List of state leaders in 1645

See also
List of state leaders in 1644 Events of 1645 List of state leaders in 1646 State leaders by year List of colonial governors in 1645

This is a list of heads of state, government leaders, 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

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)
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)
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)
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)