The Prince

Written in 1515 by

Niccolo Machiavelli

(1469-1527)

This version originally published in

2005

by

Infomotions, Inc.
Translated by W. K. Marriott.

This document is distributed under the GNU Public License.

Table of contents

Chapter I -
How Many Kinds Of Principalities There Are, And By What Means They Are Acquired

Chapter II -
Concerning Hereditary Principalities

Chapter III -
Concerning Mixed Principalities

Chapter IV -
Why The Kingdom Of Darius, Conquered By Alexander, Did Not Rebel Against The Successors Of Alexander At His Death

Chapter V -
Concerning The Way To Govern Cities Or Principalities Which Lived Under Their Own Laws Before They Were Annexed

Chapter VI -
Concerning New Principalities Which Are Acquired By One's Own Arms And Ability

Chapter VII -
Concerning New Principalities Which Are Acquired Either By The Arms Of Others Or By Good Fortune

Chapter VIII -
Concerning Those Who Have Obtained A Principality By Wickedness

Chapter IX -
Concerning A Civil Principality

Chapter - X
Concerning The Way In Which The Strength Of All Principalities Ought To Be Measured

Chapter XI -
Concerning Ecclesiastical Principalities

Chapter XII -
How Many Kinds Of Soldiery There Are, And Concerning Mercenaries

Chapter XIII -
Concerning Auxiliaries, Mixed Soldiery, And One's Own

Chapter XIV -
That Which Concerns A Prince On The Subject Of The Art Of War

Chapter XV -
Concerning Things For Which Men, And Especially Princes, Are Praised Or Blamed

Chapter XVI -
Concerning Liberality And Meanness

Chapter XVII -
Concerning Cruelty And Clemency, And Whether It Is Better To Be Loved Than Feared

Chapter XVIII -
Concerning The Way In Which Princes Should Keep Faith

Chapter XIX -
That One Should Avoid Being Despised And Hated

Chapter XX -
Are Fortresses, And Many Other Things To Which Princes Often Resort, Advantageous Or Hurtful?

Chapter XXI -
How A Prince Should Conduct Himself So As To Gain Renown

Chapter XXII
Concerning The Secretaries Of Princes

Chapter XXIII -
How Flatterers Should Be Avoided

Chapter XXIV -
The Princes Of Italy Have Lost Their States

Chapter XXV -
What Fortune Can Effect In Human Affairs, And How To Withstand Her

Chapter XXVI -
An Exhortation To Liberate Italy From The Barbarians

Chapter I -
How Many Kinds Of Principalities There Are, And By What Means They Are Acquired

ALL STATES, all powers, that have held and hold rule over men have been and are either republics or principalities.


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