Machiavelli: Who he is, where he is from, when he wrote, and the purpose of The Prince.

Machiavelli

Machiavelli was born in Florence, Italy May 3rd, 1469. when hhe was growing up politics were a big deal. when machiavelli was 25 he became a clerk. Later he joined the council dealing with diplomatic and military matters, and eventually he joined the royal courts of France and took the Pope's seat in Rome. later on Machiavelli led the Florentine militia from 1503 to 1506. he did this until he was arrested and charged with conspiracy. After being tortured and shunned from the town, he escaped to the city limits and lived the rest of his days writing advice on how to maintain and keep power for future and current leaders. Machiavelli wrote The Prince to help those leaders, and died on June 21, 1527.

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