List of state leaders in 1756
Africa
- Akuapem – Nana Kwapon Kyerefo, King of Akuapem (1742–1765)
- Akyem Abuakwa – Pobi Asomaning II, King of Akyem Abuakwa (1742–1765)
- Ashanti Confederacy – Kusi Obodom, Asantehene (1750–1764)
- Borgu Emirate – Kigera I dan Kiseru Brodi (1750–1766)
- Bornu Empire – Ali III (1750–1791)
- Bunyoro – Duhaga, Omukama of Bunyoro (1731–c.1782)
- Comoros (Comoros) – Saidi Ahamd (c. 1741-c. 1782)
- Kingdom of Dahomey – Tegbessou (1732–1774)
- Ethiopian Empire – Iyoas I (1755–1769)
- Emirate of Harar – Ahmad I ibn Abi Bakr (1755–1782)
- Sultanate of Kano – Yaji II (1753–1768)
- Sennar Sultanate – Badi IV (1724–1762)
- Yatenga – Naaba Kango (1754–1787)
- Zulu – Ndaba kaMageba, King of the Zulu (1745–1763)
Asia
- Aceh Sultanate – Alauddin Johan Syah (1735–1760)
- Durrani Empire – Ahmad Shah Abdali (1747–1772)
- Ahom Kingdom – Suremphaa (1751–1769)
- Akkalkot State – Fatehsinh I Raje Bhonsle (1707–1760)
- Arakan – Nara Apaya, King of Arakan (1742–1761)
- Ayutthaya Kingdom (Siam) – Borommakot (1733–1758)
- Brunei –
- Bundi State – Umaid Singh, Rao Raja of Bundi (1749–1779)
- Bhutan - Sherab Wangchuk (1744-1763)
- Chamba State – Umed Singh (1748–1764)
- China (Qing dynasty) – Qianlong Emperor (1735–1796)
- Cutch State – Lakhpatji (1752–1760)
- Dhrol State – Vaghji Junoji (1716–1760)
- Empire of Japan
- Monarch – Momozono (1747–1762)
- Tokugawa shogunate – Tokugawa Ieshige (1745–1760)
- Ryukyu Kingdom – Shō Boku (1752–1795)
- Joseon (Korea) – Yeongjo (1724–1776)
- Manipur – Meidingu Chingthangkhomba, King of Manipur (1749–1798)
- Mughal Empire –
- Pudukkottai State - Vijaya Raghunatha Raya Tondaiman I (1730-1769)
- Rajpipla State - Pratapsinhji (1754-1764)
- Vietnam –
Europe
- Andorra – Co-princes:
- Bishop of Urgell –
- Sebastià Josep de Victoria de Emparán y de Loyola, Bishop of Urgell (1747–1756)
- Temporarily vacant (1756–1757)
- Louis XV of France (1715–1774)
- Bishop of Urgell –
- Kingdom of Denmark–Norway –
- Monarch – Frederick V (1746–1766)
- Minister of State – Johann Hartwig Ernst, Count von Bernstorff (1751–1770)
- Kingdom of France – Louis XV (1715–1774)
- Kingdom of Great Britain –
- Monarch – George II (1727–1760)
- Prime Minister –
- Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle (1754–1756)
- William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire (1756–1757)
- Holy Roman Empire – Franz I (1745–1765)
- Electors
- Electorate of Bavaria – Maximilian III (1745–1777)
- Kingdom of Bohemia – Maria Theresa (1740–1780)
- Electorate of Brandenburg – Friedrich II of Prussia (1740–1786)
- Electorate of Cologne – Clemens August of Bavaria, Archbishop-Elector of Cologne (1723–1761)
- Electorate of Hanover – Georg II, Elector of Hanover, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1727–1760)
- Electorate of Mainz – Johann Friedrich Karl von Ostein, Archbishop-Elector of Mainz (1743–1763)
- Electorate of Saxony – Friedrich August II (1733–1763)
- Electorate of Trier – Franz Georg von Schönborn, Archbishop-Elector of Trier (1729–1756)
- Princes
- Principality of Anhalt-Bernburg – Viktor Friedrich (1721–1765)
- Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst – Friedrich August (1747–1793)
- Principality of Auersperg – Heinrich Joseph Johann (1713–1783)
- Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg – Joseph (1740–1768)
- Archduchy of Austria – Maria Theresia (1740–1780)
- Margraviate of Baden-Baden – Ludwig Georg Simpert (1707–1761)
- Margraviate of Baden-Durlach – Karl IV Friedrich (1738–1771, ruled all of Baden 1771–1811)
- Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach – Karl Wilhelm Friedrich (1723–1757)
- Margraviate of Brandenburg-Bayreuth – Friedrich IX, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1735–1763)
- Duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel – Karl I (1735–1780)
- Imperial Abbey of Corvey – Kaspar II von Böselager-Hohneburg, Prince-Abbot of Corvey (1737–1758)
- Prince-Bishopric of Eichstätt – Johann Anton II von Friberg-Hoperferau (1736–1757)
- Prince-Provostry of Ellwangen – Franz Georg von Schönborn-Buchheim (1732–1756)
- Prince-Bishopric of Freising – Johann Theodor of Bavaria (1727–1763)
- Imperial Abbey of Fulda – Amandus von Buseck, Prince-Abbot of Fulda (1737–1752, Bishop of Fulda 1752–1756)
- Principality of Fürstenberg-Fürstenberg – Joseph Wilhelm Ernst, Prince of Fürstenberg (1716–1762, Count 1704–1716)
- Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt – Ludwig VIII (1739–1768)
- Prince-Bishopric of Hildesheim – Clemens August of Bavaria (1724–1761, also Archbishop-Elector of Cologne)
- Duchy of Holstein-Glückstadt – Friedrich V (1746–1766)
- Duchy of Holstein-Gottorp – Karl Peter Ulrich (1739–1762)
- Imperial Ducal Abbey of Kempten – Engelbert von Sorgenstein, Prince-Abbot of Kempten (1747–1760)
- Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin – Christian Ludwig II (1747–1756)
- Mergentheim – Clemens August of Bavaria, Prince and Grand Master of the Teutonic Order (1732–1761)
- Prince-Bishopric of Münster – Clemens August of Bavaria (1723–1761, also Archbishop-Elector of Cologne)
- Duchy of Oldenburg – Friedrich III, Count of Oldenburg (1746–1766)
- Prince-Bishopric of Osnabrück – Clemens August of Bavaria (1728–1761, also Archbishop-Elector of Cologne)
- Prince-Bishopric of Paderborn – Clemens August of Bavaria (1719–1761, also Archbishop-Elector of Cologne)
- Electorate of the Palatinate – Karl IV Philipp Theodor, Elector Palatine (1742–1799)
- Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Zweibrücken – Christian IV, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (1735–1775)
- Palatinate-Sulzbach – Karl Theodor, Count Palatine and Duke of Palatinate-Sulzbach (1733–1799)
- Prince-Bishopric of Passau – Joseph Dominicus Franz Kilian von Lamberg (1723–1761)
- Bishopric of Regensburg – Johann Theodor of Bavaria (1719–1763)
- Principality of Salm-Kyrburg – Philip Joseph (1742–1778)
- Principality of Salm-Salm – Nicholas Leopold (1738–1770)
- Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld – Franz Josias (1735–1764)
- Duchy of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg – Friedrich III (1732–1772)
- Duchy of Saxe-Hildburghausen – Ernst Friedrich III (1745–1780)
- Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen – Anton Ulrich (1706–1763)
- Principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt – Johann Friedrich (1744–1767)
- Principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen – Heinrich XXXV (1740–1758)
- Prince-Bishopric of Speyer – Franz Christoph von Hutzen zu Stolzenberg (1743–1770)
- Prince-Bishopric of Worms – Franz Georg von Schönborn (1732–1756, also Archbishop-Elector of Trier)
- Duchy of Württemberg – Karl Eugen (1737–1793)
- Counts and Prelates
- Principality of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym – Viktor I (1727–1772)
- County of Bentheim-Steinfurt – Karl Paul Ernst (1733–1780)
- Essen Abbey – Francisca Christina von Pfalz-Sulzbach, Princess-Abbess of Essen (1726–1776)
- Gandersheim Abbey – Elisabeth Christine of Saxe-Meiningen, Princess-Abbess of Gandersheim (1713–1766)
- Gutenzell Abbey – Franziska von Gall, Princess-Abbess of Gutenzell (1747–1759)
- Principality of Hohenlohe-Bartenstein – Karl Philipp Franz (1744–1763, Count 1729–1744)
- County of Hohenlohe-Langenburg – Ludwig (1715–1764, Prince 1764–1765)
- County of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen – Philipp Heinrich (1743–1764, prince 1764–1781)
- County of Hohenlohe-Öhringen – Johann Friedrich II (1702–1764, Prince 1764–1765)
- County of Hohenlohe-Weikersheim – Carl Ludwig (1702–1756)
- Principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen – Joseph Friedrich (1715–1769)
- Duchy of Hoogstraten – Nikolaus Leopold (1741–1770)
- County of Isenburg-Meerholz – Karl Friedrich (1724–1774)
- Leiningen-Dachsburg-Falkenburg-Heidesheim – Christian Karl Reinhard, Count of Leiningen-Dachsburg-Falkenburg-Heidesheim (1698–1766)
- Leiningen-Dachsburg-Hartenburg – Friedrich Magnus, Count of Leiningen-Dachsburg-Hartenburg (1722–1756)
- Lindau Abbey – Theresia Wilhelmine von Pollheim-Winkelhausen, Princess-Abbess of Lindau (1743–1757)
- County of Lippe-Biesterfeld – Friedrich Carl August *(1736–1781)
- County of Lippe-Weissenfeld – Ferdinand Johann (1736–1781)
- County of Nassau-Saarbrücken – Wilhelm Heinrich (1735–1768)
- Principality of Nassau-Usingen – Karl (1718–1775)
- Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen – Johann, Count Palatine and Duke of Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen (1739–1780)
- County of Reuss-Ebersdorf – Heinrich XXIV (1747–1779)
- County of Reuss-Lobenstein – Heinrich II (1739–1782)
- County of Reuss-Obergreiz – Heinrich XI (1723–1768)
- County of Reuss-Schleiz – Heinrich XII (1744–1784)
- County of Reuss-Untergreiz – Heinrich III (1733–1768)
- Salm-Dyck – August Eugen Bernhard, Count (Altgraf) of Salm-Dyck (1727–1767)
- County of Salm-Grumbach – Karl Walrad Wilhelm (1727–1763)
- Principality of Salm-Leuze – Philipp Joseph (1716–1779)
- County of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg – Ludwig Ferdinand (1741–1773)
- County of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein – Karl Friedrich Wilhelm (1735–1756)
- County of Stolberg-Rossla – Friedrich Botho (1739–1768)
- County of Stolberg-Stolberg – Christoph Ludwig II (1738–1761)
- County of Stolberg-Wernigerode – Christian Ernst (1710–1771)
- Principality of Waldeck-Pyrmont – Karl August Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck, Count of Pyrmont (1728–1763)
- Weingarten Abbey – Domenicus II Schnitzer, Prince-Abbot of Weingarten (1746–1784)
- Westerburg-Leiningen-Neu-Leiningen (Bavaria Line) – Georg Ernst Ludwig, Count of Westerburg-Leiningen-Neu-Leiningen (Bavaria Line) (1726–1765)
- Westerburg-Leiningen-Neu-Leiningen (Nassau Line) – Georg Karl I August Ludwig, Count of Westerburg-Leiningen-Neu-Leiningen (Nassau Line) (1726–1787)
- County of Wied – Johann Friedrich Alexander (1737–1784)
- Kingdom of Ireland – George II (1727–1760)
- Ottoman (Turkish) Empire
- Sultan – Osman III (1754–1757)
- Grand Vizier
- Mehmed Said Pasha (1755–1756)
- Köse Bahir Mustafa Pasha (1756)
- Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves –
- Monarch – Joseph I (1750–1777)
- Prime Minister – Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo (1750–1777)
- Kingdom of Prussia – Frederick II (1740–1786)
- Russian Empire – Elizabeth Petrovna, Tsaritsa of Russia (1741–1762)
- Kingdom of Spain – Fernando VI (1746–1759)
- Kingdom of Sweden – Age of Liberty
- Monarch – Adolf Frederik (1751–1771)
- Majority leader – Axel von Fersen, senior, Lord Marshal of the Riksdag of the Estates (1755–1756)
- Grand Duchy of Tuscany – Francis Stephen (1737–1765)
- United Provinces –
- Estates of Friesland, Groningen, Guelders, Holland, Overijssel, Utrecht, Zeeland (1581–1795)
- Stadtholder – William V, Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of Friesland, Groningen, Guelders, Holland, Overijssel, Utrecht, Zeeland (1751–1795)
- Holland – Grand Pensionary Pieter Steyn of Holland (1749–1772)
- Republic of Venice – Francesco Loredan, Doge of Venice (1752–1762)
Middle East and North Africa
- Algeria – Baba Ali Bou-Seba, Dey of Algiers (1754–1766)
- Baban – Sulaiman Pasha, ruler of Baban (1754–1765)
- Derbent Khanate –
- Karabakh Khanate – Panah Khan Ali Bey (1747–1761)
- Sultanate of Morocco – Abdallah IV (1745–1757)
- Beylik of Tunis – Abu l-Hasan Ali I (1735–1756)
- Persia – Shahrukh Afshar (1748–1760)
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