I shall be an autocrat - that is my trade; and the good Lord shall forgive me - that is His.
Je serai autocrate; c'est mon métier. Et le bon Dieu me pardonnera; c'est son métier.
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Catherine II of Russia
Empress of Russia (r. 1762-1796). A German princess turned Russian autocrat by coup. She expanded to Crimea and Poland, founded the Hermitage, wrote to Voltaire - and Russian serfdom reached its harshest extent.
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