Niccolò Machiavelli

1469–1527 · Florence, Republic of Florence

Florentine diplomat, secretary and political philosopher, who wrote The Prince in exile after the Medici returned.

Life

Niccolò Machiavelli (1469–1527) served the Florentine republic as a diplomat and secretary for fourteen years before the Medici returned and dismissed him. The Prince was written in exile on his farm.

Books by Niccolò Machiavelli

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