List of state leaders in 1655

1654 state leaders - Events of 1655 - 1656 state leaders - State leaders by year

Africa

• Dahomey - Houegbadja, King of Dahomey (1645–1685)
• Ethiopia - Fasilides, Emperor of Ethiopia (1632–1667)

Asia

• China
  • Qing Dynasty - Shunzhi, Emperor of China (1644–1661)
  • Southern Ming - Prince of Gui, Emperor of Southern Ming (1646–1662)
• Japan -
  • Go-Sai, Emperor of Japan (1655–1663)
  • Tokugawa Ietsuna, Shogun of Japan (1651–1680)
  • Ryūkyū Kingdom - Shō Shitsu, King of Ryūkyū (1648–1668)
• Korea (Joseon Dynasty) - Hyojong, King of Joseon (1649–1659)
• Mughal Empire - Shah Jahan, Mughal Emeror (1627–1658)

Europe

• Commonwealth of England - Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England (1653–1658)
• France - Louis XIV, King of France (1643–1715)
• Holy Roman Empire - Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (1637–1657)
  • Bavaria - Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (1651–1679)
  • Brandenburg-Prussia - Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg (1640–1688)
  • Genoa, Republic - Alessandro Spinola, Doge of Genoa (1654–1656)
  • Magdeburg, Prince-Archbishopric - Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels, Lutheran Administrator of the Prince-Archbishopric of Magdeburg (1638–1680)
  • Modena and Reggio - Francesco I, Duke of Modena and Reggio (1629–1658)
  • Olomouc, Prince-Bishopric - Archduke Leopold William of Austria, Catholic Administrator of the Prince-Bishopric of Olomouc (1637–1662)
  • Parma - Ranuccio II, Duke of Parma (1646–1694)
  • 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)
  • Trent - Carlo Emanuele Madruzzo, Prince-Bishop of Trent (1629–1658)
  • Tuscany - Ferdinand II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1621–1670)
  • Wrocław, Prince-Bishopric - Charles Ferdinand Vasa, Prince-Bishop of Wrocław (1625–1655)
  • Saxony - John George I1, Elector of Saxony (1611–1656)
  • Savoy - Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy (1638–1675)
• Knights of Malta - Juan de Lascaris-Castellar, Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller (1636–1657)
• Moldavia - Gheorghe Ştefan, Voivode of Moldavia (1653–1658)
• Ottoman ( Turkish ) Empire - Mehmet IV, the Hunter, Ottoman Sultan (1648–1687)
• Papal States -
  1. Innocent X, Pope (1644–1655)
  2. Alexander VII, Pope (1655–1667)
• Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth - Jan II Kazimierz Vasa, King of Poland (1648–1668)
• Portugal - John IV, King of Portugal (1640–1656)
• Russia - Alexis I, Tsar of Russia (1645–1676)
• San Marino -
  1. Carlo Tosini and Cristofaro Gianotti, Captains Regent of San Marino (1654–1655)
  2. Alessandro Belluzzi and Vincenzo Lorenzoni, Captains Regent of San Marino (1655)
  3. Carlo Loli and Gregorio Ceccoli, Captains Regent of San Marino (1655–1656)
• Sweden - Charles X Gustav, King of Sweden (1654–1660)
• Spain - Philip IV, King of Spain (1621–1665)
• United Provinces
  • Estates of Friesland, Groningen, Guelders, Holland, Overijssel, Utrecht, Zeeland (1581–1795)
  • Grand Pensionary of Holland - Johan de Witt (1653–1672)
• Venice -
  1. Francesco Molin, Doge of Venice (1646–1655)
  2. Carlo Contarini, Doge of Venice (1655–1656)

Middle East

• Baban - Faqi Ahmad (1649–1670)
• Oman - Sultan I bin Saif (1649–1688)
• Mecca - Zeid bin Muhsin, Sharif of Mecca (1631–1666)
• Safavid Empire - Abbas II, Shah of Iran (1642–1666)