Niccolò Machiavelli

Niccolò 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.

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Who was born first?

• Niccolò Machiavelli and Thomas Cajetan were born the same year
• Niccolò Machiavelli was born 2 years after Guillaume Budé
• Niccolò Machiavelli was born 2 years after Andrea Sansovino
• Niccolò Machiavelli was born 3 years before Wang Yangming
• Niccolò Machiavelli was born 3 years after Erasmus

Timeline

1. ErasmusOctober 28, 1466 – July 12, 1536
2. Andrea Sansovinocirca 1467 – circa 1529
3. Guillaume BudéJanuary 26, 1467 – August 22, 1540
4. Niccolò Machiavelli (this page)May 3, 1469 – June 21, 1527
5. Thomas CajetanFebruary 20, 1469 – August 1534
6. Wang YangmingOctober 31, 1472 – January 9, 1529

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