List of state leaders in 1755 - Events of 1756 - List of state leaders in 1757 - State leaders by year State leaders in 1754 - Events of 1755 - State leaders in 1756 - State leaders by year // Africa Ashanti Confederacy - Kusi Obodom, Asantehene (1750-1764) Dahomey - Tegbesu, King of Dahomey (1732-1774) Zulu - Ndaba kaMageba, King of the Zulu (1745-1763) Asia Afghanistan - Ahmad Shah, King of Afghanistan (1747-1772) China (Qing... 1756 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... List of state leaders in 1756 - Events of 1757 - List of state leaders in 1758 - State leaders by year Africa Ashanti Confederacy - Kusi Obodom, Asantehene (1750-1764) Dahomey - Tegbesu, King of Dahomey (1732-1774) Zulu - Ndaba kaMageba, King of the Zulu (1745-1763) Asia Afghanistan - Ahmad Shah, King of Afghanistan... This is a list of heads of state, government leaders, and other rulers in any given year. ...

Africa

• Ashanti Confederacy - Kusi Obodom, Asantehene (1750-1764)
• Dahomey - Tegbesu, King of Dahomey (1732-1774)
• Zulu - Ndaba kaMageba, King of the Zulu (1745-1763)

A shrunken Ashanti Confederacy near the end of its existence in 1896 The Ashanti Confederacy was a powerful state in West Africa in the years prior to European colonization. ... Kusi Obodom was the ruler of the Ashanti Confederacy (located in present-day Ghana) from 1750 to 1764, during the Oyoko Abohyen dynasty. ... The Asantehene is the ruler of the Ashanti people, while today it is a strictly ceremonial role, it was once a position of great power as the leader of the Ashanti Confederacy. ... Events March 2 - Small earthquake in London April 4 - Small earthquake in Warrington, England August 23 - Small earthquake in Spalding, England September 30 - Small earthquake in Northampton, England November 16 – Westminster Bridge officially opened Jonas Hanway is the first Englishman to use an umbrella James Gray reveals her sex to... 1764 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Dahomey was an African kingdom situated in what is now Benin. ... Tegbessou was the sixth King of Dahomey. ... Dahomey was an African kingdom situated in what is now Benin. ... Events February 23 - First performance of Handels Orlando, in London June 9 - James Oglethorpe is granted a royal charter for the colony of Georgia. ... 1774 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Zulu are an African ethnic group of about 11 million people who live mainly in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. ... This List of Zulu kings gives a list of Zulu chieftains and kings from their earliest known history up to the current monarch: Malandela kaLuzumana Ntombhela kaMalandela, son of Malandela. ... // Events May 11 - War of Austrian Succession: Battle of Fontenoy - At Fontenoy, French forces defeat an Anglo-Dutch-Hanoverian army including the Black Watch June 4 – Frederick the Great destroys Austrian army at Hohenfriedberg August 19 - Beginning of the 45 Jacobite Rising at Glenfinnan September 12 - Francis I is elected... 1763 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

Asia

• Afghanistan - Ahmad Shah, King of Afghanistan (1747-1772)
• China (Qing Dynasty) - Qianlong, Emperor of China (1735-1796)
• Japan
  • Monarch - Momozono, Emperor of Japan (1747-1762)
  • Shogun (Tokugawa) - Tokugawa Ieshige, Shogun of Japan (1745-1760)
• Korea (Joseon Dynasty) - Yeongjo, King of Joseon (1724-1776)

See Ahmad Shah Qajar for the Persian ruler (1909-1925). ... // Events January 31 - The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Dock Hospital April 9 - The Scottish Jacobite Lord Lovat was beheaded by axe on Tower Hill, London, for high treason; he was the last man to be executed in this way in Britain May 14 - First battle of Cape... 1772 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Qing Dynasty (Manchu: daicing gurun; Chinese: 清朝; pinyin: qÄ«ng cháo; Wade-Giles: ching chao), sometimes known as the Manchu Dynasty, was founded by the Manchu clan Aisin Gioro, in what is today northeast China expanded into China proper and the surrounding territories of Inner Asia, establishing... The Qianlong Emperor (September 25, 1711–February 7, 1799) was the fifth emperor of the Manchu Qing dynasty, and the fourth Qing emperor to rule over China. ... The emperor or huangdi (皇帝 in pinyin: huang2 di4) of China was the head of government and head of state of China from the Qin dynasty in 221 B.C. until the fall of the Qing dynasty in 1911. ... Events 16 April - The London premiere of Alcina by George Frideric Handel, his first the first Italian opera for the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden. ... 1796 was a leap year starting on Friday. ... Emperor Momozono (桃園天皇) (April 14, 1741 - August 31, 1762) was the 116th imperial ruler of Japan. ... His Majesty Emperor Akihito of Japan The Emperor of Japan (天皇 tennō) is arguably Japans titular head of state and the head of the Japanese Imperial Family. ... // Events January 31 - The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Dock Hospital April 9 - The Scottish Jacobite Lord Lovat was beheaded by axe on Tower Hill, London, for high treason; he was the last man to be executed in this way in Britain May 14 - First battle of Cape... 1762 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The Tokugawa shogunate or Tokugawa bakufu (徳川幕府) (also known as the Edo bakufu) was a feudal military dictatorship of Japan established in 1603 by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family until 1868. ... Tokugawa Ieshige (徳川 家重; 1712–1761) was the ninth shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan who held office from 1745 to 1760. ... In Japanese history, a shōgun (将軍) was the practical ruler of Japan for most of the time from 1192 to the Meiji Era beginning in 1868. ... // Events May 11 - War of Austrian Succession: Battle of Fontenoy - At Fontenoy, French forces defeat an Anglo-Dutch-Hanoverian army including the Black Watch June 4 – Frederick the Great destroys Austrian army at Hohenfriedberg August 19 - Beginning of the 45 Jacobite Rising at Glenfinnan September 12 - Francis I is elected... 1760 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... For other places called Korea, see: Korea (disambiguation) Korea (한국/韓國, ì¡°ì„ /朝鮮) is a formerly unified country, situated on the Korean Peninsula in northern East Asia, bordering on China to the northwest and Russia to the north. ... The Joseon Dynasty (alternatively, Choson or Chosun) was the final ruling dynasty of Korea, lasting from 1392 until 1910. ... King Yeongjo was the 21st king of the Korean Joseon Dynasty. ... Korea has been ruled by a number of kingdoms/empires and republics over the last several millennia. ... Events January 14 - King Philip V of Spain abdicates the throne February 20 - The premiere of Giulio Cesare, an Italian opera by George Frideric Handel, takes place in London June 23 - Treaty of Constantinople signed. ... This article is about the year 1776. ...

Europe

• Andorra - Coprinces:
  • Bishop of Urgell -
    1. Sebastià Josep de Victoria de Emparán y de Loyola, Bishop of Urgell (1747-1756)
    2. Temporarily vacant (1756-1757)
  • Louis XV, King of France (1715-1774)
• Denmark -
  • Monarch - Frederick V, King of Denmark (1746-1766)
  • Prime Minister - Johann Hartwig Ernst, Count von Bernstorff, Minister of State of Denmark (1751-1770)
• France - Louis XV, King of France
• Great Britain -
  • Monarch - George II, King of Great Britain (1727-1760)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle , Prime Minister of Great Britain (1754-1756)
    2. William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, Prime Minister of Great Britain (1756-1757)
• Holy Roman Empire - Franz I, Holy Roman Emperor (1745-1765)
• Ireland - George II, King of Ireland (1727-1760)
• Portugal -
  • Monarch - Joseph I, King of Portugal (1750-1777)
  • Prime Minister - Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, Marquis de Pombal (1750-1777)
• Prussia - Frederick II King of Prussia (1740-1786)
• Russia - Elizabeth Petrovna, Tsaritsa of Russia (1741-1762)
• Spain - Fernando VI, King of Spain (1746-1759)
• Sweden - Age of Liberty
  • Monarch - Adolf Frederik, King of Sweden (1751-1771)
  • Majority leader - Axel von Fersen, senior, Lantmarskalk of the Riksdag of the Estates (1755-1756)

The Bishop of Urgell is the Roman Catholic bishop for Urgell in Catalonia, Spain and also the ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra. ... // Events January 31 - The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Dock Hospital April 9 - The Scottish Jacobite Lord Lovat was beheaded by axe on Tower Hill, London, for high treason; he was the last man to be executed in this way in Britain May 14 - First battle of Cape... 1756 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Louis XV (February 15, 1710 – May 10, 1774), called the Well-Beloved (French: le Bien-Aimé), was King of France from 1715 to 1774. ... Kings ruled in France from the Middle Ages to 1848. ... // Events September 1 - King Louis XIV of France dies after a reign of 72 years, leaving the throne of his exhausted and indebted country to his great-grandson Louis XV. Regent for the new, five years old monarch is Philippe dOrléans, nephew of Louis XIV. September - First of... 1774 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Statue of Frederick V in the center of Amalienborg Frederick V (March 31, 1723 - January 13, 1766) was king of Denmark and Norway from 1746, son of Christian VI of Denmark and Sophie Magdelena, Markgravin of Brandenburg-Kalmbach-Bayreuth. ... This is a list of Danish monarchs, that is, the Kings and ruling Queen of Denmark, including Regents of the Kalmar Union. ... Events January 8 - Bonnie Prince Charlie occupies Stirling April 16 - Battle of Culloden brings an end to the Jacobite Risings October 22 - The College of New Jersey is founded (it becomes Princeton University in 1896) October 28 - An earthquake demolishes Lima and Callao, in Peru Catharine de Ricci (born 1522... 1766 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Johann Hartwig Ernst, Count von Bernstorff (13 May 1712 — 18 February 1772), Danish statesman, who came of a very ancient Mecklenburg family, was the son of Joachim Engelke, Freiherr von Bernstorff, chamberlain to the elector of Hanover, and was born on the 13 May 1712. ... This is a list over the heads of government in Denmark, from the establishment of a constitutional monarchy in 1849 until present. ... Events Adam Smith is appointed professor of logic at the University of Glasgow March 31 - The future King George III of the United Kingdom succeeds his father as Prince of Wales. ... 1770 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Louis XV (February 15, 1710 – May 10, 1774), called the Well-Beloved (French: le Bien-Aimé), was King of France from 1715 to 1774. ... Kings ruled in France from the Middle Ages to 1848. ... George II (George Augustus) (10 November 1683–25 October 1760) was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) and Archtreasurer and Prince-Elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 until his death. ... The British monarch or Sovereign is the monarch and head of state of the United Kingdom and its overseas territories, and is the source of all executive, judicial and (as the Queen-in-Parliament) legislative power. ... Events June 11 - George, Prince of Wales becomes King George II of Great Britain. ... 1760 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and 1st Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyme (July 21, 1693 - November 17, 1768) was a Whig statesman, whose official life extended throughout the Whig supremacy of the 18th century. ... In the United Kingdom, the Prime Minister is the head of government, exercising many of the executive functions nominally vested in the Sovereign, who is head of state. ... 1754 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1756 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire (c. ... In the United Kingdom, the Prime Minister is the head of government, exercising many of the executive functions nominally vested in the Sovereign, who is head of state. ... 1756 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1757 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... This page is about the Germanic empire. ... Francis I Francis I (December 8, 1708 – August 18, 1765) was Holy Roman Emperor and Grand Duke of Tuscany. ... The Holy Roman Emperor was, with some variation, the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire, the predecessor of modern Germany, during its existence from the 10th century until its collapse in 1806. ... // Events May 11 - War of Austrian Succession: Battle of Fontenoy - At Fontenoy, French forces defeat an Anglo-Dutch-Hanoverian army including the Black Watch June 4 – Frederick the Great destroys Austrian army at Hohenfriedberg August 19 - Beginning of the 45 Jacobite Rising at Glenfinnan September 12 - Francis I is elected... 1765 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... George II (George Augustus) (10 November 1683–25 October 1760) was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) and Archtreasurer and Prince-Elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 until his death. ... Henry VIII, became King of Ireland in 1542. ... Events June 11 - George, Prince of Wales becomes King George II of Great Britain. ... 1760 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Joseph I (Portuguese José), the Reformer (Port. ... This is a List of Portuguese monarchs from the independence of Portugal from Castile in 1139, to the beginning of the Republic in October 5, 1910. ... Events March 2 - Small earthquake in London April 4 - Small earthquake in Warrington, England August 23 - Small earthquake in Spalding, England September 30 - Small earthquake in Northampton, England November 16 – Westminster Bridge officially opened Jonas Hanway is the first Englishman to use an umbrella James Gray reveals her sex to... 1777 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, Marquis of Pombal (in Portuguese, Marquês de Pombal), (13 May 1699 – 15 May 1782) was a Portuguese statesman. ... Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, Marquis of Pombal (in Portuguese, Marquês de Pombal), (13 May 1699 – 15 May 1782) was a Portuguese statesman. ... Events March 2 - Small earthquake in London April 4 - Small earthquake in Warrington, England August 23 - Small earthquake in Spalding, England September 30 - Small earthquake in Northampton, England November 16 – Westminster Bridge officially opened Jonas Hanway is the first Englishman to use an umbrella James Gray reveals her sex to... 1777 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The coat of arms of the Kingdom of Prussia, 1701-1918 The word Prussia (German: Preußen or Preussen, Polish: Prusy, Lithuanian: PrÅ«sai, Latin: Borussia) has had various (often contradictory) meanings: The land of the Baltic Prussians (in what is now parts of southern Lithuania, the Kaliningrad exclave of... Frederick II of Prussia (January 24, 1712–August 17, 1786) was a king of Prussia from the Hohenzollern dynasty, reigning from 1740–86. ... The following is a list of Kings of Prussia (Könige von Preußen) from the Hohenzollern family. ... Events May 31 - Friedrich II comes to power in Prussia upon the death of his father, Friedrich Wilhelm I. October 20 - Maria Theresia of Austria inherits the Habsburg hereditary dominions (Austria, Bohemia, Hungary and present-day Belgium). ... 1786 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Empress Elizaveta Petrovna (1709-62) Yelizaveta Petrovna (Елизаве́та Петро́вна) (December 29, 1709 - January 5, 1762) was an Empress of Russia (1741 - 1762) who took the country into the War of Austrian succession (1740 - 1748) and the Seven Years War (1756-63). ... A Tsaritsa (Цари́ца), also called tsarina, czarina, or czaritsa, was the title of Tsars wife or a female autocratic ruler(monarch) of Russia or Bulgaria. ... // Events April 10 – Austrian army attack troops of Frederick the Great at Mollwitz December 19 – Vitus Bering dies in his expedition east of Siberia December 25 – Anders Celsius develops his own thermometer scale Celsius William Browning invents mineral water Elizabeth of Russia became czarina. ... 1762 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Ferdinand VI, (September 23, 1713 - August 10, 1759), king of Spain from 1746 until his death, second son of Philip V, founder of the Spanish Bourbon dynasty (as opposed to the French Bourbons), by his first marriage with Maria Louisa of Savoy, was born at Madrid on September 23 1713. ... The Spanish monarchy, referred to as the Crown of Spain (Corona de España) in the Spanish Constitution of 1978, is the office of the King or Queen of Spain. ... Events January 8 - Bonnie Prince Charlie occupies Stirling April 16 - Battle of Culloden brings an end to the Jacobite Risings October 22 - The College of New Jersey is founded (it becomes Princeton University in 1896) October 28 - An earthquake demolishes Lima and Callao, in Peru Catharine de Ricci (born 1522... 1759 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Great Northern War See also: Great Northern War The victory at Narva Charles XI of Sweden had carefully provided against the contingency of his successors minority; and the five regents appointed by him, if not great statesmen, were at least practical politicians who had not been trained in... Adolf Frederick of Sweden, or Adolf Fredrik (May 14, 1710 - February 12, 1771), was the son of Christian August von Schleswig-Holstein-Eutin (1673-1726) and Albertina Frederica von Baden-Durlach (1682-1755). ... This is a list of Swedish monarchs, that is, the Kings and ruling Queens of Sweden with Regents and Viceroys of the Kalmar Union up until the present time. ... Events Adam Smith is appointed professor of logic at the University of Glasgow March 31 - The future King George III of the United Kingdom succeeds his father as Prince of Wales. ... 1771 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Count Fredrik Axel von Fersen (1719_1794), Swedish statesman and soldier, was a son of Lieutenant_General Hans Reinhold Fersen and entered the Swedish Life Guards in 1740, and from 1743 to 1748 was in the French service in the Royal_Suedois, where he rose to the rank of brigadier. ... The Lantmarskalk, or Lord Marshal, was the speaker of the Swedish Riksdag of the Estates, from 1627 to 1866. ... The Riksdag of the Estates, or Ståndsriksdagen, was the name used for the Estates of the Swedish realm, or Rikets ständer, when they were assembled. ... 1755 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1756 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

Middle East and North Africa

• Algeria - Baba Ali Bou-Seba, Dey of Algiers (1754-1766)
• Morocco - Abdallah IV, Sultan of Morocco (1745-1757)
• Ottoman Empire
  • Monarch - Osman III, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1754-1757)
  • Grand Vizier -
    1. Mehmed Said Pasha, Ottoman Grand Vizier (1755-1756)
    2. Köse Bahir Mustafa Pasha, Ottoman Grand Vizier (1756)
• Tunis - Ali, Bey of Tunis (1735-1756)