Top 10 Most Influential Leaders of Europe

Throughout history, there have been many leaders who have had a large influence on their people. History ranked them appropriately, while portraying Caligula and Nero in the worst possible light. The silent war between Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama for the position of a most powerful person is now a modern-day sensation. Even technology is not far away while trying to figure out the most influential people in history.

So here is the list of the top 10 most influential leaders of Europe.

1. Napoleon Bonaparte

Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France, implemented numerous liberal reforms throughout Europe, including the spread of religious tolerance and the abolition of feudalism. His Napoleonic Code had a direct influence on numerous civil law jurisdictions in various countries, and his war campaigns are still studied at military academies around the world.

He was a forefather of the French Revolution. And won most of his Napoleonic Wars while seizing control of majority of the continental Europe. He became Emperor of France in 1804 after establishing himself as First Consul through a coup d'état in 1799. At a young age, he embarked on his first Italian campaign, followed by Egyptian expeditions. After winning numerous military expeditions around the world with his massive battalion, he was finally defeated in June 1815 at the Battle of Waterloo.

2. Adolf Hitler

Founding father of the Nazi Party, Adolf Hitler, served as the chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945 and became the dictator of Nazi Germany in 1934. History will always remember him for his role in World War II and the Holocaust. After serving his duty as a veteran of World War I, he joined the German Workers’ Party in 1919 and became the sole leader of the party in 1921. After he failed in his Beer Hall Putsch, he was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment at Landsberg Prison during which he wrote Mein Kampf.

3. Joseph Stalin

Joseph Stalin, the Soviet Union's leader, imposed the concept of "socialism in one country," which replaced Lenin's New Economic Policy of the early 1920s. While establishing Russia as a major industrial power, he declared the imprisonment of millions of opponents in labor camps and the deportation of many others to remote areas. After agreeing to sign a non-aggression pact with Nazi Germany in August 1939, the Führer and Stalin divided their influence and territory within Eastern Europe. In June 1941, Germany broke the pact and launched a massive invasion of the Soviet Union.

4. Peter The Great

In the 17th century, the Tsardom of Russia's ruler and Russian Emperor, Peter The Great, replaced many medieval social and political systems with modern and scientific systems based on The Enlightenment. Through a series of successful wars, he expanded Russia's Tsardom into a much larger empire, establishing his territory as the major European power. As part of his reformation, he ordered all courtiers, state officials, and military personnel to shave their beards and wear modern clothing. In September 1698, he established the first Russian Navy base in history in Taganrog.

5. Benito Mussolini

Leader and founder of the National Fascist Party, Benito Mussolini, served his duty as the Prime Minister of Italy from 1922 until his expulsion in 1943. After ruling constitutionally until 1925, he officially set up a legal dictatorship and dropped all forms of democracy in his country. Mussolini and his fascist followers achieved one-party dictatorship throughout the country by a series of laws and his secret police forces, followed by the destruction of all political opposition.

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6. Henry VIII

Henry VIII, King of England and ruler of the Kingdoms of France and Ireland, succeeded his father Henry VII and became the second monarch of the Tudor dynasty. He is well-known throughout history for his role in the split between the Church of England and the Roman Catholic Church. In 1536, he officially established himself as the Supreme Head of the Church of England after successfully achieving the Dissolution of the Monasteries. He officially granted the Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542 and took control of the legal union of England and Wales.

7. Winston Churchill

British politician Winston Churchill was considered as one of the most influential wartime leaders, and became the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. Churchill became Prime Minister for the first time after the resignation of Neville Chamberlain on 10 May 1940. Besides politics, he was also an officer in the British Army, a historian, a writer and a talented artist.

8. Karl Marx

Karl Marx, a German philosopher, sociologist, economist, journalist, historian, and revolutionary socialist, is regarded as one of the founding fathers of modern social science. Marxism refers to his ideas about politics, economics, and society as a whole. He is also well-known for two of his brilliant books, The Communist Manifesto and Das Kapital. He constructed the basic ideas of Socialism because he believed capitalism produces internal tension which finally leads to its self-destruction.

9. Queen Elizabeth I

Queen of the United Kingdom and Ireland Queen Elizabeth I was the Tudor dynasty's fifth and final monarch. She is widely regarded as one of Europe's most influential queens due to her contribution to the establishment of modern Europe. Her reign is known as the Elizabethan era, and it is littered with some of history's most famous figures, including William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe, and English explorer Francis Drake. She ruled her large territory with the help of her most trusted advisors which consisted of William Cecil and Baron Burghley.

10. Vladimir Lenin

Vladimir Lenin, a Russian revolutionary communist politician and theorist, was the leader of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and the Premier of the Soviet Union from 1922 until his death. Under his administration, the Russian Empire was reborn as the Soviet Union. Throughout his life, he adhered to Marxist ideas and nationalized the Soviet Union's wealth, which included lands, industries, and businesses. Leninism refers to his own theoretical contributions to Marxism.

All of the leaders listed above secured their places as the most influential people of the era starting from the fifteenth century till the modern time. Their influences on masses had a vast impact and also created the ideas of modern societies. But if we count the dynastic era. There are two leaders who proved themselves as the most influential leaders of all time; Julius Caesar, who is considered the greatest Roman emperor. And Alexander the Great, who doesn’t need any introductions.