De Regimine Principum
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De Regimine Principum is a medieval political and ethical treatise offering guidance on virtuous rulership and the proper conduct of princes.
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| De Regimine Principum canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: De Regimine Principum Context triple: [The Regiment of Princes, relatedWork, De Regimine Principum]
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A.
Institutio principis Christiani
Institutio principis Christiani is a 16th-century humanist treatise by Desiderius Erasmus that outlines the moral and educational ideals of a Christian ruler.
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B.
Breviloquium de principatu tyrannico
Breviloquium de principatu tyrannico is a political treatise by the medieval philosopher William of Ockham that critiques tyrannical rule and defends limits on secular and ecclesiastical power.
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C.
Patriarcha, or The Natural Power of Kings
Patriarcha, or The Natural Power of Kings is a 17th-century political treatise that defends the divine right of kings and patriarchal, absolute monarchy against emerging theories of popular sovereignty.
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D.
De Administratione
De Administratione is a Latin treatise by Abbot Suger detailing his administration and the rebuilding of the Abbey of Saint-Denis, offering key insights into medieval art, architecture, and monastic governance.
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E.
Cyropaedia
Cyropaedia is an ancient Greek prose work by Xenophon that presents a partly fictionalized account of the education and rule of Cyrus the Great as a model of ideal leadership and governance.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: De Regimine Principum Target entity description: De Regimine Principum is a medieval political and ethical treatise offering guidance on virtuous rulership and the proper conduct of princes.
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A.
Institutio principis Christiani
Institutio principis Christiani is a 16th-century humanist treatise by Desiderius Erasmus that outlines the moral and educational ideals of a Christian ruler.
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B.
Breviloquium de principatu tyrannico
Breviloquium de principatu tyrannico is a political treatise by the medieval philosopher William of Ockham that critiques tyrannical rule and defends limits on secular and ecclesiastical power.
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C.
Patriarcha, or The Natural Power of Kings
Patriarcha, or The Natural Power of Kings is a 17th-century political treatise that defends the divine right of kings and patriarchal, absolute monarchy against emerging theories of popular sovereignty.
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D.
De Administratione
De Administratione is a Latin treatise by Abbot Suger detailing his administration and the rebuilding of the Abbey of Saint-Denis, offering key insights into medieval art, architecture, and monastic governance.
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E.
Cyropaedia
Cyropaedia is an ancient Greek prose work by Xenophon that presents a partly fictionalized account of the education and rule of Cyrus the Great as a model of ideal leadership and governance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
ethical treatise
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medieval treatise ⓘ mirror for princes ⓘ political treatise ⓘ |
| aim |
to instruct princes in moral conduct
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to provide guidance on virtuous rulership ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
De Regimine Principum ad Regem Cypri
NERFINISHED
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On the Government of Princes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Giles of Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulation | widely read in medieval Europe ⓘ |
| dateWritten | late 13th century ⓘ |
| genre |
moral philosophy
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political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Book I
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Book II ⓘ Book III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
late medieval political thought
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later mirrors for princes literature ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
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Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics NERFINISHED ⓘ Aristotle's Politics NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Aquinas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intellectualContext | Latin Aristotelianism ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
political elites
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princes ⓘ rulers ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
importance of moral virtue for political authority
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prince as guardian of the common good ⓘ subordination of ruler to divine and natural law ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose treatise ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
education of princes
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ethics of governance ⓘ monarchical government ⓘ virtuous rulership ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Scholasticism ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Latin Christendom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Roman Catholicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topic |
Christian moral teaching
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administration of the kingdom ⓘ common good ⓘ education and upbringing of a prince ⓘ justice in government ⓘ relationship between ruler and subjects ⓘ virtues of a ruler ⓘ |
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