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1469
Born May 3, in Italy, Florence.
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Period: 1469 to 1527
Niccolo Machiavelli
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1498
Gets a job as Secretary of Foreign Affairs.
This position helped him get to know what other leaders were like in person and not just what they seemed to be. -
1501
Marries Marieta Corsini
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1512
Fired from his job
When the Medici family returned to power they didn't trust him. -
1513
Imprisoned and tortured
He was put in jail and tortured for being a suspect of conspiring against the Medici family. -
Period: 1513 to 1515
Working on The Prince
The Prince was about how a leader should act and rule their land. -
1527
Died June 22, in Florence, Italy
When the Medici family where finally driven out of Florence Machiavelli had passed away. -
1532
The Prince is published
Machiavelli's book was published five years after his death. Only popes, church leaders, nobles, and royalty.
