Ridpath's history of the world : being an account of the principal events in the career of the human race from the beginnings of civilization to the present time : comprising the development of social institutions and the story of all nations . he was imprisoned byFerdinand of Aragon. In 1506 he made hisescape and found an asylum with his father-in-law, Jean dAlbret. In 1507 he was killedin a broil before the castle of Viana, wherehe was serving as a soldier under the king ofNavarre. Contemporary with this distinguished per-sonage was the celebrated Italian statesman, N.—Vol. 3—lo Niccolo Mach
Ridpath's history of the world : being an account of the principal events in the career of the human race from the beginnings of civilization to the present time : comprising the development of social institutions and the story of all nations . he was imprisoned byFerdinand of Aragon. In 1506 he made hisescape and found an asylum with his father-in-law, Jean dAlbret. In 1507 he was killedin a broil before the castle of Viana, wherehe was serving as a soldier under the king ofNavarre. Contemporary with this distinguished per-sonage was the celebrated Italian statesman, N.—Vol. 3—lo Niccolo Machiavelli, of Florence. In that re-public the family of this remarkable man hadlong held an important position. Niccolo wasborn in 1469. At the age of twenty-nine heentered the public service as chancellor of thegovernment. Afterwards, he was secretaryof the Florentine republic for fourteen holding that important office he wascharged with the public correspondence of thestate. He became a diplomatist, and indeedmay be considered the father of the diplomacyof Modern Europe. In the course of his lifehe was employed on twenty-three foreign em-bassies, four of which were to the court ofFrance. From his state papers, which were. MArlll A\T, [, models of elegance in their diction, he pro-ceeded to the discussion of peace and war andother topics of international importance. After the Florentine revolution of 1512,Machiavelli fell into disfavor and was perse-cuted. By one decree he was deprived of hisoffices, and by another banished from thecity. In the following year he was accusedof particijiation in a conspiracy against theCardinal de Medici—afterwards Leo X.—andwas tortured with a view to obtaining a con-fession. At a later period he regained insome measure the favor of the reigningHouse, and was again employed in importantpublic services. Of his literary works themost important is The Prince, which was pub- 148 UNIVERSAL HISTORY.—THE MODERN WORLD. lished in
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