Biography Niccolò Machiavelli was natural on May 3‚ 1469‚ in Florence‚ Italy‚ of nobility‚ still by no capital wealth. His parents‚ Bernardo and Bartolomea‚ had three other children‚ two daughters and a son. Bernardo was a lawyer and diminutive landlord with a petite salary. Machiavelli’s schooling in progress at epoch seven; a few financial records roughly that Machiavelli exhausted the days from 1487 to 1495 functioning for a Florentine banker. A lover of books was a family assess that Machiavelli
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The Medici was a well-known family throughout Florence. They were very wealthy and manifested great power. From the year 1434 to the year 1534 we see many changes occur involving this particular family. One sees everything from the reign of Cosimo the Elder to the exile of the Medici from the city to their great return to power in Florence. Lets focus on the years 1434‚ 1534‚ and everything that happened in between. Cosimo the Elder was a well-respected man among the Florentines. He came from
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but few to the extent of Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527). As a leading political thinker Machiavelli personally dealt with the Medici‚ and as a writer their influence was all the weightier‚ exemplified especially in The Prince and The History of Florence (Hereafter Istorie); both works in which Machiavelli paid considerable attention to the way the Medici would envisage his work. The relationship between Machiavelli and the Medici is particularly queer‚ for the Medici were Machiavelli’s imagined
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Niccolo Machiavelli “Since love and fear can hardly exist together‚ if we must choose between them‚ it’s far safer to be feared than loved” -Niccolo Machiavelli‚ The Prince. Niccolo Machiavelli was born on May 3‚ 1469 in Florence‚ Italy and is best known for being a diplomat and writing the manual‚ The Prince. He was the second son of Bernardo di Nicolo Machiavelli‚ a repute lawyer‚ and of Bartolomea di Stefano Nelli‚ who were members pf the old Florentine nobility. Niccolo had 3 siblings‚
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ruled the Republic of Florence through economic power and personal influence.1 The Medici are one of the first dynasties to obtain their status not through warfare‚ marriage or inheritance but through economic means (commerce).2 They originated from the rural countryside of Mugello‚ north of Florence during the 12th century and rose to prominence when they founded the Medici Bank.3 The bank was the largest in Europe during the 15th century‚ which allowed the Medici to gain power in Florence.4 The Medici
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is a world-renowned diplomat and writer (especially famous for his work the Prince). Machiavelli played an important role in the Italian Renaissance and without him it would not have been the same. Niccolo Machiavelli was born on May 3rd‚ 1469 in Florence Italy. At the time‚ Italy was divided into four rival city-states which caused them to be at the mercy of stronger governments around Europe. Though born of nobility‚ Machiavelli and his family were not wealthy. His parents were Bernardo and Bartolomea
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No one wants a stranger in Florence so go away! Is the words that Eleanor of Toledo (1522-1562) might have heard when she arrived in Florence in 1539. The famous image of Eleanor with her son Giovanni is considered a famous portrait today that was created by Bronzino in 1545. Historians debate whether the portrait illustrates her status and the fact she gave birth to many children. Yet‚ Eleanor brought important family connections from the Spanish which expanded the Medici power. She became a patron
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In an era of continental invasion‚ the problem of ensuring political stability within the context of European realpolitik is addressed in Machiavelli’s The Prince. Niccolo Machiavelli was born on May 3‚ 1469 and grew up in Florence‚ which was a humanist city-state right in the center of the Renaissance. Machiavelli’s father‚ as a Tuscan‚ who was both an attorney and humanist‚ focused heavily on his education hired private tutors to teach Machiavelli. According to his father‚ Machiavelli‚ like other
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Chapters 24–26 discuss Italy’s desperate political situation. The final chapter is a plea for the Medici family to supply the prince who will lead Italy into unification. Machiavelli starts the book off explaining the different kinds of states‚ republics and principalities. He then goes on to explain the types of principalities‚ heredity‚ mixed‚ and what he calls "new". New principalities are principalities that have just been created and their leaders are not hereditary. Mixed principalities are
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their political decisions and maintain a democracy instead of a dictatorship . This comes into context through Machiavelli’s political background‚ as he had worked for the government‚ and later dedicated The Prince to Lorenzo de’ Medici‚ the ruler of Florence. The Medici family had a longstanding succession of rulers‚ with Lorenzo coming into rule in 1469‚ with the majority support from
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