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 …

Sep 6, 2025 · Niccolò Machiavelli (born May 3, 1469, Florence [Italy]—died June 21, 1527, Florence) was an Italian Renaissance political philosopher and statesman, secretary of the …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …