List of state leaders in 1542

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

Africa

*Ethiopia - Gelawdewos, Emperor of Ethiopia (1540-1559)
*Kongo - Alfonso I, Manikongo (1509 - 1543)
*Sennar - Nayil (1533/4 - 1550/1)
*Songhai Empire - Askia Ishaq I, Askia of the Songhai Empire (1539-1549)

Asia

*China (Ming Dynasty) - Jiajing, Emperor of China (1521-1566)
*Japan
**Monarch - Go-Nara, Emperor of Japan (1526-1557)
**Shogun (Ashikaga) - Ashikaga Yoshiharu, Shogun of Japan (1521-1546)
*Korea (Joseon Dynasty) - Jungjong, King of Joseon (1506-1544)
*Ryūkyū Kingdom - Shō Sei, King of Ryūkyū (1527-1555)

Europe

*Denmark-Norway - Christian III, King of Denmark and 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 Rareş, Voivode of Moldavia (1526-1538, 1540-1546)
*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)
*Russia - Ivan IV the Terrible, Grand Prince of Moscow (1533/1547-1547/1584)
*Scotland -
*#James V, King of Scotland (1513-1542)
*#Mary I, Queen of Scotland (1542-1567)
*Spain -
**Queen - Joanna the Mad (1504-1555)
**Regent - Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1516-1556)
*Sweden - Gustav I Vasa, King of Sweden (1521-1560)
*Venice - Pietro Lando, Doge of Venice (1538-1545)
*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)