Who Is Machiavelli's Hereditary Princedoms?

The Prince is a piece written by a man named Niccolo Machiavelli in which he classifies the various kinds of states and methods on which they are acquired and maintained. He begins his piece with a direct address to Lorenzo de Medici, explaining that he wishes to acquire favor with the prince by offering him his knowledge on the subject of politics of that era. Machiavelli’s first point that he addresses is the classification of the various kinds of states, identifying the classes as republics, princedoms acquired through hereditary means, and princedoms that have just recently come under new rule. He makes a point of his address of republics in another piece and states that he will, therefore, disregard them in The Prince. Hereditary princedoms …show more content…
While they may lead to a much easier rise the power, maintaining that power can prove difficult. A prince must lay a strong foundation throughout his princedom consisting of both good laws and good arms. Without the second, the first is rendered useless. Mercenaries are disloyal and divided; molding them into a single unit could prove impossible for a new prince. After the procuration of the new state, many mercenaries very well left in search of new work. Foreign auxiliaries could prove even more dangerous than mercenaries. As they are united under a different leader, a simple word from that man and all of your arms could easily turn against you. The use of either of these methods for acquittal of a prince’s land could very well betray him in the end. Machiavelli also mentions a prince’s reputation within his populace as a very important element to consider. Many princes create a front for his people that is often a lie. Arguably one of Machiavelli’s most famous quotes from The Prince is the following: “The better the liar, the better the prince.” However, giving out money to his people while not considering the financial future for the state as well could prove