List of state leaders in 1847

This is a list of heads of state, government leaders, and other rulers in the year 1847.

Africa

• Ashanti Confederacy – Kwaku Dua I Panyin, Asantehene (1834–1867)
• Kingdom of Buganda – Suna II (1836–1856)
• Bunyoro – Nyabongo II, Omukama of Bunyoro (1835–1848)
• Kingdom of Burundi – Ntare IV Rugamba (1796–1852)
• Kingdom of Dahomey – Ghezo (1818–1856)
• Liberia
  • Governor - Joseph Jenkins Roberts, Governor of Liberia (1847–1848)
  • President - Joseph Jenkins Roberts (1848–1856)
• Kingdom of Rwanda – Mutara II Rwogera (1830–1853)
• Sokoto Caliphate
  • Caliph – Ali bin Bello I (1842–1859)
  • Grand Vizier - Abd al-Qadir (1842–1859)
• Zulu – Mpande kaSenzangakhona, King of the Zulu (1840–1872)

Asia

• Durrani Empire – Dost Mohammad Khan (1843–1863)
• China (Qing dynasty) - Daoguang Emperor (1821–1850)
• Empire of Japan
  • Monarch – Kōmei (1846–1867)
  • Tokugawa shogunate – Tokugawa Ieyoshi (1837–1853)
  • Ryukyu Kingdom - Shō Iku (1829–1847)
• Joseon (Korea) – Heonjong (1834–1849)
• Đại Nam (Nguyễn dynasty) - Tự Đức, Emperor (1847–1883)

Europe

• Principality of Abkhazia – Mikhail (1822–1864)
• Belgium
  • Monarch – Léopold I, King of the Belgians (1831–1865)
  • Cabinet Chief –
    1. Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt (1834–1840, 1846–1847)
    2. Charles Rogier (1832–1834, 1847–1852, 1857–1868)
• Kingdom of Denmark
  • Monarch – Christian VIII (1839–1848)
  • Minister of State - Poul Christian Stemann (1842–1848)
• Kingdom of France –
  • Monarch – Louis Philippe I (1830–1848)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Jean-de-Dieu Soult (1840–1847)
    2. François Guizot (1847–1848)
• German Confederation
  • Austrian Empire – Ferdinand I (1835–1848)
    • Chancellor - Prince Klemens Wenzel von Metternich, Chancellor of Austria (1821–1848)
  • Kingdom of Prussia –
    • Monarch – Friedrich Wilhelm IV (1840–1861)
    • Chief Minister - Ludwig Gustav von Thile (1841–1848)
  • Kingdom of Bavaria
    • Monarch - Ludwig I (1825–1848)
    • Prime Minister – Karl von Abel (1837–1847)
  • Kingdom of Saxony – Frederick Augustus (1836–1854)
  • Kingdom of Hanover – Ernest Augustus (1837–1851)
  • Kingdom of Württemberg – William (1816–1864)
• Kingdom of Greece –
  • Monarch – Otto (1832–1862)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Ioannis Kolettis (1844–1847)
    2. Kitsos Tzavelas (1847–1848)
• Kingdom of Hungary – Ferdinand V (1835–1848)
• Kingdom of the Netherlands – William II (1840–1849)
• Ottoman (Turkish Empire)
  • Sultan - Abdülmecid I (1839–1861)
  • Grand Vizier – Mustafa Reşid Pasha (1846–1848)
• Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves
  • Monarch – Maria II (1826–1828, 1834–1853)
  • President -
    1. Marquess of Saldanha (1846–1847)
    2. Council of Ministers (1847)
    3. Duke of Saldanha, President of the Council of Ministers of Portugal (1847–1849)
• Russian Empire – Nicholas I, Tsar of Russia (1825–1855)
• Kingdom of Spain – Isabella II (1833–1868)
• Kingdom of Sweden – United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway - Oscar I (1844–1859)
• Grand Duchy of Tuscany – Leopold II (1824–1859)
• Kingdom of the Two Sicilies – Ferdinand II (1830–1859)
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
  • Monarch – Victoria (1837–1901)
  • Prime Minister - Lord John Russell (1846–1852, 1865–1866)

Middle East and North Africa

• Egypt Eyalet – Muhammad Ali Pasha, Governor of Egypt (1805–1848)
• Kuwait – Sheikh Jabir ibn Abdullah Al Sabah (1814–1859)
• Sultanate of Morocco – Abd al-Rahman (1822–1859)
• Sultanate of Oman – Sa'id II ibn Sultan (1804–1856)
• Persia (Qajar dynasty) – Mohammad Shah Qajar (1834–1848)

North American and the Caribbean

• Costa Rica –
  1. José María Alfaro Zamora, Head of State of Costa Rica (1846–1847)
  2. José María Castro Madriz, Head of State of Costa Rica (1847–1849)
• Mexico -
  1. Valentín Gómez Farías, President of Mexico (1846–1847)
  2. Antonio López de Santa Anna, President of Mexico (1847–1847)
  3. Pedro María Anaya, President of Mexico (1847–1847)
  4. Manuel de la Peña y Peña, President of Mexico (1847–1848)
• United States - James K. Polk, President of the United States (1845–1849)

Oceania

• Kingdom of Hawaii – Kamehameha III (1823–1854)
• Tonga – Tāufaʻāhau, Tu'i Kanokupolu (1845–1893)

South America

• Argentine Confederation – Juan Manuel de Rosas, Governor of Buenos Aires Province in charge of the Foreign Relations of the Argentine Confederation (1835–1851)
• Empire of Brazil –
  • Monarch – Pedro II (1831–1889)
  • Prime Minister - Manuel Alves Branco, 2nd Viscount of Caravelas (1847–1848)
• Chile – Manuel Bulnes, President of Chile (1841–1851)
• Ecuador – Vicente Ramón Roca, President of Ecuador (1845–1849)
• New Granada – Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera, President of New Granada (1844–1849)
• Paraguay – Carlos Antonio López, Perpetual Supreme Dictator (1844–1862)
• Peru – Ramón Castilla, President of Peru (1845–1851 and 1855–1862)
• Uruguay – as a consequence of the Guerra Grande, two governments in parallel:
  • Gobierno de la Defensa (in Montevideo): Joaquín Suárez (1843–1852)
  • Gobierno del Cerrito (ruling the rest of the country): Manuel Oribe (1843–1851)