- Pope
- Gregory XVI
Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont
- Prince
- George II
Russian EmpireRussia history
- Emperor
- Nicholas I
Saxe-Meiningen
- Duke
- Bernhard II
Sweden–Norway
- First Minister
- Jonas Collett
United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandUnited Kingdom history
- King
- William IV
- Prime minister
- Charles Grey
Oceania
Kingdom of Huahine
- Queen
- Teriitaria II