1740-80 Empress Maria Theresia, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia, Archduchess of Austria, Duchess Moravia and Schlesia, Queen of Croatia and Dalmatia, Princess of Transylvania and Grand Duchess of Siebenbürgen, Duchess of Gelders, Limburg, Jülich, Luxembourg, Brabant, Quilon, Bar and Franche-Comté, Margravine of Higher-Elsass, Breisgau, Lower-Elsass and Antwerpen, Countess of Flanders, Hainault, d'Artois, Boulonge, Namur, Ponthieu, Picardie, d'Eu, Vermandôis, Charolais, Macon, Montbeliard, Zutphen, Nevers and Rethel  and Baroness d'Ilês, Bar-sur-Seine etc.

She was ruler of most of Central Europe, large parts of the Balkans and Belgium and Luxembourg. Her father, Emperor Karl VI, drew up an agreement, the Pragmatic Sanction; in order ensure the succession for Maria Theresia and her husband. Not educated in statecraft, and married to a weak but much beloved husband, Franz Stephan of Lorraine, she succeeded her father in 1740. She fought the war of succession against Friedrich II of Prussia, France, Spain and Bavaria. Between 1737 and 1756 she gave birth to sixteen children. She was healthy and strong and would appear at the opera a few hours before the birth of a child, then be driving through the streets a few hours afterwards. She loved dancing, skating and horse riding, supervised the education of her children and planned internal reforms for her countries. After 1748 Maria Theresia was given time to implement internal reforms. Justice and taxation were centralized, nobles' privileges abolished and indirect taxation introduced. The reorganized army would later enable Austria to survive the Seven Years' War. She lived (1717-80)

1740-97 Kpojito Hwanjile of Abomey (Benin)

Also known as Naye Wandjele, she was the reign mate of King Tegbesu, whom she helped gain power after Agaja's death after a civil war with the designated heir. She - and possibly a successor trough positional succession - was actively involved in Abomey politics for at least 60 years. She was highly skilled in the supernatural, and she is believed to have been responsible for drastically changing the religious life of the kingdom. She enhanced the position of the king, by controlling the people via vodun (woodoo) and establishing a couple of creator gods - and they thereby set up a joint monarchy, which controlled both the spirits and the earthly sphere. In 1797 she was involved in the murder of king Agonglo, and she was buried alive.

1741-62 Imperatitsa Regnant Elisabeth Petrovna of Russia, Empress and Autocrat of All the Russians, Tsarisa of Moscow, Kiev, Vladimir, Novgorod, Kazan, Astrakhan, Poland, Siberia, the Chersonnese Taurics, and Georgia, Lady of Pskov, Grand Duchess of Smolensk, Lithuania, Volhynia, Podolia and Finland, Princess of Estonia, Livonia, Courland and Semigallia, Samogitia, Bielostock, Carelia, Tver, Yongoria, Perm, Vlatks, Bolgaria, and of other lands, Lady and Grand Duchess of Lower Novgorod, Tchernigov, Riasan, Polotsk, Rostov, Yaroslav, Belosero, Oudoria, Obdoria, Condia, Vitebsk, Mstislav, and all the Northern Region, Lady and Sovereign of the lands of Iveria, Cartalinia, Kabardinia and the Provinces of Armenia, Lady of the Circassian and Mountain princes, Lady of Turkestan, Supreme Defender and Guardian of the Dogmas of the (Russian Orthodox) Church

Yelisabeth was daughter of Emperor Peter the Great, and born on before her father's official marriage to Catherina I. On the night of November 25, 1741, Elizaveta went to the barracks of the Preobrazhenskii regiment and persuaded the soldiers to follow her. The Braunschweig clan and a number of senior officials were arrested and the 32-year-old Elizaveta was proclaimed Empress Regnant. On April 25, 1742, Elizaveta was crowned in the Dormition Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin. During her reign, significant advances were made economically and culturally. She took the country into the War of Austrian succession (1740 - 1748) and the Seven Years War (1756-63). Her domestic policies allowed the nobles to gain dominance in local government while shortening their terms of service to the state. She also spent exorbitant sums of money on the grandiose baroque projects of her favourite architect, Bartolomeo Rastrelli, particularly in Peterhof and Tsarskoye Selo. The Winter Palace and the Smolny Cathedral remain the chief monuments of her reign in St Petersburg. Generally, she was one of the most loved Russian monarchs, because she didn't allow Germans in the government and not a single person was executed during her reign. She was succeeded by her sister's son, Peter zu Holstein-Gottorp, and lived (1709-62).

1741 Regent Dowager Princess Gan of The Volga Kalmuks (Lower Volga Area) (Russia)

In charge of the government during the whole reign of Kandul. She later converted to Christianity and took the name Vera. Originally the Kalmyks lived in Central Mongolia. Reaching the Volga region in 1630. Since the 16th century, Tibetan Buddhism has been the Kalmyk’s religion, and they are the only European Buddhist people, living to the northwest of the Caspian area. They live on the northwest shores of the Caspian Sea in the lower regions of the soviet Dagestan. Kalmyks are of the Turkic language group. 

1742-74 Princess-Abbess Maria Karolina von Königsegg-Rothenfels of Buchau, Dame of Strassberg (Germany)

Also used the name, Maria Charlotte, and was daughter of Count Carl Friedel Desiderius von Königsegg-Rothenfels and Maximiliane von Althann. One of her sisters, Anna Wilhelmine, was Abbess of Sankt Ursula in Köln. Like the election of her predecessor, it took place without the participation of the bishop of Konstanz. She lived (1707-74).

1742-73 Princess-Abbess Maria Alydis Zech of Heggbach (Germany)

According to tradition she swore an oath of allegiance to Pope Benedict XIV in the presence of the representative of the Paternal Abbey of Salem. Prioress Marie Anne Assam claimed that Alydis' election had not been fair, but resigned from her post after half a year after having asked for forgiveness. She defended her rights as ruler in various - expensive - court cases against the inhabitants of the territory and neighbouring lords. After centuries of disputes with the clerical superiors, the Abbots of Salem, the last mentioned had agreed with the pope to leave the responsibility to another Abbey, much to the disdain and chock to her and the Abbesses of among others Baindt, Gutenzell, Rottenmünster and Wald, who all protested in a joint statement. Because of illness she was not present at the College of the Swabian Prelates (Schwabische Reichsprälatkollegium) in 1767. The College had one collective vote in the Ecclesiastical Bench of the Council of Princes in the Imperial Diet. The Princess-Abbesses of Baindt, Gutenzell and Rottenmünster were present. She lived (1713-73).

1742-53 Reigning Abbess Louise-Claire de Montmorin de Saint-Hérem of the Royal Abbey of Fontevraud (France)

Her family belonged to a cadet branch of a noble family of Auvergne.

1742-50 Feudal Duchess Donna Giovanna Maria Teresa Doria of Tursi, Principessa di Avella (Italy)

Daughter of Don Giovanni Andrea II, 3rd Duca di Tursi, Principe di Avella, Grande de Espana of 1st Class 8.4.1712, (1663-1742) and Donna Livia, daughter of Don Marcantonio Grillo, Marchese di Clarafuentes e Signore di Capriata. First married to Don Giovanni Andrea IV Doria Pamphili Landi, until the marriage was annulled in 1741 and secondly with Lazzaro Maria Doria, Marchese di Tizzano, Patrizio Genovese (d. 1753) and mother of Maria Giovanna Doria. She lived (1710-50)

1742-60 Politically Influential Princess Palatine Elisabeth Auguste von der Pfalz-Sulzbach of the Pfalz (Germany)
1761-94 "Reigning" Lady of Oggersheim
1777-94 "Mother of the Realm" of the Kurpfalz (Palatine)

1743-74 In charge of the Government Landgravine Henriette Karoline von Pfalz-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld of Hessen-Darmstadt (Germany)

Her family was in charge of the Lordship of Ottenschlag that became the centre of the Low-Austrian Protestantism in 16th and 17th century.

1743-74 Princess-Abbess Ursule Antoinette van Berlo de Francdouaire of Nivelles, Dame Temporaire and Spirituelle of Nivelles (Belgium)

Member of a French-Belgian noble family.

1744 Governor and Stadholder Anna-Maria von Habsburg of the Southern Low Countries (Belgium and Luxembourg) (January-December)

Sister of Empress Maria-Theresa and married to her brother-in-law, Prince Karl von Lothringen, who continued as Governor-General after her death until 1746 and again 1749-80. She died in childbed and lived (1718-44

1744-60 Administratrice Hélène de Cléron of Remiremont (France)

Dame Doyenne and Second in Command since ca. 1717 she took over the role of Acting Princess-Abbess after Anne Charlotte I de Lorraine left the territory to take up residence by her brother, Karl von Lothringen, Governor-General of the Low Countries in 1744, and was never to return to her chapter. (d. 1760).

1745-48 Regent Dowager Duchess Karoline von Erbach-Fürstenau of Sachsen-Hildburghausen (Germany)

Also known as Caroline, she took over the regency of the small duchy with high debts after the death of her husband, Ernst Friedrich II (1707-45), for their son, Ernst Friedrich III (1727-45-80). She was daughter of lived (1700-58).

1745-90 Politically Influential Duchess Maria Anna von der Pfalz-Sulzbach von Bayern (Germany)

As a leading member of the Anti-Austrian Patriotic Group at the Court of Munich, she played a leading role in the continued existence of the Electorate Bavaria as an unified state. Her husband, Herzog Clemens Franz de Paula, was the nephew of Elector and Emperor Karl Albrecht VII. After the death of the emperor in 1745 Maria Anna entered the political scene. She managed to persuade the new Elector, Maximillian III Joseph, to adopt a policy of neutrality. During the 7 year war, (1756–1763), during which Bavaria sided with France-Austria, she took up contact with Friedrich II von Preußen, and they engaged in a heavy correspondence. After Elector Max III Joseph died in 1777, the Bavarian throne was inherited by the husband of her sister, Elisabeth Auguste (see 1742), Elector Karl Theodor von der Pfalz. He seemed to be inclined to accept Emperor Joseph II's claims on parts of the state, but Maria Anna advocated for a continued united Bavaria, and found an ally in Friedrich II, who took part in the succession-war in 1778-79. She was also one of the leading forces of a the Bavarian-Dutch movement for exchange of lands in 1784/85, and she therefore supported Friedrich IIs "Prince-Union Project" of 1785 and was able to secure the continued existence of the united Electorate of Bavaria. She lived (1722-90).

1745-90 Politically influential Marquise Jeanne Antoinette Poisson Le Normant d'Étioles de Pompadour in France      

Madame de Pompadour was the mistress of King Louis XV of France for about 5 years after 1745, and remained his confidante until her death. Of middle-class origin, she owed her success mainly to her intelligence and capabilities. She urged the appointment of the duc de Choiseul and other Ministers and encouraged the French alliance with Austria, which involved France in the Seven Years War. She favoured Voltaire and other writers of the Encyclopédie. She employed many artists to decorate her residences, and encouraged the manufacture of Sèvres ware. She lived (1721-64).

1746-70 Sovereign Princess Irdana Bi Erdeni of Khokanda/Khugand or Farghana (Uzbekistan)

Succeeded  'Abd al-Karim Khan (1736-46) and succeeded by Sulaiman who reigned for less than a year as Prince of Khokanda, which is a city near Tashkent, now located in a far eastern part of Uzbekistan. Founded in 1732, it stands on the site of the ancient city of Khavakend, obliterated by the Mongols in the 3rd century. It was ruled by the Dzungarian Kalmyks (Kalmucks) until 1758, when it became part of China.

1746-77 Joint Sovereign Countess Maria Friederike Sophia Charlotte von Hessen-Homburg of a Portion of Limpurg-Sontheim - the Lordship of Limpurg-Gröningen (Germany)

The only surviving daughter of Christiane Magdalena zu Limpurg-Sontheim (1683-1746) and Ludwig Georg von Hessen-Homburg (1693-1728), the inheritance of her mother and 7 other female heirs which had been in dispute since 1713, was not settled until 1774 and she came in possesion of the Lordship of Limpurg-Sontheim-Gröningen. At the age of 13 she was married to Karl-Philipp-Franz von Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Bartenstein (1702-63), who was was judge of the Chamber Court, one of the highest offices in the realm, and was created a Prince of Hohenlohe-Bartenstin. According to her her granddaughter, Sophie, she was not very happy about her inheritance of the Castle and Lordship of Gröningen, but would have preferred Obersontheim, where she was born. But she soon started modernizing the castle, and in 1776 she took up residence here. As she was catholic she took over the Chapel of the Castle and build a new evangelical church for the inhabitants of the village, and was succeeded by the oldest of her 4 sons, Ludwig Leopold (1777-98-99), and and lived (1714-77).

1746-60 (†) Councillor of State Queen Maria-Amalia von Sachsen-Poland of The Two Sicilies (Italy)

Became a member of the Council of State after the birth of her first son, after 9 years of marriage. Her older son Carlos became son of Spain, the younger, Fernando, King of Napoli. She lived (1724-60).

1746-58 De-facto Ruler Queen Bárbara Bragança of Spain and the Indies

Very powerful during the reign of her weak husband, Fernando IV of Spain (1713-46-59), who depended completely upon her and like her mother-in-law, Elisabeth Farnese before her, she excluded him from policy making and kept him out of public affairs. She strongly supported the diplomacy of neutrality. The new conjuncture of peace, reform and good luck placed unprecedented revenue the royal couple's disposal. She spent much of her time in a state of neurosis. Like her husband, she went about daily in fear of sudden death, which her asthmatic tendency may have encouraged. After her death, her husband relapsed into a manic depression and died shortly after.
The daughter of King João V of Portugal and Maria Ana de Áustria, who was regent of Portugal (1642-50), she was heiress presumptive for the first two years of her life and second-in-line trough out much of her life (1711-58).

1746 Sultan Mwana Mimi Hadiga of Patta-Pate and Witu (Kenya)

There were 4 sultans that year. Pate is an island of the coast of Kenya.

1746-79 Joint Sovereign Countess Amöne Sophia II zu Löwenstein-Wertheim of a Portion of Limpurg-Sontheim (Germany)

Daughter of Amöne Sophia I zu Limpurg-Sontheim, and married to Bertrand-Philipp von Gronsfeld-Diepenbroick, and was succeeded by son, Johann Bertrand, thought the succession was not undisputed until a final agreement between all the co-heirs in 1775.She lived (1718-79).

1746-98 Joint Sovereign Countess Karoline Christiane zu Löwenstein-Wertheim zu Virneburg of a portion of Limpurg-Speckfeld (Germany) 

Youngest daughter of Amöne Sophia I zu Limpurg-Sontheim, and married to Karl-Christian-Wilhelm von Pückler (d. 1786) establishing the line of Limpurg-Pückler. She was succeeded by daughter, Wilhelmine Henriette Karoline and two sons. Karoline Christiane lived (1719-93).

1746-57 Joint Sovereign Countess Sophia von Schönburg-Waldenburg of a Portion of Limpurg-Sontheim-Schmiedenfeld-Speckfeld (Germany)

Known as Countess von Rechteren Limpurg, she was the daughter of Friederike Auguste zu Limpurg-Sontheim, and first married to her cousin Johann Philipp von Löwenstein-Wertheim, who was son of her mother, Friederike Auguste's sister, Amöne Sophia I. Secondly married to her relative Friedrich Ernst von Weltz, the son of Albertine von Limburg-Speckfeld. Sophie was succeeded by daughter, Friederike-Amöne, and lived (1712-57).

1746-47 Rebellion Participant Flora MacDonald in Scotland (United Kingdom)

After the defeat of the Jacobite uprising, and its leader "Bonnie" Prince Charlie (Charles Edward Stuart, the Young Pretender) at the battle of Culloden in 1746, Charles was forced into hiding and Flora MacDonald helped him escape. Disguised as a woman, Charles Stuart was smuggled off the Isle of Ulst by Flora and Neil MacDonald (another supporter). There were several close calls during the escape; news arrived that General Campbell had landed on the island to search for the fleeing prince. Soon after his escape, she was labelled as a traitor, tracked down and arrested, and imprisoned briefly in the tower of London.  She later married her fiancé, Allan, and mothered a family of seven children. She immigrated to North Carolina in the 1770s, but they later moved to Nova Scotia after they lost everything supporting the British in the War of Independence. Several years later she returned home to the Britain, where she lived until her death. She lived (1722-90). 

1747-ca.60 Dato' Johan Pahlawan Lele Perkasa Setiawan Dato' Rambut Panjang, Dato' Undang of Luak Johol (Malaysia)

Succeeded by another woman -  Dato' Johan Pahlawan Lela Perkasa Setiawan Dato' Putri Setiawan II, Dato' Undang of Luak Johol (1760-90). 

1747-52 Regent Dowager Duchess Johanna Elisabeth von Holstein-Gottorp of Anhalt-Zerbst (Germany)

After the death of her husband, Christian August (160-42-47), she was regent for son, Friedrich-August, who was Duke of Anhalt-Zerbst, Duke of Sachsen, Angaria and Westphalia, Count of Ascania, Lord of Bernburg, Zerbst, Jever and Knyphausen. Her daughter later became Catharina II of Russia, and inherited Jever after the death of her brother in 1793. Johanna Elisabeth lived (1712-60). 

Mary Musgrove was the daughter of a white South Carolina trader and an Indian Princess - a sister of the "old Brim or Bream," Emperor of the Creeks. In 1716 she married John Musgrove, and they established a trading post at Yamacraw Bluff in 1732 and   Savannah was founded on this site a year later. The arrival of Oglethorpe and the settlement of Georgia presented an unprecedented opportunity for Mary to advance her fortunes both socially and financially. After her husband's death in 1734 she married Jacob Matthews, who died in 1742 Three years after she married Thomas Bosomworth and together they secured a grant of Saint Catherine, Sapelo, and Ossaba Islands from the Creeks in addition to a tract of land lying between Savannah and Pipe maker's Creek. She acted as interpreter between the whites and Indians and was also involved in the Indian wars. She lived (1700-63).

1747-59 Princess-Abbess Franziska von Gall, Gutenzell (Germany)

In 1753 the Chapter (Stift) came under the protection of von Kaisheim with the approval of the Abbot-General Trouvé.  During 1755-57 Dominikus Zimmermann finished the renovation of the Chapter Church in Baroque style. His daughter, Alexandra, became Princess-Abbess in 1759.

1748-50/53 Sultan Ratu Sarifah Fatima of Bantam (Bali) (Indonesia)

Appointed sultan after her husband, Mangkubumi was arrested after an uprising against the Dutch occupiers. She was later deposed and banned from the state by the same Dutch regents.  

1748-54 De facto co-ruler Queen Udham Bai of the Mughal Empire (India)

Became powerful after the death of her husband, Muhammad Shah (Rawshan Akhtar) (1719-48), who lost the province of Kabul to Persia and during whose reign other provinces became practically independent. Her son, Ahmad Shah Badahur, was no stronger, and she dominated him completely. When The Marathas in Punjab rebelled, her son chose to flee, abandoning her and the other women at court. He was captured, blinded, and deposed and died in confinement in 1775.

1748-51 and 1754-56 Reigning Abbess-General Josefa Carrillo y Ocampo of the Monastery of Santa Maria la Real de Las Huelgas in Burgos (Spain)

1748-82 Abbess Louise Sophie Friederike af Slesvig-Holsten-Sønderborg-Glücksborg of the Chapter of Vallø (Denmark)

After 1749 Titular Senior Rani Uthradam Tirunal of Attingal in Travancore (India)

Adopted into the Royal House of Travancore in 1749, held the Principality of Attingal as her dowry jointly with sister, and married a Kochi Koil Tampuran of Tattara Kovil. Mother of two sons.

After 1749 Titular Junior Rani of Attingal in Travancore (India)

Together with her sisters, she was adopted into the Royal House of Travancore. She married a Kochi Koil Tampuran of Edathara Matam. Mother of one son and one daughter.

Around 1750 Queen Kapango of Mbunza (Namibia)

Sister of the Uukwangali Queen Mate I. She ruled around 1750 and settled in the Mbunza area of the Kavango. This resulted in the establishment of the two kingdoms in the western Kavango, the Uukwangali Kingdom and the Mbunza Kingdom.

Around 1750 Hompa Mate I of Uukwangali (Namibia)

In the Kavango, the earliest recorded Uukwangali Queen was Mate I. She ruled around 1750. She left the Mashi area and settled in present-day Kavango, west of Nkurenkuru in today's Angola. Her sister, Kapango, settled in the Mbunza area of the Kavango. This resulted in the establishment of the two kingdoms in the western Kavango, the Uukwangali Kingdom and the Mbunza Kingdom. The possible successor of Hompa Mate I was Queen Nankali (between 1750 and 1775).

1750-75 Hompa Nankali of Uukwangali (Namibia)

The possible successor of Mate I was Nakali.

Before 1750 Queen Masamba Omubitokati of Bunyoro-Kitara (Uganda)

Olimi III was king (1710-30) and Duhaga I Cwa reigned (1731-82).

Until 1750 Queen Regnant Ululani of Hilo (Hawai'i)

Daughter of Mokulani, 6th Alii of Hilo, she first married The Hon. Keawe-a-Heulu. Her second husband Keawemauhili became joint chief of Hilo, an island of Hawai'i.

1750-54 Queen Regnant Bety of Betsimisaraka of Tamatave or Betsimisaraka at the Île de Sainte-Marie (Madagascar)

In the end of the 17th and the beginning 18th centuries, the Island of Saint Marie was frequented by numerous pirates, who had good relations with the local population. Ratsimilaho was son of the English pirate, Thomas Tew White and a daughter of a local chief, set up his own kingdom. After a rule of 30 years he was succeeded by his daughter, Bety or Betty, who married the French pirate Jean Onésime Filet - known as Zanahary. In 1754 her mother, Mamadion, had the French administrator Gosse killed and the rest of the French massacred, because he had profaned the grave of her husband. Bety was blamed, and sent in exile at the Ile de France (Mauritius), where she died. Her husband remained in  power until 1767. She (d. 1872),

1750 Regent Dowager Countess Karoline Friederike zu Salm-Grumbach of Salm-Dhaun (Germany) 

After the death of her husband, Johann Friedrich (1727-50), she assumed the regency for their two sons Karl Leopold Ludwig (1748-50) and Friedrich Wilhelm (born and dead 1750). She was born as Wild- und Rheingräfin in Grumbach, and lived (1733-83).

Until 1750 Chieftainess Hoho of The Khoikhoi (South Africa)

1713 a smallpox epidemic had decimated the Khoikhoi (previously known as Hottentot) and in 1750 she was defeated by the Xhosa, and the tribe was assimilated into the Xhosa, and the only trace of them today is the click-sound in the Xhosa language.

Ca. 1750-60 Queen Awura Danse Poukou of Baule (The Ivory Coast)

Successor of Asak Poku, who reigned from the beginning of the century, and was succeeded by a niece, whose name is not known.

1750-90 Sovereign Duchess Zofia Lubomirska of Opole and Medyka in Lubelszczyzna (Poland)
1754-90 Ruler of Przeworsk and Dobromil 
1754-90 Politically Influential in Poland

Daughter of Aleksander Krasiński and Salomea Trzcińska. Until 1750 she was married to Voivode Jan Tarło of Sandomierz. Since 1754 she was married to Voivode Antoni Lubomirski of Lublin. I 1768-1772 she supported The Confederation of Bar - a military union of nobility, which fought against the Russian domination in Poland and the political reforms of king Stanisław August Poniatowski. In 1788-1792 she supported actively the political reforms of king Stanisław August Poniatowski and the Great Sejm. During the debate of the Great Sejm she supported the Patriotic Party. She wrote the political books about the reforms in Poland, and lived (1718-1790).

1750-...  2^nd Asantehemaa Nana Nkatia Ntem Abamoo of Asante (Ghana)

As Asantehemaa, or Queen mother, during the reign of king Kusi Obodom (1750-64), she was a full member and co-President of the governing body and she took part in all important decisions. She was de facto royal co-ordinator and possessed traditional legitimacy in determining the right successor to the stool of the Ashanti King. She exercised a general supervisory authority over women but did not in fact represent the overall interest of the women. Nana Nkatia was succeeded by Kaua Afriye at a not known time.

1751-66 Regent Dowager Landgravine Ulrike Louise von Solms-Braunfels of Hessen-Homburg (Germany)

Widow of Friedrich IV (1724-46-51) and regent for son Friedrich V (b. 1848). She was engaged in legal battles over the regency with Landgraf Ludwig VIII of Hessen-Darmstadt, and lived (1731-92).

1751-59 Governess Dowager Princess Anne of Great Britain of Friesland, Nassau and Oranje etc. (The Netherlands)

After the death of husband, Willem IV van Oranje-Nassau, she took over the government for her minor son. In government affairs, she at first pleased by her quick actions and decisions; however, she was also tyrannical and unpredictable. Born as daughter of the future King George II of Great Britain, she was Princess of Great Britain and Ireland, Princess of Hanover, Duchess of Braunschweig and Lüneburg and from 1727 also Princess Royal. When she died after a long period of consumption, her mother-in-law, Marie-Louise von Hessen-Kassel, became regent for the second time. Anne lived (1709-59).

1751-71 Political Influential Queen-Consort Lovisa Ulrika von Preussen of Sweden

Engaged in an endless squabble with the Senate and Estates whose powers were unparalleled at the time during the reign of her weak husband, Adolf Frederik. Her goal was to restore royal powers and was in opposition to both the existing parties, the Hatt Partiet (The Hat Party) and the Cap party, which both wanted to maintain status quo. In 1756 she was involved in a failed coup d'état with the newly established Hovpartiet (Court Party). The plan was discovered, and the persons involved where executed or exiled and she received a strong note from the government. After her husband's death she became a patron of arts and science. The daughter of Friedrich Wilhelm of Preussen and Sofia Dorothea von Hannover, she was mother of three sons and a daughter, Sophia Albertina, who became Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg in 1787, and lived (1720-82).  

1751-58 Regent Dowager Countess Charlotte Wilhelmine zu Pappenheim of Alt-Leiningen (Germany)

After the her husband Georg Hermann (1679–1751) died after being run down by a heavy carriage, she ruled in the name of Christian Johann, Count zu Leiningen-Westerburg und Altleiningen (1730-51-70), She was born as Reichs-Erbmarschallin und Gräfin zu Pappenheim (Hereditary Marshall of the Realm and Countess), and lived (1708-92).

From 1751 Payung e-ri Luwu Petta Matinroe ri Kaluku Bodoe of Luwu (Indonesia)

Succeeded another female ruler, We Tenrileleang Aisyah Bahjatuddin, as the fourth successive women on the throne of Luwu since 1713. It is not known how long her reign lasted.

1751-68 Princess-Abbess Cäcilia Seitz of Baindt (Germany)

In 1767 she was the last Abbess from the territory to personally participate in the Schwabische Reichsprälatkollegium - which chose and send representatives to the Imperial Diet. The Princess-Abbess of Gutenzell and Rottenmünster were also present.