Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli[a] (3 May 1469 – 21 June 1527) was a Florentine [4][5] diplomat, author, philosopher, and historian who lived during the Italian Renaissance. He is best known for his …

Jan 22, 2026 · 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 …

Feb 4, 2025 · When the Medici family returned to power in Florence, Machiavelli was ousted, jailed, and even tortured for supposedly conspiring against them. After he was released, he was essentially a …

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 …

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 …

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.

Apr 2, 2014 · Italian diplomat Niccolò Machiavelli is best known for writing The Prince, a handbook for unscrupulous politicians that inspired the term "Machiavellian" and established its author as the...

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 Bernado dei Machiavelli (May 3, 1469 – June 21, 1527) was an Italian political philosopher, musician, poet, and playwright. He was a key figure of the Renaissance, best known for his treatise …

Aug 13, 2025 · Explore Niccolò Machiavelli's life, political theories, "The Prince," and his lasting influence on political thought and statecraft.