Niccolo Machiavelli was an Italian statesman, writer, and political theorist. ... Machiavelli had a major influence on the people of the Renaissance. Although he was publicly disliked by some people, his actions he made as a political leader and his emphasized points in his books influenced many people. ... He was involved in major events such as the overthrowing of the Savonarolist government, where he took over and had the leader killed. ... Niccolo di Bernardo Dei Machiavelli died on June 21, 1527. ...

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My first experience in Italian studies was The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli. ... Political science described by Machiavelli as exactly that. ... Two very important ideas that he states a leader needs are virtue and fortuna; and how these relate to the king or ruler and what kind of people and situation he is dealing with. ... On the other hand, Machiavelli uses King Louis of France as an example of what not to do. ... Machiavelli's works are world renowned and still read and practiced by many. ...

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"The Prince," written by Niccolo Machiavelli in 1513, was a great representation of the new ideas that surfaced within literature during the Renaissance. Once a Florentine diplomat, Machiavelli was sent into exile after the return of the Medici family in Florence in 1512 (Kekewich 223). ... Machiavelli stressed the need to conquer new lands and for princes to maintain their power through any means necessary, using Alexander VI, Cesare Borgia, and Julius II as his primary examples. ... Machiavelli wrote: The gulf between how one should live and how one does live is so wide that a man who neglec...

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The Catholic Church was loosing more and more of its power and influence over art, the government, and the opinion of philosophers, political leaders, artist, scientist, and everyday people. ... But with the new ideas sprouting, political leaders started acting differently too. "Leaders of the city-states, who got their support from the poorer people- starting preaching "citizens should give their main loyalty to the city-state rather than to the Church." ... Niccolo Machiavelli wrote his book The Prince, which showed rulers with strong nations by doing what worked best rather then by being ...

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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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