List of state leaders in 1156

1155 state leaders - Events of 1156 - 1157 state leaders - State leaders by year -----

Africa

Asia

*China (Jin Dynasty) - Hailingwang, Emperor of Jin China (1149-1161)
*China (Southern Song Dynasty) - Gaozong, Emperor of Song China (1127-1162)
*Japan
**Monarch - Emperor Go-Shirakawa, emperor of Japan (1155-1158)
** Regent (Kampaku) - Fujiwara no Tadamichi, Sessho or Kampaku (1121-1158)
**Cloistered ruler - Emperor Toba, Jōkō of Japan (1129-1156)
*Kara-Khitan Khanate (Western Liao) - Renzong, Emperor of Western Liao (1150-1164)
*Korea (Goryeo Dynasty) - Euijong, King of Goryeo (1146-1170)
*Western Xia - Renzong, Emperor of Western Xia (1139-1193)

Europe

*Aquitaine - Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine (1137-1204)
*Aragon - Petronila, Queen of Aragon (1137-1162)
*Denmark
*#Sweyn III, rival King of Denmark (1146-1157)
*#Canute V, rival King of Denmark (1146-1157)
*#Valdemar I The Great, rival King of Denmark (1146-1157, sole ruler 1157-1182)
*England - Henry II, King of England (1154-1189)
*France - Louis VII, King of France (1137-1180)
*Holy Roman Empire - Frederick I "Barbarossa", Holy Roman Emperor - (1155-1190), King of Germany from 1152
**Austria - Henry II Jasomirgott, Duke of Austria (1141-1177)
**Bavaria
**Henry XI, Duke of Bavaria (1141-1156)
**Henry XII "the Lion", Duke of Bavaria (1156-1180)
**Bohemia - Vladislav II, Duke of Bohemia (1140-1178)
**Holland - Dirk VI, Count of Holland (1121-1157)
**Saxony - Henry III "the Lion", Duke of Saxony (1142-1180)
**Swabia - Frederick IV, Duke of Swabia (1152-1167)
*Hungary - Geza II, King of Hungary (1141-1161)
*Ireland - Ruaidri mac Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair, High King of Ireland, 1151 - 1186
*Navarre - Sancho VI "the Wise", King of Navarre (1150-1194)
*Norway
*#Eystein II, joint King of Norway (1142-1157)
*#Inge I, joint King of Norway (1136-1161)
*Papal States - Adrian IV, Pope (1154-1159)
*Poland - Boleslaw IV, King of Poland (1146-1173)
*Portugal - Afonso I, King of Portugal (1139-1185)
*Raška - Uroš II, Grand Župan of Raška (1140-1161)
*Scotland - Malcolm IV (1153-1165)
*Sicily - William I, (1154-1166)
*Sweden
**Sverker I, (1133-1156)
**Eric IX The Saint (1156-1160)
*Wales (List of rulers of Wales)
**Gwynedd - Owain Gwynedd, Prince of Gwynedd (1137-1170)
**Deheubarth - Rhys ap Gruffydd, Prince of Deheubarth (1155-1197)