This is a list of state leaders in the 16th century (1501–1600) AD, of the Holy Roman Empire.
Main
Holy Roman Empire, Kingdom of Germany Emperors Elect, Kings – Maximilian I, Emperor Elect (1508–1519), King (1486–1519) Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1530–1556), King (1519–1556) Ferdinand I, Emperor Elect (1558–1564), King (1531–1564) Maximilian II, Emperor Elect (1564–1576), King (1562–1576) Rudolph II, Emperor Elect (1576–1612), King (1575–1612) – Balthasar Merklin, Vice Chancellor (1527–1531) Matthias von Held, Vice Chancellor (1531–1541) Johann von Naves, Vice Chancellor (1541–1547) Jakob von Jonas, Vice Chancellor (1547–1558) Georg Sigmund Seld, Vice Chancellor (1559–1563) Johann Ulrich Zasius, Vice Chancellor (1566–1570) Siegmund Vieheuser, Vice Chancellor (1577–1587) Jacob Kurz von Senftenau, Vice Chancellor (1587–1594) Johann Wolfgang Freymann, Vice Chancellor (1594–1597) Rudolf Coraduz von und zu Nußdorf, Vice Chancellor (1597–1606)
Austrian
Archduchy of Austria (complete list) – Ladislaus I the Posthumous, Duke (1440–1453), Archduke (1453–1457) Frederick V the Peaceful, Archduke (1457–1493) Maximilian I the Last Knight, Archduke (1493–1519) Charles I, Archduke (1519–1521) Ferdinand I, Archduke (1521–1564) Maximilian II, Archduke (1564–1576) Rudolf V, Archduke (1576–1608)
Prince-Bishopric of Brixen (complete list) – Melchior von Meckau, Prince-bishop (1488–1509) , Prince-bishop (1509–1521) , Prince-bishop (1521–1525) George of Austria, Prince-bishop (1525–1539) Bernardo Clesio, Prince-bishop (1539) , Prince-bishop (1539–1542) Cristoforo Madruzzo, Prince-bishop (1542–1578) , Prince-bishop (1578–1591) Andrew of Burgau, Prince-bishop (1591–1600)
Duchy of Carinthia (complete list) – Maximilian I, Duke (1493–1519) Charles I, Duke (1519–1521) Ferdinand I, Duke (1521–1564) Charles II, Duke (1564–1590) Ferdinand II, Duke (1590–1637)
Prince-Bishopric of Chur (complete list) – Heinrich V. von Hewen, Prince-bishop (1491–1505) Paul Ziegler, Administrator (1505–1509), Administrator (1509–1541) Lucius Iter, Prince-bishop (1541–1549) Thomas Planta, Prince-bishop (1549–1565) Beatus a Porta, Prince-bishop (1565–1581) Peter de Raschèr, Prince-bishop (1581–1601)
Principality of Heitersheim (complete list) – , Prince-prior (1554–1566) , Prince-prior (1567–1573) ,Eintrag Flach von Schwarzenberg, Philipp auf Landeskunde entdecken online – leobw Prince-prior (1573–1594) Philip Riedesel zu Camberg, Prince-prior (1594–1598) , Prince-prior (1598–1599) , Prince-prior (1599–1601)
Duchy of Styria (complete list) – Maximilian I, Duke (1493–1519) Charles I, Duke (1519–1521) Ferdinand I, Duke (1521–1564) Charles II, Duke (1564–1590) Ferdinand II, Duke (1590–1637)
Prince-Bishopric of Trent (complete list) – Ulrich IV von Liechtenstein, Prince-bishop (1493–1505) George II von Neideck, Prince-bishop (1505–1514) Bernardo Clesio, Prince-bishop (1514–1539) Cristoforo Madruzzo, Prince-bishop (1539–1567) Ludovico Madruzzo, Prince-bishop (1567–1600) Carlo Gaudenzio Madruzzo, Prince-bishop (1600–1629)
County of Tyrol (complete list) – Maximilian I, Count (1490–1519)
Bavarian
Duchy of Bavaria: Bavaria-Landshut, Bavaria-Munich, Bavaria-Dachau (complete list) – Sigismund, co-Duke of Bavaria-Munich (1460–1467), Duke of Bavaria-Dachau (1467–1501) George I the Rich, Duke of Bavaria-Landshut (1479–1503) Albert IV the Wise, Duke of Bavaria-Munich (1465–1505), of Bavaria (1505–1508) William IV the Steadfast, Duke of Bavaria-Munich (1460–1508), of Bavaria-Landshut (1503–1508), of Bavaria (1508–1550) Louis X, co-Duke (1516–1545) Albert V the Magnanimous, Duke (1550–1579) William V the Pious, Duke (1579–1597) Maximilian I, Duke (1597–1623), Elector (1623–1651)
Berchtesgaden Prince-Provostry (complete list) – Balthasar Hirschauer, Provost (1496–1508) Gregor Rainer, Provost (1508–1522) Wolfgang I Lenberger, Provost (1523–1541) Wolfgang II Griestätter, Provost (1541–1559), Prince-provost (1559–1567) Jakob II Putrich, Prince-provost (1567–1594) Ferdinand of Bavaria, Prince-provost (1594–1650)
Prince-Bishopric of Freising (complete list) – Philip of the Palatinate, Prince-bishop (1498–1541) Henry II of the Palatinate, Prince-bishop (1541–1552) Leo Lösch of Hilkertshausen, Prince-bishop (1552–1559) Moritz of Sandizell, Prince-bishop (1559–1566) Ernest of Bavaria, Prince-bishop (1566–1612)
Landgraviate of Leuchtenberg (de:complete list) – John IV, Landgrave (1487–1531) George III, Landgrave (1531–1555) Louis Henry, Landgrave (1555–1567) , Landgrave (1567–1613)
Prince-Abbey of Niedermünster (complete list) – Agnes von Rothafft, Abbess (1475–1520) Barbara II von Aham, Abbess (1520–1569) Anna II von Kirmbreith, Abbess (1569–1598) Katharina II Scheifflin, Abbess (1598–1605)
Prince-Abbey of Obermünster (complete list) – Agnes II von Paulsdorff, Abbess (1500–?) Katharina II von Redwitz, Abbess (1533–1536) Wandula von Schaumberg, Abbess (1536–1542) Barbara II von Sandizell, Abbess (?–1564) Barbara III Ratzin, Abbess (1564–1579) Magdalena von Gleissenthal, Abbess (1579–1594) Margarethe II Mufflin, Abbess (1594–1608)
Imperial County of Ortenburg (complete list) – Wolfgang, Count (1490–1519) Ulrich II, Count (1519–1524) Christoph, Count (1524–1551) Joachim, Count (1551–1600) Henry VII, Count (1600–1603)
Pappenheim (complete list) – William, Lord (1482–1508) Joachim, Lord (1508–1536) Wolfgang I, Lord (1536–1558) Christopher, Lord (1558–1569) Wolfgang II, Lord (1558–1585) Philip, Lord (1558–1619)
Prince-Bishopric of Passau (complete list) – Wiguleus Fröschl of Marzoll, Prince-Bishop (1500–1517) Ernest of Bavaria, Administrator (1517–1541) Wolfgang of Salm, Prince-Bishop (1541–1555) Wolfgang of Closen, Prince-Bishop (1555–1561) Urban of Trennbach, Prince-Bishop (1561–1598) Leopold V, Archduke of Austria, Prince-Bishop (1598–1625)
Palatinate-Sulzbach – Otto Henry, Count (1569–1604)
Prince-Bishopric of Regensburg (complete list) – Rupert II, Prince-bishop (1492–1507) John III of the Palatinate, Prince-bishop (1507–1538) Pankraz von Sinzenhofen, Prince-bishop (1538–1548) Georg von Pappenheim, Prince-bishop (1548–1563) Vitus von Fraunberg, Prince-bishop (1563–1567) David Kölderer von Burgstall, Prince-bishop (1567–1579) Philipp von Bayern, Prince-bishop (1579–1598) Sigmund von Fugger, Prince-bishop (1598–1600) Wolfgang II von Hausen, Prince-bishop (1600–1613)
Prince-Archbishopric of Salzburg (complete list) – Leonhard von Keutschach, Prince-archbishop (1495–1519) Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg, Prince-archbishop (1519–1540) Ernest of Bavaria, Prince-archbishop (1540–1554) Michael of Khuenburg, Prince-archbishop (1554–1560) John Jacob of Khun-Bellasy, Prince-archbishop (1560–1586) George of Kuenburg, Prince-archbishop (1586–1587) Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau, Prince-archbishop (1587–1612)
Bohemian and Hungary
Bohemia, Hungary
Kingdom of Bohemia, Kingdom of Hungary (1301–1526)/(1526–1867), Margraviate of Moravia (complete list, complete list, complete list) – Vladislaus II, King of Bohemia (1471–1516), of Hungary (1490–1516), Margrave (1490–1516) Louis II, King, Margrave (1516–1526) John, contested King of Hungary (1526–1540) John Sigismund, contested King of Hungary (1540–1551, 1556–1570) Ferdinand I, King (1526–1564), Margrave (1527–1564) Maximilian II, King of Bohemia (1562–1576), of Hungary, Margrave (1564–1576) Rudolph II, King of Bohemia (1576–1611), of Hungary, Margrave (1576–1608)
Duchy of Cieszyn (Teschen) (complete list) – Casimir II, Duke (1477–1528) Wenceslaus II, Duke (1518–1524) Wenceslaus III Adam, Duke (1528–1579) Adam Wenceslaus, Duke (1579–1617)
Burgundian-Low Countries
County of Artois (complete list) – For the preceding rulers, see the County of Artois under the List of state leaders in the 15th century Philip I of Castile, Count (1482–1506) Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, Count (1506–1556) under the Pragmatic Sanction of 1549 Charles V united Artois with the other lordships of the Low Countries Philip II of Spain, Count (1556–1598) Isabella Clara Eugenia, Countess, and Albert, Count (1598–1621)
County of Burgundy (complete list) – Philip VI the Handsome, Count (1482–1506) Charles II, Count (1506–1556) Philip VII, Count (1556–1598) Isabella Clara Eugenia, Countess, and Albert, Count (1598–1621)
Duchy of Brabant (complete list) – Philip III, Duke (1494–1506) Charles II, Duke (1506–1555) Philip IV, Duke (1555–1598) Isabella Clara Eugenia, Duchess, Albert, Duke (1598–1621)
County of Drenthe (complete list) – For the preceding rulers, see the County of Drenthe under the #Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Jean de Ligne, Stadtholder (1549–1568) Charles de Brimeu, Stadtholder (1568–1572) Gillis of Berlaymont, Stadtholder (1572–1574) Caspar de Robles, Stadtholder (1574–1576) George de Lalaing, Stadtholder (1576–1581) For the succeeding rulers, see the County of Drenthe under the List of state leaders in the 16th century
County of Flanders (complete list) – Philip IV the Handsome, Count (1482–1506) Charles III, Count (1506–1555) Philip V, Count (1555–1598) Isabella Clara Eugenia, Countess (1598–1621)
Lordship of Frisia (complete list) – Floris van Egmont, Stadtholder (1515–1518) Wilhelm von Roggendorf, Stadtholder (1518–1521) Georg Schenck van Tautenburg, Stadtholder (1521–1540) Jancko Douwama, Frisian rebel/ Stadtholder (1522–?) Maximiliaan van Egmond, Stadtholder (1559–1548) Jean de Ligne, Stadtholder (1559–1568) Charles de Brimeu, Stadtholder (1568–1572) Gillis van Berlaymont, Stadtholder (1572–1574) Caspar de Robles, Stadtholder (1574–1576) George de Lalaing, Stadtholder (1576–1581) For the succeeding rulers, see the Lordship of Frisia under the List of state leaders in the 16th century
Lordship of Groningen (complete list) – For the preceding rulers, see the Lordship of Groningen under the #Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Jean de Ligne, Stadtholder (1549–1568) Charles de Brimeu, Stadtholder (1568–1572) Gillis van Berlaymont, Stadtholder (1572–1574) Caspar de Robles, Stadtholder (1574–1576) George de Lalaing, Stadtholder (1576–1581) For the succeeding rulers, see the Lordship of Groningen under the List of state leaders in the 16th century
Duchy of Guelders For the preceding rulers, see the Duchy of Guelders under the #Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Dukes (complete list) – under the Pragmatic Sanction of 1549 Charles V united Guelders with the other lordships of the Low Countries Charles V, Duke (1543–1555) Philip II, Duke (1555–1598) Stadtholders (complete list) – Philip de Lalaing, Stadtholder (1544–1555) Philip de Montmorency, Stadtholder (1555–1560) Karel van Brimeu, Stadtholder (1560–1572) Gillis van Berlaymont, Stadtholder (1572–1577) Johann VI, Stadtholder (1578–1581) For the succeeding rulers, see the Duchy of Guelders under the List of state leaders in the 16th century
Upper Guelders (complete list) – For the preceding rulers, see the Upper Guelders under the #Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Jan van Argenteau, Stadtholder (1579–1589) Marcus de Rye de la Palud, Stadtholder (1589–1592) Charles of Ligne, Stadtholder (1592–1593) Herman van den Bergh, Stadtholder (1593–1611)
County of Hainaut (complete list) – Philip I de Croÿ, Stadtholder (1482–1511) Charles I de Croÿ, Stadtholder (1511–1521) Philip II de Croÿ, Stadtholder (1521–1549) Charles II de Lalaing, Stadtholder (1549–1558) Charles de Brimeu, Stadtholder (1558–1560) John IV of Glymes, Stadtholder (1560–1566) Philip of Noircarmes, Stadtholder (1566–1574) Philip de Lalaing, Stadtholder (1574–1582) Emanuel Philibert de Lalaing, Stadtholder (1582–1590) Charles III de Croÿ, Stadtholder (1592–1606)
County of Holland and County of Zeeland Counts (complete list) – under the Pragmatic Sanction of 1549 Charles V united Holland with the other lordships of the Low Countries Philip II the Handsome, Count (1494–1506) Charles II, Count (1515–1555) Philip III, Count (1555–1581) Stadtholders (complete list) – Jan III van Egmond, Stadtholder (1483–1515) Henry III of Nassau-Breda, Stadtholder (1515–1521) Antoon I van Lalaing, Stadtholder (1522–1540)