List of state leaders in 1617

See also
List of state leaders in 1616 Events of 1617 List of state leaders in 1618 State leaders by year List of colonial governors in 1617

This is a list of heads of state, government leaders, and other rulers in the year 1617.

Africa

China (Ming dynasty) - Wanli Emperor (1573–1620)
Japan
- Monarch – Go-Mizunoo (1611–1629)
- Tokugawa shogunate – Tokugawa Hidetada (1605–1623)
- Ryukyu Kingdom – Shō Nei (1587–1620)
Joseon (Korea) – Gwanghaegun (1608–1623)
Later Jin (Manchu Empire) - Nurhaci (1616–1626)
Mughal Empire – Jahangir (1605–1627)

Kingdom of Denmark – Christian IV (1588–1648)
Kingdom of England – James I (1603–1625)
Kingdom of France – Louis XIII (1610–1643)
Holy Roman Empire – Matthias (1612–1619)
- Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen – John Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp, Lutheran Administrator of the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen (1596–1634)
- Prince-Bishopric of Lübeck – John Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp, Lutheran Administrator of the Prince-Bishopric of Lübeck (1607–1634)
Ottoman (Turkish) Empire
1. Ahmed I, Ottoman Sultan (1603–1617)
2. Mustafa I, Ottoman Sultan (1617–1618)
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth – Sigismund III Vasa (1587–1632)
Russia - Michael I, Tsar of Russia (1613–1645)
Kingdom of Spain – Philip III (1598–1621)
Sweden - Gustavus Adolphus (1611–1632)
United Provinces
- Estates of Friesland, Groningen, Guelders, Holland, Overijssel, Utrecht, Zeeland (1581–1795)
- Stadtholder - Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of Gelre, Holland, Overijssel, Utrecht and Zeeland (1585–1625)
- Grand Pensionary of Holland - Johan van Oldenbarnevelt (1586–1619)
Republic of Venice – Giovanni Bembo, Doge of Venice (1615–1618)