List of state leaders in 1553

1552 state leaders - Events of 1553 - 1554 state leaders - State leaders by year -----

Africa

*Ethiopia - Gelawdewos, Emperor of Ethiopia (1540-1559)
*Kongo - Diogo I, Manikongo (1545 - 1561)
*Sennar - Abd al-Qadir I (1550/1 - 1557/8)
*Songhai Empire - Askia Daoud, Askia of the Songhai Empire (1549-1582)

Asia

*China (Ming Dynasty) - Jiajing, Emperor of China (1521-1567)
* Japan
** Monarch - Go-Nara, Emperor of Japan (1526-1557)
** Shogun (Ashikaga) - Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Shogun of Japan (1546-1565)
*Korea (Joseon Dynasty) - Myeongjong, King of Joseon (1545-1567)
*Mughal Empire - Ibrahim Sur, Emperor of the Mughal Empire (1545-1555)
*Ryūkyū Kingdom - Shō Sei, King of Ryūkyū (1527-1555)

Europe

*Denmark-Norway - Christian III, King of Denmark and Norway (1534-1559)
*England
*# Edward VI, King of England (1547 - 1553)
*# Jane, Queen of England (1553)
*# Mary I, Queen of England (1553 - 1558)
*France - Henry II, King of France (1547-1559)
*Holy Roman Empire - Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1519 - 1556)
*Hungary -
**Ferdinand I, Rival King of Hungary (1526-1564)
**John II Zapolya, Rival King of Hungary (1540-1571)
*Lithuania-Poland - Sigismund II, Grand Duke of Lithuania (1544-1572) and King of Poland (1548-1572)
*Moldavia - Alexandru Lapusneanu, Voivode of Moldavia (1552-1561)
*Navarre - Henry II d'Albret, King of Navarre (1516-1555)
*Papal States - Julius III, Bishop of Rome (1550-1555)
*Portugal - John III the Pious, King of Portugal (1521-1557)
*Russia - Ivan IV the Terrible, Grand Prince of Moscow (1533-1547) then Tsar of Russia 1547-1584)
*Scotland - Mary I, Queen of Scotland (1542-1567)
*Sweden - Gustav I Vasa, King of Sweden (1521-1560)
*Venice -
*#Francesco Donato, Doge of Venice (1545-1553)
*#Marcantonio Trivisan, Doge of Venice (1553-1554)
*Wallachia - Radu Ilie Haidaul, Voivode of Wallachia (1552-1553)

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)