The Prince

political treatise by Niccolò Machiavelli
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The Prince
Niccolò Machiavelli · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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The Prince

Summary

The Prince is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 0.48% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,476 views/month, #137 of 28,446).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Prince authored Niccolò Machiavelli[3].
  • The Prince's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Prince's genre is essay[5].
  • The Prince was followed by Discourses on Livy[6].
  • The Prince's depicts is recorded as just war theory[7].
  • The Prince's Commons category is recorded as Il Principe[8].
  • The Prince's language of work or name is recorded as Italian[9].
  • The Prince's country of origin is recorded as Italy[10].
  • The Prince's country of origin is recorded as Republic of Florence[11].
  • The Prince comprises Description of the Manner in which Duke Valentino put Vitellozzo Vitelli, Oliverotto da Fermo, Lord Pagolo and the Duke of Gravina to Death[12].
  • 1513 marks the founding of The Prince[13].
  • The Prince was published on 1532[14].
  • The Prince's has edition or translation is recorded as Il Principe, Italia, 1814[15].
  • The Prince's has edition or translation is recorded as El Príncipe de Maquiavelo[16].
  • The Prince's has edition or translation is recorded as The Prince[17].
  • The Prince's has edition or translation is recorded as The Prince[18].
  • The Prince's has edition or translation is recorded as Le Prince[19].
  • The Prince's has edition or translation is recorded as Q110086688[20].
  • The Prince's has edition or translation is recorded as Q110086751[21].
  • The Prince's has edition or translation is recorded as Q111382822[22].
  • The Prince's has edition or translation is recorded as Q119789533[23].
  • The Prince's has edition or translation is recorded as The Prince[24].
  • The Prince's has edition or translation is recorded as Q131427628[25].
  • The Prince's has edition or translation is recorded as The prince[26].
  • The Prince's has edition or translation is recorded as Q137641932[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Prince authored Niccolò Machiavelli[3].

Publication

The Prince was published on 1532[14]. Its language of work or name is recorded as Italian[9]. Its genre is essay[5].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include politics[28] and political science[29].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Prince was followed by Discourses on Livy[6].

Material and Period

The Prince dates from the Renaissance[30].

Why It Matters

The Prince ranks in the top 0.48% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,476 views/month, #137 of 28,446).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . wolnelektury.pl. wolnelektury.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · ~2026-27230-72 · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre essay
    On focus list of wikimedia project Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Followed by Discourses on Livy
    Copyright status public domain, public domain
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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