No longer did supreme authority (such as the Pope) appoint officials and leaders. ... This approach to gaining wealth and power can be described as Machiavellian, named so by the influence of ideologist Niccolo Machiavelli. Machiavelli wrote one of the most influential political books of all time, called the Prince, which is considered one of the most important works to stem from the Italian Renaissance. Machiavelli expanded on his belief in the Prince--that Italians should behave with ferocity when it comes to politics--and should back up that ferocity with a unified force. Machiavelli'...

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Most importantly, the peace treaty between Vikings' leader, Rollo and France's king, Charles the Simple to end the Vikings' invasion of France led to feudalism, which was established in 911. ... Other possible links on how feudalism started is when local leaders gained followers during the Muslim and Magyar attacks during the 9th and 11th century, or when the Treaty of Verdun in 843 caused Frankish kingdom to divide into 3 kingdoms, which lead to decline of strong rulers. ... Furthermore, following the return of Medici in 1512 forcing him into exile, a diplomat notably known as ...

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The philosopher, Machiavelli, is an example of this, as he made attempts to find a balance between freedom and authority, something that was very useful in life and put no confidence in the church or God. He developed the idea that a corrupt society needs to find a strong leader(who is not necessarily moral) to govern so that the people can learn to be capable of self-government. ...

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