List of titles held only by one person

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This is a list of titles, including ranks and other official positions of authority, that have only ever been held by one person.

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InsigniaName of titleHeld byGiven byYear title was given
Xi Chu Ba Wang (Overlord of Western Chu 西楚覇王) Xiang Yu Chu (state) 206 BCE
Flag of the Kalmar Union.svg Reigning Lady and Lord and the Protector of the Entire Kingdom of Denmark
(Fuldmægtig frue og husbond og det ganske rige Danmarks formynder)
Margrete I [1] Kalmar Union 1387
Waldstein-Friedland Wappen.png Duke of Friedland Albrecht von Wallenstein Himself1627
King of the Australian Empire Phillip CunninghamThe Castle Hill convict rebellion 1804
Coat of Arms of the Grand Duchy of Wurzburg.svg Grand Duke of Würzburg Ferdinand I Grand Duchy of Würzburg 1807
Grandes Armes Jerome Bonaparte (1784-1860) 2.svg King of Westphalia Jerome Napoleon I Kingdom of Westphalia 1807
Coat of arms of Kingdom of Haiti.svg King of Haiti Henri I Kingdom of Haiti 1811
Bahai star.svg Baháʼu'lláh Baháʼu'lláh The Baháʼí Faith 1848
Dragon flag used by Du Wenxiu.svg Heavenly King of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Hong Xiuquan Taiping Rebellion 1851
Emperor of the United States, Protector of Mexico Emperor Norton [2] Himself1859
Seal of the Confederate States of America.svg President of the Confederate States of America Jefferson Davis Confederate States of America 1861
Coat of Arms of Albert, Duke of Clarence and Avondale.svg Duke of Clarence and Avondale Prince Albert Victor Queen Victoria 1890
Seal of the Republic of Hawaii.svg President of Hawaii Sanford B. Dole Republic of Hawaii 1894
US Admiral of Navy insignia.svg Admiral of the Navy George Dewey [3] USA 1899
Great Arms of the House of Zogu.svg King Of Albanians Zog I of Albania Kingdom of Albania 1922
Flag of Prime Minister of Italy (1927-1943).svg Duce Benito Mussolini Kingdom of Italy 1925
Flag of the Chairman of the ROC Military Affairs Commission.svg General Special Class (Te Ji Shang Jiang 特級上將) Chiang Kai Shek Republic of China (1912-49) 1926
Sotamarsalkka.svg Marshal of Finland Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim Finland 1933
Standarte Adolf Hitlers.svg Führer Adolf Hitler Nazi Germany 1934
Coat of Arms of Leonidas Trujillo (Order of Charles III).svg Benefactor de la Patria Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Dominican Republic 1936
Estandarte de Francisco Franco (variante gules).svg Caudillo of Spain Francisco Franco Spanish State 1936
President and Vodca of the Slovak State Jozef Tiso Nazi Germany 1939
Flag of Free France (1940-1944).svg Chairman of the French National Committee Charles de Gaulle Free France 1940
Marsal Jugoslavije.png
Flag of the President of Yugoslavia (1963-1993).svg
Marshal of Yugoslavia
President of Yugoslavia
Josip Broz Tito Yugoslavia 1943
1953
Flag of the President of East Germany (1955-1960).svg President of East Germany Wilhelm Pieck East Germany 1949
Coat of arms of Argentina.svg Jefa Espiritual de la Nación Eva Perón (posthumous) [4] Argentina 1952
Coat of arms of Ghana.svg Queen of Ghana Elizabeth II Ghana 1957
Coat of arms of Nigeria (1960-1979).svg Queen of Nigeria Elizabeth II Nigeria 1960
Coat of arms of Sierra Leone.svg Queen of Sierra Leone Elizabeth II Sierra Leone 1961
Tanganyika coat of arms.svg Queen of Tanganyika Elizabeth II Tanganyika 1961
Coat of arms of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Queen of Trinidad and Tobago Elizabeth II Trinidad and Tobago 1962
Coat of arms of Uganda.svg Queen of Uganda Elizabeth II Uganda 1962
Coat of arms of Kenya (Official).svg Queen of Kenya Elizabeth II Kenya 1963
Coat of arms of Malawi.svg Queen of Malawi Elizabeth II Malawi 1964
Coat of arms of Malta (1964-1975).svg Queen of Malta Elizabeth II Malta 1964
Coat of arms of The Gambia.svg Queen of the Gambia Elizabeth II The Gambia 1965
Lion and the Sun.svg Aryamehr Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Imperial State of Iran 1965
Coat of arms of Guyana.svg Queen of Guyana Elizabeth II Guyana 1966
Coat of arms of Barbados (3).svg Queen of Barbados Elizabeth II Barbados 1967
Coat of arms of Mauritius.svg Queen of Mauritius Elizabeth II Mauritius 1968
Emblem of Vietnam.svg Chairman of the Workers' Party of Vietnam (Communist Party of Vietnam) Ho Chi Minh Vietnam 1969
Coat of arms of Fiji.svg Queen of Fiji Elizabeth II Fiji 1970
Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg Kuku Ngbendu Wa Za Banga Mobutu Sese Seko Himself1972
Grand Master of Education, Science and Culture Francisco Macías Nguema Himself1973
Imperial Coat of arms of Central Africa (1976-1979).svg Emperor of Central Africa Jean-Bédel Bokassa Himself1976
Flag of the President of Uganda.svg Conqueror of the British Empire Idi Amin [5] Uganda 1977
Badge of the New Zealand Herald Extraordinary.svg New Zealand Herald Extraordinary Phillip O'Shea [6] New Zealand 1978
Coat of arms of Libya (1977-2011).svg Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution Muammar Gaddafi Libya 1979
National Emblem of the People's Republic of China (2).svg Honorary President of the People's Republic of China Soong Ching-ling China 1981
Coat of arms of the Soviet Union (1956-1991).svg President of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev USSR 1990
Coat of arms of the Russian Federation (1992-1993).svg Vice President of Russia Alexander Rutskoy Russia 1991
Flag of the President of Turkmenistan.svg Türkmenbaşy Saparmurat Niyazov Turkmenistan 1993
Emblem of North Korea.svg Eternal President of the Republic Kim Il Sung (posthumous) [7] North Korea 1998
Minister Mentor of the Republic of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew Singapore 2004

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