Historical Figures

Niccolo Machiavelli

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History Atlas. "Niccolo Machiavelli." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-history.interactiveatlas.org/historical-figures/niccolo-machiavelli.

APA Style

History Atlas. (n.d.). Niccolo Machiavelli. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-history.interactiveatlas.org/historical-figures/niccolo-machiavelli

BibTeX

@misc{historyatlas-niccolo-machiavelli,
  author = {History Atlas},
  title = {Niccolo Machiavelli},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-history.interactiveatlas.org/historical-figures/niccolo-machiavelli},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Niccolo di Bernardo dei Machiavelli was a Florentine diplomat, author, philosopher, and historian who lived during the Italian Renaissance. He is best known for his political treatise The Prince, written around 1513 but not published until 1532, five years after his death.

Facts

Birth Date

1469-05-03 1

Death Date

1527-06-21 1

Sources

1. Niccolo Machiavelli (Wikipedia)

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