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Machiavelli wrote The Prince in an attempt to ingratiate himself with the Medici princes who had recently taken over the government of his native city, Florence, in the early sixteenth century (see the rather overstated flattery in the prefatory letter to Lorenzo deâMedici).
Historians often believe that Machiavelli wrote The Prince in order to give political advice to Lorenzo and the Medici in the hopes that their reign would remain unchallenged. Additionally, after his imprisonment stemming from conspiracy accusations against the Medici, researchers think that Machiavelli was motivated to write The Prince out of fear of further persecution.