1857 state leaders - Events of 1858 - 1859 state leaders - State leaders by year

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Contents 1 Africa 2 Asia 3 Europe 4 Middle East and North Africa 5 North America 6 Oceania 7 South America

[edit] Africa

• Ashanti Confederacy - Kwaku Dua I Panyin, Asantehene (1834-1867)
• Buganda - Mutesa I, King of Buganda (1856-1884)
• Bunyoro - Kyebambe IV, Omukama of Bunyoro (1852-1869)
• Burundi - Mwezi IV Gisabo, King of Burundi (1852-1908)
• Dahomey - Glele, King of Dahomey (1856-1889)
• Ethiopia - Tewodros II, Emperor of Ethiopia (1855-1868)
• Liberia - Stephen Allen Benson, President of Liberia (1856-1864)
• Rwanda - Kigeli IV, King of Rwanda (1853-1895)
• Sokoto Caliphate
  • Caliph - Ali bin Bello I, Sokoto Caliph (1842-1859)
  • Grand Vizier - Abd al-Qadir, Sokoto Grand Vizier (1842-1859)
• Zanzibar - Sayyid Majid bin Said Al-Busaid, Sultan of Zanzibar (1856-1870)
• Zulu - Mpande kaSenzangakhona, King of the Zulu (1840-1872)

[edit] Asia

• Afghanistan - Dost Mohammad Khan, King of Afghanistan (1843-1863)
• China
  • Qing Dynasty - Xianfeng, Emperor of China (1850-1861)
  • Heavenly Kingdom of Taiping - Hong Xiuquan, King of Heaven (1851-1864)
• Japan
  • Monarch - Kōmei, Emperor of Japan (1846-1867)
  • Shogun (Tokugawa) -
    1. Tokugawa Iesada, Shogun of Japan (1853-1858)
    2. Tokugawa Iemochi, Shogun of Japan (1858-1866)
  • Ryūkyū Kingdom - Shō Tai, King of Ryūkyū (1848-11 March 1879)
• Korea (Joseon Dynasty) - Cheoljong, King of Joseon (1849-1864)
• Oman - Thuwaini bin Said, Sultan of Oman (1856-1866)
• Ottoman Empire - Abd-ul-Mejid, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1839-1861)

[edit] Europe

• Abkhazia - Mikheil, Prince of Abkhazia (1822-1864)
• Austria -
  • Monarch - Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria (1848-1916)
  • Chairman of the Council of Ministers - Count Buol, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1852-1859)
• Belgium
  • Monarch - Léopold I, King of the Belgians (1831-1865)
  • Cabinet Chief - Charles Rogier, Cabinet Chief of Belgium (1847-1852, 1857-1868)
• Denmark
  • Monarch - Frederick VII, King of Denmark (1848-1863)
  • Prime Minister - Carl Christian Hall, Prime Minister of Denmark (1857-1859)
• France - Napoleon III, Emperor of the French (1852-1870)
• German Confederation - Franz Joseph of Austria, President of the German Confederation (1850-1866)
  • Anhalt-Bernburg - Alexander, Duke of Anhalt-Bernburg (1834-1863)
  • Anhalt-Dessau-Köthen - Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau-Köthen (1853-1863)
  • Baden - Friedrich I, Grand Duke of Baden (1856-1907)
  • Bavaria -
    • Monarch - Maximilian II, King of Bavaria (1848-1864)
    • Prime Minister - Baron von der Pfordten, Prime Minister of Bavaria (1849-1859)
  • Bremen - Arnold Duckwitz, Mayor of Bremen (1857-1863)
  • Brunswick - Wilhelm, Duke of Brunswick (1831-1884)
  • Frankfurt - Johann Georg Neuburg, Senior Mayor of Frankfurt (1858)
  • Hamburg - Heinrich Kellenhusen and Nicholas Binder, Mayors of Hamburg (1855-1860)
  • Hanover -
    • Monarch - George, King of Hanover (1851-1866)
    • Prime Minister - Count Kilemansegg-Gülzow, Minister-President of Hanover (1855-1862)
  • Hesse-Darmstadt - Ludwig II, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine (1848-1877)
  • Hesse-Homburg - Ferdinand, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg (1848-1866)
  • Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) - Friedrich Wilhelm I, Elector of Hesse (1847-1866)
  • Holstein - Frederick VII, Duke of Holstein (1848-1863)
  • Lauenburg - Frederick VII, Duke of Lauenburg (1848-1863)
  • Lippe - Leopold III, Prince of Lippe (1851-1875)
  • Lübeck - Johann Joachim Friedrich Torkuhl, Presiding Mayor of Lübeck (1857-1858)
  • Luxembourg
    • Monarch - William III, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1849-1890)
    • Prime Minister - Mathias Simons, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1853-1860)
  • Mecklenburg-Schwerin - Friedrich Franz II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1842-1883)
  • Mecklenburg-Strelitz - Georg Wilhelm, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1816-1860)
  • Nassau - Adolf, Duke of Nassau (1839-1866)
  • Oldenburg - Peter II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg (1853-1900)
  • Reuss Junior Line - Heinrich LXVII, Prince of Reuss Junior Line (1854-1867)
  • Reuss Senior Line - Heinrich XX, Prince of Reuss Senior Line (1836-1859)
  • Saxe-Altenburg - Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (1853-1908)
  • Saxe-Coburg and Gotha - Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844-1893)
  • Saxe-Meiningen - Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (1803-1866)
  • Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach - Carl Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1853-1901)
  • Saxony -
    • Monarch - Johann, King of Saxony (1854-1873)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Ferdinand von Zschinsky, Minister-President of Saxony (1849-1858)
      2. Baron Beust, Minister-President of Saxony (1858-1866)
  • Schaumburg-Lippe - Georg I Wilhelm, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (1807-1860)
  • Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt - Friedrich Günther, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1807-1867)
  • Schwarzburg-Sondershausen - Günther Friedrich Karl II, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (1835-1880)
  • Waldeck and Pyrmont - Georg Viktor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1845-1893)
  • Württemberg -
    • Monarch - William, King of Württemberg (1816-1864)
    • Prime Minister - Baron Linden, State President of Württemberg (1850-1864)
• Greece -
  • Monarch - Otto, King of Greece (1833-1862)
  • Prime Minister - Athanasios Miaoulis, Prime Minister of Greece (1857-1862)
• Modena - Francis V, Duke of Modena (1846-1859)
• Netherlands
  • Monarch - William III, King of the Netherlands (1849-1890)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Justinus van der Brugghen, Chairman of the Dutch council of ministers (1856-1858)
    2. Jan Jacob Rochussen, Chairman of the Dutch council of ministers (1858-1860)
• Norway - United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway - Oscar I, King of Norway (1844-1859)
• Papal States - Pope Pius IX, Bishop of Rome (1846-1878)
• Parma -
  • Monarch - Robert I, Duke of Parma (1854-1859)
  • Regent - Louise, Dowager Duchess of Parma, Regent of Parma (1854-1859)
• Piedmont-Sardinia-
  • Monarch - Victor Emmanuel II, King of Sardinia (1849-1878)
  • Prime Minister - Count Camillo Benso di Cavour, Prime Minister of Piedmont-Sardinia (1852-1859)
• Portugal - Pedro V, King of Portugal (1853-1861)
• Prussia -
  • Monarch - Friedrich Wilhelm IV, King of Prussia (1840-1861)
  • Regent - Prince Wilhelm, Regent of Prussia (1858-1861)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Otto von Manteuffel, Minister-President of Prussia (1850-1858)
    2. Prince Karl Anton of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Minister-President of Prussia (1858-1862)
• Russia - Alexander II, Emperor of Russia (1855-1881)
• Schleswig - Frederick VII, Duke of Schleswig (1848-1863)
• Spain - Isabella II, Queen of Spain (1833-1868)
• Sweden - United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway - Oscar I, King of Sweden (1844-1859)
• Tuscany -
  • Monarch - Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1824-1859)
  • Prime Minister - Giovanni Baldasseroni, Prime Minister of Tuscany (1849-1859)
• Two Sicilies -
  • Monarch - Ferdinand II, King of the Two Sicilies (1830-1859)
  • Prime Minister - Ferdinando Troja, Prime Minister of the Two Sicilies (1852-1859)
• United Kingdom
  • Monarch - Victoria, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland (1837-1901)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. The Viscount Palmerston, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1855-1858)
    2. The Earl of Derby, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1858-1859)

[edit] Middle East and North Africa

• Egypt - Said, Governor of Egypt (1854-1863)
• Kuwait - Sheikh Jabir ibn Abdullah Al Sabah, Ruler of Kuwait (1814-1859)
• Morocco - Abderrahmane, Sultan of Morocco (1822-1859)
• Ottoman Empire
  • Monarch - Abd-ul-Mejid, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1839-1861)
  • Grand Vizier -
    1. Mustafa Resid Pasha, Ottoman Grand Vizier (1857-1858)
    2. Mehmed Emin Ali Pasha, Ottoman Grand Vizier (1858-1859)

[edit] North America

• Province of Canada: Sir Edmund Walker Head, Governor of the Province of Canada (1854–1861)
• Costa Rica - Juan Rafael Mora Porras, President of Costa Rica (1849–1859)
• Mexico:
  1. Félix María Zuloaga, President of Mexico (1858–1858)
  2. Manuel Robles Pezuela, President of Mexico (1858–1859)
• United States: James Buchanan, President of the United States (1857–1861)

[edit] Oceania

• Hawaii - Kamehameha IV, King of Hawaii (1854-1863)
• Samoa - Malietoa Moli, Malietoa (1858-1860)
• Tonga - Tāufaʻāhau, Tu'i Kanokupolu (1845-1893)

[edit] South America

• Brazil - Pedro II, Emperor of Brazil (1831-1889)
• Uruguay - Gabriel Antonio Pereira, President of Uruguay (1856-1860)