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Niccolò Machiavelli

Also known as Nicolas Machiavel, Machiavel, Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli

Italian diplomat and political and military theorist (1469–1527)

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Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli was an Italian writer, politician, historian, and philosopher born in Florence on 3 May 1469. A citizen of the Republic of Florence, he worked in Italy and wrote in Italian and Tuscan. His notable works include The Prince and Discourses on Livy. He was educated at the University of Florence and was a Catholic.

Machiavelli died in Sant'Andrea in Percussina on 21 June 1527 from peritonitis. He was buried in the Basilica of Santa Croce. He had six children. His works have been described by sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.

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Born: 3 May 1469
Died: 21 June 1527
Works: 938

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Nicolai Machiavelli Florentini Disputationum, de republica, quas Discursus nuncupauit, libri III ...
Ricordo ai Palleschi del 1512
The prince and other pieces from the Italian of Nicolò Machiavelli
L'art de la gverre

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Instance of: human
Given name: Niccolò
Gender: male
Citizenship: Republic of Florence
Place of birth: Florence
Place of death: Sant'Andrea in Percussina
Occupation: playwright
Educated at: University of Florence
Languages spoken: Tuscan
Religion: Catholicism
Field of work: philosophy
Movement: High Renaissance
Image: Ridolfo del Ghirlandaio 001.jpg
Number of children: 6
Work location: Italy

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Commons category: Niccolò Machiavelli
date of birth: 1469-05-03
date of death: 1527-06-22
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name in native language: Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli
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cause of death: peritonitis
writing language: Italian
short name: Niccolò Machiavelli
P8168: Mark Cueto
P12749: Biel-Benken
end of work period: 1527-00-00
P13311: granite
manner of death: natural causes

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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to Niccolò Machiavelli, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Historical and political works

Nicolai Machiavelli... Princeps [Printed Text]

TVTTE LE OPERE /

Tvtte Le Opere Di Nicolo Machiavelli Cittadino Et Secretario Fiorentino, Divise In V. Parti, Et Di Nvovo Con Somma Accvratezza Ristampate

Historie /

Historie di Nicolo Machiavelli cittadino et secretario Fiorentino. Al santissimo et beatissimo Padre signore nostro Clemente VII. Pont. Mass.

DISCORSI DI NICOLO MACHIAVEGLI CITtadino [et] Secretario Fiorentino, SOPRA LA PRIMA Deca di Tito Liuio, a Zanobi Buondelmonti, [et] a Cosimo Rucellai

Machiavel’s political works

Historical and political works

Histoire de Florence

Oeuvres de Machiavel tome troisieme contenant l'Art de la Guerre

Oeuvres de Machiavel tome second, contenant le III. livre des Discours Politiques... de Tite-Live

Histoire de Florence

De' discorsi politici, e militari libri tre

Oeuvres de Machiavel tome premier, contenant le I & II Livre des Discours Politiques sur la prémiere Décade de Tite-Live

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Encyclopedic overview

Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (3 May 1469 – 21 June 1527) was a Florentine diplomat, author, philosopher, and historian who lived during the Italian Renaissance. He is best known for his political treatise The Prince (Il Principe), written around 1513 but not published until 1532, five years after his death. He has often been called the father of modern political philosophy and political science.

For many years he served as a senior official in the Florentine Republic with responsibilities in diplomatic and military affairs. He worked as secretary to the second chancery of the Republic of Florence from 1498 to 1512, when the Medici were out of power. He would be expelled from his duties as a diplomat when the Medici retook power in Florence in 1512, and not soon thereafter would be mistakenly suspected of treason, and sent into exile. A year later, he would take up the life of a political writer.

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