Niccolò Machiavelli
1469–1527
Florentine diplomat and author of The Prince.
Niccolò Machiavelli (1469–1527) was a political philosopher, born in Florence and died in Sant'Andrea in Percussina.
- Known as
- Political philosopher
- Category
- Thinkers
- Born
- 1469, Florence
- Died
- 1527, Sant'Andrea in Percussina
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Portrait: Santi di Tito, Public domain.