Niccolò Machiavelli was an Italian philosopher of the Renaissance. Machiavelli had written “The Prince” which gained general recognition. The prince summarized all the actions of how a prince should act. Machiavelli had said, "A prince must act cunningly and wickedly to achieve success. When fighting, the prince should learn to fight with laws and strength that will enable him to achieve his success." The prince is also supposed to act half-beast and half-human. Also the prince will act like two types of beasts: a fox and a lion represent their strength in politics and military quote meant that a prince must act like a fox and a lion to rule an entire nation properly. These words were not forgotten, Elizabeth I and Catherine the Great acted both like a lion and a fox. Elizabeth had behaved like a fox by establishing the law of Supremacy and Act of Uniformity, not marrying and using the Beggars of the Sea. She behaved like a lion by executing Mary Queen of Scots, defeating the Spanish Armanda and establishing the Conventicle Act. Catherine the Great he acted like a fox by controlling the nobles and using his Enlightenment ideas in his absolute monarch. Catherine acted like a lion by suppressing the serf uprising in Russia and dividing Poland into parts. Elizabeth I took control of England in 1558, by which time her half-sister Mary had died. Elizabeth was an intelligent woman who knew six languages. He believed in the Protestant faith and promised to build a Church that resembled some Catholic traditions. Elizabeth had acted like a fox in many ways. She was called the “Virgin Queen,” as she never married. He flirted with people from different countries to get them into... middle of paper... the environment, he met Diderot and Voltaire. Catherine had also behaved like a lion in many ways. Pugachev's rebellion took place in 1773-1775. Catherine was the one responsible for stopping the rebellion. Pugachev promised the serfs freedom from the nobles. The rebellion swept across southern Europe. Before the uprising escalated, Catherine captured Pugachev and stopped the rebellion. Catherine also decided to divide Poland into parts, and by the time this happened, Russia gained land. Meanwhile, Poland was being erased from the map. The actions taken by Elizabeth I and Catherine the Great improved their countries following Niccolò Machiavelli's “Prince”. They were able to behave both like a lion and a fox. By showing cunning and knowledge in politics, leaders were able to improve their country. Both their rise to power and their policies demonstrated that they followed Machiavelli's words.