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Greatest women who ruled — Yourlist

|RankingsGreatest women who ruled

Greatest women who ruled

a Yourlist ranking · the crowd decides the order

Power, held and wielded.

What counts: Seeded with approximate figures where shown — the crowd's votes decide the order.

Elizabeth I▲ Rising
Era: 1500s
added by IJRin 2 rankings
60
Catherine the Great▲ Rising
Era: 1700s
added by IJR
36
Cleopatra▲ Rising
Era: 30s BC
added by IJRin 2 rankings
18
Queen Victoria▲ Rising
Era: 1800s
added by IJRin 5 rankings
15
Hatshepsut▼ Falling
Era: 1400s BC
added by IJR
-9
Empress Wu Zetian▼ Falling
Era: 600s
added by IJR
-17
Isabella I of Castile▼ Falling
Era: 1400s
added by IJR
-21
Maria Theresa▼ Falling
Era: 1700s
added by IJR
-44

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CChloe Reyes20h
This order is closer to right than any editor would've gotten.
HHugo Silva3d
Voted — and the gap between #1 and #2 should be bigger.
AAndre OkaforJul 28, 2026
Exactly the kind of argument the internet was built for.
LLeo Reyes4d
The crowd is sleeping on the bottom half of this list.