Question

What were the achievements of influential rulers in Medieval Europe?

Answer 1

Charlemagne was an important king and emperor.
Alfred the Great was an important king of England. Others were William the Conqueror, Henry II, Richard I, Edward I, and Edward III.
Queen Margaret I of Denmark was important and brought the Kalmar Union into being, uniting Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Iceland under one monarch.
Louis VII and Louis IX might be included as important kings of France.
Emperors Otto I, Otto II, Otto III, Henry IV, and Frederick I Barbarossa are among the important leaders of the Holy Roman Empire.
Among the military leaders who were not monarchs, we could include James Douglas, El Cid, and Joan of Arc.
Leaders among learned people included Alcuin of York, St. Augustine, St. Anselm, St. Francis of Assisi, William of Ockham, Thomas Aquinas, Moses Maimonides, and many others. Trotula of Salerno was a learned physician who wrote books on medicine for women and cosmetics.
Religious leaders included a long list of important popes, such as Gregory I, Urban II, and Gregory VII, along with many others. Other religious leaders included some who were part of the Catholic Church, like St. Augustine of Canterbury, and some who were opposed to it, such as Peter Waldo and John Wycliffe.
A leader among artists was Giotto di Bondi. Among musicians we find Léonin, Pérotin, and many others. Leaders among poets include famous people like Dante and Chaucer, but also some whose names are not so widely recognized, such as Christine de Pizan. And, of course, Eleanor of Aquitaine had a leadership role in her effects on the arts