Catherine the Great of Russia: A Symbol as well as a Limitation of Enlightenment Catherine the Great was in power from 1762-1792 in the Russian Empire at a time when the empire was highly expanding and growing at an alarming rate. Catherine was an astute leader with high autocratic characters. In her reign, the dominion of Russia expanded, the structures of administration changed greatly, and at that time, she was among the first leaders who pursued the western policies at that time in Europe. Commercially
expand to new lengths of domestic and foreign policy (Spielvogel 536). These three central and easterly located countries were Prussia, Austria, and Russia; these three countries all believed in the increase of absolutism, the nation is ran by one ruler that only answers to god, and tried to execute different procedures in order to get to absolutism in the eighteenth century (Spielvogel 537). We know that one person cannot do it by themselves, so developing a system of bureaucracy and controlling
emphasized reason and individualism rather than traditional lines of authority. The Age of Enlightenment brought on many different changes to the Western Europe culture. Things were reoriented from politics to communications. Western Europe saw a change in rulers, church reign, society, structure, and religion. The Age of Enlightenment brought upon a sense of religion that Western Europe had not experienced before. Western Europe was undergoing intense devotion involving religion. Despite the fact that religion
The Prince was published in 1532. It outlined his opinions on how a prince should behave and rule. Ultimately Machiavelli believed that it was better to be feared then loved when ruling. This statement can be proven when looking at some historical rulers of the past who appeared to behave very Machiavellian. Lorenzo de Medici of Florence, Henry VIII of England, Queen Isabella of Spain and Adolf Hitler all faced difficult situations which involved difficult decisions on their part. Firstly, Lorenzo
Yekaterina Alexeevna or Catherine II also known as Catherine the Great was the most renowned and longest ruling female leader of Russia. Reigning from July 9, 1762 until her death on November 17, 1796. Catherine the Great was born in Stettin, Pomerania, Prussia on May 2, 1729. Upon her reign Russia’s population grew larger than ever before and soon was recognized as one of the greater powers of Europe. She was mostly assisted by successful generals. She governed when the Russian Empire was expanding
When it comes to who had the greatest impact on Russia there is no doubt in my mind that Catherine “The Great” by far had the greatest positive impact. Starting before she was in charge when she was married off to Peter III and brought to the capital she immediately began converting herself to the Russian way of life from the language to converting to Orthodoxy. She showed that she was fully invested into her future as a Russian unlike her husband who barley spoke any Russian. If she had anything
During his reign, Henry converted England from a Catholic country to a Protestant one, known as The Church Of England, in order to allow him a divorce from Catherine of Aragon. This would allow him to marry Anne Boleyn, a move which he hoped would bring him a male heir. However, Elizabeth I was born and Anne suffered many miscarriages, and by the time she was beheaded of suspected adultery, Henry still did not
countries as separate kingdoms. Cristóbal Colón was born in 1451 in the territory of the Republic of Genoa although this does remain disputed. Colόn had spent much time searching for someone to fund his exhibition. Originally, Colόn asked for money from rulers in Genoa and Venice in Italy and then he asked the King of Portugal. When he originally tried Isabel and Ferdinand they both said no to the request because they still had one problem they needed
leadership, Rich wanted money and fame, which can be shown when More told Rich about a job offering at a new school. In which Rich responds bitterly disappointed, expecting better. “More: Why not be a teacher? You’d be a fine teacher. Perhaps even a great one. Rich: And if I was, who would know it?” (Bolt 8) This shows that even though the job offered to him had excellent benefits, he did not want to accept it since he would get no recognition. Also, during More’s trial, it is made apparent that Rich
Thomas Hobbes Thomas Hobbes was an english philosopher in the 17th century. He was born in a time were the church ruled. He was known for his book Leviathan and for his view on politics and social behavior. He said that having a government was a must for us humans because they set rules for us. If there weren't ruled people would act according to what they like, what they want and that is often killing. This means that he believed we needed the government in order to not be in war. Thomas Hobbes