State leaders in 1745 - Events of 1746 - State leaders in 1747 - State leaders by year
Africa
Asia
- Annam - Canh Hung, Ruler of Annam (1740-1786)
- Arakan - Nara Apaya, King of Arakan (1742-1761)
- Ayutthaya - Borommakot, King of Ayutthaya (1733-1758)
- Cambodia - Thommo Reachea II, King of Cambodia (1738-1747)
- Champasak - Saya Kuman, King of Champasak (1738-1791)
- China (Qing Dynasty) - Qianlong, Emperor of China (1735-1796)
- Japan
- Korea (Joseon Dynasty) - Yeongjo, King of Joseon (1724-1776)
- Luang Prabang - Thao Ang, King of Luang Prabang (1723-1749)
- Maldives - Ibrahim Iskandar II, Sultan of the Maldives (1721-1750)
- Wiang Chhan - Ong Long, King of Wiang Chhan (1735-1760)
Europe
- Andorra - Coprinces:
- Courland - Christoph Friedrich von Sacken-Appricken, Regent of Courland (1740-1758)
- Denmark
- France - Louis XV, King of France (1715-1774)
- Great Britain -
- Holy Roman Empire - Franz I, Holy Roman Emperor (1745-1765)
- Bavaria - Maximilian III, Elector of Bavaria (1745-1777)
- Bohemia - Maria Theresa, Queen of Bohemia (1740-1780)
- Brandenburg - Friedrich II, Elector of Brandenburg (1740-1786)
- Cologne - Clemens August of Bavaria, Archbishop-Elector of Cologne (1723-1761)
- Hanover - Georg II, Elector of Hanover (1727-1760)
- Mainz - Johann Friedrich Karl von Ostein, Archbishop-Elector of Mainz (1743-1763)
- Hesse-Kassel - Frederick I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, also King of Sweden (1730-1751)
- Palatinate - Karl IV Theodor, Elector Palatine (1742-1799)
- Saxony - Friedrich August II, Elector of Saxony (1733-1763)
- Trier - Franz Georg von Schönborn-Buchheim, Archbishop-Elector of Trier (1729-1756)
- 1746 Holy Roman Empire incumbents
- Hungary - Mária Terézia, Queen of Hungary (1740-1780)
- Ireland - George II, King of Ireland (1727-1760)
- Order of Malta - Manuel Pinto da Fonseca, Grand Master of the Order of Malta (1741-1773)
- Massa and Carrara - Maria Teresa, Duchess of Massa and Princess of Carrara (1731-1790)
- Masserano - Vittorio Filippo, Prince of Masserano (1743-1767)
- Modena and Reggio - Francesco III d'Este, Duke of Modena and Reggio (1737-1780)
- Moldavia - Ioan Nicolae Mavrocordat-Scarlati, Prince of Moldavia (1743-1747)
- Monaco - Honoré II, Prince of Monaco (1733-1793)
- Montenegro - Sava II Petrovic-Njegos, Bishop and Governor of Montenegro (1735-1781)
- Naples - Carlo VII, King of Naples (1734-1759)
- Norway -
- Christian VI, King of Norway (1730-1746)
- Frederik V, King of Norway (1746-1766)
- Parma and Piacenza - Maria Teresa, Duchess of Parma and Piacenza (1740-1748)
- Poland - Augustus III, King of Poland (1734-1763)
- Portugal - John V, King of Portugal (1706-1750)
- Prussia - Friedrich II, King of Prussia (1740-1786)
- Russia - Elizabeth Petrovna, Tsaritsa of Russia (1741-1762)
- San Marino -
- Filippo Manenti Belluzzi and Domenico Bertoni, Captains-Regent of San Marino (1746-1747)
- Sardinia - Carlo Emanuele III, King of Sardinia (1730-1773)
- Sicily - Carlo IV, King of Sicily (1734-1759)
- Spain -
- Philip V, King of Spain (1700-1746)
- Fernando VI, King of Spain (1746-1759)
- Sweden - Age of Liberty
- Transylvania - Mária Terézia, Princess of Transylvania (1740-1765)
- Tuscany - Francesco II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1737-1765)
- United Provinces
- Venice - Pietro Grimani, Doge of Venice (1741-1752)
- Walachia - Constantin Nicolae Mavrocordat-Scarlati, Prince of Walachia (1744-1748)
Middle East and North Africa