List of state leaders in 1644

1643 state leaders - Events of 1644 - 1645 state leaders - State leaders by year

See also:

• List of religious leaders in 1644
• List of colonial governors in 1644

Africa

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

Asia

• China -
  • Manchu Qing Dynasty conquers China from Ming Dynasty; Ming remnants flee southwards and set up fledgeling Southern Ming regimes
  • Ming Dynasty -
    1. Chongzhen, Emperor of Ming China (1627–1644)
    2. (Southern Ming) - Prince of Fu, Emperor of Southern Ming (1644–1645)
  • Shun Dynasty - Li Zicheng (1644)
  • Qing Dynasty - Shunzhi, Emperor of Qing China (1644–1661)
• Japan -
  • Monarch - Go-Komyo, Emperor of Japan (1643–1654)
  • 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)
• Mughul Empire - Shah Jahan, Emperor of the Mughal Empire (1627–1657)
• Sikkim - Phuntsog Namgyal, King of Sikkim (1642–1670)

Europe

• England - Charles I, King of England (1625–1649)
• France - Louis XIV, King of France (1643–1715)
• 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)
  • Inner Austria and Lower Austria - Archduke Ferdinand IV (simultaneously Emperor Ferdinand III), Archdukes of Inner and Lower Austria (1637–1657)
  • Lorraine - Nicholas Francis, Duke of Lorraine (1634–1661)
  • 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)
• 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)