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May 3, 1469
Machiavelli is born
Niccolo Machiavelli is born in the age of political turmoil. -
Period: 1475 to 1507
Cesare borgias tyranny
Machiavelli witnesses the brutal and ruthless methods of cesare borgia -
1498
Machiavelli rises to power
The Medici are expelled and Machiavelli rises to power as one of the only people responsible for making legal documents and as a diplomat on a ten person council. 'Dieci Di liberta e Di pace' -
1498
First mission
Machiavelli is dispatched to piombino on his first diplomatic mission -
1499
Mission of war
Machiavelli travels to caterina sforza riariofor a mission -
Period: 1499 to 1512
Italian politics unfold
Machiavelli witnesses first hand what it's like in the political world. Allies,betrayal,deception, assassination -
1500
The cardinal
Machiavelli meets cardinal George's d'amboise of Rouen -
1501
Marriage
Machiavelli marries Marietta corsini -
Period: 1503 to 1506
Military commander
Mercenaries were declined memebership and citizens joined the florentine militia. -
1513
Machiavelli publishes 'the prince'
The prince.... one of the most debated and argued book of the renaissance. Machiavelli wrote it as a gift to the Medici so that they could use it in politics. The book explaines that you have to be a good person and help others but at the same time be strict and ruthless so that people can't take advantage of kindness. If someone breaks the law they should be punished severely rather than given a warning. -
1513
The fall of Machiavelli
The Medici return to Florence and exile Machiavelli from Florence forever -
Jun 21, 1527
Machiavelli dies.
At the age of 58 Machiavelli leaves the world. -
1532
The prince released
Five years after his death the prince is published and distributed throughout Europe and is translated into the main languages.(Italian,Latin,Greek etc)