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This 5 page paper provides a brief summary of this famous statesman's life as well as to provide an evaluation of his character. Several traits are explored which are his influential nature, his courage, and his superior intelligence. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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known that he was born into an aristocratic family, but little else has been revealed about the first half of his life (2000). After he grew up and was
established, Machiavelli organized a citizen militia in 1510 of the Florentine Republic, and in August of 1512, a Spanish army entered Tuscany and then sacked Prato (2000). The Florentines deposed
Soderini, a leader that Machiavelli characterized as good, but weak, and Medici was allowed to return to power (2000). Machiavelli was dismissed but was soon afterward
imprisoned, and subjected to torture because it was believed that he conspired against the Medici (2000). He was innocent (2000). Still, he could not get back into political
life and this is when he began to write seriously (2000). His most famous work is called The Prince, and it is a work that tells of how Princes should
rule. It is a political classic and used widely to this day. While well known as a politicians, he also had a personal life. Machiavelli married in 1502 and the
pair had six children (2000). In 1526, he was commissioned by Pope Clement VII to inspect fortifications of Florence and in that same year his friend and critic Francesco
Guicciardini, Papal Commissary of War in Lombardy, hired him in two minor diplomatic missions (2000). Machiavelli died in Florence in June of 1527, and received the last rites of the
Church, even though he had bitterly criticized it while he was alive(2000). Machiavelli possessed a variety of significant traits, but a few things stand out, which are his intelligence, his
courage and his influential nature. Machiavelli was an intelligent man. This almost goes without saying. One can surmise that Machiavelli was indeed quite intelligent as he authored many books, gave
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