# The Prince (Marriott)

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THE PRINCE
By NICOLO
MACHIAVELLI Translated by
W.K.Marriott
F.R.Hist.S
LONDON &.TORONTO
PUBLISHED BY J.M. DENT &.SONS L$^{TD}$ IN NEW YORK
BY E P DUTTON &. CO
CONTENTS
* PAGE
* Introduction................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................vii
* Dedication to The Magnificent Lorenzo di Piero de' Medici................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1
* CHAPTER
* I.How Many Kinds of Principalities there are, and by what Means they are acquired................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................5
* II.Concerning Hereditary Principalities................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................9
* III.Concerning Mixed Principalities................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................13
* IV.Why the Kingdom of Darius, conquered by Alexander, did not rebel against the Successors of Alexander at his Death................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................29
* V.Concerning the way to govern Cities or Principalities which lived under their own Laws before they were annexed................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................37
* VI.Concerning Principalities which are acquired by one's own Arms and Ability................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................43
* VII.Concerning new Principalities which are acquired either by the Arms of of others or by Good Fortune................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................51
* VIII.Concerning those who have obtained a Principality by Wickedness................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................65
* IX.Concerning a Civil Principality................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................75
* X.Concerning the way in which the Strength of all Principalities ought to be measured................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................83
* XI.Concerning Ecclesiastical Principalities................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................89
* XII.How many Kinds of Soldiery there are, and concerning Mercenaries................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................95
* XIII.Concerning Auxiliaries, Mixed Soldiery, and one's own................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................105
* XIV.That which concerns a Prince on the Subject of the Art of War................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................113
* XV.Concerning things for which Men, and especially Princes, are praised or blamed................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................119
* XVI.Concerning Liberality and Meanness................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................125
* XVII.Concerning Cruelty and Clemency, and Whether it is better to be loved then feared................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................131
* XVIII.Concerning the Way in which Princes should keep Faith................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................139
* XIX.That one should avoid being despised and hated................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................147
* XX.Are Fortresses, and many other things to which Princes resort, advantageous or hurtful?................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................165
* XXI.How A Prince should conduct Himself so as to gain Renown................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................175
* XXII.Concerning the Secretaries of Princes................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................183
* XXIII.How Flatterers should be avoided................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................189
* XXIV.Why the Princes of Italy have lost their States................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................195
* XXV.What Fortune can effect in Human Affairs, and how to withstand Her................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................201
* XXVI.An Exhortation to liberate Italy from the Barbarians................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................209
* Description of the Methods adopted by the Duke Valentino when murdering Vitellozzo Vitelli, Oliverotto da Fermo, the Signor Pagolo and the Duke di Gravini Orsini................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................217
* The Life of Castruccio Castracani of Lucca, written By Nicolo Machiavelli, and sent to his Friends Zanobi Buondelmonti and Luigi Alamini................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................230
* Notes and References................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................273
* Index................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................281
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