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Eleanor – The Dark Legend1351

The worldwide ranking generated by 85 votes

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Eleanor – The Dark Legend1351

Boudica – The Celtic Fury1325

Caterina Sforza – The Lioness of Lombardy1285

Kahina – The Berber Queen1275

Rani Lakshmibai – The Rebel1244

Cixi – The Dragon Lady1235

Njinga – The Lioness of Matamba1233

Constance of Antioch – The Rebel Princess1230

Theodora – The Courtesan Queen1223

#10

Isabella – The She-Wolf of France1222

#11

Poppaea – The Woman Who Lived Twice1197

#12

Irene of Byzantium – The Iconophile1179

#13

Mary Tudor – The Bloody Queen1178

#14

Joan – The Manly Queen1174

#15

Roxelana – The Joyful1173

#16

Cleopatra – The Fatal Queen1169

#17

Catherine de' Medici – The Cursed Queen1164

#18

Fredegund – The Bloodthirsty1133

#19

Messalina – The Goddess of Mirrors1120

#20

Elisabeth Báthory – The Bloody Countess1114

#21

The Three Julias1091

#22

Agrippina1083

What the community says

Rank the greatest queens in history: Cleopatra, Catherine de Medici, Eleanor of Aquitaine and other legendary rulers.

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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