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The Princeby Niccolò Machiavelli
Maria-Belen Coral
“He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command. “-Niccolò Machiavelli
The Prince Originally dedicated to
Lorenzo de’Medici Discusses the different
types of principalities (hereditary, new and mixed)
Explains the means through which principalities can be attained by prospective rulers
Identifies three different types of military and discusses their effectiveness
Suggests the proper behavior and characteristics of a successful prince
Working Thesis Statement
Throughout history and pop culture, Machiavelli’s expression of political ideas and philosophy in The Prince stand as paradigms for those exercising reign or power over individuals.
“Niccolo Machiavelli- The Cunning Critic of Political
Reason”By: Barnett, Vincent, History Review, 09629610, Dec2006,
Issue 56
“Secondly, it must be understood that Machiavelli's work was part of the political and national context of a
Florentine Republic that is 500 years distant from twenty-first century liberal democracy. Machiavelli's era was that of the Medici family, of naked conquest
by military force”
The Medici Family
Lorenzo de’Medici
Son of Cosimo de’Medici, “Godfather of the Medici reign”Italian diplomat and politicianAvid patron of the arts and academic studiesPazzi ConspiracyGolden Age of Florence
Alessandro Botticelli. Adoration of the Magi. c.1475. Tempera on panel
1. Lorenzo the Magnificent 2. Poliziano3. Pico della Mirandola 4. Gaspare Lami 5. Cosimo the Elder 6. Piero the Gouty 7. Guiliano de' Medici 8.
Giovanni de' Medici 9. Filippo Strozzi 10. Joannis Argiropulos11. Sandro Botticelli 12. Lorenzo Tornabuoni