Principality

themes is between the acquirement of states between principalities and republics. The Prince shows a predominant and constant debate on which group will excel in acquiring power. However, despite Machiavelli’s harsh criticisms on principalities, his work does not solely praise or focus on the excellence of republics. In fact, as Machiavelli continues to speak and provide examples about the successes and failures of both republics and principalities, it becomes clearer that the lone purpose of The Prince

Principalities, to the general population, seem unintelligent and inefficient. However, Niccolò Machiavelli, a Renaissance philosopher, thought it could be possible to create a functional principality under the right guidance and influence. He proved he differed from philosophers and political theorists of his time with the novel, The Prince. In The Prince, Machiavelli states his opinion on how principalities should be obtained and managed through the use historical references and scenarios. At the

He died in 1527 in Florence, Italy. In The Prince, Machiavelli describes the different methods of acquiring the power over a state. The first he mentions is if the principalities are acquired through one’s own arms and virtue. They “acquire their principality with difficulty but hold it with ease.”(23) The second, “Of New Principalities That Are Acquired by Others’ Arms and Fortune.”(25) Someone gives these to the prince either for money or by the favor of whoever gave it. “Those who become princes

known as the Mongols invaded and assimilated the principalities of Rus into their vast empire, known as the Golden Horde. The campaign, lead by Batu Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan, demolished the capital of Kiev, leaving room for the warring principalities to compete for power. Over the next few centuries, Moscow, which until then was considered, “A stepping stone to a better position” (Riasanovsky 97), would rise and become the sole sovereign principality of Rus. In the 14th and 15th centuries, Moscow

dictatorial position and dissolve the Reichstag, eliminating the last bit of democratic government left in Germany. Once in power, he was able to successfully stay in power by using the guidelines given in The Prince. The work acknowledges that mixed principalities are of the more difficult to control. To hold such a land in your power, you must first "extinguish the line of princes" (15). In Hitler’s case, the "princes" meant anyone who had any sort of political power in Germany, and he was swift and efficient

addressed on The Prince were the Art of War, The two Major Principalities and the debate of whether it better to be Loved or Feared. Machiavelli explains that a king must not study anything else, but the art of war and goes on showing him the step to the perfect arm. As for the two major principalities pointed out in chapters two and three of The Prince is hereditary and mixed principalities. Machiavelli explains that in the two principalities it becomes much easier for those who are hereditary; because

the person to affirm their individual responsibility to leading an ethical life. In The Prince, Machiavelli takes a humanistic approach to governing. In Chapter I, he discusses the maintenance of power and rule within the republics and principalities. Principalities, he explains, are hereditary, passed from one generation to the next or they are newly formed (Machiavelli). Conversely, the English rulers of the

Machiavelli on Principalities and Republics Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (1469-1527) is one of history’s most renowned political theorists. Truly a “Renaissance Man”, he excelled in many disciplines and was an avid scholar of the ancients, but his most enduring legacy has been his political theories, particularly those outlined in The Prince. Popular culture, however, has a skewed perception of Machiavelli’s own personal political ideals. Although Machiavelli’s The Prince discusses governance

Niccolo Machiavelli was born in Italy in 1469 and began his political career in 1498. At that time, Italy was struggling politically. The government was so corrupt and was comprised of several independently operated city-states. What further complicated matters was that this is where the pope lived. He was leader of the Catholic Church, controlled his own territory, and had more influence than any prince of any of the other city-states in Italy. Machiavelli was suspected of being an enemy of

When examining the projection of power of each individual political leader in the nineteenth century, it is not hard to see that among the great powers only Nicholas I had the freedom to initiate any armed encounter in whatever way he desired. Although President Louis-Napoleon (or Napoleon III as he established dictatorship in 1851) had the power to do so as well, he chose to approach conflicts in a more calculated manner. This is because Napoleon III wished to establish sound relations with Britain