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- Born into a time of extreme political upheaveal, Niccolò Machiavelli was a member of the old Florentine nobility. He received a proper humanistic Renaissance education, and as a young man began the climb up the perilous political ladder of Italy. In 1502 he was sent to Romagna as an envoy to Cesare Borgia, the infamous papal prince and despot who would later influence Machiavelli's political philosophy. The return of the Medici dynasty in 1512 resulted in Machiavelli's downfall. He lost his office and was imprisoned and tortured before finally being banished from Florence. It was during his exile that Machiavelli wrote his most famous work, "Il Principe (The Prince)", a handbook of sorts for autocratic rulers. Though his sympathies lay with republicanism, he was first and foremost intensely pragmatic, a quality which did not endear him to later, more idealistic, generations.
- Francesco Guicciardini was a writer, known for The Age of the Medici (1972). Francesco died on 22 May 1540 in Arcetri, Florence, Duchy of Florence [now Arcetri, Florence, Tuscany, Italy].
- Vittorio Alfieri was born on 16 January 1749 in Asti, Kingdom of Sardinia [now Piedmont, Italy]. Vittorio was a writer, known for Teatro de siempre (1966), Saul (1959) and Agamennone (1968). Vittorio died on 8 October 1803 in Florence, Kingdom of Etruria [now Tuscany, Italy].
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Antonio Salvi was born on 17 January 1664 in Lucignano, Grand Duchy of Tuscany [now Tuscany, Italy]. He was a writer, known for Ariodante: Opera in tre atti (2008), Rodelinda (1998) and Ariodante (1965). He died on 21 May 1724 in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany [now Tuscany, Italy].- Agnolo Firenzuola was born on 28 September 1493 in Florence, Republic of Florence [now Tuscany, Italy]. Agnolo was a writer, known for Neskolko lyubovnykh istoriy (1994). Agnolo died on 27 June 1543 in Prato, Republic of Florence [now Tuscany, Italy].
- Giorgio Vasari was born on 30 July 1511 in Arezzo, Tuscany [now Italy]. Giorgio was a writer, known for Raphael Superstar (2016). Giorgio died on 27 June 1574 in Florence [now Italy].
- Anton Francesco Grazzini was born on 22 March 1504 in Florence, Republic of Florence [now Tuscany, Italy]. He was a writer, known for Neskolko lyubovnykh istoriy (1994). He died on 18 February 1584 in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany [now Tuscany, Italy].