Explore who held power in each world throne this year.

France
Louis XV of France
all year
Western Europe

Spain
Philip V of Spain
until 9 Jul
Western Europe

Portugal
John V of Portugal
all year
Western Europe

Sweden
Frederick I of Sweden
all year
Northern Europe

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

Prussia
Frederick II of Prussia
all year
Central Europe

Great Britain
George II of Great Britain
all year
Western Europe

Papacy
Pope Benedict XIV
all year
Southern Europe

Ottoman Empire
Mahmud I
all year
Eastern Mediterranean

Russia
Elizabeth I of Russia
all year
Eastern Europe

Mughal Empire
Muhammad Shah
all year
South Asia

China
Qianlong Emperor
all year
East Asia

Japan
Emperor Sakuramachi
all year
East Asia

Japan (Shogunate)
Tokugawa Ieshige
all year
East Asia