List of heads of state 1668
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Africa
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Ethiopia
- Emperor (Negus Negest) : Yohannes I (1667–1682)
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Bornu (in present-day Niger ) Sefuwa dynasty
- King / May: Ali II (1639–1677)
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Dahomey
- King : Houegbadja (1645–1685)
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Jolof (in what is now Senegal )
- Buur-ba Jolof : Birayma Mba (1649-1670)
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Morocco ( Alawids )
- Sultan : Mulai ar-Raschid (1664–1672)
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Munhumutapa Empire
- Ruler : Kamharapasu Mukombwe (1663–1692)
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Rwanda
- King : Kigeri II. (1648–1672)
- Sultanate of Sannar (in what is now Sudan )
America
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Brazil
- Governor General : Alexandre de Sousa Freire (1667–1671)
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Viceroyalty of New Spain
- Viceroy : Antonio Sebastián de Toledo (1664–1673)
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Viceroyalty of Peru
- Viceroy : Pedro Antonio Fernández de Castro (1667–1672)
Asia
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Brunei
- Sultan : Abdul Mubin (1660–1673)
- China ( Qing Dynasty )
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Georgia
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Imereti
- King : Bagrat V. ( 1660 , 1664–1668, 1668–1678, 1679–1681 )
- King: Wachtang I. Tschutschunaschwili ( 1660–1661 , 1668)
- King: Bagrat V. ( 1660, 1664–1668 , 1668–1678, 1679–1681 )
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Kakheti
- King : Artschil II. (1664–1675)
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Kartlien
- King : Wachtang V (1658–1675)
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Mingrelia
- Prince : Levan III. Dadiani (1661-1681)
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Imereti
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India
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Ahom (Assam)
- King : Supangmunga (1663-1670)
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Dekkan Sultanates (in Central India)
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Bijapur
- Sultan : Ali Adil Shah II (1656–1672)
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Golkonda (Qutub Shahi dynasty)
- Sultan: Abdullah Qutb Shah (1626–1672)
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Bijapur
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Madurai
- Nayak : Chokkanatha Nayak (1662–1682)
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Mughal Empire
- Great Mughal : Aurangzeb (1658–1707)
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Mysore
- Mharaja: Dodda Kempadevaraja (1659–1673)
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Portuguese India
- Viceroy : João Nunes da Cunha (1666–1668)
- Interim government councilor: António de Melo e Castro , Manuel Corte-Real de Sampaio , Luís de Miranda Henriques (1668–1671)
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Ahom (Assam)
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Indonesia
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Aceh
- Sultan : Safiyat ud-Din Taj al-Alam bint Iskandar Muda (1641–1675)
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Johor
- Sultan : Abdul Jalil Shah III. (1623–1677)
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Dutch East Indies
- Governor General : Joan Maetsuycker (1653–1678) (1646–1660 Governor of Dutch Ceylon)
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Aceh
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Japan
- Emperor (Tennō) : Reigen (1663–1687)
- Shogun : Tokugawa Ietsuna (1651-1680)
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Cambodia
- King : Barom Reachea V (1659–1672)
- Korea ( Joseon Dynasty )
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Lan Xang (in what is now Laos )
- King : Sulingvongse (1638–1690)
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Nepal
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Bhaktapur
- King : Jagat Prakash Malla (1644–1673)
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Kantipur
- King : Pratap Malla (1641–1674)
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Lalitpur
- King : Srinivasa Malla (1661–1685)
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Bhaktapur
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Philippines
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Maguindanao
- Sultan: Muhammad Dipatuan Kudarat (1619–1671) (1645–1648 Sultan of Sulu)
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Sulu
- Sultan: Salahud-Din Bakhtiar (1650–1680)
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Maguindanao
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Sri Lanka
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Kandy
- King : Rajasinha II (1629–1687)
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Dutch Ceylon
- Governor : Ryklof van Goens ( 1660–1661, 1663 , 1664–1675)
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Kandy
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Vietnam
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Cao Bằng ( Mạc Dynasty )
- Ruler: Mạc Kính Vũ (1638–1677)
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Lê dynasty
- King: Lê Huyền Tông (1662–1671)
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Nguyen (in the south of Vietnam)
- Ruler: Nguyễn Phúc Tần (1648–1687)
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Trinh
- Ruler: Trịnh Tac (1657–1682)
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Cao Bằng ( Mạc Dynasty )
Europe
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Andorra
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Co-princes :
- King of France : Louis XIV (1643–1715)
- Bishop of Urgell : Melcior Palau i Boscà (1664–1670)
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Co-princes :
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Denmark and Norway
- King : Friedrich III. (1648–1670) (1634–1648 administrator of Bremen, 1623–1629, 1634–1648 administrator of Verden)
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England , Ireland and Scotland
- King : Charles II (1660–1685)
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Holy Roman Empire
- King and Emperor : Leopold I (1658–1705) (1657–1705 King of Bohemia, 1657–1705 Archduke of Austria, 1657–1705 King of Hungary)
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Electoral College
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Archbishopric of Cologne
- Elector : Maximilian Heinrich von Bayern (1650–1688) (1650–1688 Bishop of Hildesheim, 1650–1688 Bishop of Liège, 1683–1688 Bishop of Münster, 1650–1688 Provost of Berchtesgaden, 1657 Abbot of Stablo-Malmedy)
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Principality of Mainz
- Elector : Johann Philipp von Schönborn (1647–1673) (1663–1673 Bishop of Worms, 1642–1673 Bishop of Würzburg)
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Archbishopric of Trier
- Elector : Karl Kaspar von der Leyen (1652–1676)
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Duchy of Bavaria
- Elector : Ferdinand Maria (1651–1679)
- Kingdom of Bohemia
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Margraviate of Brandenburg
- Elector : Friedrich Wilhelm (1640–1688) (1640–1688 Duke of Prussia)
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Palatine County near the Rhine
- Elector : Karl I. Ludwig (1648–1680)
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Duchy of Saxony
- Elector : Johann Georg II. (1656–1680)
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Archbishopric of Cologne
- spiritual imperial princes
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Hochstift Augsburg
- Bishop : Johann Christoph von Freyberg (1665–1690) (1660–1674 provost of Ellwangen)
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Bamberg Monastery
- Bishop : Philipp Valentin Voit von Rieneck (1653–1672)
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Hochstift Basel
- Bishop : Johann Konrad I von Roggenbach (1656–1693)
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Prince Provost Berchtesgaden
- Provost : Maximilian Heinrich von Bayern (1650–1688) (1650–1688 Archbishop of Cologne, 1650–1688 Bishop of Hildesheim, 1650–1688 Bishop of Lüttich, 1683–1688 Bishop of Münster, 1657 Abbot of Stablo-Malmedy)
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Brixen monastery
- Bishop : Sigmund Alphons von Thun (1663–1677) (1668–1677 Bishop of Trient)
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Archbishopric of Cambrai
- Sedis vacancy (1667–1669)
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Chur Monastery
- Bishop : Ulrich VI. de Mont (1661–1692)
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Corvey Abbey
- Abbot : Christoph Bernhard von Galen (1661–1678) (1650–1678 Bishop of Münster)
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Balleien of the Teutonic Order
- Grand Master : Johann Caspar von Ampringen (1664–1684)
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Eichstätt Monastery
- Bishop : Marquard II Schenk von Castell (1637–1685)
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Prince Provost Ellwangen
- Provost : Johann Christoph III. von Freyberg (1660–1674) (1665–1690 Bishop of Augsburg)
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Hochstift Freising
- Bishop : Albrecht Sigismund of Bavaria (1651–1685) (1668–1685 Bishop of Regensburg)
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Fulda Abbey
- Abbot : Joachim Graf Gravenegg (1644–1671)
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Hildesheim Monastery
- Bishop : Maximilian Heinrich von Bayern (1650–1688) (1650–1688 Archbishop of Cologne, 1650–1688 Bishop of Liège, 1683–1688 Bishop of Münster, 1650–1688 Provost of Berchtesgaden, 1657 Abbot of Stablo-Malmedy)
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Prince Abbey of Kempten
- Abbot : Roman Giel von Gielsberg (1639–1673)
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Constance monastery
- Bishop : Franz Johann Vogt von Altensumerau and Prasberg (1645–1689)
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Hochstift Lübeck (1555–1803 Protestant administrators)
- Administrator : August Friedrich von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf (1666–1705)
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Liège Monastery
- Bishop : Maximilian Heinrich von Bayern (1650–1688) (1650–1688 Archbishop of Cologne, 1650–1688 Bishop of Hildesheim, 1683–1688 Bishop of Münster, 1650–1688 Provost of Berchtesgaden, 1657 Abbot of Stablo-Malmedy)
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Archbishopric Magdeburg (1566–1631, 1638–1680 Protestant administrators)
- Administrator : August von Sachsen-Weißenfels (1638–1680)
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Monastery of Münster
- Bishop : Christoph Bernhard von Galen (1650–1678) (1661–1678 Abbot of Corvey)
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Hochstift Osnabrück (1662–1802 alternating between Catholic and Lutheran bishops)
- Bishop : Ernst August von Braunschweig-Lüneburg (1662–1698) (1692–1698 Elector of Braunschweig-Lüneburg, 1669–1698 Duke of Braunschweig-Calenberg)
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Paderborn Monastery
- Bishop : Ferdinand II von Fürstenberg (1661–1683) (1687–1683 Bishop of Münster)
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Passau bishopric
- Bishop : Wenceslaus of Thun (1664–1673)
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Regensburg Monastery
- Bishop : Guidobald von Thun (1666–1668) (1654–1668 Archbishop of Salzburg)
- Bishop: Albrecht Sigismund of Bavaria (1668–1685) (1652–1685 Bishop of Freising)
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Archbishopric Salzburg
- Archbishop : Guidobald von Thun (1654–1668) (1666–1668 Bishop of Regensburg)
- Archbishop: Max Gandolf von Kuenburg (1668–1687)
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Speyer Monastery
- Bishop : Lothar Friedrich von Metternich-Burscheid (1652–1675) (1673–1675 Archbishop of Mainz, 1673–1675 Bishop of Worms)
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Stablo-Malmedy Abbey
- Abbot : Franz Egon I von Fürstenberg (1657–1682) (1663–1682 Bishop of Strasbourg)
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Strasbourg Monastery
- Bishop : Franz Egon von Fürstenberg (1663–1682) (1657–1682 Abbot of Stablo and Malmedy)
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Hochstift Trento
- Bishop : Sigismund Alfons von Thun (1668–1677) (1663–1677 Bishop of Brixen)
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Hochstift Worms
- Bishop : Johann Philipp I von Schönborn (1663–1673) (1647–1673 Archbishop of Mainz, 1642–1673 Bishop of Würzburg)
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Würzburg Monastery
- Bishop : Johann Philipp von Schönborn (1642–1673) (1647–1673 Archbishop of Mainz, 1663–1673 Bishop of Worms)
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Hochstift Augsburg
- secular imperial princes
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Principality of Anhalt
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Anhalt-Bernburg
- Prince : Viktor I. Amadeus (1656–1718)
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Principality of Anhalt-Dessau
- Prince : Johann Georg II. (1660–1693)
- Anhalt-Harzgerode
- Principality of Anhalt-Köthen
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Anhalt-Zerbst
- Prince : Karl Wilhelm (1667–1718) (1667–1674 under guardianship)
- Regent: Sophie Auguste von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf (1667–1674)
- Regent: Ludwig VI. of Hessen-Darmstadt (1667–1674)
- Regent: Johann Georg II of Anhalt-Dessau (1667–1674)
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Anhalt-Bernburg
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Arenberg
- Duke : Philipp Franz (1640–1674) (prince until 1644)
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Margraviate of Baden
- Baden-Baden
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Baden-Durlach
- Margrave : Friedrich VI. (1659–1677)
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Brandenburg-Ansbach
- Margrave : Johann Friedrich (1667–1686)
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Brandenburg-Bayreuth
- Margrave : Christian Ernst (1655–1712)
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Braunschweig-Lüneburg
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Calenberg-Göttingen
- Duke: Johann Friedrich (1665–1679)
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Luneburg
- Duke : Georg Wilhelm (1665–1705) (1648–1665 Duke of Braunschweig-Calenberg-Göttingen)
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Wolfenbüttel
- Duke : Rudolf August (1666–1704)
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Calenberg-Göttingen
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Hessen-Darmstadt
- Landgrave : Ludwig VI. (1661–1678)
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Hessen-Kassel
- Landgrave : Wilhelm VII. (1663-1670)
- Hohenzollern-Hechingen
- Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
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Jülich and Berg
- Duke : Philipp Wilhelm (1653–1679) (1685–1690 Elector of the Palatinate, 1653–1690 Duke of Palatinate-Neuburg)
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Leuchtenberg
- Duke : Maximilian Philipp Hieronymus (1650–1705)
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Liechtenstein
- Prince : Karl Eusebius (1627–1684)
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Lorraine
- Duke : Charles IV ( 1625–1634, 1641 , 1661–1670)
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Duchy of Mecklenburg
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Mecklenburg-Guestrow
- Duke : Gustav Adolf (1636–1695) (1636–1648 administrator of Ratzeburg)
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Mecklenburg-Schwerin
- Duke : Christian Ludwig I (1658–1692)
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Mecklenburg-Guestrow
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Nassau
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Ottonian line
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Nassau-Diez
- Prince : Heinrich Casimir II. (1664–1696) (1664–1696 governor of Friesland, Groningen and Drenthe)
- Nassau-Dillenburg
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Nassau-Hadamar
- Prince : Moritz Heinrich (1653–1679)
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Nassau-Siegen (Catholic line)
- Prince : Johann Franz Desideratus (1638–1699) (count until 1652)
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Nassau-Siegen (reformed line)
- Prince : Johann Moritz (1623–1679) (count until 1652)
- Prince: Georg Friedrich (1623–1674) (count until 1664)
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Nassau-Diez
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Ottonian line
- Austria
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Ostfriesland
- Prince : Christian Eberhard (1665–1708) (until 1690 under guardianship)
- Regent: Christine Charlotte von Württemberg (1665–1690)
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Pfalz-Neuburg
- Duke : Philipp Wilhelm (1653–1690) (1685–1690 Elector of the Palatinate, 1653–1679 Duke of Jülich and Berg)
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Pfalz-Sulzbach
- Duke : Christian August (1656–1708)
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Palatinate-Veldenz
- Duke : Leopold Ludwig (1634–1694)
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Pfalz-Zweibrücken
- Duke : Friedrich Ludwig (1661–1681)
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Duchy of Saxony
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Saxony-Altenburg
- Duke : Friedrich Wilhelm II. (1639–1669)
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Saxe-Gotha
- Duke: Ernst I (1640–1672) (1672–1675 Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg)
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Saxe-Weimar
- Duke : Johann Ernst II. (1662–1683)
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Saxony-Altenburg
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Saxony-Lauenburg
- Duke : Julius Franz (1666–1689)
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Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf
- Duke : Christian Albrecht (1659–1695) (1655–1666 administrator of Lübeck)
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Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
- Duke : Christian Adolf I (1653–1667 / 1702) (loses Sønderborg to Denmark in 1667, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sønderborg-Franzhagen from 1676–1702)
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Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
- Duke : Ernst Günther (1627–1689)
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Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
- Duke : August Philipp (1627–1675)
- Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
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Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg
- Duke : Johann Bogislaw (1656–1669)
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Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön
- Duke : Joachim Ernst (1622–1671)
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Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg
- Duke : Philipp Ludwig (1627–1689)
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Württemberg
- Duke : Eberhard III. (1628–1674)
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Principality of Anhalt
- other imperial estates (selection)
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Hanau
- Count : Friedrich Casimir (1642–1685) (1641–1642 Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg)
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lip
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Lippe-Biesterfeld
- Count : Jobst Hermann (1627–1678)
- Lippe brake
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Lippe-Detmold
- Count : Simon Heinrich (1665–1697)
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Lippe-Biesterfeld
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Nassau
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Walramic line
- Nassau-Idstein
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Nassau-Ottweiler
- Count : Johann Ludwig (1659–1690) (1640–1659 Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken)
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Nassau-Saarbrücken
- Count : Gustav Adolf (1640–1677)
- Nassau-Usingen
- Nassau-Weilburg
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Walramic line
- Ortenburg
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Reuss
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Reuss older line
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Reuss-Burgk (split off from Reuss-Untergreiz)
- Lord : Heinrich II. (1668–1697) (1667–1668 Lord of Reuss-Untergreiz, count from 1673)
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Reuss overburden
- Lord : Heinrich I (1629–1681) (count from 1673)
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Reuss-Rothenthal (split off from Reuss-Untergreiz)
- Lord : Heinrich V. (1668–1698) (1667–1668 Lord of Reuss-Untergreiz, count from 1673)
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Reuss-Untergreiz (division into Burgk, Rothenthal and Untergreiz)
- Lord : Heinrich II. (1667–1668) (1668–1673 Lord of Reuss-Burgk, 1673–1697 Count of Reuss-Burgk)
- Lord: Heinrich IV. (1667–1675) (count from 1673)
- Lord: Heinrich V. (1667–1668) (1668–1673 Lord of Reuss-Rothenthal, 1673–1698 Count of Reuss Rothental)
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Reuss-Burgk (split off from Reuss-Untergreiz)
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Reuss younger line
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Reuss-Gera
- Lord : Heinrich II. (1635–1670)
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Reuss-Lobenstein
- Lord : Heinrich X. (1647–1671) (1635–1647 Lord of Reuss-Gera)
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Reuss-Schleiz
- Lord : Heinrich I (1666–1692) (1640–1647 Lord of Reuss-Gera, 1647–1666 Lord of Reuss-Saalburg, 1673–1692 Count of Reuss-Schleiz)
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Reuss-Gera
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Reuss older line
- Schaumburg-Lippe
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Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
- Count : Albert Anton (1646–1710)
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Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (common rule)
- Count : Ludwig Günther II. (1642–1681) (in Arnstadt, until 1666 in Ebeleben)
- Count: Christian Wilhelm (1666–1720) (from 1697 Prince) (in Sondershausen)
- Count: Anton Günther II. (1666–1681) (1681–1697 Count of Schwarzburg-Arnstadt, 1697–1719 Prince of Schwarzburg-Arnstadt) (in Sondershausen)
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Waldeck-Eisenberg
- Count : Heinrich Wolrad (1645–1664)
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Waldeck Wildungen
- Count : Christian Ludwig (1645–1706)
- Count: Josias II (1645–1669)
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Hanau
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Italian states
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Genoa
- Doge : Cesare Gentile (1667–1669)
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Guastalla
- Duke : Ferrante III. Gonzaga (1632-1678)
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Papal States
- Pope : Clement IX. (1667–1669)
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Milan (1535–1706 to Spain)
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Duke : Charles II of Spain (1665–1700)
- Governor : Luis de Guzmán Ponce de Leon (1662–1668)
- Governor: Paolo Spinola (1668, 1668–1670 )
- Governor: Francisco de Orozco (1668)
- Governor: Paolo Spinola ( 1668 , 1668–1670)
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Duke : Charles II of Spain (1665–1700)
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Mantua (1533–1708 personal union with Montferrat)
- Duke : Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga (1665–1708) (1678–1692 Duke of Guastalla)
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Massa and Carrara
- Duke : Alberico II. Cibo-Malaspina (1662–1690) (until 1664 prince)
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Mirandola
- Duke : Alessandro II Pico (1637–1691)
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Modena and Reggio
- Duke : Francesco II. D'Este (1662–1694)
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Montferrat (1533–1708 personal union with Mantua)
- Duke : Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga (1665–1708) (1678–1692 Duke of Guastalla)
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Naples (1503–1707 / 14 to Aragon or Spain )
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King : Charles II of Spain (1665–1700)
- Viceroy : Pedro Antonio de Aragón (1666–1671)
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King : Charles II of Spain (1665–1700)
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Parma and Piacenza
- Duke : Ranuccio II. Farnese (1646–1694)
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Piombino
- Prince : Giovan Battista Ludovisi (1664–1699)
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San Marino
- Capitani Reggenti : Paolo Antonio Onofri ( 1635, 1639, 1642–1643, 1646–1647, 1650–1651, 1654–1655, 1659–1660, 1663 , 1667–1668, 1671, 1675, 1681–1682, 1685–1686 ) and Domizio Beni (1667–1668)
- Capitani Reggenti: Carlo Loli ( 1646, 1651–1652, 1655, 1658–1659, 1664 , 1668, 1672, 1677–1678, 1682, 1686, 1689–1690 ) and Giambattista Zampini ( 1660–1661 , 1668, 1672, 1676– 1677 )
- Capitani Reggenti: Francesco Maccioni ( 1664–1665 , 1668–1669, 1674, 1679, 1683, 1688–1689, 1692, 1696, 1699–1700, 1706–1707, 1710–1711 ) and Francesco Loli (1668–1669, 1674, 1679, 1684–1685, 1689, 1693, 1700 )
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Savoy
- Duke : Charles Emanuel II (1638–1675)
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Sicily (1412–1713 to Aragon or Spain )
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King : Charles II of Spain (1665–1700)
- Viceroy : Francisco IV. Fernández de la Cueva y Enríquez de Cabrera (1667–1670) (1653–1660 Viceroy of New Spain)
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King : Charles II of Spain (1665–1700)
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Tuscany
- Grand Duke : Ferdinando II. De 'Medici (1621–1670)
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Venice
- Doge : Domenico II. Contarini (1659–1675)
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Genoa
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Khanate of Crimea
- Khan : Adil Giray (1666–1671)
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Courland
- Duke : Jakob Kettler (1642–1682)
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Malta
- Grand Master : Nicolas Cotoner (1663–1680)
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Moldova (under Ottoman rule)
- Prince : Iliaș Alexandru (1666–1668)
- Prince: Gheorghe Duca ( 1665–1666 , 1668–1672, 1678–1683 )
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Netherlands
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Republic of the Seven United Provinces
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Friesland
- Governor : Heinrich Casimir II of Nassau-Dietz (1664–1696) (1664–1696 governor of Groningen and Drenthe, 1664–1696 Prince of Nassau-Dietz)
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Drenthe and Groningen
- Governor : Heinrich Casimir II of Nassau-Dietz (1664–1696) (1664–1696 governor of Friesland, 1664–1696 Prince of Nassau-Dietz)
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Holland and Zeeland
- Governor : vacant (1650–1672)
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Overijssel and Gelderland
- Governor : vacant (1650–1675)
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Utrecht
- Governor : vacant (1650–1672)
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Friesland
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Spanish Netherlands (formally part of the Holy Roman Empire until 1714/95)
- Governor : Francisco de Moura Cortereal (1664–1668)
- Governor: Íñigo Melchor Fernández de Velasco (1668–1670)
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Republic of the Seven United Provinces
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Poland
- King : John II Casimir (1648–1668)
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Portugal
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King : Alfonso VI. (1656–1683)
- Regent: Peter II (1667–1683) (1683–1706 king)
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King : Alfonso VI. (1656–1683)
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Prussia
- Duke : Friedrich Wilhelm (1640–1688) (1640–1688 Elector of Brandenburg)
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Sweden
- King : Charles XI. (1660–1697) (1681–1697 Duke of Pfalz-Zweibrücken)
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Transylvania
- Prince : Michael I. Apafi (1661–1690)
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Spain
- King : Charles II (1665–1700)