Niccolo Machiavelli was an Italian philosopher of the Renaissance. Machiavelli had written “The Prince” which was widely recognized. The prince summarized all the actions on how a prince should act. Machiavelli said: “A prince must display cunning and wickedness to succeed. When fighting, the prince must learn to fight with laws and strength that allow him to succeed. » The prince must also act half beast and half human. The prince must also act as two types of beasts: a fox and a lion represent their political and military strength. The lion represents how crafty and intelligent they are. The quote meant that a prince must act like a fox and a lion to properly rule an entire nation. These words were not forgotten, Elizabeth I and Catherine the Great acted like both a lion and a fox. Elizabeth had acted like a fox in laying down the law. of supremacy and act of uniformity, by not marrying and using the sea beggars, she acted like a lion in executing Mary, Queen of Scots, defeating the Spanish Armanda, and by establishing the law on the conventicles, Catherine the Great acted like a fox in controlling power. noble and using her enlightened ideas in her absolute monarch, Catherine acted like a lion in crushing the serf revolt in Russia and dividing Poland into several parts. Elizabeth I took over England in 1558, when her half-sister Mary had died. Elizabeth was an intelligent woman who knew six languages. She believed in the Protestant faith and promised to build a Church that would resemble certain Catholic traditions. Elizabeth had behaved like a fox in many ways. She was nicknamed the “Virgin Queen” because she never married. She flirted with people from different countries to make them in...... middle of paper ......enment, she met Diderot and Voltaire. Catherine had also acted like a lion in many ways. The Pugachev Rebellion took place between 1773 and 1775. Catherine was responsible for stopping the rebellion. Pugachev promised the serfs freedom from the nobles. The rebellion swept across southern Europe. Before the riot escalated, Catherine captured Pugachev and stopped the rebellion. Catherine also decided to divide Poland into several parts, and at the same time Russia gained land. Meanwhile, Poland was wiped off the map. The actions taken by Elizabeth I and Catherine the Great improved their countries following Niccolo Machiavelli's "Prince". They were able to act like both a lion and a fox. Showing political astuteness and knowledge, leaders were able to improve their countries. Their rise to power and their policies showed that they were following the words of Machiavelli..