Explore who held power in each world throne this year.

France
Louis XV of France
all year
Western Europe

Spain
Philip V of Spain
all year
Western Europe

Portugal
John V of Portugal
all year
Western Europe

Sweden
Ulrika Eleonora I of Sweden
all year
Northern Europe

Holy Roman Empire
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
all year
Central Europe

Prussia
Frederick William I of Prussia
all year
Central Europe

Great Britain
George I 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
Shah Jahan II
06 Jun – 17 Sep
South Asia

China
Kangxi Emperor
all year
East Asia

Japan
Emperor Nakamikado
all year
East Asia

Japan (Shogunate)
Tokugawa Yoshimune
all year
East Asia