List of state leaders in 1698

See also:

Africa

China (Qing Dynasty) - Kangxi, Emperor of China (1662–1722)
India - Aurangzeb, Mughal Emperor (1658–1707)
Japan -
- Monarch - Higashiyama, Emperor of Japan (1687–1709)
- Shogun (Tokugawa) - Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, Shogun of Japan (1680–1709)
- Ryūkyū Kingdom - Shō Tei, King of Ryūkyū (1669–1709)
Korea (Joseon Dynasty) - Sukjong, King of Joseon (1674–1720)
Sirmur - Mat Prakash, Raja of Sirmur (1684-1704)

Denmark–Norway - Christian V, King of Denmark (1670–1699)
England - William III, King of England (1689–1702)
Poland - Augustus II the Strong, (House of Wettin), King of Poland(1697–1732)
France - Louis XIV, King of France (1643–1715)
Holy Roman Empire - Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1658–1705)
Electors
- Bavaria - Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria
- Bohemia - Leopold I, King of Bohemia (1657–1705)
- Brandenburg - Frederick I of Prussia, (as Frederick III, Elector of Brandenburg), (1688–1713)
- Cologne -
- Hanover -
  1. Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover Prince Elector designate (1692–1698)
  2. Georg Louis, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Elector of the Holy Roman Empire Prince Elector designate (1698–1708)
- Mainz -
- Saxony -
- Trier -
Princes
- Anhalt-Dessau - Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (1693–1747)
- Arenberg - Leopold, Duke of Arenberg (1691–1754)

Counts and Prelates
- Leiningen-Dachsburg-Falkenburg-Heidesheim - Christian Karl Reinhard, Count of Leiningen-Dachsburg-Falkenburg-Heidesheim (1698–1766)
Ottoman ( Turkish ) Empire
- Mustafa II, Ottoman Sultan (1695–1703)
- Grand Vizier - Hüseyin Köprülü, Ottoman Grand Vizier (1697–1702)
Portugal - Pedro II, King of Portugal (1667–1706)
Russia - Peter I, Tsar of Russia (1682–1725)
Savoy - Victor Amadeus II, Duke of Savoy (1675–1730)
Scotland - William II, King of Scotland (1689–1702)
Spain - Charles II, King of Spain (1665–1700)
Sweden -
- Monarch - Charles XII, King of Sweden (1697–1718)
- Prime Minister - Bengt Oxenstierna, President of the Privy Council Chancellery (1680–1702)
Swiss Confederation
- Appenzell - Bartholomäus Sturzenegger, Landammänner of Appenzell (1698–1700)
Tuscany - Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1670–1723)
United Provinces
- Estates of Friesland, Groningen, Guelders, Holland, Overijssel, Utrecht, Zeeland (1581–1795)
- Stadtholder - King William III of England, Stadtholder of Guelders, Holland, Overijssel, Utrecht and Zeeland (1672–1702)
  - Holland - Grand Pensionary Anthonie Heinsius of Holland (1689–1720)