List of state leaders in 1642

1641 state leaders - Events of 1642 - 1643 state leaders - State leaders by year

See also:

• List of religious leaders in 1642
• List of colonial governors in 1642

Africa

• Dahomey - Dakodonou, King of Dahomey (1620–1645)
• Ethiopia - Fasilides, Emperor of Ethiopia (1632–1667)

Asia

• China (Ming Dynasty) - Chongzhen, Emperor of China (1627–1644)
• Japan -
  • Monarch - Meishō, Emperor of Japan (1629–1643)
  • Shogun (Tokugawa) - Tokugawa Iemitsu, Shogun of Japan (1623–1651)
  • Ryūkyū Kingdom - Shō Ken, King of Ryūkyū (1640–1647)
• Korea (Joseon Dynasty) - Injo, King of Joseon (1623–1649)
• Mughal Empire - Shah Jahan, Mughal Emperor (1627–1658)
• Qing Dynasty (Manchu Empire) - Hong Taiji, Emperor of the Qing Dynasty (1626–1643)

Europe

• Denmark–Norway - Christian IV, King of Denmark (1588–1648)
• England - Charles I, King of England (1625–1649)
• France - Louis XIII, King of France (1610–1643)
• Holy Roman Empire - Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (1637–1657)
  • Bremen, Prince-Archbishopric -
    1. Frederick II (later Frederick III of Denmark), Lutheran Administrator of the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen (1635–1645)
    2. Archduke Leopold William of Austria, rivalling Catholic Administrator of the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen (1635–1645)
  • Halberstadt, Prince-Bishopric - Archduke Leopold William of Austria, Catholic Administrator of the Prince-Bishopric of Halberstadt (1628–1648)
  • Magdeburg, Prince-Archbishopric - Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels, Lutheran Administrator of the Prince-Archbishopric of Magdeburg (1638–1680)
  • Olomouc, Prince-Bishopric - Archduke Leopold William of Austria, Catholic Administrator of the Prince-Bishopric of Olomouc (1637–1662)
  • Passau, Prince-Bishopric - Archduke Leopold William of Austria, Catholic Administrator of the Prince-Bishopric of Passau (1625–1662)
  • Strasbourg, Prince-Bishopric - Archduke Leopold William of Austria, Catholic Administrator of the Prince-Bishopric of Strasbourg (1626–1662)
  • Verden, Prince-Bishopric - Frederick II (later Frederick III of Denmark), Lutheran Administrator of the Prince-Bishopric of Verden (1623–1629 and again 1635–1644)
• Ottoman ( Turkish ) Empire - İbrahim, Ottoman Sultan (1640–1648)
• Papal States - Urban VIII, Pope (1623–1644)
• Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth - Ladislaus IV, King of Poland (1632–1648)
• Russia - Michael I, Tsar of Russia (1613–1645)
• Spain - Philip IV, King of Spain (1621–1665)
• Sweden - Christina, Queen of Sweden (1632–1654)
• United Provinces
  • Estates of Friesland, Groningen, Guelders, Holland, Overijssel, Utrecht, Zeeland (1581–1795)
  • Stadtholder - Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of Gelre, Holland, Utrecht and Zeeland(1625–1647).
    • Holland - Grand Pensionary Jacob Cats (1629–1631, 1636–1651)