List of state leaders in 853

This is a list of heads of state, government leaders, and other rulers in the year 853.

Asia

• China (Tang dynasty) – Emperor Xuānzong (846–859)
• Pratihara Empire – Mihira Bhoja I (c. 836–886)
• Japan (Heian period) – Emperor Montoku (850–858)
• Korea (North South States Period)
  • Balhae – Dae Ijin (830–857)
  • Unified Silla – Munseong (839–857)

Europe

• First Bulgarian Empire – Boris I, Khan of the Bulgars (852–889)
• Byzantine Empire – Michael III (842–867), under the regency of Empress Theodora and Theoktistos
• Caucasus
  • Principality of Iberia – Bagrat I Kuropalates (830–876)
  • Principality of Kakheti – Samuel (839–861)
• Kingdom of Denmark – Horik I (813–854)
• England (Heptarchy) –
  • Kingdom of East Anglia – Æthelweard (839–854)
  • Kingdom of Kent – Æthelwulf of Wessex (839–856)
  • Kingdom of Mercia – Burgred (852–874)
  • Kingdom of Northumbria – Osberht (849–862/863)
  • Kingdom of Wessex – Æthelwulf (839–856)
• East Francia – Louis the German (843–876)
  • Duchy of Saxony – Liudolf (844–866)
  • Duchy of Thuringia – Thachulf (849–873)
• Middle Francia – Lothair I (843–855)
  • Duchy of Croatia – Trpimir I (845–864)
• West Francia – Charles the Bald (843–877)
  • County of Angoulême – Turpio (839–863)
  • Kingdom of Aquitaine – Charles the Bald (838–855)
  • County of Barcelona – Odalric (852–858)
  • Duchy of Brittany – Erispoe (851–857)
  • Duchy of Gascony – Sans II Sancion of Gascony (836–864)
  • County of Maine –
    1. Gauzbert (840–853)
    2. Rorgon II (853–865)
  • County of Poitiers – Ebroin Administrator of the County (844–854)
  • County of Toulouse – Raymond I (852–863)
  • County of Troyes – Odo I (852–858)
  • County of Urgell – Solomon (848–869)
• Ireland – Máel Sechnaill mac Máele Ruanaid, High King of Ireland (846–862)
  • Kingdom of Ailech –
  • Kingdom of Connacht – Mugron mac Máel Cothaid (848–872)
  • Uí Maine –
  • Kingdom of Leinster – Túathal mac Máele-Brigte (851–854)
  • Kingdom of Mide – Máel Sechnaill mac Máele Ruanaid (845–862)
  • Kingdom of Munster – Áilgenán mac Donngaile (851–853)
  • Kingdom of Osraige – Cerball mac Dúnlainge (842–888)
  • Kingdom of Ulaid – Matudán mac Muiredaig (839–857)
• Kingdom of Italy – Lothair I (818–855)
  • Principality of Benevento – Radelgar (851–854)
  • County of Capua – Lando I (843–861)
  • March of Friuli – Eberhard (846–863)
  • Duchy of Gaeta – Constantine, Hypatus of Gaeta (839–866)
  • Duchy of Naples – Sergius I (840–864)
  • Papal States – Pope Leo IV (847–855)
  • Principality of Salerno –
    1. Sico II (851–853)
    2. Peter (853)
    3. Adhemar (853–861)
  • Duchy of Spoleto – Guy I (842–860)
  • March of Tuscany – Adalbert I (847–886)
  • Republic of Venice – Pietro Tradonico, Doge of Venice (836–864)
• Great Moravia – Rastislav (846–870)
• Scotland
  • Kingdom of the Picts – Kenneth I (848–858)
• Principality of Serbia – Mutimir, Grand Župan (850–891)
  • Strojimir, Župan of Serbia (850–856)
  • Gojnik, Župan of Rascia (850–856)
• Spain –
  • County of Aragon – Galindo Aznárez I (844–867)
  • Kingdom of Asturias – Ordoño I (850–866)
  • Emirate of Córdoba – Muhammad I (852–886)
  • Kingdom of Pamplona – García Íñiguez (851/852–882)
• Wales –
  • Kingdom of Gwynedd – Rhodri the Great (844–878)
  • Kingdom of Powys – Cyngen ap Cadell (808–855)

Middle East

• Abbasid Caliphate – Al-Mutawakkil (847–861)
• Byzantine Empire – Michael III (842–867)