Rulers of France — and who ruled the rest of the world at the same time
Every ruler of France in order — and next to each, who was ruling England, France, the Holy Roman Empire, the Ottoman Empire, China, the USA and Russia in the same years.
Who was ruling the world when Clovis I was in power
Clovis I · 481 – 511
king of the Franks who converted and united Gaul
China: dynasties: Northern and Southern dynasties 420 – 589
Who was ruling the world when Charlemagne was in power
Charlemagne · 768 – 814
King of the Franks, Emperor
China: dynasties: Tang 618 – 907
Who was ruling the world when Louis the Pious was in power
Louis the Pious · 814 – 840
Charlemagne's son, under whom his empire began to break up
China: dynasties: Tang 618 – 907
Who was ruling the world when Charles the Bald was in power
Charles the Bald · 843 – 877
first king of West Francia, the future France
Rus and Russia: Rurik 862 – 879
England and Britain: Alfred the Great 871 – 899
China: dynasties: Tang 618 – 907
Who was ruling the world when Hugh Capet was in power
Hugh Capet · 987 – 996
founder of the Capetian dynasty
Rus and Russia: Vladimir the Great 978 – 1015
England and Britain: Æthelred the Unready 978 – 1013
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Otto III 983 – 1002
China: dynasties: Song 960 – 1279
Who was ruling the world when Robert II the Pious was in power
Robert II the Pious · 996 – 1031
pious king excommunicated for marrying a kinswoman
Rus and Russia: Vladimir the Great 978 – 1015, Sviatopolk the Accursed 1015 – 1019, Yaroslav the Wise 1019 – 1054
England and Britain: Æthelred the Unready 978 – 1013, Cnut the Great 1016 – 1035
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Otto III 983 – 1002, Henry II 1002 – 1024, Conrad II 1024 – 1039
China: dynasties: Song 960 – 1279
Who was ruling the world when Henry I was in power
Henry I · 1031 – 1060
king who married Anne of Kiev, daughter of Yaroslav the Wise
Rus and Russia: Yaroslav the Wise 1019 – 1054, Iziaslav I 1054 – 1078
England and Britain: Cnut the Great 1016 – 1035, Edward the Confessor 1042 – 1066
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Conrad II 1024 – 1039, Henry III 1039 – 1056, Henry IV 1056 – 1105
China: dynasties: Song 960 – 1279
Who was ruling the world when Philip I was in power
Philip I · 1060 – 1108
son of Anne of Kiev, excommunicated for bigamy
Rus and Russia: Iziaslav I 1054 – 1078, Vsevolod I 1078 – 1093, Sviatopolk II 1093 – 1113
England and Britain: Edward the Confessor 1042 – 1066, William the Conqueror 1066 – 1087, William II Rufus 1087 – 1100, Henry I Beauclerc 1100 – 1135
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Henry IV 1056 – 1105, Henry V 1105 – 1125
China: dynasties: Song 960 – 1279
Who was ruling the world when Louis VI the Fat was in power
Louis VI the Fat · 1108 – 1137
king who tamed the barons around Paris
Rus and Russia: Sviatopolk II 1093 – 1113, Vladimir II Monomakh 1113 – 1125, Mstislav the Great 1125 – 1132, Yuri Dolgoruky 1132 – 1157
England and Britain: Henry I Beauclerc 1100 – 1135, Stephen of Blois 1135 – 1154
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Henry V 1105 – 1125, Lothair III 1125 – 1137
China: dynasties: Song 960 – 1279
Who was ruling the world when Louis VII the Young was in power
Louis VII the Young · 1137 – 1180
Second Crusade leader and first husband of Eleanor of Aquitaine
Rus and Russia: Yuri Dolgoruky 1132 – 1157, Andrey Bogolyubsky 1157 – 1174, Vsevolod the Big Nest 1176 – 1212
England and Britain: Stephen of Blois 1135 – 1154, Henry II 1154 – 1189
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Lothair III 1125 – 1137, Conrad III 1138 – 1152, Frederick Barbarossa 1152 – 1190
China: dynasties: Song 960 – 1279
Who was ruling the world when Philip II Augustus was in power
Philip II Augustus · 1180 – 1223
king who took Normandy from the Plantagenets
Rus and Russia: Vsevolod the Big Nest 1176 – 1212, Yuri II of Vladimir 1212 – 1238
England and Britain: Henry II 1154 – 1189, Richard the Lionheart 1189 – 1199, John Lackland 1199 – 1216, Henry III 1216 – 1272
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Frederick Barbarossa 1152 – 1190, Henry VI 1190 – 1197, Philip of Swabia 1198 – 1208, Otto IV 1208 – 1215, Frederick II 1215 – 1250
China: dynasties: Song 960 – 1279
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Who was ruling the world when Louis VIII the Lion was in power
Louis VIII the Lion · 1223 – 1226
prince who nearly became king of England
Rus and Russia: Yuri II of Vladimir 1212 – 1238
England and Britain: Henry III 1216 – 1272
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Frederick II 1215 – 1250
China: dynasties: Song 960 – 1279
Who was ruling the world when Saint Louis (Louis IX) was in power
Saint Louis (Louis IX) · 1226 – 1270
crusader king canonised as a saint
Rus and Russia: Yuri II of Vladimir 1212 – 1238, Yaroslav II of Vladimir 1238 – 1246, Alexander Nevsky 1252 – 1263, Daniel of Moscow 1263 – 1303
England and Britain: Henry III 1216 – 1272
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Frederick II 1215 – 1250, Conrad IV 1250 – 1254, Interregnum 1254 – 1273
China: dynasties: Song 960 – 1279
Who was ruling the world when Philip III the Bold was in power
Philip III the Bold · 1270 – 1285
king who launched a failed war on Aragon
Rus and Russia: Daniel of Moscow 1263 – 1303
England and Britain: Henry III 1216 – 1272, Edward I Longshanks 1272 – 1307
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Interregnum 1254 – 1273, Rudolf I 1273 – 1291
China: dynasties: Song 960 – 1279, Yuan 1271 – 1368
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Who was ruling the world when Philip IV the Fair was in power
Philip IV the Fair · 1285 – 1314
king who destroyed the Knights Templar
Rus and Russia: Daniel of Moscow 1263 – 1303, Yury of Moscow 1303 – 1325
England and Britain: Edward I Longshanks 1272 – 1307, Edward II 1307 – 1327
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Rudolf I 1273 – 1291, Adolf of Nassau 1292 – 1298, Albert I 1298 – 1308, Henry VII 1308 – 1313, Louis the Bavarian 1314 – 1347
Ottoman Empire: Osman I 1299 – 1324
China: dynasties: Yuan 1271 – 1368
Who was ruling the world when Louis X the Quarreller was in power
Louis X the Quarreller · 1314 – 1316
king whose death led to women being barred from the throne
Rus and Russia: Yury of Moscow 1303 – 1325
England and Britain: Edward II 1307 – 1327
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Louis the Bavarian 1314 – 1347
Ottoman Empire: Osman I 1299 – 1324
China: dynasties: Yuan 1271 – 1368
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Who was ruling the world when Philip V the Tall was in power
Philip V the Tall · 1316 – 1322
king who took the throne over his niece
Rus and Russia: Yury of Moscow 1303 – 1325
England and Britain: Edward II 1307 – 1327
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Louis the Bavarian 1314 – 1347
Ottoman Empire: Osman I 1299 – 1324
China: dynasties: Yuan 1271 – 1368
Who was ruling the world when Charles IV the Fair was in power
Charles IV the Fair · 1322 – 1328
last king of the senior Capetian line
Rus and Russia: Yury of Moscow 1303 – 1325, Ivan Kalita 1325 – 1340
England and Britain: Edward II 1307 – 1327, Edward III 1327 – 1377
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Louis the Bavarian 1314 – 1347
Ottoman Empire: Osman I 1299 – 1324, Orhan 1324 – 1362
China: dynasties: Yuan 1271 – 1368
Who was ruling the world when Philip VI was in power
Philip VI · 1328 – 1350
first Valois king, defeated at Crécy
Rus and Russia: Ivan Kalita 1325 – 1340, Simeon the Proud 1340 – 1353
England and Britain: Edward III 1327 – 1377
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Louis the Bavarian 1314 – 1347, Charles IV 1347 – 1378
Ottoman Empire: Orhan 1324 – 1362
China: dynasties: Yuan 1271 – 1368
Who was ruling the world when John II the Good was in power
John II the Good · 1350 – 1364
king captured by the English at Poitiers
Rus and Russia: Simeon the Proud 1340 – 1353, Ivan II the Fair 1353 – 1359, Dmitry Donskoy 1359 – 1389
England and Britain: Edward III 1327 – 1377
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Charles IV 1347 – 1378
Ottoman Empire: Orhan 1324 – 1362, Murad I 1362 – 1389
China: dynasties: Yuan 1271 – 1368
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Who was ruling the world when Charles V the Wise was in power
Charles V the Wise · 1364 – 1380
king who regained most of what was lost in the Hundred Years’ War
Rus and Russia: Dmitry Donskoy 1359 – 1389
England and Britain: Edward III 1327 – 1377, Richard II 1377 – 1399
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Charles IV 1347 – 1378, Wenceslaus 1378 – 1400
Ottoman Empire: Murad I 1362 – 1389
China: dynasties: Yuan 1271 – 1368, Ming 1368 – 1644
Who was ruling the world when Charles VI the Mad was in power
Charles VI the Mad · 1380 – 1422
mad king who named the king of England his heir
Rus and Russia: Dmitry Donskoy 1359 – 1389, Vasily I 1389 – 1425
England and Britain: Richard II 1377 – 1399, Henry IV 1399 – 1413, Henry V 1413 – 1422, Henry VI 1422 – 1461
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Wenceslaus 1378 – 1400, Rupert of the Palatinate 1400 – 1410, Sigismund 1410 – 1437
Ottoman Empire: Murad I 1362 – 1389, Bayezid I the Thunderbolt 1389 – 1402, Interregnum 1402 – 1413, Mehmed I Çelebi 1413 – 1421, Murad II 1421 – 1451
China: dynasties: Ming 1368 – 1644
Who was ruling the world when Charles VII was in power
Charles VII · 1422 – 1461
king under whom the Hundred Years’ War ended
Rus and Russia: Vasily I 1389 – 1425, Vasily II the Blind 1425 – 1462
England and Britain: Henry V 1413 – 1422, Henry VI 1422 – 1461, Edward IV 1461 – 1483
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Sigismund 1410 – 1437, Albert II 1438 – 1439, Frederick III 1440 – 1493
Ottoman Empire: Murad II 1421 – 1451, Mehmed II 1451 – 1481
China: dynasties: Ming 1368 – 1644
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Who was ruling the world when Louis XI was in power
Louis XI · 1461 – 1483
the "universal spider" who pieced France together
Rus and Russia: Vasily II the Blind 1425 – 1462, Ivan III 1462 – 1505
England and Britain: Henry VI 1422 – 1461, Edward IV 1461 – 1483, Richard III 1483 – 1485
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Frederick III 1440 – 1493
Ottoman Empire: Mehmed II 1451 – 1481, Bayezid II 1481 – 1512
China: dynasties: Ming 1368 – 1644
Who was ruling the world when Charles VIII was in power
Charles VIII · 1483 – 1498
king who started the Italian Wars
Rus and Russia: Ivan III 1462 – 1505
England and Britain: Edward IV 1461 – 1483, Richard III 1483 – 1485, Henry VII 1485 – 1509
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Frederick III 1440 – 1493, Maximilian I 1493 – 1519
Ottoman Empire: Bayezid II 1481 – 1512
China: dynasties: Ming 1368 – 1644
Who was ruling the world when Louis XII was in power
Louis XII · 1498 – 1515
the "Father of the People" who fought for Milan
Rus and Russia: Ivan III 1462 – 1505, Vasily III 1505 – 1533
England and Britain: Henry VII 1485 – 1509, Henry VIII 1509 – 1547
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Maximilian I 1493 – 1519
Ottoman Empire: Bayezid II 1481 – 1512, Selim I the Grim 1512 – 1520
China: dynasties: Ming 1368 – 1644
Who was ruling the world when Francis I was in power
Francis I · 1515 – 1547
Renaissance king who brought Leonardo to France
Rus and Russia: Vasily III 1505 – 1533, Ivan the Terrible 1533 – 1584
England and Britain: Henry VIII 1509 – 1547, Edward VI 1547 – 1553
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Maximilian I 1493 – 1519, Charles V 1519 – 1556
Ottoman Empire: Selim I the Grim 1512 – 1520, Suleiman the Magnificent 1520 – 1566
China: dynasties: Ming 1368 – 1644
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Who was ruling the world when Henry II was in power
Henry II · 1547 – 1559
king mortally wounded in a jousting tournament
Rus and Russia: Ivan the Terrible 1533 – 1584
England and Britain: Henry VIII 1509 – 1547, Edward VI 1547 – 1553, Mary I 1553 – 1558, Elizabeth I 1558 – 1603
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Charles V 1519 – 1556, Ferdinand I 1556 – 1564
Ottoman Empire: Suleiman the Magnificent 1520 – 1566
China: dynasties: Ming 1368 – 1644
Who was ruling the world when Francis II was in power
Francis II · 1559 – 1560
teenage husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, who reigned 17 months
Rus and Russia: Ivan the Terrible 1533 – 1584
England and Britain: Elizabeth I 1558 – 1603
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Ferdinand I 1556 – 1564
Ottoman Empire: Suleiman the Magnificent 1520 – 1566
China: dynasties: Ming 1368 – 1644
Who was ruling the world when Charles IX was in power
Charles IX · 1560 – 1574
king of the St Bartholomew’s Day massacre
Rus and Russia: Ivan the Terrible 1533 – 1584
England and Britain: Elizabeth I 1558 – 1603
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Ferdinand I 1556 – 1564, Maximilian II 1564 – 1576
Ottoman Empire: Suleiman the Magnificent 1520 – 1566, Selim II 1566 – 1574, Murad III 1574 – 1595
China: dynasties: Ming 1368 – 1644
Who was ruling the world when Henry III was in power
Henry III · 1574 – 1589
last Valois king, stabbed by a monk
Rus and Russia: Ivan the Terrible 1533 – 1584, Feodor I 1584 – 1598
England and Britain: Elizabeth I 1558 – 1603
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Maximilian II 1564 – 1576, Rudolf II 1576 – 1612
Ottoman Empire: Selim II 1566 – 1574, Murad III 1574 – 1595
China: dynasties: Ming 1368 – 1644
Who was ruling the world when Henry IV was in power
Henry IV · 1589 – 1610
first Bourbon king, who issued the Edict of Nantes
Rus and Russia: Feodor I 1584 – 1598, Boris Godunov 1598 – 1605, False Dmitry I 1605 – 1606, Vasily Shuisky 1606 – 1610, Seven Boyars 1610 – 1613
England and Britain: Elizabeth I 1558 – 1603, James I 1603 – 1625
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Rudolf II 1576 – 1612
Ottoman Empire: Murad III 1574 – 1595, Mehmed III 1595 – 1603, Ahmed I 1603 – 1617
China: dynasties: Ming 1368 – 1644
Who was ruling the world when Louis XIII was in power
Louis XIII · 1610 – 1643
king who ruled alongside Cardinal Richelieu
Rus and Russia: Vasily Shuisky 1606 – 1610, Seven Boyars 1610 – 1613, Michael I 1613 – 1645
England and Britain: James I 1603 – 1625, Charles I 1625 – 1649
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Rudolf II 1576 – 1612, Matthias 1612 – 1619, Ferdinand II 1619 – 1637, Ferdinand III 1637 – 1657
Ottoman Empire: Ahmed I 1603 – 1617, Mustafa I 1617 – 1618, Osman II 1618 – 1622, Mustafa I 1622 – 1623, Murad IV 1623 – 1640, Ibrahim the Mad 1640 – 1648
China: dynasties: Ming 1368 – 1644
Who was ruling the world when Louis XIV was in power
Louis XIV · 1643 – 1715
King of France, the Sun King
Rus and Russia: Michael I 1613 – 1645, Alexis the Most Quiet 1645 – 1676, Feodor III 1676 – 1682, Peter the Great 1682 – 1725
England and Britain: Charles I 1625 – 1649, Oliver Cromwell 1649 – 1660, Charles II 1660 – 1685, James II 1685 – 1688, William III of Orange 1689 – 1702, Queen Anne 1702 – 1714, George I 1714 – 1727
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Ferdinand III 1637 – 1657, Leopold I 1658 – 1705, Joseph I 1705 – 1711, Charles VI 1711 – 1740
Ottoman Empire: Ibrahim the Mad 1640 – 1648, Mehmed IV the Hunter 1648 – 1687, Suleiman II 1687 – 1691, Ahmed II 1691 – 1695, Mustafa II 1695 – 1703, Ahmed III 1703 – 1730
China: dynasties: Ming 1368 – 1644, Qing 1644 – 1912
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Who was ruling the world when Louis XV was in power
Louis XV · 1715 – 1774
king under whom France lost Canada
Rus and Russia: Peter the Great 1682 – 1725, Catherine I 1725 – 1727, Peter II 1727 – 1730, Anna 1730 – 1740, Ivan VI 1740 – 1741, Elizabeth 1741 – 1762, Peter III 1762 – 1762, Catherine the Great 1762 – 1796
England and Britain: George I 1714 – 1727, George II 1727 – 1760, George III 1760 – 1820
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Charles VI 1711 – 1740, Charles VII 1742 – 1745, Francis I 1745 – 1765, Joseph II 1765 – 1790
Ottoman Empire: Ahmed III 1703 – 1730, Mahmud I 1730 – 1754, Osman III 1754 – 1757, Mustafa III 1757 – 1774, Abdul Hamid I 1774 – 1789
China: dynasties: Qing 1644 – 1912
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Who was ruling the world when Louis XVI was in power
Louis XVI · 1774 – 1792
king guillotined during the Revolution
Rus and Russia: Catherine the Great 1762 – 1796
England and Britain: George III 1760 – 1820
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Joseph II 1765 – 1790, Leopold II 1790 – 1792, Francis II 1792 – 1835
Ottoman Empire: Mustafa III 1757 – 1774, Abdul Hamid I 1774 – 1789, Selim III 1789 – 1807
China: dynasties: Qing 1644 – 1912
US presidents: George Washington 1789 – 1797
Who was ruling the world when First Republic was in power
First Republic · 1792 – 1804
Rus and Russia: Catherine the Great 1762 – 1796, Paul I 1796 – 1801, Alexander I 1801 – 1825
England and Britain: George III 1760 – 1820
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Leopold II 1790 – 1792, Francis II 1792 – 1835
Ottoman Empire: Selim III 1789 – 1807
China: dynasties: Qing 1644 – 1912
US presidents: George Washington 1789 – 1797, John Adams 1797 – 1801, Thomas Jefferson 1801 – 1809
Who was ruling the world when Napoleon Bonaparte was in power
Napoleon Bonaparte · 1804 – 1814
Emperor of the French
Rus and Russia: Alexander I 1801 – 1825
England and Britain: George III 1760 – 1820
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Francis II 1792 – 1835
Ottoman Empire: Selim III 1789 – 1807, Mustafa IV 1807 – 1808, Mahmud II 1808 – 1839
China: dynasties: Qing 1644 – 1912
US presidents: Thomas Jefferson 1801 – 1809, James Madison 1809 – 1817
Who was ruling the world when Louis XVIII was in power
Louis XVIII · 1814 – 1824
brother of Louis XVI who restored the Bourbons
Rus and Russia: Alexander I 1801 – 1825
England and Britain: George III 1760 – 1820, George IV 1820 – 1830
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Francis II 1792 – 1835
Ottoman Empire: Mahmud II 1808 – 1839
China: dynasties: Qing 1644 – 1912
US presidents: James Madison 1809 – 1817, James Monroe 1817 – 1825
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Who was ruling the world when Charles X was in power
Charles X · 1824 – 1830
last Bourbon king, overthrown in 1830
Rus and Russia: Alexander I 1801 – 1825, Nicholas I 1825 – 1855
England and Britain: George IV 1820 – 1830, William IV 1830 – 1837
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Francis II 1792 – 1835
Ottoman Empire: Mahmud II 1808 – 1839
China: dynasties: Qing 1644 – 1912
US presidents: James Monroe 1817 – 1825, John Quincy Adams 1825 – 1829, Andrew Jackson 1829 – 1837
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Who was ruling the world when Louis Philippe I was in power
Louis Philippe I · 1830 – 1848
the "Citizen King", last king of France
Rus and Russia: Nicholas I 1825 – 1855
England and Britain: George IV 1820 – 1830, William IV 1830 – 1837, Queen Victoria 1837 – 1901
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Francis II 1792 – 1835, Ferdinand I of Austria 1835 – 1848, Franz Joseph I 1848 – 1916
Ottoman Empire: Mahmud II 1808 – 1839, Abdulmejid I 1839 – 1861
China: dynasties: Qing 1644 – 1912
US presidents: Andrew Jackson 1829 – 1837, Martin Van Buren 1837 – 1841, John Tyler 1841 – 1845, James K. Polk 1845 – 1849
Who was ruling the world when Second Republic was in power
Second Republic · 1848 – 1852
Rus and Russia: Nicholas I 1825 – 1855
England and Britain: Queen Victoria 1837 – 1901
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Ferdinand I of Austria 1835 – 1848, Franz Joseph I 1848 – 1916
Ottoman Empire: Abdulmejid I 1839 – 1861
China: dynasties: Qing 1644 – 1912
US presidents: James K. Polk 1845 – 1849, Zachary Taylor 1849 – 1850, Millard Fillmore 1850 – 1853
Who was ruling the world when Napoleon III was in power
Napoleon III · 1852 – 1870
last French monarch, who surrendered to Prussia at Sedan
Rus and Russia: Nicholas I 1825 – 1855, Alexander II of Russia 1855 – 1881
England and Britain: Queen Victoria 1837 – 1901
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Franz Joseph I 1848 – 1916
Ottoman Empire: Abdulmejid I 1839 – 1861, Abdulaziz 1861 – 1876
China: dynasties: Qing 1644 – 1912
US presidents: Millard Fillmore 1850 – 1853, Franklin Pierce 1853 – 1857, James Buchanan 1857 – 1861, Abraham Lincoln 1861 – 1865, Andrew Johnson 1865 – 1869, Ulysses S. Grant 1869 – 1877
Who was ruling the world when Third Republic was in power
Third Republic · 1870 – 1940
Rus and Russia: Alexander II of Russia 1855 – 1881, Alexander III the Peacemaker 1881 – 1894, Nicholas II 1894 – 1917, Provisional Government 1917 – 1917, Vladimir Lenin 1917 – 1924, Joseph Stalin 1924 – 1953
England and Britain: Queen Victoria 1837 – 1901, Edward VII 1901 – 1910, George V 1910 – 1936, George VI 1936 – 1952
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Franz Joseph I 1848 – 1916, Charles I of Austria 1916 – 1918
Ottoman Empire: Abdulaziz 1861 – 1876, Abdul Hamid II 1876 – 1909, Mehmed V Reşad 1909 – 1918, Mehmed VI 1918 – 1922, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk 1923 – 1938
China: dynasties: Qing 1644 – 1912, Republic of China 1912 – 1949
US presidents: Ulysses S. Grant 1869 – 1877, Rutherford B. Hayes 1877 – 1881, Chester A. Arthur 1881 – 1885, Grover Cleveland 1885 – 1889, Benjamin Harrison 1889 – 1893, Grover Cleveland 1893 – 1897, William McKinley 1897 – 1901, Theodore Roosevelt 1901 – 1909, William Howard Taft 1909 – 1913, Woodrow Wilson 1913 – 1921, Warren G. Harding 1921 – 1923, Calvin Coolidge 1923 – 1929, Herbert Hoover 1929 – 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt 1933 – 1945
Who was ruling the world when Vichy France was in power
Vichy France · 1940 – 1944
Rus and Russia: Joseph Stalin 1924 – 1953
England and Britain: George VI 1936 – 1952
China: dynasties: Republic of China 1912 – 1949
US presidents: Franklin D. Roosevelt 1933 – 1945
Who was ruling the world when Fourth Republic was in power
Fourth Republic · 1946 – 1958
Rus and Russia: Joseph Stalin 1924 – 1953, Nikita Khrushchev 1953 – 1964
England and Britain: George VI 1936 – 1952, Elizabeth II since 1952
China: dynasties: Republic of China 1912 – 1949, People's Republic since 1949
US presidents: Harry S. Truman 1945 – 1953, Dwight D. Eisenhower 1953 – 1961
Who was ruling the world when Fifth Republic was in power
Fifth Republic · since 1958
Rus and Russia: Nikita Khrushchev 1953 – 1964, Leonid Brezhnev 1964 – 1982, Yuri Andropov 1982 – 1984, Konstantin Chernenko 1984 – 1985, Mikhail Gorbachev 1985 – 1991, Boris Yeltsin 1991 – 1999, Putin 2000 – 2008, Medvedev since 2008, Putin since 2012
England and Britain: Elizabeth II since 1952
China: dynasties: People's Republic since 1949
US presidents: Dwight D. Eisenhower 1953 – 1961, John F. Kennedy 1961 – 1963, Lyndon B. Johnson 1963 – 1969, Richard Nixon 1969 – 1974, Gerald Ford 1974 – 1977, Jimmy Carter 1977 – 1981, Ronald Reagan 1981 – 1989, George H. W. Bush 1989 – 1993, Clinton 1993 – 2001, G. W. Bush 2001 – 2009, Obama since 2009