Top 10 Insane Rulers in History

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Published 2015-10-09
These real-life figures were memorable because they were straight-up psychotic! Welcome to www.WatchMojo.com/, and today we’re counting down our picks for the Top 10 Insane Rulers in History. For this list, we’re ranking some of the most violent, mentally unstable, and outright selfish royal leaders in history. We’re excluding non-royal dictators, such as Soviet leader Joseph Stalin and Nazi Führer Adolf Hitler as well as democratically elected politicians here. But don’t forget to check out our other lists of the Top 10 Conquerors and Top 10 Ruthless Dictators if you’re looking for that kind of thing!

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All Comments (21)
  • @RhidMorgan
    I had an insane ruler once, it went up to 32 cm. crazy
  • @ClownBabies2021
    no point in showing the honorable mentions without explaining why they are there in the first place....
  • @caflorero
    What do you do when you can't divorce your wife because the Catholic Church won't let you? Henry VIII: Make a new religion. Improvise. Adapt. Overcome.
  • Vlad the Impaler wasn't insane. He was extraordinary cruel, that's true, but his cruelty did serve a purpose. This man had to fight off the Ottoman Empire singlehandedly. (which was basically in it's prime at the time)
  • @denverchow
    Senate: You want a fire? Nero: Yes Senate How big should the fire be ? Nero: Y E S
  • @epl2463
    Nero better be on this list. That dude was fucked up.
  • @angelsinger4574
    You left out the most interesting bit of Charles' madness: he thought he was made of glass and feared he would break if touched.
  • @pinkopia8420
    As soon as I saw this I expected to see Qin Shi Huang and Vlad the Impaler and I was surprised only one was on there. Qin Shi Huang was crazy and died by mercury poisoning because he thought it would make him immortal
  • @harmony453
    Henry VIII actually married Katherine Howard when she was 16 and he was 49 (I think). She got beheaded at 19.
  • I'm seriously laughing picturing how the Klepto King stole Churchill's watch? What were they sitting down together and with quick snap of the wrist and goes "yoink!" XD
  • @slyninja4444
    Let us not forget: Genghis Khan (Mongolia) Qin Shi Huangdi (China) Empress Dowager Cixi (China)
  • @9999plato
    Nothing mad about Vlad the Impaler. He was a scary dude in vicious times.
  • @fkovacs1
    I think Caligula and Vlad should've been switched.Caligula was crazier. Vlad is still looked upon as a national hero in Romania .
  • @lmack161
    You forgot King Aerys Targaryen II
  • @seleqta1
    Leopold II of Belgium did very bad things in Congo
  • @what-be7ib
    Henry VIII’s calf’s can achieve world peace. Oversimplified speaks facts.
  • @NickCC23
    Caligula's sister was Nero's mother. Aggrippina was infamous in her own right.