Who was the greatest leader of the 19th century? To get a fair contest, these are leaders after 1815, so no Napoleon...
Not sure if Bismarck counts but I added him...
Not sure if Bismarck counts but I added him...
Why are you listing George IV and Victoria as leaders? They were Heads of State, not Heads of Government.
Other than complaining about this, what would you pick?
Probably America's Lincoln. But my point still stands - you need to swap out the constitutional monarchs for the parliamentary leaders.
Who the heck would vote for Charles X? He was a reactionary failure.
Who the heck would vote for Charles X? He was a reactionary failure.
No Pedro II of Brazil? Desgracefull.
To be honest my list would go as:
Best military leader: Napoleon I
Best political leader: Otto Von Bismarck
Best administrative leader: Victoria
And the best morally good speaking, Pedro II of Brazil.
Best military leader: Napoleon I
I wouldn't rate Boney as the best French military commander of the Napoleonic Wars, let alone the best of the century.
Ho? And who would you rate as better?I wouldn't rate Boney as the best French military commander of the Napoleonic Wars, let alone the best of the century.
Why in Our Lady of Guadalupe’s name is Santa Anna on the list?
Yeah there's a few I'm scratching my head at (Santa Anna, Charles X, and Franz Joseph to be specific).Why in Our Lady of Guadalupe’s name is Santa Anna on the list?
Well, he was at one point billed as the "Napoleon of the West" and his canny ability to keep on getting back in power despite being utterly incompetent at holding or using that power...Why in Our Lady of Guadalupe’s name is Santa Anna on the list?