9. Catherine the Great
Catherine II, known as Catherine the Great, was the empress queen of Russia, and led her country into the political, economical, and cultural life of modern Europe, carrying on the labors started by Peter the Great. Catherine sought to contain the power of the Orthodox Church and its prestigious wealth. In the queen’s mind, the wealth of the church should belong to the state- she definitely had radical thoughts for her time. To that end, she made the church part of the state and all of its holdings, including labor and profits that became state property and subject to taxes.
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