The Prince

Machiavellian principles guide a ruler seeking power and glory through cunning diplomacy and ruthless manipulation of those around him. A classic treatise on statecraft, politics and leadership.

• The Prince
• Introduction
• Youth — ÆT. 1-25—1469-94
• Office — ÆT. 25-43—1494-1512
• Literature And Death — ÆT. 43-58—1512-27
• The Man And His Works
• Dedication
• The Prince
• Chapter Ii. Concerning Hereditary Principalities
• Chapter Iii. Concerning Mixed Principalities
• Chapter Iv. Why The Kingdom Of Darius, Conquered By Alexander, Did Not Rebel Against The Successors Of Alexander At His Death
• Chapter V. Concerning The Way To Govern Cities Or Principalities Which Lived Under Their Own Laws Before They Were Annexed
• Chapter Vi. Concerning New Principalities Which Are Acquired By One’s Own Arms And Ability
• Chapter Vii. Concerning New Principalities Which Are Acquired Either By The Arms Of Others Or By Good Fortune
• Chapter Viii. Concerning Those Who Have Obtained A Principality By Wickedness
• Chapter Ix. Concerning A Civil Principality
• Chapter X. Concerning The Way In Which The Strength Of All Principalities Ought To Be Measured
• Chapter Xi. Concerning Ecclesiastical Principalities
• Chapter Xii. How Many Kinds Of Soldiery There Are, And Concerning Mercenaries
• Chapter Xiii. Concerning Auxiliaries, Mixed Soldiery, And One’s Own
• Chapter Xiv. That Which Concerns A Prince On The Subject Of The Art Of War
• Chapter Xv. Concerning Things For Which Men, And Especially Princes, Are Praised Or Blamed
• Chapter Xvi. Concerning Liberality And Meanness
• Chapter Xvii. Concerning Cruelty And Clemency, And Whether It Is Better To Be Loved Than Feared
• Chapter Xviii.[1] Concerning The Way In Which Princes Should Keep Faith
• Chapter Xix. That One Should Avoid Being Despised And Hated
• Chapter Xx. Are Fortresses, And Many Other Things To Which Princes Often Resort, Advantageous Or Hurtful?
• Chapter Xxi. How A Prince Should Conduct Himself So As To Gain Renown
• Chapter Xxii. Concerning The Secretaries Of Princes
• Chapter Xxiii. How Flatterers Should Be Avoided
• Chapter Xxiv. Why The Princes Of Italy Have Lost Their States
• Chapter Xxv. What Fortune Can Effect In Human Affairs And How To Withstand Her
• Chapter Xxvi. An Exhortation To Liberate Italy From The Barbarians
• Description Of The Methods Adopted By The Duke Valentino When Murdering Vitellozzo Vitelli, Oliverotto Da Fermo, The Signor Pagolo, And The Duke Di Gravina Orsini
• The Life Of Castruccio Castracani Of Lucca