For many years he served as a senior official in the Florentine Republic with responsibilities in diplomatic and military affairs. He wrote comedies, carnival songs, and poetry. His personal correspondence is …

Nov 14, 2025 · Niccolo Machiavelli, Italian Renaissance political philosopher, statesman, and secretary of the Florentine republic. His most famous work is The Prince (Il Principe), which brought him a …

Machiavelli was a 16th century Florentine philosopher known primarily for his political ideas. His two most famous philosophical books, The Prince and the Discourses on Livy, were published after his …

Sep 13, 2005 · Machiavelli criticized at length precisely this moralistic view of authority in his best-known treatise, The Prince. For Machiavelli, there is no moral basis on which to judge the difference …

Mar 23, 2018 · In 1513, after being expelled from political service with the takeover of Florence by the Medici family, Machiavelli penned his outline of what makes an effective leader in The Prince.

May 9, 2025 · Niccolò Machiavelli was a key political thinker during the Renaissance in Florence, Italy. His most famous work, The Prince, was published after he died. Though often misinterpreted, …

Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli was a Florentine diplomat, author, philosopher, and historian who lived during the Italian Renaissance. He is best known for...

Aug 24, 2024 · Niccolò Machiavelli (1469–1527) was an Italian diplomat, philosopher, and historian whose works laid the foundation for modern political science.

Aug 18, 2025 · Niccolò Machiavelli’s political thought offers a unique and often controversial perspective on power and statecraft. His emphasis on pragmatism, the use of force and cunning, and the …

Nov 6, 2020 · Niccolò Machiavelli was an Italian diplomat, politician, historian, philosopher, humanist, and writer of the Renaissance period. He has often been called the father of modern political science.