Niccolo Machiavelli Research Paper

Niccolo Machiavelli “Since love and fear can hardly exist together, if we must choose between them, it's far safer to be feared than loved” -Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince. Niccolo Machiavelli was born on May 3, 1469 in Florence, Italy and is best known for being a diplomat and writing the manual, The Prince. He was the second son of Bernardo di Nicolo Machiavelli, a repute lawyer, and of Bartolomea di Stefano Nelli, who were members pf the old Florentine nobility. Niccolo had 3 siblings, 2 sisters and a brother, and he started his education at the age of seven with a typical humanist education. His humanist education consisted of learning Latin which he was exceptionally good at and reading the classical Greek and Roman authors especially historic accounts. He also when he was older went and listened to a great deal of lectures by Marcello Virgilio Adriani who chaired the Studio Florentino. His humanist education excluding Greek helped him get a job as an official for the Florentine Chancery.

Niccolo Machiavelli was born in a time when Italy was divided into four city states and at the mercy of the stronger governments throughout Europe.He became a diplomat
In Niccolos youth was parallel with the greatness of Florence as an Italian power under Lorenzo de Medici,Il Magnifico. The downfall of the Medici was in 1494, the year in which Machiavelli entered into government work. During his official career Florence was free under the government of republic which lasted until 1512 when the Medici came back to power and Machiavelli lost his position. The Medici family ruled from 1512 until 1527 when they were driven out again. Machiavelli died on June 22, 1527 when he was fifty eight without having regained office. Many people believed that Machiavelli in those times was a synonym to the devil because of the myth of his corrupt immorality lasted for many