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The Prince

political treatise by Niccolò Machiavelli
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The Prince
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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 (10,092 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 place of publication is recorded as Rome[8].
  • The Prince's Commons category is recorded as Il Principe[9].
  • The Prince's language of work or name is recorded as Italian[10].
  • The Prince's country of origin is recorded as Italy[11].
  • The Prince's country of origin is recorded as Republic of Florence[12].
  • 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[13].
  • 1513 marks the founding of The Prince[14].
  • The Prince was published on 1532[15].
  • The Prince's has edition or translation is recorded as Il Principe, Italia, 1814[16].
  • The Prince's has edition or translation is recorded as El Príncipe de Maquiavelo[17].
  • The Prince's has edition or translation is recorded as The Prince[18].
  • The Prince's has edition or translation is recorded as The Prince[19].
  • The Prince's has edition or translation is recorded as Le Prince[20].
  • The Prince's has edition or translation is recorded as Q110086688[21].
  • The Prince's has edition or translation is recorded as Q110086751[22].
  • The Prince's has edition or translation is recorded as Q111382822[23].
  • The Prince's has edition or translation is recorded as Q119789533[24].
  • The Prince's has edition or translation is recorded as The Prince[25].
  • The Prince's has edition or translation is recorded as Q131427628[26].
  • The Prince's has edition or translation is recorded as The prince[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Prince authored Niccolò Machiavelli[3].

Publication

The Prince was published on 1532[15]. Its place of publication is recorded as Rome[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as Italian[10]. 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 (10,092 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 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Related Entities

Italy literary work Niccolò Machiavelli political science politics public domain Republic of Florence

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . 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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Edit History

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  1. 6d ago · Johshh · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has edition or translation → Il Principe, Italia, 1814, El Príncipe de Maquiavelo, The Prince +16
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P747]]: [[Q141192455]]"
  2. 11w ago · Beleg Tâl · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → literary work
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q3331189]]"
  3. 12w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1532-00-00T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P577]]: 1532, дублирующееся значение / duplicate value"
  4. 12w ago · Statuquo19 · 2026-06-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1532-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Instance of → literary work
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  5. 12w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-06-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1532-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Instance of → literary work
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P577]]: 1532, дублирующееся значение / duplicate value"
  6. 13w ago · Statuquo19 · 2026-06-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
    Publication date → +1532-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Place of publication → Rome
    Instance of → literary work
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-add:0||4 */ books from Corpus POWER ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/7421180822e|details]])"
  7. 17w 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)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P136]]: [[Q114992000]]"
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