Maciavelli Flashcards
The man Machiavelli, Niccolo Bernado Machiavelli was born in the year
1469
Where
Florence in Italy
His father Bernador was a doctor of
Law
He was a graduate of the University of
Florence
He read ___, studied ___ and was an expert in __.
History politics and literature
After the reign of the Medici came to an end in
1494
Matteo Savonarola came into,
Florence
in 1498, at the age of 29 Machiavelli was invited to participate in the government as a.
diplomat
Same year a republic was established in
Florence
He referred to Savonarola as an ‘
unarmed prophet.’
He was later made minister of.
chancery
his target was to explain how politics was being played in the.
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The time he wrote
Italy at the time of his writing suffered so much defeat and invasion from foreign powers such as: Germany, France and Spain. The defeat of Italy in the hands of these foreign powers according to Machiavelli was as a result of the division and disunity of Italy. Italy at that time was divided into five principalities. We have: The Naples, the Milan, Venice, Florence and the Papal State.
Machiavelli himself was referred to as Ser Hihilo meaning Mr. Nothing. His experience, which formed the core of the,
Prince
He believes that the well-being of the state is the responsibility of the ruler and should be achieved by any means possible, even by
deceptions, treacheries, and intrigues. The ruler’s personal morality is much less important than the good of the state for he will be judged by the results of his reign rather than the means he used. In short, a prudent ruler cannot and must not honor his words.
