Niccolò Machiavelli
फ़्लोरेन्स, Tuscany, इटली के स्थानीय लेखक
Niccolò Machiavelli (1469–1527) served the Florentine Republic as a diplomat and secretary until the Medici returned and had him tortured and banished. In enforced retirement he wrote The Prince, histories of Florence and one of the best Italian comedies.