The importance of being educated in the art of war. Chapter 14: That Which Concerns a Prince on the Subject of the Art of War The risks of using auxiliary troops to defend ones state. Chapter 13: Concerning Auxiliaries, Mixed Soldiery, and One's Own How the maintenance of a standing army is essential in the enforcement of laws. Chapter 12: How Many Kinds of Soldiery There Are, and Concerning Mercenaries The acquisition and governing of principalities governed by religious doctrine.
Chapter 11: Concerning Ecclesiastical Principalities The importance of inspiring patriotism and increasing favor with the citizens of the principality. Chapter 10: Concerning the Way in Which the Strength of All Principalities Ought to be Measured The Prince The rise of power by the means of fellow citizens, and the different aspects of a prince created by the people as opposed to a noble prince. Chapter 9: Concerning a Civil Principality The acquiring of power through criminal means. Chapter 8: Concerning Those Who Have Obtained a Principality by Wickedness Maintaining power when it is achieved by the use of wealth, and the importance of loyalty. Chapter 7: Concerning New Principalities Which Are Acquired Either by the Arms of Others or by Good Fortune How princes should behave when ruling states acquired by force, and the difficulties of maintaining states acquired by inheritance. Chapter 6: Concerning new Principalities Which Are Acquired By One's Own Arms and Ability Chapter 5: Concerning the Way to Govern Cities or Principalities Which Lived Under Their Own Laws Before They Were AnnexedĪ description of the three ways to maintain states that have been occupied. Chapter 4: Why the Kingdom of Darius, Conquered by Alexander, Did Not Rebel Against the Successors of Alexander at His DeathĪ continued discussion of the methods used to govern a principality.
Chapter 3: Concerning Mixed PrincipalitiesĪ discussion of the difficulties of running a new principality, as opposed to a hereditary principality. Chapter 2: Concerning Hereditary PrincipalitiesĪ discussion of the various methods that can be used to govern principalities. Chapter 1: How Many Kinds of Principalities There Are, and by What Means They are AcquiredĪ description of the different kinds of states. The author's dedication to Lorenzo Di Piero De' Medici. The Prince New York: The Macmillan Company Dedication It is seen as part of a larger transition from medieval scholasticism to Renaissance humanism.
The Prince was originally published in 1513 and represented an important departure from previous thought. The Prince is a simple and straight forward political guidebook for the ruling of autocratic regimes based on the first-hand experiences of Niccolo Machiavelli.
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