Niccolò Machiavelli
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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.