Leaders & Statesmen

Medieval era

Urraca of Leon

1081 – March 8, 1126

Spanish queen

Medieval era

James I of Aragon

February 2, 1208 – July 27, 1276

King of Aragon (1208–1276)

Medieval era

Peter of Castile

August 30, 1334 – March 23, 1369

King of Castile and León from 1350 to 1369

Medieval era

Afonso Henriques

July 25, 1109 – December 6, 1185

King of Portugal from 1139 to 1185

Medieval era

John I of Portugal

April 11, 1357 – August 14, 1433

King of Portugal from 1385 to 1433

Medieval era

Nuno Alvares Pereira

June 24, 1360 – November 1, 1431

Portuguese nobleman

Medieval era

Roger II of Sicily

December 22, 1095 – February 26, 1154

King of Sicily from 1130 to 1154

Medieval era

Enrico Dandolo

1107 – 1205

Doge of Venice (1107-1205)

Medieval era

Ludovico Sforza

July 27, 1452 – May 27, 1508

Duke of Milan

Medieval era

Abd al-Rahman I

731 CE – September 30, 788 CE

Emir of Córdoba from 756 to 788

Medieval era

Almanzor

938 CE – August 9, 1010

Arab Andalusian military leader and statesman (c.938-1002)

Medieval era

Hasdai ibn Shaprut

915 CE – 975 CE

9th century Andalusian Jewish scholar, physician and official

Medieval era

Arnold of Brescia

1100 – June 18, 1155

Canon regular and revolutionary

Medieval era

Cola di Rienzo

1313 – October 8, 1354

Italian politician

Medieval era

Brunetto Latini

1220 – 1294

Italian scholar and statesman, c. 1220–1294

Medieval era

Marsilius of Padua

1275 – 1342

Italian philosopher (1275–1342)

Medieval era

Gonzalo Fernandez de Cordoba

September 1, 1453 – December 2, 1515

Spanish general (1453-1515)

Medieval era

Cardinal Cisneros

1436 – November 8, 1517

Spanish Catholic cardinal (1436-1517)

Ancient era

Theodoric the Great

May 12, 454 CE – August 30, 526 CE

King of the Germanic Ostrogoths and ruler of Italy (493–526)

Medieval era

Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor

955 CE – December 7, 983 CE

Holy Roman Emperor from 973 to 983 and King of Italy from 980 to 983

Medieval era

Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor

980 CE – January 24, 1002

Holy Roman Emperor from 996 to 1002

Medieval era

Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor

November 11, 1050 – August 7, 1106

Holy Roman Emperor from 1084 to 1105

Medieval era

Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor

February 14, 1368 – December 9, 1437

Monarch from the House of Luxemburg (1368-1437)

Medieval era

Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor

March 22, 1459 – January 12, 1519

Holy Roman Emperor (1459-1519)

Medieval era

Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia

907 CE – September 28, 935 CE

Duke and saint

Medieval era

Ottokar II of Bohemia

1233 – August 26, 1278

King of Bohemia (1253-1278)

Medieval era

Jan Zizka

1360 – October 11, 1424

Czech Hussite military leader (circa 1360 - 1424)

Medieval era

George of Podebrady

April 23, 1420 – March 22, 1471

King of Bohemia

Mieszko I of Poland

d. May 25, 992 CE

Duke of Poland

Medieval era

Boleslaw I the Brave

967 CE – June 17, 1025

First King of Poland (967–1025)

Medieval era

Jadwiga of Poland

February 18, 1374 – July 17, 1399

Queen of Poland (1384–1399)

Medieval era

Wladyslaw II Jagiello

1362 – June 1, 1434

King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1362-1434)

Medieval era

Vytautas the Great

1352 – October 27, 1430

Grand Duke of Lithuania

Medieval era

Harald Bluetooth

911 CE – November 1, 985 CE

King of Denmark and Norway

Medieval era

Olaf Tryggvason

960 CE – September 9, 1000

King of Norway

Medieval era

Margaret I of Denmark

1353 – October 28, 1412

Queen of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden

Medieval era

Birger Jarl

1210 – October 28, 1266

Jarl and ruler of Sweden (c.1210–1266)

Medieval era

Stefan Dusan

July 26, 1308 – December 20, 1355

Emperor of Serbia 1331–1355

Medieval era

John Hunyadi

1407 – August 11, 1456

Regent-Governor of the Kingdom of Hungary, 1446–1453

Medieval era

Bela IV of Hungary

November 29, 1206 – May 3, 1270

King of Hungary (1206-1270)

Medieval era

Louis I of Hungary

March 5, 1326 – September 10, 1382

King of Hungary, Poland and Croatia

Medieval era

Boris I of Bulgaria

827 CE – May 2, 907 CE

Bulgarian ruler

Medieval era

Krum

755 CE – April 13, 814 CE

Bulgarian ruler

Medieval era

Yaroslav the Wise

978 CE – February 20, 1054

Grand Prince of Kiev from 1019 to 1054

Medieval era

Sviatoslav I of Kiev

942 CE – 972 CE

Prince of Kiev

Medieval era

Lothair I

795 CE – September 29, 855 CE

Emperor of the Carolingian Empire from 817 to 855

Medieval era

Louis the German

806 CE – August 28, 876 CE

King of East Francia from 843 to 876

Medieval era

Charles the Fat

839 CE – January 13, 888 CE

Emperor of the Carolingian Empire (839-888) (r. 881-887)

Medieval era

Charles the Simple

September 17, 879 CE – October 7, 929 CE

King of West Francia

Medieval era

Adelaide of Italy

931 CE – December 16, 999 CE

Holy Roman Empress, Catholic saint (931–999)

Medieval era

Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor

October 28, 1016 – October 5, 1056

Holy Roman Emperor

Medieval era

Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor

August 11, 1086 – May 23, 1125

King of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor, the fourth and last ruler of the Salian dynasty

Medieval era

Conrad III of Germany

1093 – February 15, 1152

Hohenstaufen dynasty king (r. 1138–1152)

Medieval era

Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor

November 1, 1165 – September 28, 1197

Holy Roman Emperor from 1191 to 1197

Medieval era

Charles I of Anjou

March 21, 1226 – January 7, 1285

King of Sicily (1226-1285)

Medieval era

Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor

September 21, 1415 – August 19, 1493

Holy Roman Emperor and Austrian archduke and duke (1452–1493)

Medieval era

Halfdan Ragnarsson

c. 900 CE – 877 CE

Viking leader and commander of the Great Heathen Army

Medieval era

Harald Fairhair

851 CE – 933 CE

King of Norway

Medieval era

Absalon

1128 – March 21, 1201

Archbishop, statesman (1128-1201)

Medieval era

Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson

1390 – May 4, 1436

Regent (1390–1436)