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family, the Soderini government in Italy, and his own diplomatic career. His great work, The Prince, is legendary for its impact in politics and its controversial proposals. Niccoló Machiavelli was born on May 3, 1469, in Florence, Italy. This was during the golden ages of Florence, a powerful point in its history. His parents were Bernardo

In Florence, Italy, on May 3, 1469 Niccolo di Bernardo del Machiavelli was born into a middle class and influential family. His father, Bernardo was a lawyer and owned a small personal library that included books by Greek and Roman philosophers and volumes of Italian history. Though little is know about Machiavelli’s early life we do know that he shared of love for literature, learning Latin and reading the classical Roman and Greek authors, particularly the histories. In 1494 the Medici family lost

dynasty to do so. Cosimo de Medici never held office, but ran Florence through his wealth and strategic mind from 1434-1537. He played a large part in the patronage of the arts and the political development of the city. His patronage allowed men to achieve such impressive architecture. Brunelleschi, for example, who restored the church at San Lorenzo. Cosimo centered the city around cultural and creative achievements. He allowed Florence to enter the age of the Renaissance by proving himself and

option but in defense to Niccolo, it brings out many themes such as Goodwill and Hatred, Free will, and Human Nature. “It is known from his personal correspondence that The Prince was written during 1513, the year after the Medici took control of Florence, and a few months after Machiavelli 's arrest, torture, and banishment by the Medici regime” (Bio.com). The novel was written during a time of political turbulence as a practical guide to help Lorenzo de Medici stay in power. As well with the following

It started in Florence and was ‘funded by the Medici’ (The Ascent to Money 2009) family. This is particularly significant as Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli, was born into the nobility in the Republic of Florence on 3rd May 1469. He was educated in Latin and then studied at the University of Florence. This fuelled his interest in political theory and so the Medici. During his childhood, Lorenzo de Medici, Il Magnifico, had vast power and influence over the fortunes of Florence fortunes. In awe

Machiavelli to write The Prince. A: Italy was not a unified country when Machiavelli had written this book. Italy had actually been multiple city-states. One of these city-states was Florence. Florence at the time was under the control of France so when France was taken over by Pope Julius II. This in turn meant that Florence was also taken over. Pope Julius II didn't want peace unless everyone accepted the Medici as their rulers. Machiavelli did not want this ( he was part of like an anti-Medici group)

During the Italian Renaissance and particular in the Florentine Republic, the Roman Catholic Church had a strong influence on the state and regarded the relationship between moral good governance and legitimate authority highly. In contrast during this period Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (1469-1527) an official in the Florentine Republic from 1498 to 1512, consisted that there is no moral basis on which to judge the difference between legitimate and illegitimate uses of power. When the Medici

Niccolo Machiavelli and The Prince Life Sketch Niccolo Machiavelli was born in Florence on 3rd May 1469. He was born into a family which was part of the old Florentine nobility. His father, Bernardo di Stefano Nelli, was a lawyer of some repute and his mother was Bartolommea di Stefano Nelli. He was a member of the ‘lawyer’s guild’ which influenced Florentine politics. His father, who had a love for literature and the arts had many powerful contacts in Florence’s political circles, which later

Man”. Michelangelo’s ancestors before that were small time bankers. The bank that his family was working with failed and his father had to get a temporary governmental job. A couple of months after Michelangelo was born, his family moved back to Florence, Italy. His mother was ill for a long time and died in 1481 when Michelangelo was just six. He then went to go live his nanny and her husband who was a stonecutter in Settignano. Michelangelo began to admire marble in Settignano because his father

to be the first political philosopher. Employed as a diplomat of the state, Machiavelli wrote Histories, a book about the decline of prestige of Italian city-states. The Medici family had a grudge against Machiavelli, and therefore exiled him from Florence. After the powerful Medici family exiled him to his house in the countryside, Machiavelli wrote The Prince in attempt to make his political ideology known, and in hope to be reemployed by the state. Place and Time: This book was written in 1513