Explore who held power in each world throne this year.

France
Louis XIV of France
all year
Western Europe

Spain
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
all year
Western Europe

Portugal
John V of Portugal
all year
Western Europe

Sweden
Charles XII of Sweden
all year
Northern Europe
Holy Roman Empire
Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor
all year
Central Europe

Prussia
Frederick I of Prussia
all year
Central Europe

Great Britain
Anne, Queen of Great Britain
all year
Western Europe

Papacy
Pope Clement XI
all year
Southern Europe

Ottoman Empire
Ahmed III
all year
Eastern Mediterranean

Mughal Empire
Bahadur Shah I
all year
South Asia

China
Kangxi Emperor
all year
East Asia

Japan
Emperor Higashiyama
until 27 Jul
East Asia

Japan (Shogunate)
Tokugawa Ienobu
all year
East Asia