List of state leaders in 1740

See also
List of state leaders in 1739 Events of 1740 List of state leaders in 1741 State leaders by year List of colonial governors in 1740

This is a list of heads of state, government leaders, and other rulers in the year 1740.

Africa

Ashanti Confederacy – Opoku Ware I, Asantehene (1720–1750)
Bunyoro – Duhaga, Omukama of Bunyoro (1731–c.1782)
Kingdom of Dahomey – Tegbessou (1732–1774)
Ethiopian Empire – Iyasu II (1730–1755)
Nkore – Macwa, Omugabe of Nkole, (c.1727–c.1755)
Zulu – Mageba kaPhunga, King of the Zulu (1727–1745)

Asia

Sultanate of Brunei – Muhammad Alauddin (1730–1745)
China (Qing dynasty) – Qianlong Emperor (1735–1796)
Hyderabad State – Asaf Jah I, Nizam of Hyderabad (1720–1748)
Empire of Japan
- Monarch – Sakuramachi (1735–1747)
- Tokugawa shogunate – Tokugawa Yoshimune (1716–1745)
- Ryukyu Kingdom – Shō Kei (1713–1751)
Kokang – Yang Shien Tsai, Chief of Shin Da Hu (1739–1758)
Joseon (Korea) – Yeongjo (1724–1776)
Nagpur Kingdom – Raghoji I Bhonsle (1739–1755)

Europe

Kingdom of Denmark–Norway –
- Monarch – Christian VI (1730–1746)
- Minister of State – Johan Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg (1735–1751)
Kingdom of France – Louis XV (1715–1774)
Kingdom of Great Britain –
- Monarch – George II (1727–1760)
- Prime Minister – Robert Walpole (1721–1742)
Holy Roman Empire – Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (1711–1740)
Electors
- Electorate of Bavaria – Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor (1726–1745)
- Kingdom of Bohemia – Maria Theresa (1740–1780)
- Electorate of Brandenburg
  - – Frederick William I of Prussia, (as Frederick William II, Elector of Brandenburg), (1713–1740)
  - – Friedrich II of Prussia, (as Frederick IV, Elector of Brandenburg), (1740–1786)
- Electorate of Cologne – Clemens August of Bavaria, Archbishop-Elector of Cologne (1723–1761)
- Electorate of Hanover – Georg II, Elector of Hanover, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1727–1760)
- Electorate of Mainz – Philipp Karl von Eltz-Kempenich, Archbishop-Elector of Mainz (1732–1743)
- Electorate of Saxony – Frederick Augustus II (1733–1763) also King of Poland(1730–1751)
- Electorate of Trier – Franz Georg von Schönborn, Archbishop-Elector of Trier (1729–1756)
Princes
- Principality of Anhalt-Bernburg – Viktor Friedrich (1721–1765)
- Principality of Anhalt-Dessau – Leopold I (1693–1747)
- Principality of Anhalt-Köthen – August Ludwig (1728–1755)
- Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst –
- Duchy of Arenberg – Leopold (1691–1754
- Principality of Auersperg – Heinrich Joseph Johann (1713–1783)
- Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg – Joseph (1740–1768)
- Archduchy of Austria – Maria Theresia (1740–1780)
- Margraviate of Baden-Baden – Ludwig Georg Simpert (1707–1761)
- Margraviate of Baden-Durlach – Karl IV Friedrich (1738–1771, ruled all of Baden 1771–1811)
- Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg –
- Prince-Provostry of Berchtesgaden – Cajetan Anton von Notthaft (1732–1752)
- Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach – Karl Wilhelm Friedrich (1723–1757)
- Margraviate of Brandenburg-Bayreuth – Friedrich IX (1735–1763)
- Duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel – Karl I (1735–1780)
- Prince-Bishopric of Constance – Damian Hugo Philipp Anton Cardinal Schönborn (1740–1753)
- Imperial Abbey of Corvey – Kaspar II von Böselager-Hohneburg, Prince-Abbot of Corvey (1737–1758)
- Prince-Bishopric of Eichstätt – Johann Anton II von Friberg-Hoperferau (1736–1757)
- Prince-Provostry of Ellwangen – Franz Georg von Schönborn-Buchheim (1732–1756)
- Prince-Bishopric of Freising – Johann Theodor of Bavaria (1727–1763)
- Imperial Abbey of Fulda – Amandus von Buseck, Prince-Abbot of Fulda (1737–1752, Bishop of Fulda 1752–1756)
- Principality of Fürstenberg-Fürstenberg – Joseph Wilhelm Ernst (Prince 1716–1762, Count 1704–1716)
- Monastic State of the Knights Hospitaller, Heitersheim – Philipp Wilhelm von Nesselrode, Prince and General Prior of the Order of St. John at Heitersheim (1728–1754)
- Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt – Ludwig VIII (1739–1768)
- Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel – Frederick I, also King of Sweden
- Prince-Bishopric of Hildesheim – Clemens August of Bavaria (1724–1761, also Archbishop-Elector of Cologne)
- Principality of Hohenzollern-Hechingen – Friedrich Ludwig (1735–1750)
- Duchy of Holstein-Glückstadt – Friedrich V (1746–1766)
- Duchy of Holstein-Gottorp – Karl Peter Ulrich (1739–1762)
- Imperial Ducal Abbey of Kempten – Anselm Reichlin von Meldegg, Prince-Abbot of Kempten (1728–1747)
- Prince-Bishopric of Lübeck – Adolf Friedrich (1727–1750)
- Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin – Karl Leopold (1713–1747)
- Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz – Adolf Friedrich III (1708–1752)
- Mergentheim – Clemens August of Bavaria, Prince and Grand Master of the Teutonic Order (1732–1761)
- Prince-Bishopric of Münster – Clemens August of Bavaria (1723–1761, also Archbishop-Elector of Cologne)
- Principality of Orange-Nassau – Wilhelm IV (1711–1751)
- Duchy of Oldenburg –
- Prince-Bishopric of Osnabrück – Clemens August of Bavaria (1728–1761, also Archbishop-Elector of Cologne)
- Prince-Bishopric of Paderborn – Clemens August of Bavaria (1719–1761, also Archbishop-Elector of Cologne)
- Electorate of the Palatinate –
- Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Zweibrücken – Christian IV, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (1735–1775)
- Palatinate-Sulzbach – Karl Theodor, Count Palatine and Duke of Palatinate-Sulzbach (1733–1799)
- Prince-Bishopric of Passau – Joseph Dominicus Franz Kilian von Lamberg (1723–1761)
- Bishopric of Regensburg – Johann Theodor of Bavaria (1719–1763)
- Principality of Salm-Salm – Nicholas Leopold (1738–1770)
- Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld – Franz Josias (1735–1764)
- Duchy of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg – Friedrich III (1732–1772)
- Duchy of Saxe-Hildburghausen –
- Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen – Anton Ulrich (1706–1763)
- Duchy of Saxe-Weimar – Ernst August I (1728–1748)
- Principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt –
- Principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen – Heinrich XXXV (1740–1758)
- Prince-Bishopric of Speyer –
- Prince-Bishopric of Strasbourg – Armand Gaston Maximilien de Rohan (1704–1749)
- Bishopric of Worms – Franz Georg von Schönborn (1732–1756, also Archbishop-Elector of Trier)
- Duchy of Württemberg – Karl Eugen (1737–1793)
- Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg –
Counts and Prelates
- Principality of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym – Viktor I (1727–1772)
- County of Bentheim-Bentheim – Friedrich Karl Philipp (1731–1753)
- County of Bentheim-Steinfurt – Karl Paul Ernst (1733–1780)
- Essen Abbey – Francisca Christina von Pfalz-Sulzbach, Princess-Abbess of Essen (1726–1776)
- Gandersheim Abbey – Elisabeth Christine of Saxe-Meiningen, Princess-Abbess of Gandersheim (1713–1766)
- Gutenzell Abbey – Bernardina von Donnerberg, Princess-Abbess of Gutenzell (1718–1747)
- Herford Abbey – Johanna Charlotte of Anhalt-Dessau, Princess-Abbess of Herford (1729–1750)
- Landgraviate of Hesse-Homburg –
- County of Hohenlohe-Bartenstein – Karl Philipp Franz 1729–1744)
- County of Hohenlohe-Langenburg – Ludwig (1715–1764, Prince 1764–1765)
- Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen –
- County of Hohenlohe-Öhringen – Johann Friedrich II (1702–1764, Prince 1764–1765)
- County of Hohenlohe-Weikersheim – Carl Ludwig (1702–1756)
- Principality of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst – Philipp Ernst I, Prince (1744–1753, Count 1697–1744)
- Principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen – Joseph Friedrich (1715–1769)
- Duchy of Hoogstraten –
- County of Isenburg – Ernst Kasimir (1708–1749)
- Principality of Isenburg-Birstein – Wolfgang Ernst I, Prince 1711–1744. (1744–1754)
- County of Isenburg-Meerholz – Karl Friedrich (1724–1774)
- County of Isenburg-Wächtersbach – Ferdinand Maximilian II (1703–1755)
- Imperial Abbey of Kaisersheim – Cölestin I Meermols, Prince-Abbot of Kaisersheim
- Käppel – Sophie Charlotte Kessel von Bottlenberg, Princess-Abbess of Käppel (1718–1748)
- County of Leiningen-Dachsburg-Falkenburg-Billigheim – Johann Franz (1699–1750)
- County of Leiningen-Dachsburg-Falkenburg-Heidesheim – Christian Karl Reinhard (1698–1766)
- County of Leiningen-Dachsburg-Hartenburg – Friedrich Magnus (1722–1756)
- County of Leiningen-Emichsburg – Carl Ludwig (1722–1747)
- Lindau Abbey –
- County of Lippe-Alverdissen – Friedrich Ernst (1723–1749)
- County of Lippe-Biesterfeld – Friedrich Carl August *(1736–1781)
- County of Lippe-Detmold – Simon August (1734–1749)
- County of Lippe-Weissenfeld – Ferdinand Johann (1736–1781)
- County of Nassau-Saarbrücken – Wilhelm Heinrich (1735–1768)
- Principality of Nassau-Usingen – Karl (1718–1775)
- Principality of Nassau-Weilburg – Karl August (1737–1753)
- Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen – Johann, Count Palatine and Duke of Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen (1739–1780)
- Quedlinburg Abbey – Maria Elisabeth von Holstein-Gottorp, Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg (1710–1755)
- County of Reuss-Ebersdorf – Heinrich XXIX (1711–1747)
- County of Reuss-Gera – Heinrich XXV (1735–1748)
- County of Reuss-Lobenstein – Heinrich II (1739–1782)
- County of Reuss-Obergreiz – Heinrich XI (1723–1768)
- Reuss-Schleiz –
- County of Reuss-Untergreiz – Heinrich III (1733–1768)
- Salm-Dhaun –
- Salm-Dyck – August Eugen Bernhard, Count (Altgraf) of Salm-Dyck (1727–1767)
- County of Salm-Grumbach – Karl Walrad Wilhelm (1727–1763)
- Principality of Salm-Leuze – Philipp Joseph (1716–1779)
- Salm-Reifferscheid – Karl Anton Joseph, Count (Altgraf) of Salm-Reifferscheid (1734–1755)
- Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg –
- County of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein – Karl Friedrich Wilhelm (1735–1756)
- County of Schaumburg-Lippe, Albrecht Wolfgang (1728–1748)
- County of Stolberg-Rossla – Friedrich Botho (1739–1768)
- County of Stolberg-Stolberg – Christoph Ludwig II (1738–1761)
- County of Stolberg-Wernigerode – Christian Ernst (1710–1771)
- Principality of Waldeck-Pyrmont – Karl August Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck, Count of Pyrmont (1728–1763)
- Weingarten Abbey –
- County of Westerburg-Leiningen-Alt-Leiningen – Georg Hermann (1720–1751)
- Westerburg-Leiningen-Neu-Leiningen (Bavaria Line) – Georg Ernst Ludwig (1726–1765)
- Westerburg-Leiningen-Neu-Leiningen (Nassau Line) – Georg Karl I August Ludwig (1726–1787)
- County of Wied – Johann Friedrich Alexander, Wied (1737–1784)
Ottoman (Turkish) Empire
- Sultan – Mahmud I (1730–1754)
- Grand Vizier –
  1. Ivaz Mehmed Pasha (1739–1740)
  2. Nişancı Ahmed Pasha (1740–1742)
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth – Augustus III, King of Poland (1733–1763)
Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves – John V (1706–1750)
Kingdom of Prussia –
1. Frederick William I (1713–1740)
2. Frederick II (1740–1786)
Russian Empire –
1. Anna Ivanovna, Tsaritsa of Russia (1730–1740)
2. Ivan VI, Tsar of Russia (1740–1741)
Kingdom of Spain – Philip V (1700–1724, 1724–1746)
Kingdom of Sweden – Age of Liberty
- Monarch – Frederick I, also Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (1720–1751)
Grand Duchy of Tuscany – Francis Stephen (1737–1765)
United Provinces
- Estates of Friesland, Groningen, Guelders, Holland, Overijssel, Utrecht, Zeeland (1581–1795)
- Grand Pensionary of Holland – Anthonie van der Heim (1736–1746)
  - Friesland – Willem IV, Stadtholder of Friesland (1711–1751)
  - Groningen – Willem IV, Stadtholder of Groningen (1729–1751)
  - Guelders – Willem IV, Stadtholder of Guelders (1722–1751)
Republic of Venice – Alvise Pisani, Doge of Venice (1735–1741)

Middle East and North Africa

Sultanate of Morocco –
1. Al-Mostadi (1738–1740)
2. Abdallah III (1740–1745)
Beylik of Tunis – Abu l-Hasan Ali I (1735–1756)

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