Top 20 Most Powerful Women in History

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These women were historically powerful, Welcome to MsMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the women who wielded major authority or influence within their own nation or across an empire. Our countdown includes Cleopatra, Zenobia, Amanirenas, and more! Which powerful woman inspires YOU the most? Be sure to let us know in the comments below!
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@MsMojo 7 ай бұрын

Which powerful woman inspires YOU the most? Let us know below, and be sure to also check out our video of the Top 10 Historical Royal Women Who Deserve Their Own Show - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gdJ7dLChmNSunHk.html

@erzaender 7 ай бұрын

cleopatra and queen victoria

@meganmendoza7026 7 ай бұрын

Anne Boleyn, Mary Queen of Scots and Queen Elizabeth Ist and also Frida Kahlo

@Wassupmeh 7 ай бұрын

Why ain't i on the list though? I opened my firts pickle jar at the big age of 5 and yes i am what they call a woman. So disapointing😔

@punter1 7 ай бұрын

@@meganmendoza7026 The Virgin Queen and the entire Dynasty of the Camelot era had epic female leaders , didn't even get a mention poorly produced this clip 👎👎👎

@meganmendoza7026 7 ай бұрын

@@punter1 I know right

@kaylaschaab2111 7 ай бұрын

I'm really surprised that Queen Elizabeth the first wasn't on this list. She ushered in a golden age for England through a bunch of turmoil.

@annierose8099 7 ай бұрын

I was thinking the same thing. At 1st, I was thinking either Elizabeth the 1st or Cleopatra is #1 but Catherine the Great? Hmm. Then Elizabeth II wasn't on the top 10.

@staytruered 6 ай бұрын

Doesn't matter. Most of these stories are made up.

@user-gz5ry6uj3w 6 ай бұрын

Its insane that Elizabeth I isnt in the top 5. Cathetine the Great, Cleopatra and others I. cant argue against but seriously

@zipporahbrown8679 6 ай бұрын

And got snoop dogg out of jail. We must not forget such unforgettable efforts.😢

@TheRyanzeegers 6 ай бұрын

Because she lost most of her Empire under her reign. The British monarchy is mostly a figurehead now

@guidorotunda1321 7 ай бұрын

I would have liked to have seen Elizabeth I & Nefertiti on this list

@sessionshannah 7 ай бұрын

Same here

@candicehoneycutt4318 7 ай бұрын

A lot of the things Elizabeth I got the credit for were things Mary I laid the groundwork for before she passed.

@guidorotunda1321 7 ай бұрын

I know one of them was establishing colonies in North America@@candicehoneycutt4318

@perlamariapisanolaso8230 7 ай бұрын

Cierto 😊

@cethomas324 7 ай бұрын

Right, Elizabeth, who had an immensely successful 40 years on the throne had NO original policies or thoughts but happened to "get credit" for what Mary did /s. Mary died after a mere five years on the throne and she didn't accomplish much beyond a (very temporary) restoration of Catholicism. She was merely the wife of Philip of Spain, while Elizabeth I beat the Spanish Armada and established England as a great seafaring power, which it would be for several hundred more years Sorry,, but Mary didn't have that kind of vision.@@candicehoneycutt4318

@corvus1374 7 ай бұрын

How could you possibly leave out Elizabeth I?

@vicbensonuk 7 ай бұрын

Queen Elizabeth I? And where is Boudica? And Nefertiti?

@vkrasnoborodkin 7 ай бұрын

How about Queen Victoria?

@sessionshannah 7 ай бұрын

IKR😐

@freddie488 7 ай бұрын

What about her? She married her first cousin, gave him about a dozen inbred children and then when he died she plunged the country into mourning. All the changes that happened in the UK happened inspite of her not because of her, she didn't give a sod about the British public and only cared about getting her mongral children into places of power throughout Europe.

@davidnavas7391 7 ай бұрын

Elizabeth the first (I) should be number one and you didn't even include her!!

@Brinta3 7 ай бұрын

20. Yaa Asantewa 0:28 19. Theodora 2:00 18. Agrippina the Younger 3:15 17. Elizabeth II 4:20 16. Eleanor of Aquitaine 5:33 15. Golda Meir 6:52 14. Nzinga of Ndongo & Matamba 8:02 13. Amanirenas 9:34 12. Isabella I of Castile 10:48 11. Indira Gandhi 11:51 10. Lady K’abel 13:31 9. Tamar of Georgia 14:45 8. Empress Dowager Cixi 15:53 7. Margaret Thatcher 17:05 6. Zenobia 18:47 5. Maria Theresa 20:04 4. Wu Zetian 21:24 3. Cleopatra 22:38 2. Hatshepsut 24:06 1. Catherine the Great 25:57

@hwizell7478 7 ай бұрын

Timing ⏱️ like a 👑

@prathamsaxena9503 6 ай бұрын

Thank you 👑

@sbasi2739 7 ай бұрын

Queen Elizabeth II is someone we all saw rule in our lives, she should have been in top 5. She was 'The Queen' around the world.

@SantanaCampbell 7 ай бұрын

While I agree with you in that statement, she's more recent than some of these powerful women from the past. If the list featured just women from the 20th and 21st centuries, I think she'd definitely be in the top 5!

@Wassupmeh 7 ай бұрын

😢what about me? I am mrs pikle jar opener mothers across the globe call me to open there pickle jars

@emilove7943 7 ай бұрын

@@Wassupmeha true queen

@lilletrille1892 7 ай бұрын

But in a time where the monarch's power is limited.

@melodiepeterson732 7 ай бұрын

Seriously, Elizabeth 1 not listed? Incredible

@julianaylor4351 7 ай бұрын

You need a second list. There's more. ❤️

@lutramage6252 7 ай бұрын

Surely both Elizabeth I and Victoria should be on this list - if not at the top of the list? How can both be missing given their roles in the world of their time? Victoria ruled over the largest empire of all time. Elizabeth I defeated the major world power of the time, Spain. And Elizabeth II not in the top 10? Also, where are native American women? Or Boudica? Joan of Arc? Benazir Bhutto? Mother Theresa? Angela Merkel? To name but a few.

@prathamsaxena9503 6 ай бұрын

Except Elizabeth 1 None of them hold any significant powers

@ClaudiaHofmann-vl2pn 7 ай бұрын

Missed Elizabeth I on the List 😮

@aprilbrown8790 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for have Queen Amanirenas on this list! She does not get recognized enough❤

@LaurelRawson 7 ай бұрын

Not surprised to see Catherine the Great at the top. I was surprised the Catherine D'Medici and Elizabeth I weren't on the list. I love seeing my fave history badass Hatshepsut at number 2. I was happy to see a well rounded list. Good job for not making the list completely Eurocentric.

@erinehinger956 6 ай бұрын

Especially Catherine Demedici who outlived her rivals and went from being a forgotten, humiliated wife to the power behind her sons.

@tommcdonald1873 3 ай бұрын

Victoria is my rant at this list.

@samuelcollantes1175 7 ай бұрын

I felt like i was in school with this top, how great it was! Thanks, Kristen, and a happy thursday afternoon to you as well. Take care and God bless you, greetings from Colombia to you as well.

@haydenlipczenko4775 7 ай бұрын

Isabelle wasn't kind to Jews. She should have left them alone too. Queen Esther should have been on the list.

@user-cm5of7ip1s 7 ай бұрын

Catherine the great has been my inspiration for years and I know that she wasn't on the list but Elizabeth the first because she defeated the Spanish Armada in a man dominated world as well being the first Tudor queen (Not counting her mom and 4 step-mothers)

@floss3729 7 ай бұрын

Elizabeth was the second Tudor Queen to rein in her own right (or third if you count Queen Jane's 9 day rein). Elizabeth's sister Mary the 1st was the first official Tudor Queen.

@user-cm5of7ip1s 7 ай бұрын

@@floss3729 I meant for the first Protestant tudor queen to reign and I know that Lady Jane Grey ruled for 9 days but I don't count her since her husband wanted to take control

@perlamariapisanolaso8230 7 ай бұрын

Isabel I no derrotó a la Armada Invencible, fue una tormenta; poco después Felipe II mandó rearmar su flota y atacó las costas inglesas tomando varias ciudades, así que no hay punto para la reina inglesa

@LillikoiSeed 6 ай бұрын

Thank you. I needed this today.❤

@jswjanjan 7 ай бұрын

What? Where is Elizabeth 1?

@kharris9359 Ай бұрын

Yeah she should be #1 and Catherine #2

@candicehoneycutt4318 7 ай бұрын

'I bore six girls, five boys, and 31 connubial years of you' lmao that's ice cold

@hwizell7478 7 ай бұрын

🔥

@nielshenrikjunkermortensen3334 7 ай бұрын

Margrethe the first of Denmark - The kalmarunion

@lassyduckie8830 6 ай бұрын

This lady also should be on this list

@cocoaorange1 7 ай бұрын

Great video, some I never heard of.

@MsMojo 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@joyceweir7060 7 ай бұрын

What happened to Queen Elizabeth the First??? Defeating the Spanish Armada was not enough to impress??? And everything else she did and over came??? Boy, she is my favorite Queen of Great Britain! N

@lupino77 7 ай бұрын

And just where is Queen Victoria?

@sambizz6500 7 ай бұрын

Really enjoyed this vid can we have a part2 🙏🏿

@JaneSaidWhy 7 ай бұрын

What a great list. ❤

@mr.yudiuup 7 ай бұрын

Margareth Thatcher above Queen Elizabeth II. Damn MsMojo.

@ROBYNMARKOW 7 ай бұрын

Where’s QE1?

@sandyCP 6 ай бұрын

Brilliant! I'd rather if it included Olga of Kyiv, Queen Elizabet I, Queen Victoria and Rudrama Devi from India too.

@user-ix1rp9ff3p 7 ай бұрын

strange Sofia of Anhalt-Zerbst is even featured here, considering the current geo-political climate also why is the Ukrainian Hürrem Sultan not on this list

@JustMeeeHeHe 6 ай бұрын

As famous as Cleopatra was, I think Wu Zetian should’ve been in 3rd because Wu actually ruled China during a time where women had no power, whatsoever. She did not depended on another ruler to secure her power and she was smart enough to expand her territory and the empire thrived under her. In addition, she didn’t grow up as a princess. She planned her way up from a lowly concubine to queen. She was smart and brave. She also lived into her old age, which is not so common in her time as an emperor.

@vashidachoudhary9693 7 ай бұрын

Actually she was 'that gandhi's' god-daughter

@user-gi8pk9uc7q 7 ай бұрын

Thatcher was a very polarizing woman!

@michaelhurley3171 7 ай бұрын

Number one is my wife! And try to tell her otherwise!!!

@conniescharre9402 7 ай бұрын

Capital punishment for sexual assault? Good job Theodora.

@redchic 6 ай бұрын

Queen Elizabeth the 1st is not just an oversight, but a rather glaring mistake. Maybe it's because she's sooo well known?

@sessionshannah 7 ай бұрын

I learned so much about women thank you 😊

@BlazerK1914 7 ай бұрын

Rey: “I am the most powerful woman of the Galaxy!” Scarlet Witch: “No, I am the most powerful of the Multiverse!” Cleopatra: “Get out of here, you maniacs!”

@prathamsaxena9503 6 ай бұрын

😂❤

@kiera181 7 ай бұрын

Bhagamati (Hyder Mahal) was a queen of Sultan Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah, in whose honor Hyderabad was supposedly named.

@waittillfamewtf2385 7 ай бұрын

Saori Kido (Athena) 🔮

@davisoaresalves5179 7 ай бұрын

The number one belonged to Elizabeth I.

@sgeskinner 7 ай бұрын

It was not Thutmoses III who tried to erase Hatshepsut as it Happed very late in his reign when his son Amenhotep II wanted to destroy any clain by Hatshepsut's family to the throne

@muddymom 6 ай бұрын

I was surprised that Boudica wasn't included on this list.

@autumnrose8858 7 ай бұрын

a crime to not put Elizabeth the first on here. She was way better than the second in power amounts

@FranPerles 6 ай бұрын

I agree that the list is great, but I was a bit surprised not to see Queen Seondeok of Silla.

@treasureikpea 7 ай бұрын

kösem? hürrem? mihrimah? where are they?

@amidthephantomsrose 7 ай бұрын

I said the same thing. You can't start and be part of the sultanate of women without being a powerful woman

@Nauticalfarmer 6 ай бұрын

I'm surprised Queen Victoria isn't in the list.

@amidthephantomsrose 7 ай бұрын

Umm, what about Elizabeth 1, hurrem sultan, kosem sultan, mirhimah sultan, or even any other members of the sultanate of women from the Ottoman empire

@mousemd 6 ай бұрын

Why is QEI not on this list? In the States, they make more movies about her than anyone else!

@dreamguardian8320 6 ай бұрын

18 and 9. Marrying an uncle and forced to put a woman on the throne since having no sons all remind me of House of the Dragon (or Fire and Blood as it's really called).

@paulinenolan-pl7pc 7 ай бұрын

should of had Domina of rome on the list

@Wenchework 6 ай бұрын

Need more list as there more women who not on list for me one of them was Margrethe the 1

@karenguillen5893 7 ай бұрын

Girl Power!

@TheUnfilteredJones 6 ай бұрын

Where is Hurrem Sultana, Kosem sultan , Elizabeth I , Nefertiti ??? So many women

@perlamariapisanolaso8230 7 ай бұрын

Algunas de esas mujeres no las conocía (como Yaa Asantewa o Lady K'abel por ejemplo) Isabel de Castilla sólo fue reina de Castilla, fue su nieto Carlos I quien reunificò los reinos de la Península Ibérica (salvo Portugal) en un solo reino, ya que a la muerte de sus abuelos los Reyes Católicos y de sus tíos maternos (su prima María Tudor era heredera al trono inglés), él heredó tanto la corona de Castilla como la de Aragón (estipulado en el testamento de Fernando el Católico) Y bueno, faltan Isabel I de Inglaterra, Nefertiti, Boudica reina de los icenos, las sultanas Hurrem o Kosem, incluso Victoria I del Reino Unido

@nidakhbr 6 ай бұрын

HOW COULD YOU NOT PUT QUEEN ELIZABETH II IN THE TOP 5?! AND HOW COULD YOU FORGET QUEEN ELIZABETH I AND QUEEN VICTORIA?!

@Thegentleman552 7 ай бұрын

What about Marilyn Monroe ???

@tashacooper1753 7 ай бұрын

I appreciate the comment that not all female leaders are good

@harshitavats417 6 ай бұрын

How about Rani laxmibai of jhansi, Maharani didda of kashmir, Rani durgavati of gondvana....and so on....these were the real women warriors and empress of India Make a video on them too.. ❤ No hate for these great queens too...❤

@thorinmewsalvatore5854 6 ай бұрын

Where is Miriam Defensor Santiago from the Philippines?🤔

@pumpkinpatch3606 6 ай бұрын

I wished the Celtic Queen Boudicca was on here. She was a warrior queen that led an army to attack the Roman empire. The Celts lost, but she was fierce.

@julianaylor4351 7 ай бұрын

Indra Gandhi's bodyguards were Sihk and she had previously ordered an attack, on the holy site of their religion, the Golden Temple of Amritsar.

@user-gi8pk9uc7q 7 ай бұрын

All of these women were awesome in their own right, but none of them were perfect!

@aleksandrakettner905 7 ай бұрын

❤️❤️❤️

@nardsolar7646 7 ай бұрын

Top 10 past and present female presidents

@britneyspearsfanpagevogue7515 3 ай бұрын

Hurrem Sultan and Anne Bolyen

@katherineknapp4370 6 ай бұрын

My favorite ruler is Catherine The Great, who I'm named after.

@travisanderson8305 7 ай бұрын

Where's MrMojo?

@jontillas1496 7 ай бұрын

You forgot to include Toni Gonzaga of the PH. Her husband claimed that his wife is the most powerful celebrity. Check her out.

@pablomarzan3985 7 ай бұрын

EVITA 💪🏿

@user-gi8pk9uc7q 7 ай бұрын

Catherine the Great was one awesome woman!

@violindylan 7 ай бұрын

I guess this list only contained women in power who have already deceased, otherwise I would question putting Margret Thatcher on but skipping Angela Merkel.

@kimberley3577 6 ай бұрын

Yaa Asantewaa 🇬🇭 🇬🇭

@imyourbabe0419 6 ай бұрын

Queen Elizabeth II was such an icon ✨🕊️

@Paulasland 6 ай бұрын

Queen Elizabeth the first and Queen Victoria?

@alpe1987 7 ай бұрын

So no Elizabeth I, Victoria, Eva Peron or Princess Diana????

@prathamsaxena9503 6 ай бұрын

Except Elizabeth 1 None of them were actually leaders

@user-lv5zz7wv6l 7 ай бұрын

The queen should’ve been number 1 in my opinion

@moussamerabet5137 6 ай бұрын

Al jazia Al hilaliya und Semsi ❤

@lauratoledo879 6 ай бұрын

No Livia Druscilla :(

@user-gi8pk9uc7q 7 ай бұрын

Wu Xeitan was a badass woman!

@VoilaBarti 7 ай бұрын

Kösem should be on this list

@TheGawdessDravidienne 6 ай бұрын

Shocked at the absence of two women who could easily have been in the top 10 but aren't because the Anglosphere is unaware of them (and don't have to cater to diversity); Padshah Begum Jahanara and Padshah Begum Nur Jahan, who directly and indirectly influenced the lives of millions in the most staggeringly vibrant, diverse and prosperous empire in the world and were the most influential women in the world during their respective reigns.

@lassyduckie8830 6 ай бұрын

Anglosphere left out two of the most important English rulers Elizabeth I and Victoria. And not mention the rebel queen Boudica. Trying to see the anglosphere here

@dinocub1 6 ай бұрын

Livia (wife of Augustus) should have been on the list before Agripina. Truly more manipulative. powerful and running the show behind the scenes that lasted generations. Without Livia, there would have been no Agripina, nor many of the other rulers that came after Julius Caesar.

@parisnola2695 7 ай бұрын

This is the real list of Girl Power right here.

@whistle590 6 ай бұрын

What about the Sultanas…….

@scottrhodes8160 6 ай бұрын

Angela Merkel? No Asian women? Joan of Arc? Eva Peron? Eleanor Roosevelt?

@emberlyspeaks1320 7 ай бұрын

Show them how it can be done👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏♀️👑👸

@rustygribbler1380 3 ай бұрын

Aaaaaahhhh The Famous Spanish Inquisition 😂

@fletcherchambliss1590 6 ай бұрын

If Elizabeth 2 was on the list, where was Victoria or Elizabeth 1? QE2 was long lived but really was t terribly powerful

@aparnaswain4932 7 ай бұрын

Should have included Sheikh Hasina in this

@lassyduckie8830 6 ай бұрын

How is Queen Victoria not on this list? She ruled the biggest empire ever and she literally built it to be the biggest empire! It's quite sad how ridiculous this list is

@Wassupmeh 7 ай бұрын

I opend a pickle jar once when i was 5 and i also lefted a 35 kilo bag of dirt when i was 12. And i am a woman. I think i could have been at atleast top 3. Would yall not agree?

@travisanderson8305 7 ай бұрын

No Joan of Arc?

@KL-zg7lu 2 ай бұрын

Interfering with religious preferences is unacceptable.

@lisaahmari7199 6 ай бұрын

Elizabeth the First and Queen Victoria were each FAR more powerful than Margaret Thatcher.

@foxroller 7 ай бұрын

You stole sound bite from another KZfaq channel hosted by Simon Whistler!!!

@user-br4ho1op4x 6 ай бұрын

I aree she shoud have the first Place

@merieem88 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for the list, but its name must be changed from the best women leaders to the most famous women Leaders How can you create a painting of Elizabeth II and Margaret Thatcher without the England's best leader, Elizabeth I, or even her sister Mary? In addition to this, where is Dehia, the best person to ever lead North Africa? Russia has many women other than Catherine, what about Olga? And Elizabeth Petrovana And many others who should have been on this list but are not famousAlso, there is a very wrong view, which is that Cleopatra is the best Egyptian pharaoh, and it is very wrong. What about Nefertiti and Hatsheput?