Borgia

Niccolo Machiavelli published his famous book “The Prince” in 1513, which is considered as a “handbook” for leaders. “The Prince” explains to the reader(s) how to acquire and maintain political authority. According to Machiavelli, an ideal leader, is a person who is attentive of the men around him, believes the end justifies the means, and destroys disloyalty by trickery or falsifying his purpose. Many leaders throughout history have showed one or many traits that Machiavelli stated in his work.

Machiavelli says about Ferdinand in Chapter 21. Then I will look at what we learn from Ferdinand’s example that we don’t from that of any other character in the work. Lastly, I will show how he is related to other key characters, comparing him with Cesare Borgia, on the one hand, and Machiavelli, on the other. And finally, in concluding my essay, I will also acknowledge how one

Machiavelli Nicolò Machiavelli was born in Florence, Italy on May 3, 1469 to attorney Bernardo di Nicolò Machiavelli and wife Bartolomea di Stefano Nelli. Despite being the third child, Machiavelli was the first son born to the couple. Machiavelli was born in a tumultuous era in which popes waged acquisitive wars against Italian city-states, and people and cities often fell from power as France, Spain, the Holy Roman Empire, and Switzerland battled for regional influence and control. Political-military

Regardless of how good a ruler Borgia was though, when the time came to install a new pope and it wasn't his father, Borgia fell short and was no longer the ruler. While Machiavelli seemed to put no stock in the role of the citizen in determining a ruler, he thought rulers could protect their power by evoking the "love of their

stability of the principality in place. One can consider even murder justifiable if it means a principality remains stable and effective. The Prince gives an example of virtù. In this case the assassination of Messer Ramiro d'Orco carried out by Ceasare Borgia. In Machiavelli’s opinion the assignation was a necessary step in insuring the stability of Ceasare Borgia’s rule over Romagna. We know Machiavelli considered this to be virtuous by examining his language, his support of previous similar examples

To describe what it is to be “Machiavellian” one must first describe what it is not. It is not being cruel for the sake of cruelty, just as it is not being good for the sake of goodness. It is being deliberate in one’s actions for the success of the state, or whatever one is ruling over. Machiavellians do not concern themselves with reputation, as long as those they are trying to rule do not hate them. I would describe a Machiavellian as intelligent, motivated by power, and someone that would not

A Prince, who is the ruler of a state, faces many challenges in holding power. He is put to the test with the many choices made as a ruler. This includes choosing whether to be loved or feared, and choosing if the conquered shall be ruined. In addition, he must find a way to have the support of the people. In order to be a successful ruler, a prince has to have public order based on the rules of morality. On the other hand, in order to gain more power and keep power he has to break the same rules

he got a chance to witness the outcome of a prince ruling a country. When Machiavelli returned to Florence, he found it to be gradually crumbling because of Borgia attempt to build a kingdom in Italy to serve his own needs. Granted, Machiavelli had been here before for the Florentine government to try to come up with an agreement with Borgia. Subsequently, Machiavelli was accused of conspiracy from the Medici and he was sent to prison, he then lost his position. More importantly, when he finished

Louis XII of France, Pope Julius II, and Cesare Borgia, and visited the Spanish courts. In 1512, the Medici family (not supportive of Machiavelli) took back power and dissolved the new Italian republic forged by the Borgia family. The family then accused Machiavelli of conspiracy, and he was imprisoned, tortured, and sent to exile south of Florence. This is where and when Machiavelli wrote his famous work, The Prince, loosely based off Cesare Borgia and his fairly successful acquisition of much of

and at the same time ensure respect for the laws by instilling a fear for punishment. One of Machiavelli’s most used examples of a successful prince is Cesare Borgia. It is essential to be feared not hated and in the case of Borgia his minister Remirro de Orco punished law breakers in a cruel fashion that led to people hating Borgia. To create a feeling