German rulers in 1878 - State leaders in 1879 - German rulers in 1880

• Anhalt - Friedrich I , Duke of Anhalt (1871-1904)
• Baden - Friedrich I , Grand Duke of Baden (1856-1907)
• Bavaria - Ludwig II, King of Bavaria (1864-1886)
• Bremen - Friedrich Moritz Christian Pfeiffer , First Mayor of Bremen (1876-1879)
• Brunswick - Wilhelm , Duke of Brunswick (1831-1884)
• Hamburg - ???
• Hesse - Ludwig IV , Grand Duke of Hesse and the Rhine (1877-1892)
• Lippe - Woldemar , Prince of Lippe (1875-1895)
• Lübeck -  ???
• Mecklenburg-Schwerin - Friedrich Franz II , Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1842-1883)
• Mecklenburg-Strelitz - Friedrich Wilhelm , Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1860-1904)
• Oldenburg - Peter II , Grand Duke of Oldenburg (1853-1900)
• Prussia - Wilhelm I, King of Prussia (1861-1888)
• Reuss Junior Line - Heinrich XIV , Prince of Reuss Junior Line (1867-1913)
• Reuss Senior Line - Heinrich XXII , Prince of Reuss Senior Line (1859-1902)
• Saxe-Altenburg - Ernst I , Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (1853-1908)
• Saxe-Coburg and Gotha - Ernst II , Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844-1893)
• Saxe-Meiningen - Georg II , Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (1866-1914)
• Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach - Carl Alexander , Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1853-1901)
• Saxony - Albert I, King of Saxony (1873-1902)
• Schaumburg-Lippe - Adolf I Georg , Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (1860-1893)
• Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt - Georg Albrecht , Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1869-1890)
• Schwarzburg-Sondershausen - Günther Friedrich Karl II , Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (1835-1880)
• Waldeck-Pyrmont - Georg Viktor , Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1845-1893)
• Württemberg - Karl I, King of Württemberg (1864-1891)