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Machiavelli: Medicis
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Despite his efforts, Machiavelli's troops were no match for the papal militia. In 1512 they decimated Prato, a fortified town just outside Florence. The game was up. Soderini surrendered the city to Medici rule. It was the end of everything Machiavelli had worked and schemed for yet Machiavelli was a survivor.
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After another visit to Guicciardini in the spring of 1527, Machiavelli was sent by him to Civita Vecchia. It seemed that he was destined to be associated in the papal service with Clement's viceroy, and that a new period of diplomatic employment was opening for him. But soon after his return to Florence he fell ill. His son Piero said that he took medicine on the 10th of June which disagreed with him; and on the 22nd he died, having received the last offices of the Church.
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Machiavelli called his book “The Prince”, and dedicated it to the Medici family. He hoped it might win him back his political career. His plan backfired. Machiavelli remained in exile for the rest of his life.
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This 4 page paper looks at the political book entitled The Prince written in 1515 by Machiavelli for the Medici family. The book is often interpreted as a handbook on state-craft which gives instructions to leader on the best way to act politically. The controversy over the book arose because of the lack of morals contained in the test. The paper discusses this aspect of the book, making differentiation between political tools and social morals. The bibliography cites 1 source.
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