List of state leaders in 1661

1660 state leaders - Events of 1661 - 1662 state leaders - State leaders by year

Africa

• Kingdom of Bamum - Ngouloure (1629–1672)
• Kingdom of Dahomey - Houegbadja (1645–1685)
• Ethiopian Empire - Fasilides (1632–1667)

Asia

• China
  • Qing Dynasty -
    1. Shunzhi Emperor (1644–1661)
    2. Kangxi Emperor (1661–1722)
  • Southern Ming - Prince of Gui (1646–1662)
• Empire of Japan -
  • Monarch - Go-Sai (1655–1663)
  • Shogun (Tokugawa) - Tokugawa Ietsuna (1651–1680)
  • Daimyos
    • Hirosaki Domain - Tsugaru Nobumasa (1656–1710)
    • Ichinoseki Domain - Tamura Muneyoshi (1660–1678)
  • Ryūkyū Kingdom - Shō Shitsu (1648–1668)
• Korea (Joseon Dynasty) - Hyeonjong (1659–1674)
• Mughal Empire - Aurangzeb (1658–1707)
• Taiwan (Dongdu)
  • Koxinga takes Taiwan from the Dutch, establishes pro-Ming base
  • Koxinga, Ruler of Dongdu (1661–1662)

Europe

• Crimean Khanate - Mehmed IV Giray (1654–1666)
• Kingdom of Denmark and Norway - Frederick III (1648–1670)
• Kingdom of England - Charles II (1660–1685)
• Kingdom of France - Louis XIV (1643–1715)
• Republic of Genoa -
  1. Gian Bernardo Frugoni, Doge of Genoa (1660–1661)
  2. Antoniotto Invrea, Doge of Genoa (1661–1663)
• Holy Roman Empire - Leopold I (1658–1705)
  • Principality of Anhalt-Bernburg - Victor Amadeus (1656–1718)
  • Principality of Anhalt-Dessau - John George II (1660–1693)
  • Principality of Anhalt-Harzgerode - Frederick (1653–1670)
  • Principality of Anhalt-Köthen - William Louis (1649–1665)
  • Principality of Anhalt-Plötzkau -
    • Lebrecht, co-regent (1654–1665)
    • Emmanuel, co-regent (1653–1665)
  • Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst - John VI (1621–1667)
  • Duchy of Arenberg - Philip Francis (1640–1675)
  • Bishopric of Augsburg - Sigismund Franz (1646–1665)
  • Archduchy of Austria - Leopold VI (1657–1705)
  • Margraviate of Baden-Baden - William (1622–1677)
  • Margraviate of Baden-Durlach - Frederick VI (1659–1677)
  • Margraviate of Baden-Rodemachern - Hermann Fortunatus (1622–1664)
  • Bishopric of Bamberg - Philipp Valentin (1653–1672)
  • Bishopric of Basel - Johann Konrad I (1656–1693)
  • Electorate of Bavaria - Ferdinand Maria (1651–1679)
  • Berchtesgaden Provostry - Maximilian Heinrich (1650–1688)
  • Kingdom of Bohemia - Leopold I (1656–1705)
  • Electorate of Brandenburg - Frederick William (1640–1688)
  • Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach - Albert II (1634–1667)
  • Margraviate of Brandenburg-Bayreuth - Christian Ernst (1655–1712)
  • Margraviate of Brandenburg-Kulmbach - George Albert (1655–1666)
  • Bishopric of Brixen - Antonio Crusino (1647–1663)
  • Duchy of Brunswick-Calenberg - George William (1648–1665)
  • Duchy of Brunswick-Celle - Christian Louis (1648–1665)
  • Duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel - Augustus the Younger (1635–1666)
  • Bishopric of Chur -
    1. Johann VI (1636–1661)
    2. Ulrich VI (1661–1692)
  • Archbishopric of Cologne - Maximilian Heinrich (1650–1688)
  • Bishopric of Constance - Johann Franz I (1645–1689)
  • Corvey Abbey -
    1. Arnold IV (1638–1661)
    2. Bernhard Christoph (1661–1678)
  • Bishopric of Eichstädt - Marquard II (1637–1685)
  • Ellwangen Abbey - Johann Christoph, Provost of Ellwangen (1660–1674)
  • Bishopric of Freising - Albrecht Sigismund (1652–1685)
  • Fulda monastery - Joachim, Abbot of Fulda (1644–1671)
  • Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt -
    1. George II (1626–1661)
    2. Louis VI (1661–1678)
  • Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) - William VI (1637–1663)
  • Bishopric of Hildesheim - Maximilian Heinrich (1650–1688)
  • Hohenzollern-Hechingen
    1. Eitel Frederick V, Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen (1623–1661)
    2. Philip Frederick Christopher, Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen (1661–1671)
  • Kempten Abbey - Romanus Bernhard Christoph (1639–1673)
  • Leuchtenberg - Albert VI, Landgrave of Leuchtenberg (1646–1666)
  • Prince-Bishopric of Liège - Maximilian Heinrich (1650–1688)
  • Duchy of Lorraine -
    1. Nicholas II (1634–1661)
    2. Charles IV (1661–1675)
  • Bishopric of Lübeck - Christian Albert (1655–1666)
  • Archbishopric of Mainz - Johann Philipp (1647–1673)
  • Bishopric of Münster - Bernhard Christoph (1650–1678)
  • Bishopric of Osnabrück -
    1. Franz Wilhelm (1648–1661)
    2. Ernst August (1661–1698)
  • Bishopric of Paderborn -
    1. Theodor Adolf (1650–1661)
    2. Ferdinand II (1661–1683)
  • Electoral Palatinate - Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine (1648–1680)
  • Palatinate-Neuburg - Philip William, Count palatine of Neuburg (1653–1690)
  • Palatinate-Simmern - Louis Henry, Count palatine of Simmern (1655–1673)
  • Palatinate-Sulzbach - Christian Augustus, Count Palatine of Sulzbach (1632–1708)
  • Palatinate-Veldenz - Leopold Louis, Count Palatine of Veldenz (1634–1694)
  • Palatinate-Zweibrücken -
    1. Frederick, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (1635–1661)
    2. Frederick Louis, Count palatine of Zweibrücken (1661–1681)
  • Bishopric of Passau - Leopold Wilhelm (1625–1662)
  • Bishopric of Regensburg -
    1. Franz Wilhelm (1649–1661)
    2. Johann Georg (1661–1663)
  • Archbishopric of Salzburg - Guidobald (1654–1668)
  • Duchy of Savoy - Charles Emmanuel II (1637–1675)
  • Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg - Frederick William II (1639–1669)
  • Duchy of Saxe-Gotha - Ernest I (1640–1675)
  • Duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg - Julius Henry (1656–1665)
  • Duchy of Saxe-Merseburg - Christian I (1656–1691)
  • Duchy of Saxe-Weimar - William (1620–1662)
  • Duchy of Saxe-Weissenfels - Augustus (1656–1680)
  • Duchy of Saxe-Zeitz - Maurice (1656–1681)
  • Electorate of Saxony - John George II (1656–1680)
  • Spanish Netherlands - Philip VII, Duke of Burgundy, Brabant, etc. (1621–1665)
  • Bishopric of Speyer - Lothar Friedrich (1652–1675)
  • Principality of Stavelot-Malmedy - Franz I Egon, Abbot of Stablo and Malmedy (1657–1682)
  • Bishopric of Strassburg - Leopold Wilhelm (1626–1662)
  • Bishopric of Trent - Sigismund Franz (1659–1665)
  • Archbishopric of Trier - Karl Kaspar (1652–1676)
  • County of Tyrol - Archduke Ferdinand Charles of Austria (1632–1662)
  • Bishopric of Worms - Hugo Eberhard (1654–1663)
  • Duchy of Württemberg - Eberhard III (1628–1674)
  • Duchy of Württemberg-Mömpelgard - Leopold Frederick (1631–1662)
  • Bishopric of Würzburg - Johann Philipp (1642–1673)
• Royal Hungary - Leopold I (1655–1705)
• Kingdom of Ireland - Charles II (1660–1685)
• Duchy of Mantua - Carlo III (1637–1665)
• Duchy of Milan - Philip III (1621–1665)
• Duchy of Modena - Alfonso IV (1658–1662)
• Kingdom of Naples - Philip III (1621–1665)
• Ottoman (Turkish) Empire
  • Sultan- Mehmet IV, the Hunter (1648–1687)
  • Grand Vizier
    1. Köprülü Mehmet Pasha (1565–1561)
    2. Köprülü Fazıl Ahmet Pasha (1661–1676)
• Papal States - Pope Alexander VII (1655–1677)
• Duchy of Parma - Ranuccio II (1646–1694)
• Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth - Jan II Kazimierz Vasa (1648–1668)
• Kingdom of Portugal - Afonso VI (1656–1667)
• Tsardom of Russia - Alexis I (1645–1676)
• Kingdom of Scotland - Charles II (1649/1660–1685)
• Kingdom of Sicily - Philip III (1621–1665)
• Kingdom of Spain - Philip IV (1621–1665)
• Swedish Empire - Charles XI (1660–1697)
• Principality of Transylvania - Michael I Apafi (1632–1690)
• Grand Duchy of Tuscany - Ferdinando II (1621–1670)
• United Provinces
  • Estates of Friesland, Groningen, Guelders, Holland, Overijssel, Utrecht, Zeeland (1581–1795)
  • Grand Pensionary of Holland - Johan de Witt (1653–1672)
• Republic of Venice - Domenico II Contarini, Doge of Venice (1659–1674)

North America

• New France
  • Monarch : Louis XIV, King of France (1643–1715)
  • Governors
    1. Pierre de Voyer d'Argenson (1658–1661)
    2. Pierre Dubois Davaugour (1661–1663)

See also

• List of religious leaders in 1661
• List of international organization leaders in 1661
• List of colonial governors in 1661