List of state leaders in 1542

1541 state leaders - Events of 1542 - 1543 state leaders - State leaders by year

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Asia

• China (Ming Dynasty) - Jiajing, Emperor of China (1521 - 1566).
• Japan - Go-Nara, Emperor of Japan (1526 - 1557).

Europe

• Denmark-Norway - Christian III, King of Denmark and King of Norway (1534 - 1559).
• England - Henry VIII, King of England (1509-1547)
• France - Francis I, King of France (1515-1547)
• Holy Roman Empire - Charles, Holy Roman Emperor (1519-1558)
• Hungary -
  • Ferdinand I, Rival King of Hungary (1526 - 1564).
  • John II Zapolya, Rival King of Hungary (1540 - 1571).
• Moldavia - Petru Rares, Voivode of Moldavia (1541 - 1538).
• Navarre - Henry II d'Albret, King of Navarre (1516 - 1555).
• Papal States - Paul III, Bishop of Rome (1534 - 1549).
• Poland - Sigismund I the Old, King of Poland (1506 - 1548).
• Portugal - John III the Pious, King of Portugal (1521 - 1557)
• Republic of Venice - Pietro Lando, Doge of Venice (1538 - 1545).
• Russia - Ivan IV the Terrible, Grand Prince of Moscow (1533/[[1547]-1547/1584)
• Scotland -
  • 1 James V, King of Scotland (1513-1542)
  • 2 Mary I, Queen of Scotland (1542-1567)
• Spain - Joanna the Mad (1504 - 1555) and Charles I (1516 - 1556).
• Sweden - Gustav I Vasa, King of Sweden (1521/1523 - 1560).
• Wallachia - Radu Paisie, Voivode of Wallachia (1535 - 1545).

Middle East and North Africa

• Ottoman Empire - Suleiman the Magnificent, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1520-1566)
• Safavid Empire - Tahmasp I Shah of Iran (1524-1576)