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The Prince

The Prince

by Niccolò Machiavelli

Niccolò Machiavelli, a former Florentine official, examines the nature of political power and leadership. He dedicates this work to the grandson of Lorenzo de’ Medici, drawing upon historical examples and his own observations of governance.

Languages
English·Español
License
Public Domain
Originally published
1532
Latest release
Oct 9, 2026
Pages
174
Format
6 × 9 in (152 × 229 mm)
Book type
Paperback nonfiction
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Table of Contents

  1. Nicolo Machiavelli
  2. Introduction
  3. YOUTH — Æt. 1-25—1469-94
  4. Office — Æt. 25-43—1494-1512
  5. LITERATURE AND DEATH — Æt. 43-58 — 1512-27
  6. The Man and His Works
  7. Dedication
  8. CHAPTER I. HOW MANY KINDS OF PRINCIPALITIES THERE ARE, AND BY WHAT MEANS THEY ARE ACQUIRED
  9. CHAPTER II. CONCERNING HEREDITARY PRINCIPALITIES
  10. CHAPTER III. CONCERNING MIXED PRINCIPALITIES
  11. CHAPTER IV. WHY THE KINGDOM OF DARIUS, CONQUERED BY ALEXANDER, DID NOT REBEL AGAINST THE SUCCESSORS OF ALEXANDER AT HIS
  12. CHAPTER V. CONCERNING THE WAY TO GOVERN CITIES OR PRINCIPALITIES WHICH LIVED UNDER THEIR OWN LAWS BEFORE THEY WERE ANNEX
  13. CHAPTER VI. CONCERNING NEW PRINCIPALITIES WHICH ARE ACQUIRED BY ONE’S OWN ARMS AND ABILITY
  14. CHAPTER VII. CONCERNING NEW PRINCIPALITIES WHICH ARE ACQUIRED EITHER BY THE ARMS OF OTHERS OR BY GOOD FORTUNE
  15. CHAPTER VIII. CONCERNING THOSE WHO HAVE OBTAINED A PRINCIPALITY BY WICKEDNESS
  16. CHAPTER IX. CONCERNING A CIVIL PRINCIPALITY
  17. CHAPTER X. CONCERNING THE WAY IN WHICH THE STRENGTH OF ALL PRINCIPALITIES OUGHT TO BE MEASURED
  18. CHAPTER XI. CONCERNING ECCLESIASTICAL PRINCIPALITIES
  19. CHAPTER XII. HOW MANY KINDS OF SOLDIERY THERE ARE, AND CONCERNING MERCENARIES
  20. CHAPTER XIII. CONCERNING AUXILIARIES, MIXED SOLDIERY, AND ONE’S OWN
  21. CHAPTER XIV. THAT WHICH CONCERNS A PRINCE ON THE SUBJECT OF THE ART OF WAR
  22. CHAPTER XV. CONCERNING THINGS FOR WHICH MEN, AND ESPECIALLY PRINCES, ARE PRAISED OR BLAMED
  23. CHAPTER XVI. CONCERNING LIBERALITY AND MEANNESS
  24. CHAPTER XVII. CONCERNING CRUELTY AND CLEMENCY, AND WHETHER IT IS BETTER TO BE LOVED THAN FEARED
  25. CHAPTER XVIII. CONCERNING THE WAY IN WHICH PRINCES SHOULD KEEP FAITH
  26. CHAPTER XIX. THAT ONE SHOULD AVOID BEING DESPISED AND HATED
  27. CHAPTER XX. ARE FORTRESSES, AND MANY OTHER THINGS TO WHICH PRINCES OFTEN RESORT, ADVANTAGEOUS OR HURTFUL?
  28. CHAPTER XXI. HOW A PRINCE SHOULD CONDUCT HIMSELF SO AS TO GAIN RENOWN
  29. CHAPTER XXII. CONCERNING THE SECRETARIES OF PRINCES
  30. CHAPTER XXIII. HOW FLATTERERS SHOULD BE AVOIDED
  31. CHAPTER XXIV. WHY THE PRINCES OF ITALY HAVE LOST THEIR STATES
  32. CHAPTER XXV. WHAT FORTUNE CAN EFFECT IN HUMAN AFFAIRS AND HOW TO WITHSTAND HER
  33. CHAPTER XXVI. AN EXHORTATION TO LIBERATE ITALY FROM THE BARBARIANS
  34. Description of the Methods Adopted by the Duke Valentino when Murdering Vitellozzo Vitelli, Oliverotto da Fermo, the Sig
  35. The Life of Castruccio Castracani of Lucca
  36. Notes