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
Frederick 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 II of Great Britain
all year
Western Europe

Papacy
Pope Clement XII
all year
Southern Europe

Ottoman Empire
Mahmud I
all year
Eastern Mediterranean

Russia
Anna I of Russia
all year
Eastern Europe

Mughal Empire
Muhammad Shah
all year
South Asia
China
Yongzheng Emperor
until 8 Oct
East Asia

Japan
Emperor Sakuramachi
from 13 Apr
East Asia

Japan (Shogunate)
Tokugawa Yoshimune
all year
East Asia