World leaders in 1837
Everyone who held a state’s top posts at some point in 1837, 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 1837 →
Major powers in 1837
United StatesUnited States history
- President
- Andrew Jackson, then Martin Van Buren
United KingdomUnited Kingdom history
- King
- William IV
- Queen
- Victoria
- Prime minister
- William Lamb
Russian EmpireRussia history
- Emperor
- Nicholas I
Qing dynastyChina history
- Emperor
- Daoguang
July Monarchy of FranceFrance history
- King
- Louis Philippe I
- Prime minister
- Louis-Mathieu Molé
Tokugawa shogunate of JapanJapan history
- Emperor
- Ninkō
Africa
BasutolandLesotho history
- King or Paramount Chief
- Moshoeshoe I
Beylik of TunisTunisia history
- Bey
- Mustafa ibn Mahmud, then Ahmad I ibn Mustafa
Ethiopian Empire
- Emperor
- Sahle Dengel
Khedivate of EgyptEgypt history
- Khedive
- Muhammad Ali
Kingdom of Rwanda
Merina Kingdom
- Queen
- Ranavalona I
- Prime minister
- Rainiharo
Morocco: Alaouite dynasty
- Sultan
- Abd al-Rahman
Oyo EmpireNigeria history
- Alaafin
- Atiba Atobatele
Republic of MarylandLiberia history
- Governor
- John Brown Russwurm
Americas
Argentine ConfederationArgentina history
- Governor of Buenos Aires Province
- Juan Manuel de Rosas
Centralist Republic of MexicoMexico history
- President
- José Justo Corro, then Anastasio Bustamante
Conservative Republic of ChileChile history
- President
- José Joaquín Prieto
El SalvadorEl Salvador history
- Head of State
- Diego Vigil y Cocaña
- Acting Head of State
- Timoteo Menéndez
Empire of BrazilBrazil history
- Emperor
- Pedro II
Federal Republic of Central AmericaGuatemala history
- President
- Francisco Morazán
Free State of Costa RicaCosta Rica history
- Head of State
- Braulio Carrillo Colina
Miskito CoastNicaragua history
Oriental Republic of UruguayUruguay history
- President
- Manuel Oribe
Peru–Bolivian ConfederationPeru history
- Supreme Protector
- Andrés de Santa Cruz
Republic of BoliviaBolivia history
- President
- Andrés de Santa Cruz
- Supreme Protector of the Peru–Bolivian Confederation
- Andrés de Santa Cruz
Republic of EcuadorEcuador history
- President
- Vicente Rocafuerte
Republic of Haiti (1820–1849)Haiti history
- President
- Jean-Pierre Boyer
Republic of New GranadaColombia history
- President
- Francisco de Paula Santander
Republic of TexasUnited States history
- President
- Sam Houston
State of VenezuelaVenezuela history
- Interim President
- José María Carreño
- President
- Carlos Soublette
United StatesUnited States history
- President
- Andrew Jackson, then Martin Van Buren
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
- Ali
Joseon
- King
- Heonjong
Kingdom of ChampasakLaos history
- King
- Huy
Konbaung dynasty
- King
- Bagyidaw, then Tharrawaddy
Ottoman EmpireTurkey history
- Sultan
- Mahmud II
- Grand Vizier
- Mehmed Emin Rauf 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 DubaiUnited 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
- Imam
- al-Mansur Ali II, then an-Nasir Abdallah
Yogyakarta SultanateIndonesia history
- Sultan
- Hamengkubuwono V
Europe
Andorra
- Episcopal Co-Prince
- Simó de Guardiola i Hortoneda
- French Co-Prince
- Louis Philippe I
Anhalt-Bernburg
- Duke
- Alexander Karl
Anhalt-Köthen
- Duke
- Henry V
BelgiumBelgium history
- King
- Leopold I
- Prime minister
- Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt
Caucasian ImamateRussia history
- Imam
- Shamil
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
- Louis-Mathieu Molé
Kingdom of Bavaria
- King
- Ludwig I
Kingdom of Bohemia
- King
- Ferdinand V
Kingdom of Croatia (Habsburg)Croatia history
- King
- Ferdinand V
Kingdom of Galicia and LodomeriaUkraine history
- King
- Ferdinand I
Kingdom of GreeceGreece history
- King
- Otto
- Prime minister
- Josef Ludwig von Armansperg, then Ignaz von Rudhart
Kingdom of Hanover
- King
- William IV, then Ernest Augustus
Kingdom of Lombardy–VenetiaItaly history
- King
- Ferdinand I
Kingdom of PortugalPortugal history
- Queen
- Maria II
- King
- Ferdinand II
Kingdom of Sardinia, Duchy of SavoyItaly history
- King of Sardinia, Duke of Savoy
- Charles Albert
Kingdom of Spain (1810–1873)Spain history
- Queen
- Isabella II
Kingdom of the NetherlandsNetherlands history
- King
- William I
Kingdom of the Two SiciliesItaly history
- King
- Ferdinand II
Liechtenstein
- Prince
- Aloys II
LuxembourgLuxembourg history
- Grand Duke
- William I
MoldaviaRomania history
- Prince
- Mihail Sturdza
Papal States
- Pope
- Gregory XVI
Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont
- Prince
- George II
Principality of WallachiaRomania history
- Prince
- Alexandru II Ghica
Russian EmpireRussia history
- Emperor
- Nicholas I
Saxe-Meiningen
- Duke
- Bernhard II
Sweden–Norway
- First Minister
- Nicolai Johan Lohmann Krog
United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandUnited Kingdom history
- King
- William IV
- Queen
- Victoria
- Prime minister
- William Lamb
Oceania
Kingdom of Huahine
- Queen
- Teriitaria II