Most IMPORTANT characters in history: from the Middle Ages to the present

One of the most important elements of the story are the characters that appear in it, these being the people who for one reason or another have an important role and without whom we could not understand the world as such. To list these figures in this lesson from a Teacher we must talk about the most important characters in history.

The Middle Ages is the period from the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 to discovery of America in 1492. It was a period of great duration; it is a period with a huge number of protagonists, many of whom have played a vital role in the formation of Europe as such.

Charlemagne

CharlemagneHe was the King of the Franks and Emperor of the Carolingian empire, being considered for it like father of medieval Europe and founder of the Sacrum Germanic Empire. He had an important role in maintaining the Catholic religion in his confrontation against Muslims and Slavs, forming the concept of Christian Europe and influencing the formation of the French and German.

Muhammad

The founder and prophet of Islam, so he is the greatest instigator of Islam in the world, and being considered the creator of one of the great religions of the world. His words about the Holy War provoked centuries of war between his religion and the Christians, being the reason for the enormous expansion of the Arab peoples throughout Africa and Europe.

William I of England

A nobleman of Norman origin who caused the creation of the crown of England, being the first monarch of this area to conquer it and thereby forming one of the great countries of Europe. Over the years his nation would change, but always maintaining some models created by this great conqueror.

Urban II

Pope of the Catholic Church for 10 years, considered as the main cause and defender of the Crusades, a key moment in European history and without which the constant struggle between Christians and Muslims cannot be understood. His importance to history is so enormous that we cannot understand the eternal holy struggle without talking about his figure as the initiator of everything.

Catholic kings

Name by which the marriage of Fernando II of Aragon and Isabel I of Castile, being considered as the last medieval kings or the first modern ones. Among his main feats are the unification of two important crowns such as the Castilian and Aragonese, finish the Reconquest against the Muslims, the discovery of America, and the creation of the first great monarchy modern.

Christopher Columbus

The Discoverer of americaand, therefore, the cause of the passage from the Middle Ages to the Modern Age. His discovery of a New World brought enormous consequences to the world, changing it forever and therefore being one of the most important characters in history.

The Modern Age is the period from the discovery of America to the French Revolution, and although it was a very short period of time it was a stage in which a huge number of large protagonists. The most important characters in history in this period are the following.

Martin Luther

The cause of the Protestant Reformation and, therefore, the reason for one of the greatest confrontations of the Modern Age, being the one that faced Catholics and Protestants. His work divided Europe in two, therefore, we can speak of him as one of the most important people of the Modern Age.

Adam smith

The Modern Age was a period of change in Europe, seeking a varied economic system that would serve to replace the increasingly backward feudalism. The Adam Smith theory he tried to change this, creating liberalism, an economic system in which the state should not intervene and that will influence many countries.

Henry VIII

King of England and founder of the Anglican Church of which he became head. The separation of the traditional Church and approach to the ideas of Luther, for personal interests led him to change the religion of England forever, causing great changes throughout Europe and creating Anglicism as the religious basis of England.

Carlos I of Spain and V of Germany

King of Spain and emperor of the Holy German Empire, he was one of the most powerful people in history. His role in the fight against Luther and his Protestants was key so that the traditional Catholic religion did not end in southern Europe, which would lead to decades of struggle.

Philip II

King of what is considered the greatest empire in history, since during the government of her Spain reached its apogee, dominating great part of the world and owning territories in practically all the continents. He is considered responsible for making Spain the greatest power in the world, although during his tenure the first signs of decline in the empire began.

Elizabeth I of England

She is considered the most important queen in history, she was the only leader capable of curbing the power of the Spain of Felipe II, managing to defeat the Spanish and stopping their expansion. Hated by her enemies, and loved by her friends, she changed the laws of the game in order to win over a Spain that seemed invincible, causing some of the greatest humiliations in her history.

Suleiman the Magnificent

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire in its heyday, ruling some 25 million people. During his government he managed to make the empire the pinnacle of military and economic power, although his great changes with tradition led him to have problems years later, which led to the end of his great empire.

George Washington

First President of the United States and a key figure in the revolution that this nation lived for become independent from England. His key role as a politician and military man for the creation of what would be the greatest power in the world makes him one of the most important people of the Modern Age.

To conclude this lesson on the most important characters in history, we must talk about the greatest protagonists of the stage current, ranging from the French Revolution to the present, and, therefore, are the cause of the world in which we live currently.

James watt

Scottish engineer and inventor known for create the well-known steam engine, he being therefore the cause of the most important invention for the origin of the Industrial Revolution, and being responsible for the subsequent economy of the United Kingdom and the world in general.

Napoleon bonaparte

Napoleon bonaparte He was a French general and emperor who for years had control of much of Europe, conquering Eastern and Western Europe. His relevant role in history is based on the fact that expanded the liberalism and democracy of France to other nations that he was conquering, being the cause of the expansion of these new ideas.

Nicholas Tesla

Considered the most important inventor in history, this Serbian engineer and physicist was primarily responsible for the birth of commercial electricity, creating mechanisms without which it is impossible to understand our world. Throughout his life he was able to create an enormous amount of important breakthroughs.

Karl Marx

Karl Marx was an important German philosopher whose work changed the world forever, since in a huge historical, political and economic analysis, he created a complex system by which he is known as father of communism and socialism, being, therefore, the promoter of one of the main economic systems.

Henry ford

Founder of Ford, company currently known for cars but which was one of the first companies capable of creating them in a chain. His main breakthrough for the story was create production lines that brought the mass production of all kinds of invention, and, therefore, greater economic production.

Lenin

Communist-influenced Russian politician and revolutionary. He was the cause of the Bolshevik uprising in Russia, and therefore one of the protagonists of the Russian Revolutionwhich brought the end of Tsarism and the formation of the USSR. Although the new nation changed a lot after Lenin's death, we must attribute to him the creation of one of the greatest powers of the 20th century, and his great struggle against the United States.

Simon Bolivar

Simon Bolivar He was a politician and military man of Venezuelan origin regarded as the liberator of many of the Latin American countries. His ideas and his fight against the Spanish Empire brought independence to many nations, so without him the world would be very different. Bolívar's idea was to create the Great Colombia and unite all the new nations into one, and although he did not achieve this, he was influential enough to create new countries with a like mind.

Adolf hitler

Leader of the German Nazi Party, and, therefore, principally responsible for the Second World War, being the largest war in history and the one with the highest number of casualties. Cause of the holocaust, of the conquest of North Africa and much of Europe, and main defender of fascist ideology, Adolf hitler is considered like the great villain of history.

Victory I

Queen of England during the so-called Victorian era, being so influential that his own name is used to mark a glorious stage. She is regarded as the ruler of the nation at the most important point in its history, since during the rise of the Industrial Revolution, the United Kingdom was the greatest power in the world, both economically and colonially and military.