List of state leaders in 1645

This is a list of heads of state, heads of governments, and other rulers in the year 1645.

Africa

• Kingdom of Dahomey
  1. Dakodonou (1620–1645)
  2. Houegbadja (1645–1685)
• Ethiopian Empire – Fasilides (1632–1667)

Asia

• Ayutthaya Kingdom (Siam) – Prasat Thong (1629–1656)
• China
  • Qing dynasty – Shunzhi Emperor (1644–1661)
  • Southern Ming –
    • Prince of Fu (1644–1645)
    • Prince of Tang (1645–1646)
    • Prince of Luh (1645)
    • Prince of Lu (1645–1653)
• Kingdom of Coorg - Muddu Raja I (1633-1687)
• Empire of Japan –
  • Monarch – Go-Kōmyō (1643–1654)
  • Tokugawa shogunate – Tokugawa Iemitsu (1623–1651)
  • Ryukyu Kingdom – Shō Ken (1640–1647)
• Joseon (Korea) – Injo (1623–1649)
• Mughal Empire – Shah Jahan (1627–1657)
• Kingdom of Sikkim – Phuntsog Namgyal (1642–1670)

Europe

• Kingdom of England – Charles I (1625–1649)
• Kingdom of France – Louis XIV (1643–1715)
  • Principality of Catalonia – Louis II, Count of Barcelona (1643–1652)
• Holy Roman Empire – Ferdinand III (1637–1657)
  • Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen –
    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)
  • Prince-Bishopric of Halberstadt – Archduke Leopold William of Austria, Catholic Administrator of the Prince-Bishopric of Halberstadt (1628–1648)
  • Duchy of Lorraine – Nicholas Francis (1634–1661)
  • Prince-Archbishopric of Magdeburg – August, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels, Lutheran Administrator of the Prince-Archbishopric of Magdeburg (1638–1680)
  • Bishopric of Olomouc – Archduke Leopold William of Austria, Catholic Administrator of the Prince-Bishopric of Olomouc (1637–1662)
  • Prince-Bishopric of Passau – Archduke Leopold William of Austria, Catholic Administrator of the Prince-Bishopric of Passau (1625–1662)
  • Prince-Bishopric of Strasbourg – Archduke Leopold William of Austria, Catholic Administrator of the Prince-Bishopric of Strasbourg (1626–1662)
• Ottoman (Turkish) Empire – İbrahim, Ottoman Sultan (1640–1648)
• Papal States – Pope Innocent X (1644–1655)
• Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth – Ladislau IV (1632–1648)
• Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves – John IV (1640–1656)
• Tsardom of Russia –
  • Michael I (1613–1645)
  • Alexis I (1645–1676)
• 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)