Top 10 Best & Most Influential Leaders of Europe

When we talk about the leaders, there are several names that influenced their people in real way. The pages of history are, in fact, with the names of such persons who worked hard to raise the standards of their people in different times. Today, we have made a list of top 10 best & most influential leaders of Europe. So, let us check out!

10. Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler founded Nazi Party. He offered his services as the chancellor of Germany during 1933-1945. He was a great dictator of Nazi Germany in 1934. Adolf had joined the German Workers’ Party in 1919 and got the chance to become a leader of the party in 1921. The time he failed in his Beer Hall Putsch, Adolf was punished for five years at Landsberg Prison during. He is one of the major leaders of Germany, and declared Britain as an enemy in 1939.

9. Peter The Great

Peter The Great is a great and Russian Emperor who served in the social and political sector for years. He is the person who worked to expand the Tsardom of Russia into a bigger empire via some successful wars. He also urged the people to adapt modern lifestyle and forget about the old traditions. He laid the foundation of first Russian Navy base in September 1698 in Taganrog. He also defeated the nation in the Battle of Narva.

8. Henry VIII

King of England, Henry VIII is the most famous successor of his time. He is the son of Henry VII and was the second monarch of the Tudor dynasty. He is known to have played his role in the separation of the Church of England and the Roman Catholic Church. Henry VIII established himself as the Supreme Head of the Church of England in 1536. His contributions towards the success of the nation cannot be forgotten.

7. Vladimir Lenin

Russian politician and theorist, Vladimir Lenin is one of the best leaders who served as the Premier of the Soviet Union from 1922 until his death. He worked for the recreation of Russian Empire, and used to follow the ideas of Marxism in his political lifestyle. He played his part in the theoretical success of Marxism, and revolutionized the nation to much extent.

6. Napoleon Bonaparte

Napoleon Bonaparte is the Emperor of France. He is one of the best persons of Europe. He was a person of religious tolerance and used to avoid frauds of all kind during his rule. He ran several campaigns, and studied at world’s best military academies. He is the pioneer of French Revolution and is the winner of most of Napoleonic Wars.

5. Queen Elizabeth I

Queen of England and Ireland Queen Elizabeth I was 5th monarch of the Tudor dynasty. She is one of the best and highly influencing queens. She contributed in the establishment of modern Europe. Her reign is Elizabethan era. She was studded with William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe, and Francis Drake. She ruled with the help of William Cecil and Baron Burghley.

4. Winston Churchill

British politician, Winston Churchill is a famous leader of UK. He became the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 1940 to 1945, and again from 1951 to 1955. Churchill was a famous and brave officer of British Army. He was given Nobel Prize in 1953 in Literature. He is the person who got first citizenship of America, and was the leader of Britain for many years.

3. Joseph Stalin

Leader of the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin replaced the New Economic Policy of Lenin in 1920. He also established Russia and made it a major Industrial power. Joseph declared imprisonment of opposing people, and worked to deport many of innocent individuals to remote areas. After the wars of Moscow and Stalingrad, Stalin contributed towards the establishment of the destructed states.

2. Benito Mussolini

The head of National Fascist Party, Benito Mussolini offered his services as the Prime Minister of Italy from 1922 to 1943. He had ruled the state until 1925, and had officially set up a legal dictatorship. Mussolini succeeded in achieving one-party dictatorship by a series of rules. He was defeated in Grand Council of Fascism from Allied invasion of Italy. He got arrested by King Victor Emmanuel III on 12 September 1943.

1. Karl Marx

German philosopher, economist, historian, and socialist, Karl Marx is the person who laid the foundation of modern social science. He was honored various times for his immense contributions, and is also named for his genius books: The Communist Manifesto and Das Kapital. He gave the idea of Socialism for the first time, and headed various political campaigns.