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Niccolo Machiavelli (Author)
Niccol Machiavelli was born in Florence in 1469 of an old citizen
family. In 1498 he was appointed secretary and a second chancellor
to the Florentine Republic. During his time of office he
accompanied Julius II on his first campaign of conquest. In 1507,
as chancellor of the newly appointed Nove di Milizia, he organised
an infantry force which fought at the capture of Pisa in 1509.
Three years later it was defeated by the Holy League at Prato, the
Medici returned to Florence, and Machiavelli was excluded from
public life. He retired to his farm near San Casciano, where he
gave his time to study and writing. After a brief return to public
life, he died in 1527.
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