The Prince
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The Prince is a 16th-century political treatise by Niccolò Machiavelli that analyzes power, statecraft, and pragmatic, sometimes ruthless, leadership.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Prince canonical | 14 |
| Il Principe | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1045157 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Prince Context triple: [Niccolò Machiavelli, notableWork, The Prince]
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A.
Discourses on Davila
Discourses on Davila is a series of political essays by John Adams analyzing the causes of social and political instability, particularly in the context of the French Revolution and republican government.
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B.
Tractatus Politicus
Tractatus Politicus is a posthumously published political treatise by philosopher Baruch Spinoza that analyzes the nature of political authority and proposes a rational, secular foundation for the state.
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C.
The Ambassadors
The Ambassadors is a 1903 novel by Henry James that follows an American envoy in Europe and is celebrated for its intricate psychological insight and refined narrative style.
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D.
King of Naples
The King of Naples was the sovereign ruler of the historical Kingdom of Naples in southern Italy, a title held at various times by different European dynasties.
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E.
De casibus virorum illustrium
De casibus virorum illustrium is a 14th-century Latin prose work by Giovanni Boccaccio that recounts the tragic downfalls of famous historical and mythological figures as moral exempla on the instability of fortune.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Prince Target entity description: The Prince is a 16th-century political treatise by Niccolò Machiavelli that analyzes power, statecraft, and pragmatic, sometimes ruthless, leadership.
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A.
Discourses on Davila
Discourses on Davila is a series of political essays by John Adams analyzing the causes of social and political instability, particularly in the context of the French Revolution and republican government.
-
B.
Tractatus Politicus
Tractatus Politicus is a posthumously published political treatise by philosopher Baruch Spinoza that analyzes the nature of political authority and proposes a rational, secular foundation for the state.
-
C.
The Ambassadors
The Ambassadors is a 1903 novel by Henry James that follows an American envoy in Europe and is celebrated for its intricate psychological insight and refined narrative style.
-
D.
King of Naples
The King of Naples was the sovereign ruler of the historical Kingdom of Naples in southern Italy, a title held at various times by different European dynasties.
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E.
De casibus virorum illustrium
De casibus virorum illustrium is a 14th-century Latin prose work by Giovanni Boccaccio that recounts the tragic downfalls of famous historical and mythological figures as moral exempla on the instability of fortune.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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political treatise ⓘ work of political philosophy ⓘ |
| advises | rulers ⓘ |
| approximateCompletionYear | 1513 ⓘ |
| author | Niccolò Machiavelli ⓘ |
| controversial | true ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Republic of Florence ⓘ |
| criticizedFor | amoral view of politics ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Lorenzo de' Medici ⓘ |
| famouslyAssociatedWith | phrase "the end justifies the means" ⓘ |
| firstPrinted | 1532 ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
methods of acquiring states
ⓘ
methods of maintaining states ⓘ principalities ⓘ |
| genre |
political philosophy
ⓘ
political theory ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Renaissance
ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Renaissance
Italian Wars ⓘ |
| influenced |
modern political science
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realist political thought ⓘ reason of state doctrine ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
classical Roman history
ⓘ
contemporary Italian politics ⓘ |
| interpretedAs |
handbook for tyrants
ⓘ
satire of princely rule ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
fortuna
ⓘ
necessità ⓘ reason of state ⓘ virtù ⓘ |
| keyTheme |
maintenance of power
ⓘ
military organization ⓘ pragmatic leadership ⓘ relationship between ethics and politics ⓘ use of cruelty ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
leadership
ⓘ
political power ⓘ realpolitik ⓘ rulership ⓘ statecraft ⓘ |
| numberOfChapters | 26 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| placeOfWriting |
Tuscany
ⓘ
surface form:
Florence region
|
| posthumousPublication | true ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| significance | foundational text of political realism ⓘ |
| structure | introduction and 26 chapters ⓘ |
| titleInOriginalLanguage |
The Prince
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Il Principe
|
| writingPeriod | 1513 ⓘ |
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Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Il Principe
subject surface form:
The Art of War (Machiavelli)
subject surface form:
Toru