Explore who held power in each world throne this year.

England
Anne, Queen of Great Britain
from 19 Mar
Western Europe

Scotland
Anne, Queen of Great Britain
from 19 Mar
Western Europe

France
Louis XIV of France
all year
Western Europe

Spain
Philip V of Spain
all year
Western Europe

Portugal
Peter II of Portugal
all year
Western Europe

Sweden
Charles XII of Sweden
all year
Northern Europe

Holy Roman Empire
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
all year
Central Europe

Prussia
Frederick I of Prussia
all year
Central Europe

Papacy
Pope Clement XI
all year
Southern Europe

Ottoman Empire
Mustafa II
all year
Eastern Mediterranean

Mughal Empire
Aurangzeb
all year
South Asia

China
Kangxi Emperor
all year
East Asia

Japan
Emperor Higashiyama
all year
East Asia

Japan (Shogunate)
Tokugawa Tsunayoshi
all year
East Asia