Niccolo Machiavelli & The Prince. Machiavelli’s Life (1469-1527) Early life (1469-1494) Old...

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Niccolo Machiavelli & The Prince

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Machiavelli’s Life continued… Banishment/absence from politics ( )  Discourses – on republics  The Prince – on principalities Return to politics/final years ( )  Official historian of Florence + minor gov’t. jobs  Ousted again – this time for ties to Medici  dies from illness

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Niccolo Machiavelli & The Prince

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Machiavelli’s Life (1469-1527) Early life (1469-1494)

Old Florentine family Humanist education

Rise in Florentine politics (1494-1512) Helped depose Savonarola (1498) Secretary of gov’t. agency on warfare &

foreign affairs (1498-1512) Assistant to head of Florentine Rep., Piero

Soderini (1502-1512) Medici depose Soderini & Machiavelli

accused of involvement with plot to overthrow Medici (1512)

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Machiavelli’s Life continued… Banishment/absence from politics (1512-

1521) Discourses – on republics The Prince – on principalities

Return to politics/final years (1521-1527) Official historian of Florence + minor gov’t.

jobs Ousted again – this time for ties to Medici

dies from illness

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The Prince

principality vs. republic

practical guide vs. idealism (More’s Utopia)

purpose: how a prince is to gain & maintain power Lorenzo di Piero de Medici (1492-

1519)- Duke of Urbino

- Leader of Florence (1513-1519)

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Themes in The Prince

1. human nature2. the art of war3. the ends justify the means / abandonment of

Christian morality (amoral politics)4. goodwill vs. hatred5. traits of a prince: virtues vs. vices6. virtú (ability) vs. fortuna (chance) – what role

does each play in how a prince comes to power?

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TO DO:1. Record 4-5 supporting quotes or

paraphrases. For each one, cite the chapter number parenthetically.

2. Write a 2-3 sentence summary of the theme.

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