who is francesco guicciardini
Francesco Guicciardini. Francesco Guicciardini (Italian: [franËtÊesko É¡wittÊarËdiËni]; 6 March 1483 â 22 May 1540) was an Italian historian and statesman. A friend and critic of NiccolÃ² Machiavelli, he is considered one of the major political writers of the Italian Renaissance.