List of heads of state 1603
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Africa
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Ethiopia
- Emperor (Negus Negest) : Jakob (1597–1603, 1604–1607 )
- Emperor (Negus Negest): Za Dengel (1603-1604)
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Bornu (in present-day Niger ) Sefuwa dynasty
- King / May: Muhammad VI. Bukalmarami (1596-1612)
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Jolof (in what is now Senegal )
- Buur-ba Jolof : Gireun Buri Dyelen (1597–1605)
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Kano
- King: Muhammad Zaki (1582-1618)
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Congo
- Mani-Congo : Alvaro II. (1587-1614)
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Morocco ( Saadier )
- Sultan : Ahmad al-Mansur (1578–1603)
- Sultan: Zaydan an Nasr (1603–1610)
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Munhumutapa Empire
- Ruler : Gatsi Rusere (1589–1623)
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Rwanda
- King : Ruganzu II. (1600-1624)
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Sultanate of Sannar (in what is now Sudan )
- Sultan : Unsa I. (1591-1603 / 04)
- Sultan: Abd al-Qadir II. (1603 / 04–1606)
America
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Brazil
- Governor General: Diogo Botelho (1602–1608)
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Viceroyalty of New Spain
- Viceroy : Gaspar de Zúñiga y Acevedo (1595–1603) (1604–1606 Viceroy of Peru)
- Viceroy: Juan Manuel de Mendoza y Luna (1603–1607) (1607–1615 Viceroy of Peru)
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Viceroyalty of Peru
- Viceroy : Luis de Velasco y Castilla (1596–1604) (1590–1595, 1607–1611 Viceroy of New Spain)
Asia
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Brunei
- Sultan : Shah Berunai (1600-1605)
- China ( Ming Dynasty )
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Georgia
- Imereti
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Kakheti
- King : Alexander II. (1574-1603, 1603-1605 )
- King: David I (Kakheti) (1603)
- King: Alexander II. ( 1574-1603 , 1603-1605)
- Kartlien
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Mingrelia
- Prince : Mamuka I. Dadiani (1590–1611)
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India
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Ahom (in today's Assam)
- King : Sukhaamphaa (1552–1603)
- King: Susenghphaa (1603–1641)
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Dekkan Sultanates (in Central India)
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Ahmadnagar
- Sultan: Murtaza Shah II (1600–1610)
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Bidar
- Sultan: Mirza Ali Barid Shah III. (1600-1609)
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Bijapur
- Sultan : Ibrahim Adil Shah II (1580–1627)
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Golkonda (Qutub Shahi dynasty)
- Sultan: Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah (1580-1612)
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Ahmadnagar
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Madurai
- Nayak : Muttu Krishnappa Nayak (1602–1609)
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Mughal Empire
- Great Mughal : Akbar I. (1556–1605)
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Mysore (in what is now Karnataka)
- Maharaja: Wadiyar I (1578-1617)
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Portuguese India
- Viceroy : Aires de Saldanha (1600–1605)
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Vijayanagar (in South India)
- King : Venkata II. (1586–1614)
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Ahom (in today's Assam)
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Indonesia
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Aceh
- Sultan : Ri'ayat Syah al-Mukamma (1589-1604)
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Johor
- Sultan : Alauddin Riayat Shah III. (1597-1615)
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Aceh
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Japan
- Emperor (Tennō) : Go-Yōzei (1586–1611)
- Shogun : Tokugawa Ieyasu (1603-1605)
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Cambodia
- King : Chau Ponhea Nhom (1600–1603)
- King: Barom Reachea IV. (1603-1618)
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Kazak Khanate
- Khan : Yesim Khan (1598–1628 / 35)
- Korea ( Joseon Dynasty )
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Lan Xang (in what is now Laos )
- King : Voravongse II. (1596–1621)
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Nepal
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Bhaktapur
- King : Trailokya Malla (1560-1613)
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Kantipur
- King : Siva Simha Malla (1583–1619) (1609–1619 King of Lalipur)
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Lalitpur
- King : Harihara Simha (1600–1609)
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Bhaktapur
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Philippines
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Maguindanao
- Sultan: According to Buisan (1597–1619)
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Sulu
- Sultan: Batara Shah Tengah (1596-1608)
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Maguindanao
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Sri Lanka
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Jaffna
- King : Ethirimana Cinkam (1591-1616)
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Kandy
- King : Vimala Dharma Surya I (1590–1604)
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Portuguese Ceylon (Ceilaõ)
- Governor General : Jerónimo de Azevedo (1594–1613) (1612–1617 Viceroy of Portuguese India)
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Jaffna
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Vietnam
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Cao Bằng ( Mạc Dynasty )
- King: Mạc Kính Cung (1593–1625)
- Champa
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Lê dynasty
- King: Lê Kính Tông (1600–1619)
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Nguyen (in the south of Vietnam)
- Ruler: Nguyễn Hoàng (1558–1613)
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Trinh
- Ruler: Trinh Tung (1570–1623)
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Cao Bằng ( Mạc Dynasty )
Europe
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Andorra
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Co-princes :
- King of France : Henry IV (1562–1610)
- Bishop of Urgell : Andreu Capella (1587–1609)
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Co-princes :
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Denmark and Norway
- King : Christian IV (1588–1648)
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England and Ireland (1603–1707 personal union with Scotland)
- Queen : Elizabeth I (1558–1603)
- King: James I (1603–1625) (1567–1625 King of Scotland)
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Holy Roman Empire
- King and Emperor : Rudolf II. (1576–1612) (1575–1611 King of Bohemia, 1576–1608 Archduke of Austria, 1576–1608 King of Hungary)
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Electoral College
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Archbishopric of Cologne
- Elector : Ernst von Bayern (1583–1612) (1566–1612 Bishop of Freising, 1573–1612 Bishop of Hildesheim, 1581–1612 Bishop of Liège, 1584–1612 Bishop of Münster, 1581–1612 Abbot of Stablo-Malmedy)
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Principality of Mainz
- Elector : Johann Adam von Bicken (1601–1604)
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Archbishopric of Trier
- Elector : Lothar von Metternich (1599–1623)
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Kingdom of Bohemia
- Elector : Rudolf II. , (1575–1611) (1576–1612 Emperor, 1576–1608 Archduke of Austria, 1576–1608 King of Hungary)
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Margraviate of Brandenburg
- Elector : Joachim Friedrich (1598–1608) (1554–1598 administrator of Havelberg, 1566–1598 administrator of Magdeburg, 1603–1608 Duke of Prussia)
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Palatine County near the Rhine
- Elector : Friedrich IV. (1583–1610)
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Duchy of Saxony
- Elector : Christian II. (1591-1611)
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Archbishopric of Cologne
- spiritual imperial princes
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Hochstift Augsburg
- Bishop : Heinrich V. von Knöringen (1599–1646)
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Bamberg Monastery
- Bishop : Johann Philipp von Gebsattel (1599–1609)
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Hochstift Basel
- Bishop : Jakob Christoph Blarer von Wartensee (1575–1608)
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Prince Provost Berchtesgaden
- Provost : Ferdinand von Bayern (1594–1650) (1612–1650 Archbishop of Cologne, 1612–1650 Bishop of Hildesheim, 1612–1650 Bishop of Lüttich, 1612–1650 Bishop of Münster, 1618–1650 Bishop of Paderborn, 1612–1650 Dept. from Stablo-Malmedy)
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Archbishopric Bremen (1567–1648 Protestant administrators)
- Administrator : Johann Friedrich von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf (1596–1634) (1607–1634 administrator of Lübeck, 1631–1634 administrator of Verden)
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Brixen monastery
- Bishop : Christoph Andreas von Spaur (1601–1613)
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Archbishopric of Cambrai
- Archbishop : Guillaume de Berghes (1601–1609)
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Hochstift Cammin (1557–1650 Protestant administrators)
- Administrator : Franz von Pommern (1602–1618) (1618–1620 Duke of Pomerania-Stettin)
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Chur Monastery
- Bishop : Johann V. Flugi (1601–1627)
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Corvey Abbey
- Abbot : Dietrich von Beringhausen (1585–1616)
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Balleien of the Teutonic Order
- Hoch- und Deutschmeister : Maximilian of Austria (1590-1618)
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Eichstätt Monastery
- Bishop : Johann Konrad von Gemmingen (1594–1612)
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Prince Provost Ellwangen
- Provost : Wolfgang von Hausen (1584–1603) (1600–1603 Bishop of Regensburg)
- Provost: Johann Christoph von Westerstetten (1603–1613) (1612–1637 Bishop of Eichstätt)
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Hochstift Freising
- Bishop : Ernst von Bayern (1566–1612) (1583–1612 Archbishop of Cologne, 1573–1612 Bishop of Hildesheim, 1581–1612 Bishop of Liège, 1584–1612 Bishop of Münster, 1581–1612 Abbot of Stablo-Malmedy)
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Fulda Abbey
- Abbot : Balthasar von Dernbach (1570–1606) (1576–1602 in exile)
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Halberstadt Monastery
- Administrator : Heinrich Julius von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1566–1613) (1589–1613 Duke of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel, 1582–1585 Administrator of Minden)
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Hildesheim Monastery
- Bishop : Ernst von Bayern (1573–1612) (1583–1612 Archbishop of Cologne, 1566–1612 Bishop of Freising, 1581–1612 Bishop of Liège, 1584–1612 Bishop of Münster, 1581–1612 Abbot of Stablo-Malmedy)
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Prince Abbey of Kempten
- Abbot : Johann Adam Renner von Allmendingen (1594–1607)
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Constance monastery
- Bishop : Johann Georg von Hallwyl (1601–1604)
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Hochstift Lübeck (1555–1803 Protestant administrators)
- Administrator : Johann Adolf von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf (1586–1607) (1590–1616 Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf, 1585–1596 administrator of Bremen)
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Liège Monastery
- Bishop : Ernst von Bayern (1581–1612) (1583–1612 Archbishop of Cologne, 1566–1612 Bishop of Freising, 1573–1612 Bishop of Hildesheim, 1584–1612 Bishop of Münster, 1581–1612 Abbot of Stablo-Malmedy)
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Archbishopric Magdeburg (1566–1631, 1638–1680 Protestant administrators)
- Administrator : Christian Wilhelm von Brandenburg (1598–1631) (1625–1628 administrator of Halberstadt)
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Hochstift Minden
- Administrator : Christian von Braunschweig-Lüneburg (1599–1625) (1611–1633 Duke of Braunschweig-Lüneburg)
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Monastery of Münster
- Bishop : Ernst von Bayern (1584–1612) (1583–1612 Archbishop of Cologne, 1566–1612 Bishop of Freising, 1573–1612 Bishop of Hildesheim, 1581–1612 Bishop of Liège, 1581–1612 Abbot of Stablo-Malmedy)
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Osnabrück Monastery
- Administrator : Philipp Sigismund von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1591–1623) (1586–1623 Administrator von Verden)
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Paderborn Monastery
- Bishop : Dietrich von Fürstenberg (1585–1616)
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Passau bishopric
- Coadjutor : Leopold of Austria (1598–1626) (from 1605 bishop) (1607–1626 bishop of Strasbourg)
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Ratzeburg Monastery (1554–1648 Protestant administrators)
- Administrator : Karl von Mecklenburg (1592–1610) (1603–1610 Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow)
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Regensburg Monastery
- Bishop : Wolfgang von Hausen (1600–1613) (1584–1603 Provost of Ellwangen)
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Archbishopric Salzburg
- Archbishop : Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau (1587–1612)
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Hochstift Schwerin (1533–1648 Protestant administrators)
- Administrator : Ulrich I of Mecklenburg (1550–1603) (1555–1603 Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow)
- Administrator: Ulrich II of Denmark (1603–1624)
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Speyer Monastery
- Bishop : Eberhard von Dienheim (1581–1610)
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Stablo-Malmedy Abbey
- Abbot : Ernst von Bayern (1581–1612) (1583–1612 Archbishop of Cologne, 1566–1612 Bishop of Freising, 1573–1612 Bishop of Hildesheim, 1581–1612 Bishop of Liège, 1584–1612 Bishop of Münster)
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Strasbourg Monastery
- Administrator : Johann Georg von Brandenburg (1592–1604)
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Hochstift Trento
- Bishop : Carlo Gaudenzio Madruzzo (1600–1629)
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Hochstift Verden (1568–1630 and 1634–1648 Protestant administrators)
- Administrator : Philipp Sigismund von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1586–1623) (1591–1623 Administrator of Osnabrück)
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Hochstift Worms
- Bishop : Philipp von Rodenstein (1595–1604)
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Würzburg Monastery
- Bishop : Julius Echter von Mespelbrunn (1573–1617) (1576–1602 administrator of Fulda)
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Hochstift Augsburg
- Secular imperial princes
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Anhalt (1603 division into Bernburg, Dessau, Köthen and Zerbst)
- Prince : Johann Georg I (1586–1603) (1603–1618 Prince of Anhalt-Dessau)
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Anhalt-Bernburg
- Prince : Christian I (1603–1630)
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Anhalt-Dessau
- Prince : Johann Georg I (1603–1618) (1586–1603 Prince of Anhalt)
- Anhalt-Koethen
- Anhalt-Zerbst
- Arenberg
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Margraviate of Baden
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Baden-Baden (occupied by Baden-Durlach 1594–1622)
- Margrave : Ernst Friedrich (1595–1604)
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Baden-Durlach
- Margrave : Ernst Friedrich (1584–1604)
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Baden-Baden (occupied by Baden-Durlach 1594–1622)
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Bavaria
- Duke : Maximilian I (1597–1651) (Elector from 1648) (1623–1648 Elector of the Palatinate)
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Brandenburg-Ansbach (1557–1603 personal union with Brandenburg-Kulmbach)
- Margrave : Georg Friedrich I (1543–1603) (1577–1603 Duke of Prussia)
- Margrave: Joachim Ernst (1603–1625)
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Brandenburg-Kulmbach (1557–1603 personal union with Brandenburg-Ansbach)
- Margrave : Georg Friedrich I (1557–1603) (1577–1603 Duke of Prussia)
- Margrave: Christian (1603–1655)
- Braunschweig-Lüneburg
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Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel
- Duke : Heinrich Julius (1589–1613) (1566–1613 administrator of Halberstadt, 1582–1585 administrator of Minden)
- Hessen-Darmstadt
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Hessen-Kassel
- Landgrave : Moritz the Scholar (1592–1627)
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Jülich
- Duke : Johann Wilhelm (1592–1609) (1574–1585 Bishop of Münster)
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Leuchtenberg
- Landgrave : Georg IV. Ludwig (1567–1613)
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Lorraine
- Duke : Charles III. (1545-1608)
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Duchy of Mecklenburg
- Mecklenburg-Guestrow
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Mecklenburg-Schwerin
- Duke : Adolf Friedrich I (1592–1628, 1631–1658 ) (1631–1648 administrator of Schwerin)
- Austria
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Pfalz-Neuburg
- Count : Philipp Ludwig (1569–1614)
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Palatinate-Veldenz
- Duke : Georg Gustav (1592–1634)
- Pfalz-Zweibrücken
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Duchy of Pomerania
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Pomerania-Szczecin
- Duke : Barnim X. (1600–1603)
- Duke: Bogislaw XIII. (1603-1606)
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Pomerania-Wolgast
- Duke : Philipp Julius (1592-1625)
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Pomerania-Szczecin
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Duchy of Saxony
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Sachsen-Altenburg (split off from Sachsen-Weimar in 1603)
- Duke : Friedrich (1603–1618) (under guardianship)
- Duke: Johann Philipp (1603–1639) (until 1618 under guardianship)
- Duke: Johann Wilhelm (1603–1618) (under guardianship)
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Saxe-Coburg
- Duke : Johann Casimir (1586–1633)
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Saxony-Eisenach
- Duke : Johann Ernst (1596–1638)
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Saxe-Weimar (1603 split from Saxe-Altenburg)
- Duke : Johann III. (1602-1605)
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Sachsen-Altenburg (split off from Sachsen-Weimar in 1603)
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Saxony-Lauenburg
- Duke : Francis II (1581–1619)
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Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf
- Duke : Johann Adolf (1590–1616) (1585–1596 administrator of Bremen, 1586–1607 administrator of Lübeck)
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Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
- Duke: Johann (1564–1622)
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Württemberg
- Duke : Friedrich I. (1593-1608)
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Anhalt (1603 division into Bernburg, Dessau, Köthen and Zerbst)
- other imperial estates (selection)
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Hanau-Lichtenberg
- Count : Johann Reinhard I (1599–1625)
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Hanau-Munzenberg
- Count : Philipp Ludwig II. (1580–1612)
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Hohenzollern-Haigerloch
- Count : Johann Christoph (1592-1620)
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Hohenzollern-Hechingen
- Count : Eitel Friedrich I. (1576–1605)
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Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
- Count : Charles II (1576–1606)
- lip
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Nassau
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Ottonian line
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Nassau-Dillenburg
- Count : Johann VI. (1559-1606)
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Nassau-Dillenburg
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Walramic line
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Nassau-Saarbrücken and Nassau-Weilburg
- Count : Ludwig II. (1602–1627) (1593–1602 Count of Nassau-Ottweiler)
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Nassau-Wiesbaden
- Count : Johann Ludwig II. (1596–1605)
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Nassau-Saarbrücken and Nassau-Weilburg
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Ottonian line
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Oldenburg
- Count : Johann VII. (1573-1603)
- Count: Anton Günther (1603–1667)
- Ortenburg
- Ostfriesland
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Reuss
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Reuss older line
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Reuss-Burgk
- Lord : Heinrich II. (1596–1608) (1572–1583 Lord of Reuss-Untergreiz, 1583–1696 Lord of Reuss-Untergreiz I)
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Reuss undergrowth
- Lord : Heinrich V. ( 1572–1583 , 1596–1604) (1583–1696 Lord of Reuss-Untergreiz II)
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Reuss-Burgk
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Reuss middle line
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Reuss overburden
- Lord : Heinrich XVII. (1578-1607)
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Reuss-Schleiz
- Lord : Heinrich XVIII. (1596–1616) (1578–1597, 1607–1616 Herr von Reuss-Obergreiz)
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Reuss overburden
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Reuss younger line
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Reuss-Gera
- Lord : Heinrich II. (1572–1635)
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Reuss-Gera
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Reuss older line
- Schaumburg and Holstein-Pinneberg
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Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
- Count : Albrecht VII (1574–1605)
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Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (common rule)
- Count : Günther XLII. (1586-1643)
- Count: Anton Heinrich (1586–1638)
- Count: Johann Günther II. (1586–1631)
- Count: Christian Günther I. (1586–1642)
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Waldeck (1588–1607 joint rule)
- Count : Christian (1588–1607) (1607–1637 Count of Waldeck-Wildungen)
- Count: Wolrad IV. (1588–1607) (1607–1640 Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg)
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Hanau-Lichtenberg
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Italian states
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Genoa
- Doge : Agostino Doria (1601-1603)
- Doge: Pietro (Sacco) De Franchi (1603-1605)
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Guastalla
- Count : Ferrante II. Gonzaga (1575–1632) (from 1621 duke)
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Papal States
- Pope : Clement VIII (1592–1605)
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Milan (1535–1706 to Spain)
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Duke : Philip III. of Spain (1598–1621)
- Governor : Pedro Enríquez de Acevedo (1600–1610)
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Duke : Philip III. of Spain (1598–1621)
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Mantua (1533–1708 personal union with Montferrat)
- Duke : Vincenzo I. Gonzaga (1587-1612)
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Massa and Carrara
- Prince : Alberico I. Cybo-Malaspina (1554–1623)
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Mirandola
- Prince : Alessandro I. Pico (1602–1637) (from 1619 Duke)
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Modena and Reggio
- Duke : Cesare d'Este (1597–1628)
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Montferrat (1533–1708 personal union with Mantua)
- Duke : Vincenzo I. Gonzaga (1587-1612)
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Naples (1503–1707 / 14 to Aragon or Spain )
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King : Philip III. of Spain (1598–1621)
- Viceroy : Fernando Ruiz de Castro, 7th Count of Lemos (1601–1603)
- Viceroy: Juan Alonso Pimentel de Herrera, Duke of Benavente (1603–1610)
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King : Philip III. of Spain (1598–1621)
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Parma and Piacenza
- Duke : Ranuccio I Farnese (1592–1622)
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Piombino
- Prince : Iacopo VII. Appiani (1589–1603)
- Prince: Emperor Rudolf II (1603–1611)
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San Marino
- Capitani Reggenti : Giambattista Belluzzi and Francesco Maria Corbelli (1602–1603)
- Capitani Reggenti: Orazio Belluzzi and Scipione Gabrielli (1603)
- Capitani Reggenti: Francesco Bonelli and Lattanzio Valli (1603–1604)
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Savoy
- Duke : Karl Emanuel I (1580–1630)
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Sicily (1412–1713 to Aragon or Spain )
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King : Philip III. of Spain (1598–1621)
- Viceroy : Lorenzo Suárez de Figueroa y Córdoba, Duke of Feria (1602–1606)
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King : Philip III. of Spain (1598–1621)
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Tuscany
- Grand Duke : Ferdinando I de 'Medici (1587–1609)
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Urbino
- Duke : Francesco Maria II. Della Rovere (1574–1631)
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Venice
- Doge : Marino Grimani (1595–1605)
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Genoa
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Khanate of Crimea
- Khan : Ğazı II. Giray ( 1588–1596 , 1596–1607)
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Courland
- Duke : Friedrich Kettler (1595–1616, 1617–1642 ) (in Semgallia)
- Duke: Wilhelm Kettler (1595–1616) (in Courland)
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Malta
- Grand Master : Alof de Wignacourt (1601–1622)
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Moldova (under Ottoman rule)
- Prince : Ieremia Movilă ( 1595–1600 , 1600–1606)
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Netherlands (rule disputed Eighty Years War )
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Republic of the Seven United Provinces (formally part of the Holy Roman Empire until 1648)
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Friesland
- Governor : Wilhelm-Ludwig von Nassau-Dillenburg (1584–1620) (1606–1620 Count of Nassau-Dillenburg)
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Groningen and Drenthe
- Governor : Wilhelm-Ludwig von Nassau-Dillenburg (1584–1620) (1606–1620 Count of Nassau-Dillenburg)
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Holland and Zeeland
- Governor : Moritz of Orange (1585–1625)
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Overijssel and Gelderland
- Governor : Moritz of Orange (1590–1625)
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Utrecht
- Governor : Moritz of Orange (1589–1625)
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Friesland
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Spanish Netherlands (1598–1621 independent rule of Albrecht VII and his wife Isabella Clara Eugenia) (formally part of the Holy Roman Empire until 1714/95)
- Governor : Albrecht VII of Habsburg (1596–1621) (1583–1585 Viceroy of Portugal)
- Governor: Isabella Clara Eugenia of Spain (1598–1621)
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Republic of the Seven United Provinces (formally part of the Holy Roman Empire until 1648)
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Ottoman Empire
- Sultan : Mehmed III. (1595-1603)
- Sultan: Ahmed I (1603-1617)
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Poland
- King : Sigismund III. Wasa (1587–1632) (1592–1599 King of Sweden)
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Portugal (1580–1640 personal union with Spain)
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King : Philip II (1598–1621) (1598–1621 King of Spain)
- Viceroy : Cristóbal de Moura, Marqués de Castel Rodrigo (1600–1603, 1603, 1608–1612 )
- Viceroy: Afonso de Castelo Branco (1603, 1603–1605 )
- Viceroy: Cristóbal de Moura, Marqués de Castel Rodrigo ( 1600–1603 , 1603, 1608–1612 )
- Viceroy: Afonso de Castelo Branco ( 1603 , 1603–1605)
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King : Philip II (1598–1621) (1598–1621 King of Spain)
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Prussia
- Duke : Georg Friedrich (1577–1603) (1543–1603 Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach)
- Duke: Joachim Friedrich (1603–1608) (1598–1608 Elector of Brandenburg, 1554–1598 Administrator of Havelberg, 1566–1598 Administrator of Magdeburg)
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Russia
- Tsar : Boris Godunow (1598–1605)
- Scotland (1603–1707 personal union with England and Ireland)
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Sweden
- Reichsverweser : Karl IX. (1599–1611) (from 1604 king)
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Transylvania (controversial rule)
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Prince : Rudolf (1597–1598 , 1600–1601, 1601–1604 )
- Governor: Giorgio Basta (1600–1601, 1601–1604 )
- Prince: Sigismund Báthory ( 1581–1598, 1598–1599 , 1601, 1602 )
- Prince: Rudolf ( 1597–1598, 1600–1601 , 1601–1604)
- Governor: Giorgio Basta ( 1600–1601 , 1601–1604)
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Prince : Rudolf (1597–1598 , 1600–1601, 1601–1604 )
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Spain
- King : Philip III. (1598–1621) (1598–1621 King of Portugal)
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Wallachia (under Ottoman rule)
- Voivode : Radu Șerban (1602–1611)